(a) Applicability. The design-related standards and other regulations of this section shall apply to lots where the principal use is a single-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling. Structures with more than three (3) dwelling units, as well as mixed use sites that may contain single-, two, or three-family dwellings, are subject to the Nonresidential Regulations in Section 1149.07.
(b) Location.
(1) One (1) parking space may be located in a required front yard. All other parking spaces required or provided in excess of the minimum requirement shall not be located in the required front yard.
(2) One (1) required parking space may be a stacked space. All other required off- street parking spaces shall have direct access to a driveway or alley, without crossing another space.
(3) Parking spaces shall not be located within three (3) feet of any lot line.
(4) All driveways, including any areas to be utilized as unenclosed parking spaces, shall not be located within three (3) feet of any lot line. Unenclosed parking spaces shall be located at least three (3) feet from any principal structure.
(c) Access and Maneuvering.
(1) Curb cuts shall be a minimum of:
A. Thirty (30) feet from the intersection of two local roads
B. Fifty (50) feet from any intersection with a collector road
C. Seventy (70) feet from any intersection with an arterial road
(2) Where a lot is adjacent to an alley, access may be from any location along the lot line except in a required front yard.
(3) A residential use shall have a maximum of one curb cut per 100 feet of frontage, or fraction thereof (e.g. a lot with 101 feet of frontage may have two curb cuts).
(4) A residential use on a corner lot shall have its access from a local street, if available.
(5) Driveways shall be a maximum of eighteen (18) feet wide at the street right-of-way line and shall flare no greater than thirty (30) degrees from perpendicular with the right-of-way line.
(6) Parking and maneuvering areas shall be designed so that vehicles can enter and exit the area without driving over non-paved areas. When necessary, turn-arounds and appropriate radii shall be used. Tables 1149.04-1 and 1149.04-2 may be used for guidance.
(7) The City Engineer may vary any of the above regulations in subsections (c)(1) through (6) where the City Engineer determines that public safety or professional engineering design practice makes it acceptable to vary these regulations.
(d) Utilization.
(1) No vehicle or trailer shall be parked in any off-street parking area to warehouse or distribute goods, except for loading and temporary sales.
(2) Off-street parking spaces for a non-residential use shall not be used by commercial vehicles that do not fit entirely within the parking space.
(3) Vehicles with signs attached to them shall not be parked in a manner such that they circumvent the Sign provisions (see Chapter 1151).
(4) Off-street parking areas shall not be used to display vehicles for sale, except when associated with a legal principal use for vehicle sales.
(5) The off-street parking of any recreational vehicle, boat and/or boat trailer, dual purpose truck camper or converted van, pickup camper or coach (designed to be mounted on automotive vehicles), motorized dwelling, tent trailer, travel trailer, utility trailer, bus or semi-tractor or commercial vehicle designed or used for carrying merchandise or freight shall be permitted in a residential district only under the following conditions:
A. All such vehicles must be parked on a permanently hard surface.
B. No more than one camping or recreational vehicle may be parked in a residential district on a front driveway that is permanently hard-surfaced or at the curb in front of the residence of the owner of such recreational vehicle for a period of time not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours for the purposes of loading and unloading and/or preparation, except where specifically prohibited by other parking regulations.
C. No more than one commercial vehicle having empty weight of less than 4,000 pounds and not more than seven feet in height may be parked on any lot in a residential district provided that it is on a driveway that is permanently hard-surfaced.
D. No more than one vehicle less than 8,000 pounds empty weight and/or ten feet in height, or buses, boats and trailers less than thirty (30) feet in length may be parked or stored on any lot in a residential district. However, such parking or storing shall be prohibited in any front yard provided that it is parked on a permanently hard surface.
E. The conditions set forth in subsections (d)(2) through (4) above shall not apply to commercial vehicles making service calls, including vehicles being used for moving personal goods.
(6) Vehicles owned, rented or leased by a church, school or other institutional use, provided that such vehicle is parked or stored only on the property where such use is located and that the location and screening of such storage or parking area complies with the provisions of subsection (d)(3) above.
(7) All permitted camping and recreational vehicles and equipment and commercial vehicles shall be kept in good repair and carry a current year's license and/or registration. Automotive vehicles or trailers of any kind or type without current license plates shall not be parked or stored on any residentially zoned property other than in completely enclosed buildings.
(8) Parked or stored camping and recreational vehicles and equipment or other similar habitable vehicles shall not be permanently connected to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities; and at no time shall these vehicles or equipment be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes. No person shall permanently remove the wheels or similar transporting devices of any habitable vehicle parked in any residential district, nor shall such vehicle be otherwise fixed to the ground by any person in any manner that would prevent the ready removal of said habitable vehicle.
(Ord. 3609. Passed 1-19-21.)