Amend Chapter 20 - Improve the Residential Districts and Enhance the enforcement of Parking Requirements

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violation. Section II. Chapter 20, Article 6, Section 20-118 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: Sec. 20-118. Parking restricted. (a) No person shall park a truck as heretofore defined on any street next to an area zoned "A" or "A-1" Residence Districts, "A-2" or "A-3" Planned Residential Districts, or "B" or "B-1"Residence Districts, exceptforthe purpose of loading, unloading, servicing, or being then involved in the repair or construction of a residence. Such trucks shall be allowed to park on such residential streets when being used in connection with servicing a public utility. (b) All such trucks may be parked in a carport, private garage, or driveway unless otherwise restricted by the zoning code. (c) All trucks, regardless of declared gross vehicle weight, which are used for picking up trash on a commercial basis are strictly prohibited from parking on any residential street except for the purpose of loading. No person shall park any vehicle in an "A" Residential District, "A-1" Residential District or "B" Residential District in violation of Section 21-8, 21-9, or 21-12 of the South Bend Municipal Code. ~ No person shall park any vehicle on an unimproved vacant lot in an "A" Residential District, "A-1" Residential District, "B" Residential District, "C" Commercial District, or "D" Light Industrial District in violation of Section 21-99 of the South Bend Municipal Code. Section III. Chapter 20, Article 6, Section 20-119 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows: Sec. 20-119. Penalties. Any owner of any truck or other vehicle which is found illegally parked on any residential street or lot, and the owners and occupants of any residential property who allow such ap rking in violation of Section 20-118 shall be fined fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first offense and one hundred dollars ($100.00) ~e for all subsequent offenses. Fines issued under this section shall be payable through the Ordinance Violations Bureau pursuant to Section 2-213 of this Code. Section IV: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor, and publication as required by law. Q ., Member of the Common Co cil E ~ k V 4w ~ < .~! .-1~ J !,r ~ ~ Y ¢_rtl 1~ y J'~9 ~jnt' 1 st READING ~ ' L1"~~ 2 .~.~._.._.-._ PUBLIC HEARING ~-~b-0~ QS Q`~`°^^~'~ ~! ~~1~-: $ N~ ~~~~ 3 rd READING ~ _~~ -0~ 0.S ~. ~~-~`~1\ NOT APPROVED Lo 3"I~"a~~l. 13~'>;, ~y~~'y REFERRED ~ c3T~' C"s.F:iy::, x~. Ea "'ra;~, i°;P PASSED ~-\4 -0~ cl S Q,~+~eM ~ _~..~.._M.._._....