§ 115-157. Residential parking management.

The following regulations govern the off-street parking, stopping and standing of vehicles and trailers within the city limits:

(1)

In each residentially zoned area, no more than four vehicles, including trailers, per dwelling unit shall be parked, stopped, standing or stored on any parcel of land. A waiver can be requested when the residents can prove that the number of cars does not exceed the number of licensed drivers in the home and the car is operable, or when the vehicle is vintage (25 years old or older). Waivers are subject to review and approved by the Community Development Director. There is no fee for this review.

a.

All vehicles and trailers of any kind found parked, stopped, standing or stored in residential areas that require licenses, emission stickers, tags, titles, tax payment receipts, or registration with state or federal agencies, must properly display all required certifications for operation in the state or they shall be cited as abatable nuisances under city ordinance and state law; and, if applicable, shall otherwise be cited for other registration or display compliance failures.

b.

Each residentially zoned parcel of land may have additional vehicles, including trailers, parked, stopped, standing or stored, so long as they are located in a safely erected and maintained enclosed shelter, not visible from the public right-of-way or adjoining properties, where the entire floor area under the roof of the enclosed shelter is made of concrete, asphalt, gravel or other improved surface.

c.

Vehicles prohibited within residential zones include limousines, flatbed trucks, dump trucks, tow trucks, transport wreckers, tandem axle trucks, cab-on chassis trucks, tractor trailers, wheeled attachments or trailers, buses, earth moving machinery, semitrailers, and any other vehicle over 23-feet long, seven-feet high, or seven-feet wide.

(2)

Airplanes, helicopters, air balloons, gliders, ultra light air vehicles, hang gliders, and/or every other device designed for air travel are prohibited from parking, standing, stopping or being stored outside of a storage building in any residentially zoned area at any time.

(3)

Ships, boats, pontoons, personal watercraft, jet skis, canoes, kayaks, paddle boats and any other devices designed for water travel, hereafter referred to as "watercraft," may only be located and/or stored in a residentially zoned area when:

a.

There are no more than two watercraft parked, stopped, or standing on each residential parcel of land; and located on an improved surface in a side or rear yard only; except that

b.

All watercraft may be located in a completely enclosed and safely erected and maintained enclosed shelter which meets the standards set forth in this section as well as section 115-38.

Watercraft alone do not count against the four vehicles and trailers allowed in this section.

(4)

Recreational vehicles (RVs), travel trailers, campers, and all other similar type vehicles, both driven and towable, may only be located and/or stored in a residentially zoned area when:

a.

There are no more than two such vehicles parked, stopped, or standing on each residential parcel of land; and the vehicle is located on an improved surface in a side or rear yard only; except that

b.

All recreational vehicles, travel trailers, campers and all similar-type vehicles may be located in a completely enclosed and safely erected and maintained enclosed shelter which meets the standards set forth in this section as well as section 106-41.

(5)

Waivers. Residents subject to these parking management regulations may apply for a waiver under limited circumstances. Waivers will be reviewed and approved or denied by the Community Development Director. The following limited circumstances may request a waiver:

a.

Proof that each additional vehicle is needed for a licensed driver living at the residence. Each vehicle must be operable; or

b.

Each additional vehicle is vintage (25 years old or older).

(6)

Penalties. Any person found to be in violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to punishment as provided in section 1-11.

(Ord. No. 11-2008, § 106-151, 5-5-2008)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 11-2008, adopted 5-5-2008, purported to add the above section to the zoning chapter as section 106-151. However, section 106-151 already existed in the zoning chapter. Therefore, the provision added to the zoning chapter by Ord. No. 11-2008 was numbered as section 106-157 at the discretion of the editor.