(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; and
(6) Otherwise adversely affects property values and neighborhood patterns.
(B) Unlawful parking and storage.
(1) A person must not place, store, or allow the placement or storage of ice fish houses, skateboard ramps, playhouses or other similar non-permanent structures outside continuously for longer than 24 hours in the front-yard area of residential property unless more than 100 feet back from the front property line.
(2) 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.
(3) 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:
(a) All vehicles must be currently licensed and in operable condition, and shall be parked only on the driveway or other hard surface abutting a garage as approved by the city. Vehicles are allowed to be parked in the backyard, provided they are on a hard surface, such as a driveway, if the driveway enters off an alley.
1. The owner of the residential property is liable for any violation of this section.
2. For purposes of this section, VEHICLE means any motorized vehicle, truck, passenger vehicle, motorcycle, motorized bicycle, motorized cart, golf cart, boat, watercraft, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, trailer, or any similar device with wheels or tracks capable of transporting an operator or passenger. However, any vehicle mounted or placed on a trailer used to transport the vehicle, and the trailer on which that vehicle is mounted, shall for purposes of this section be considered one vehicle.
(b) Vehicles that are parked or stored outside in the front-yard area must be on a paved or graveled parking or driveway area.
(c) 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. 2013-4, passed 9-23-2013) Penalty, see § 93.99