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C. What Daes t�e Citv Cod.e Sa� about Parkin�? The City Code has many provisic�ns pn parking. C.1 In very shnrt su�nary, tlle Code says this about par�Cing an private residential prop- ertp: • Junk ears are prohibited nuisances; the cax �ust be operable and currently Iicensed. • Parking must be on paved surfaces, not on grass or dirt. • Eaeh spaee must be a zxtii��i.znum of 9'xl$' in size. � In an R-1 zone, two spaces are requirec� for eaeh single fanlily home (and can be ei- ther in a garage or autside). • In all other "R" zones, parking m�st be 2 spaces per dwelling unit, one of which must be covered. • Senior housing requires 1 covered space per dwelling, plus visitor spaee. • The driveway may be up to 26 feet wide at the front pxo�er�y line buE can be Iarger within the yard, provided there is rnom �vithi� the 3�% irnpervious surface maxi- muxn on each lot. • The drive must be 5 feet irozn the side lot line. � Where thexe are rnore t11ai16 parking spaces, t�ey must be screened frozn adjoining residentiai properties.. C.2 In VeT� ShOrt 5umrr►aT��, the Code says t�is abo�t parking on pub�ic streets: • i'arking is prahibited nn pul�lic st:reeks after Z" or more of snow has fa11e� and until. the streef is plowed curb-to-c�zrb. • Abandoned, junk, or inoperable vehicles cannot be parked an the street ar righf-of- �rray. • The Code also prohibits parking on streefs in such a�vay that may impede the flow of traffic. • Vehicles with a carrqing capacity of greater than one ton are xestricted from parking on streets for rs�ore than twa hours, unless being used for specific purpases or act�vi- ties. � The Code authorizes parking time resirictions be communicated thraugh sigizage. • Given the bulleted r�strictions above, vehieles may park an public sfreets any�ime ather than where restricted by specific signage, D. Can A Cor�sensus Be Reached �n Parking Issues? • �'arking, like traffic cnngestian and �reeds, is a perennial issue. Reasona�le people can, da, and w�ill differ. Pa:rking regulations have developed and evalved over many years i�t re- sponse to complaints and actio��s by this Council and xnany other couneils, here and in other cities. At no time has there been a consensu� abaut parking issues; instead, there is more of an equ[l.ibz�ium where councils and sfaff have sought to do wha# app2ars to them ta be best for the communify at large.