Compton City Zoning Code
§ 30-21.9
Residential Parking Limitations.
[Ord. #2010, § 1; Ord. #2101, § 15]
a.
Garage Doors. A garage door shall be provided and permanently maintained for all residential garages. Roll-up garage doors shall be required for all new residential units unless an alternative has been approved by the Architectural Review Board.
b.
Use of Spaces. Required residential garages, carports and parking spaces shall be assigned to the occupants of the applicable dwelling unit and shall not be rented or otherwise utilized. Guest parking shall be designated as such and restricted to use by guests.
c.
Use of Yards for Parking.
1.
No portion of a required front yard or street side yard, other than the driveway, back-up and turning radius, shall be developed or used for off-street parking of any vehicle, including automobiles, trucks, buses, trailers, campers, boats, recreational vehicles, airplanes and motorcycles.
2.
A maximum of three vehicles, in operating condition, may be parked behind the front line of the house provided that they are screened from public view to a height of six feet. Such vehicles may include automobiles, recreational vehicles, nonhabitable recreational trailers and campers, boats and motorcycles. The area used for such parking must be paved.
3.
A recreational vehicle used as daily transportation may be parked overnight in a recognized driveway provided that the vehicle can be contained entirely on the driveway and not overhang onto public rights-of-way.
d.
Commercial and Towed Vehicles. Commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, towed equipment or combinations thereof may not be parked or stored on residential property except during business hours while providing service to the site. This prohibition shall not apply to construction sites during the time a valid building permit is in effect and construction is currently and actively proceeding.