(a) In any residentially zoned areas of this City, there shall be no off-street parking or storage of motor vehicles, as that term is defined in Section 402.20, and particularly personal passenger cars, jeeps, Blazers, Broncos, vans, and also including boats, boat trailers, motor homes, recreational vehicles, camper trailers, and trailers, unless such property is confined to the area to the rear or back of the regular building setback line, which normally would be side yard or rear yard areas. However, the parking of personal passenger cars and jeeps, Blazers, vans, Broncos or other similar vehicles used for personal transportation shall be permitted in front yard areas when confined to clearly established driveways leading to residences. Driveways, where required by ordinance, shall be of a hard surface, otherwise there shall be gravel, or such driveways shall be treated so as to control dust which constitutes a nuisance. Except for driveway parking above permitted, the area between the setback line of the dwelling and the street right-of-way line shall remain open and unobstructed except for landscaping and decorations. Nothing in this section, however, shall prohibit the temporary parking of boats, motor homes, camper trailers or other recreational vehicles in driveways for a continuous period not to exceed forty-eight hours for purposes of winterizing, unloading for storage, seasonal preparation and preparation for personal family trips.
(b) The owner or operator of any vehicle who causes it to be parked in violation hereof shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor and subject to the penalty provided in Section 408.01.
(c) Under special or extraordinary circumstances, the Chief of Police may, upon written application, grant a permit in writing to an owner of property or vehicles described herein waiving the provisions of this enactment for a period not to exceed forty-eight hours.
(Ord. 87-71. Passed 9-8-87. )
(d) Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.