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C. What Does the Cit� Code Sa� about Parkin�? The City Code has many pravisions on paarking. C.1 �n very short summary, the Code says thi� about parking on private residential prop- erty: • Junlc cars are prohibited nuisances; the car must be operable and c�urrentl� licensed. • Parking rnust be on paved suarfaces, not on grass or dirt. • Each space znust be a nni�liznum of 9'x18' in size. • In an R-1 zone, two spaces are required for each single family hnme (and can be ei- ther in a garage or outside). • In all other "R" zones, parking must be 2 spaces per dwellir�g unit, one of which z�ust be cover�d. • Senior housing requires i covered space per c�welling, plus visitor space. • The driveway may be up to 26 feet wide at the front property line but can be larger within the yard, provided there is roam within the 30% impervious surface maxi- mun-� an each �ot. • The drive must be 5 feet froz�n the side lot �i�e. • Where there are rnore tha�� b parking spaces, they must be screened from adjoining residential properties,. C.2 In very short summary, the Code says this about parking an public streets: • Parking is prohibi�ed on public streets after 2" or mare of sno�nr has fallen and until the street is plawed curb-ta-curb. • Abandoned, junk, or inoperable vehicles cannot 3�e parked on the street or right-of- way. • The Code also prohibits par�ing on stree�s in such a way that may impede the flow of �raffic. • Vehicles with a carrying capacity of greatear than ane ton are restricted from parking on streets far more than two haurs, unless heing used for specific purposes or activi- ties. • The Code authoxiz�s par�Cing tinr►e restrictions be camm�nicated through signage. • Given the bulleted restrzctions abave, vehicles may park on public s�reets any�ime other than where restricted by specific signage. D. Can A Consensus $e Reached On I'ar�in Issues? Parking, li�Ce traffic congestian and weeds, is a perennia� issue. Reasonable people can, do, and wil� differ. Parking regulations have developed and evolved over many years in re- sponse to co�tp�aints and actio�s by th�s Council and many ofher councils, here and in other cities. At no time has there been a cansens�s abauf parking issues; instead, there is mare of an equilibrium where councils and staff have sough� to do wha� appears to them to be best for the community at large.