It shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owner to maintain all property outside the lot and property lines and inside the curb lines upon the public streets, (hereafter called the parking), except that the abutting property owner shall not be required to remove diseased trees or dead wood on such property. Maintenance includes timely mowing of grass, weed control, trimming, pruning trees and shrubs, picking up litter and keeping the parkway free of obstructions or depressions which might be injurious to the general public. In addition, the abutting property owner shall not plant any trees, park any vehicle, or place any fencing, barrier, planting or other material of any kind except the planting of grass seed and maintenance of grass lawn on the parking. The abutting property owner shall not place any concrete, gravel, asphalt, surface material or piping whatsoever in the parking. The only exceptions to the prohibitions of this section shall be limited to the following:
(Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12[2c])
1. An abutting property owner on the streets located within the boundaries of First and Eighth Streets and B Street to Front Street may park a vehicle on the parking, but the parking area so used must be constructed of either asphalt or concrete pavement and be in compliance with Sections 165C.13 through 165C.18 of the Zoning Regulations.
(Ord. 747 - Apr. 24 Supp.)
2. Postal boxes may be installed and maintained in the parking area as specified by the U.S. Post Office; and
3. Sprinkler heads and associated lines may be installed in compliance with Chapter 160 regarding underground lawn-sprinkling systems.
Any sprinkler, structure, planting or other installation in the parking area which would be in violation of this section that is in place as of January 1, 2012 will be allowed to remain in its present condition. No additional plantings, structures or other installations may be added which are not in compliance with this section. In the event that the City or any other authorized user of the right-of-way completes maintenance or excavation of any parking area not in compliance with this section, the parking area must be restored in compliance with this section and may not be restored to the pre-existing non-compliant condition. Abutting property owners of parking areas which are not in compliance with this section will bear all costs for loss or damage to plantings, structures or other installations in the parking which are not in compliance with this section. The City and other authorized users of the right-of-way will only be required to restore the parking to any pre-existing condition in compliance with this section. The City and other authorized users of the right-of-way shall not be liable for removal, re-installation or damage of any sprinkler, structure, planting or other installation in the parking area.
(Ord. 656 – Aug. 17 Supp.)