Del Rey Oaks Municipal Code Ch. 10.20 Motor Vehicle Storage in Residential Zones

No motor vehicle shall be parked or stored in a residential area on the improved or unimproved portion of a front, rear or side yard, including the lawn area, except on an improved driveway or in an approved garage. For the purposes of this chapter, the phrase "motor vehicle" shall be as defined in the California Vehicle Code, and "driveway" means a paved or surfaced way designed for vehicular ingress and egress and which is not in excess of 24 feet in width or 36 feet for properties which front on the bulb area of a cul-de-sac street.

(Prior code § 9-510)

No motor vehicle parts shall be stored in a residential area except in an approved garage or a backyard area not visible from a public street or neighboring private property.

(Prior code § 9-520)

The prohibitions imposed in this chapter shall not be deemed to apply to:

A. The occasional and incidental repair of motor vehicles owned by the person in possession of the premises in a residential zone if the time to accomplish the same does not exceed a period of 48 hours, and

B. Paved or surfaced parking areas or driveways in excess of the width specified in Section 10.20.010 and which were in existence on the date the ordinance codified in this chapter was first introduced by council reading of the ordinance.

(Prior code § 9-530)

The violation of the provisions of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance, and in addition to any other remedy available, including criminal prosecution as an infraction, may be abated as such in accordance with the provisions of Sections 10.16.010 through 10.16.210 relating to abandoned vehicles, with the administrative costs and the costs of removal charged against the person in control of the premises and/or the owner of the land in the same manner as specified in Sections 9.16.130 through 10.16.150.

(Ord. 233 § 10, 1995: prior code § 9-540)