(A) Vehicle parking shall be accessory to the permitted primary use of the property. Vehicles parked on a property must be owned or leased by a resident of the property and, unless otherwise provided, must be currently registered and operable. A vehicle which is provided to a resident of the property by an employer for the resident's personal use shall be considered a vehicle owned by the resident for the purpose of this chapter.
(B) It is permissible for visitors to park at a residence.
(C) Students who are away at school for periods of time but still claim the property as their legal residence shall be considered residents of the property.
(D) Any motor truck, pick-up truck or similar vehicle being utilized by a public or private utility, moving company or similar business, which is actually being used to service a residence not owned by or occupied by the operator of the vehicle.
(E) Any vehicle which is actually making a pick-up or delivery at the location where it is parked. Parking for any period of time beyond the period of time reasonably necessary to make such pick-up or delivery or in excess of two hours shall be unlawful.
(F) A vehicle shall not be parked in any portion of the front yard unless the vehicle is parked on a driveway or on a parking area directly adjacent to the side of the driveway. The square footage of the front yard which is devoted to green space shall always be as required by the applicable provisions of the Zoning Code.
(G) Except in the case of recreational vehicles, if one vehicle is located on a trailer, the vehicle and the trailer on which it is located shall be considered one vehicle. If more than one vehicle is located on a trailer, each vehicle in excess of one shall be considered an additional vehicle. All vehicles must be operable and currently registered. If required to be registered, the trailer must be registered. The trailer must also be fit for its intended use.
(H) If two recreational vehicles are located on a trailer, the vehicles and the trailer on which it is located shall be considered one vehicle. If more than two such vehicles are located on a trailer each such vehicle in excess of two shall be considered an additional vehicle. If registration is required, all of the vehicles must be operable and currently registered. If required to be registered, the trailer must be registered. The trailer must also be fit for its intended use.
(I) No vehicle shall be parked upon any boulevard except as provided in § 99.06.
(J) (1) The number of vehicles which may be parked in a rear yard shall be limited as follows:
(a) Currently registered and operable passenger vehicles may be parked in the rear yard.
(b) In addition to currently registered passenger vehicles, two recreational vehicles may be parked in the rear yard. If a recreational vehicle is of a type which is required to be registered, it must be currently registered.
(2) If there is no reasonable access to a rear yard parking area, two recreational vehicles may be parked on a parking area in a side yard or on a driveway in a front yard. Parking of a recreational vehicle in a front yard shall be restricted as provided in division (F). If a recreational vehicle is of a type which is required to be registered it must be currently registered and operable. One currently registered and operable passenger vehicle may be parked on the side yard.
(3) If a rear yard is served by an alley or the lot or parcel of real estate on which the rear yard is located is served by a street, road or alley at two locations it shall be considered to have reasonable access.
(K) A recreational vehicle which is parked shall not be occupied nor be provided with separate utility hook-ups except that upon application made to the City Clerk on a prescribed form, the City Council may issue a temporary permit so as to allow off-street parking within a residential district which would otherwise be a violation of this division, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The days and hours of each temporary permit shall be determined and set on an individual basis by the City Council after appropriate investigation and based upon considerations which may include but shall not be limited to the following.
(2) The proposed location;
(a) The support or opposition of property owners and/or residents within 350 feet of the proposed location;
(b) The character of the person or organization that makes application; and
(c) The purpose for which the license is sought.
(d) The person making application on behalf of an individual or organization must be a local resident and, if on behalf of an organization, his or her relationship to the organization is fully set forth in the application.
(e) No temporary permit may be issued for more than a 72-hour period of time.
(f) No more than two temporary licenses shall be issued to any person or organization in any calendar year.
(3) Fees for the temporary permit shall be established by City Council.
(L) All parking spaces, regardless of whether located in a front yard, side yard or rear yard and access drives thereto shall be surfaced as provided in this chapter.
(M) Before a driveway or parking space in a front yard, rear yard or side yard is surfaced, a site plan must be prepared. The site plan must be approved in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Code. The lot must be developed in conformance with the approval of the appropriate official within one year from the date of adoption of this chapter.
(N) In a rear yard or side yard, gravel, crushed rock, recycled asphalt or concrete pavement, stones or timber or other durable materials may be used provided they are installed and maintained in a manner to reliably bear the intended loadings and to prevent rutting, erosion and tracking of soils. Existing soils may be maintained as a surfacing material for parking or storage of vehicles other than cars, trucks, vans or motor homes provided that rutting, erosion, tracking of the soil or loss of vegetation does not occur as a result of such parking or storage.
(O) In a front yard, a driveway shall be surfaced with either concrete paving, durable asphalt paving, brick or other permanent equal material installed to a depth and in a manner adequate to bear intended loadings. A driveway which is not surfaced with either concrete paving, durable asphalt paving, bricks or other permanent equal material installed to a depth and in a manner adequate to bear intended loadings as of the effective date of this chapter may remain in the condition in which it is as of the effective date of the chapter until the driveway is rebuilt or resurfaced provided the surfacing material is not causing erosion or tracking of soils.
(Ord. 966, passed 5-24-04; Am. Ord. 1040, passed 5-9-11)
Penalty, see § 10.99