PARKING CODE

Off-street parking shall be paved and shall have vehicular access to a dedicated public street or alley.

Sec. 21-143. Location of spaces.

    (a) No portion of a parking space shall exist upon, and no portion of any vehicle shall overhang, the right-of-way of any public road, street, alley, or walkway.

    (b) There shall be no off-street parking in the front yards of residential districts except as normally exists in driveways.

Sec. 21-146. Parking requirements for residential districts.

(a) All one and two family dwelling units shall provide an area for off-street parking either in a driveway, carport or garage. No parking shall be permitted on the front yard.

(b) Driveways shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt, brick, concrete pavers, or similar hard surface, all-weather material. All driveways shall be located a minimum of five (5) feet from the side property line. No driveway shall be constructed without a permit.

(c) Within any residential zoning district no trucks over seven thousand five hundred (7,500) pounds of vehicle curb weight shall be parked for storage purposes, including overnight, on any public right-of-way or on private property except within a completely enclosed garage.

(d) A trailer, for the purposes of this Code, is defined as an unpowered vehicle designed to be drawn behind another vehicle with an intended use of transporting materials, goods, or equipment. Trailers may be parked for storage purposes only within the side yard area not less than five (5) feet from the property line and within the rear yard area not less than five (5) feet from the property line. Except for as provided, no trailers may be parked between any public street and the living area of the principal building. Commercial trailers designed, as their primary purpose, to be drawn behind a semi-tractor, shall not be parked within a residential zoning district.

(e) A recreational vehicle, for the purposes of this Code, is defined as a vehicular unit which is built on a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or is designed to be drawn by another vehicle, and is primarily designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use.

(1) Within any residential district, recreational vehicles may be parked for storage purposes only within the side yard area and within the rear yard area. Except as otherwise provided, no recreational vehicles may be parked between any public street and the living area of the principal building.

(2)RECREATIONAL VEHICLES may be principal building but only within the area specified below: a. In the driveway or within an area ten (10) feet in width parallel to the driveway on the side closest to a property line. b. No less than fifteen (15) feet from the curb or street pavement edge. For the purposes of this section, a day shall be defined as anything exceeding eight (8) hours during a 24-hour period.

(3) Recreational vehicles may be parked for storage purposes indefinitely in the area defined in subparagraph (e)(2) above so long as it is at least sixty (60) feet from the front property line.

(f) A watercraft, for the purposes of this Code, is defined as a vehicular unit intended for operation on the water. This includes both mechanically and non-mechanically powered watercraft. Watercraft parked in residential zoning districts may only be located in the side yard, the rear yard, or on a driveway. Additionally, no watercraft, or accompanying trailer, shall be parked within fifteen (15) feet of the edge of the street pavement.

(g) Unless under common ownership of a continuous lot with a principal structure, no automobile, recreational vehicle, trailer, truck, or watercraft shall be parked on a lot within a residentially zoned district that does not contain a principal structure. Commercial parking lots that are located in residential districts by way of a special use approval shall be exempt from this requirement.

(h) Self-contained communities may set aside a common area within the community for the purpose of storing recreational vehicles, trailers, and watercraft. This storage area shall be located a minimum of sixty (60) feet from the front boundary of the community and shall also provide visual screening so as to visually shield neighboring properties from the storage area. (Ord. No. O-02-46, § 1, 10-14-02)

Editor's note: Ord. No. O-02-46, § 1, adopted October 14, 2002, amended § 21-146 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Formerly, § 21-146 pertained to special parking restrictions in residential districts and derived from Ord. No. O-00-09, Art. 3 (3.03.06), adopted April 24, 2000, and Ord. No. O-01-39, §§ 1, adopted July 9, 2001.