(A) (1) All required off-street parking areas, except those in I Districts, including any commercial parking lot of more than five spaces, shall be surfaced with an asphalt, concrete or similar surface, or provide a durable and dustless surface as approved by the Public Works Director.
(2) They shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water accumulation within the area, and shall be arranged and marked to provide for orderly and safe loading, unloading, parking and storage of self-propelled vehicles.
(B)
Existing residential district off-street parking spaces may alternatively be surfaced with not less than four inches of crushed rock, gravel or similar substance which must be maintained to be kept free of weeds or other vegetation which obscures the view of such surface. In all cases the parking surface must be at least equal to the outside dimensions of a vehicle which it serves, except: (i) when a ribbon driveway is in use wherein the concrete is placed for the two wheel tracks with a grass strip between the tracks; or (ii) in a rear yard, the vehicle may be parked on parking pads of an approved surface that are a minimum of two feet by two feet under each wheel or supporting structure of the vehicle; and in either case, the area under the vehicle must be maintained to keep it free of weeds and to maintain the height of the grass at not more than six inches pursuant to § 95.03. A violation of this division (B) shall be subject to enforcement as set forth in the administrative citation provisions of this code, §§ 150.090 et seq. The Code Enforcement Officer shall give notice to the owner or person in charge of any property that is not in compliance, by certified mail, advising them of the violation. If the violation is not corrected within 20 days of the date of the notice, the Code Enforcement Officer shall be authorized to issue an administrative citation to the owner or person in charge of the property.
(Prior Code, § 16.23.13) (Ord. 737, passed - -; Ord. 800, passed - -; Ord. 872, passed - -; Ord. 986, passed 1-4-2021; Ord. 1020, passed 2-22-2022)