No more than two motor vehicles per residential unit shall be permitted to be parked off-street at any residential property located in the village, subject to the following conditions.
(A) Off-street parking is defined as parking a motor vehicle in a driveway, other designated parking areas on the premises or any other location on the residential property outside of a fully enclosed and contained garage or similar accessory building, and shall not be located within the front yard setback required by the provisions of the Zoning Code for such residential unit.
(B) In no case shall any part of a parking area be located closer than five feet to any street or alley right-of-way.
(C) Any off-street parking area shall be grated for proper drainage and drained so as to dispose of all surface water accumulated within the area, and surfaced so as to provide a durable and dustless surface.
(D) Motor vehicles parked in a contained garage or similar accessory building shall not count against the two motor vehicle limit for off-street parking.
(E) The off-street parking of any unlicensed and/or disabled motor vehicle within any zoning district in the village for a period of more than two weeks shall be prohibited, except that such vehicle may be stored in an enclosed garage or other enclosed accessory building.
(F) MOTOR VEHICLE means any vehicle, including mobile homes and recreational vehicles, that is propelled or drawn by power other than muscular power or power collected from overhead electric trolley wires. MOTOR VEHICLE does not include vehicles as defined in R.C. § 4501.01(VV), (WW), (XX) and (BBB), motorized bicycles, electric bicycles, road rollers, traction engines, power shovels, power cranes and other equipment used in construction work and not designated for or employed in general highway transportation, well-drilling machinery, ditch-digging machinery, farm machinery and trailers that are designed and used exclusively to transport a boat between a place of storage and a marina, or in and around a marina, when drawn or towed on a public road or highway for a distance of no more than ten miles and at a speed of 25 mph or less.
(G) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $150. If within one year of the offense, the offender previously has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to one or more violations of this section, the offender is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and subject to a fine not to exceed $250 and a jail sentence no greater than 30 calendar days.
(Ord. O-42-2020, passed - -2020) Penalty, see § 76.99