6.1106.5. Off Street Parking
A. Purpose: To prohibit the parking or storage of certain vehicles and equipment and prevent the extended storage
of those vehicles and equipment which (due to general factors of nuisance) affects the well-functioning and character
of a residential neighborhood and the community.
B. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following definitions apply:
1. Currently Licensed Motorized vehicle or Trailer. – (If required by law) Any motorized vehicle or equipment
which is licensed and operable for the current year. This includes passenger vehicles with a cargo capacity
rating of one ton or less and recreational equipment.
2. Improved Parking Surface - Shall consist of a durable surface to include concrete or asphalt, gravel may
be used only in instances where the existing driveway has not been improved to concrete or asphalt
anywhere from the street to the garage door.
i. Upon the sale of homes that were grandfathered into non Improved Surface Parking,
new owner will construct all existing parking spaces/driveways to meet the definition of
Improved Parking Surface. Grass, gravel, sand or dirt does not constitute a durable
surface.
3. Front Yard - The area measured outward from the building or structure in a contiguous area
located
between the buildings or structure and the edge of any lot lines or easements serving one or more abutting lots.
4. Side Yard – An open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard and lying between
side lot and the closest point of the building or structure.
each
5. Rear Yard – The open space extending across the full width of the lot located between the rear lot line
and the building or structure. The rear of a building shall be opposite of the designated
front of the building. On
reverse frontage lots the rear yard shall be open space between the rear
of the building or structure and the
street to which there is no access.
C. Currently licensed vehicle or equipment parking on residential lots may be parked in the following-described areas:
1. Garage. Parking or storage may occur entirely within a garage.
2. Rear Yard. There will be NO PARKING in Rear Yards.
3. Side Yard. Parking or storage may occur on an improved parking surface within the required side yard
provided that a 45-foot setback is maintained on the street side of a corner lot and a 12’ foot setback is
maintained from the side lot line on interior lot lines. This side yard requirement may be waived should an
approved 6' privacy fence or equivalent landscaped screened area exist between vehicle/equipment parking
and the required side yard lot line.
Under no circumstance shall vehicle or equipment parking occur within 3' of the sidewalk or, where no
sidewalk exists, 12' from the front lot line.
4. Front Yard. Currently licensed vehicles and equipment may be parked during any period on your
driveway. All vehicles and equipment shall maintain a 3' setback from the sidewalk or, where no sidewalk
exists, a 12' setback from the front property line. Under no circumstances shall vehicle or equipment parking
block the public right-of-way.
5. No such vehicle or equipment shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes when parked or
stored on a residential lot, or in any location not approved for such use.
6. Violations: The city shall notify the property owner and tenant in writing of any violations. Upon notification
of a violation, the property owner, tenant, or authorized agent shall correct the violation. If not corrected, a
fine of $25 will be instituted, each day in violation will constitute a new violation. The City may further enforce
this Chapter by filing an action in the appropriate court for an injunction to enforce provisions of this Chapter;
to cause correction of any such violation; for assessment and recovery of a civil penalty for such violation; or
to pursue any other appropriate civil remedy.