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 Lauderhill
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 20. TRAFFIC
 Article II. PARKING
 Division 1. GENERALLY

  § 20-17. Swale, front yard/lawn areas.  

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  • (a)

    No person shall drive, operate or park a motor vehicle in the swale area or upon any unpaved right-of-way adjacent to a paved street, avenue, or roadway, whether public or private, within the city which swale area or unpaved right-of-way abuts the property of another, without the permission of the owner, lessee or occupant of the property abutting the swale area or unpaved right-of-way.

    (b)

    No person shall be permitted to park a motor vehicle upon any unpaved area, whether public or private, which extends between the front of a resident, or other structure, and any sidewalk within the city.

    (c)

    Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the operation of a city vehicle, emergency vehicle on an emergency service call, or vehicle owned by a utility which is in the course of official business, to park upon the swale area anywhere within the city.

    (d)

    Nothing contained herein shall prohibit any individual from driving or parking upon the swale area abutting the property owned, leased, or occupied by that individual within the city limits.

    (e)

    Any motor vehicle parking within the unpaved swale section of the right-of-way of any street, avenue, or roadway within the city, whether such street, avenue, or roadway is public or private, shall park only parallel to the paved portion of the right-of-way.

    (f)

    No person, whether natural or legal, shall be permitted to park within a residential district any vehicle within the rear or side yard; however, a single recreational vehicle may be parked or stored behind a fence enclosure on a pad of material which has been determined to be suitable and approved by the city engineer. Such a fence enclosure shall be opaque in order to substantially screen the view of the recreational vehicle from the street. Substantially screen shall mean that as least sixty (60) percent of the recreational vehicle is screened by an opaque structure or feature. Any such fence enclosure which has been approved previous to December 31, 2003, shall continue to be allowed.

    (g)

    A recreational vehicle shall not be parked, store or displayed within any public swale area, or any driveway or front yard; however, within any residential zoning district, a single recreational vehicle may be temporarily parked in a driveway to allow loading, unloading, cleaning and minor repairs, provided such temporary parking does not exceed twelve (12) hours, consistent with the Land Development Regulations Article III., Zoning Districts, Part 5.0., Special Regulations for Specific Land Use Classifications and Structures, Section 5.1., Accessory uses and structures, subsection 5.1.5., Motor vehicle repair in residential zoned districts.

    (h)

    For purposes of section 20-17, a recreational vehicle means a recreational vehicle as defined in Land Development Regulations, Article I., General Provisions, Section 1.5., Definitions, general. In addition, for purposes of this section a boat on a boat trailer shall be considered a single recreational vehicle.

    (i)

    This section shall not be applicable if it is otherwise allowed within a planned unit development or condominium association that by its rules, regulations, or bylaws permit such vehicles. Said vehicles still may not be visible from the public street, irrespective of this subsection.

(Ord. No. 230, §§ 1—3, 6-26-72; Ord. No. 84-107, § 1, 2-27-84; Ord. No. 970-111, § 1, 4-28-97; Ord. No. 98O-8-141, § 1, 9-14-98; Ord. No. 00O-9-63, § 1, 11-13-00; Ord. No. 03O-05-149, §§ 1—3, 6-30-03; Ord. No. 04O-01-105, §§ 1, 2, 1-26-04; Ord. No. 05O-04-133, § 2, 4-25-05; Ord. No. 05O-05-151, § 3, 6-13-05)