(A) Declaration of nuisance. The outside parking and storage on residentially-zoned property of large numbers of vehicles and vehicles, materials, supplies or equipment not customarily used for residential purposes in violation of the requirements set forth below is declared to be a public nuisance because it:
(1) Obstructs views on streets and private property;
(2) Creates cluttered and otherwise unsightly areas;
(3) Prevents the full use of residential streets for residential parking;
(4) Introduces commercial advertising signs into areas where commercial advertising signs are otherwise prohibited;
(5) Decreases adjoining landowners' and occupants' enjoyment of their property and neighborhood;
(6) Otherwise adversely affects property values and neighborhood patterns; and/or
(7) The parking of a truck trailer or a semi-trailer on any city streets within a residential district for more than 8 executive hours.
(B) Unlawful parking and storage.
(1) A person must not place, store or allow the placement or storage of pipe, lumber, forms, steel, machinery or similar materials, including all materials used in connection with a business, outside on residential property, unless shielded from public view by an opaque cover or fence.
(2) A person must not cause, undertake, permit or allow the outside parking and storage of vehicles on residential property unless it complies with the following requirements: vehicles, watercraft and other articles stored outside on residential property must be owned by a person who resides on that property. Students who are away at school for periods of time but still claim the property as their legal residence will be considered residents on the property.
(Am. Ord. 105, passed 9-8-2015) Penalty, see § 10.99