Madison Park

Unlicensed Vehicles in Residential Zones

What You Can and Can't Do in Residential Neighborhoods!

(16) The following provisions shall apply to location of unlicensed motor vehicles and the display for sale or trade of licensed and unlicensed motor vehicles in residentially zoned districts.
(a) Unlicensed.
1. No more than two (2) motor vehicles that do not have a current, valid license plate and are not fully enclosed in a permanent structure shall be permitted outside on any premises, provided such vehicles are registered to the occupant of the premises or immediate family member of the occupant as the record title owner of the vehicle.
2. No unlicensed motor vehicle if not registered to the occupant of the premises or immediate family member of the occupant as the record title owner of the vehicle shall be permitted outside of any premises.
3. Vehicles described in paragraphs (1) and (2) are not permitted to be located within any required setback or yards contained in these regulations or any street right-of-way except as provided in paragraph (b)(4) below.
(b) Licensed or unlicensed.
1. No more than two (2) motor vehicles, whether licensed or unlicensed, may be displayed for sale or trade in the premises at any time and such display of a given vehicle for sale or trade shall not be for a period as to that vehicle exceeding sixty (60) days.
2. During a twelve-month period commencing January 1 and ending December 31 of each year, no more than three (3) such licensed or unlicensed motor vehicles shall be displayed for sale or trade on the premises. Further, no more than three (3) sales or trades of such licensed or unlicensed motor vehicles displayed for sale on the premises shall occur within the same twelve-month period.
3. No motor vehicle, whether licensed or unlicensed, if not registered to the occupant of the premises or immediate family member of the occupant as the record title owner of the vehicle, may be displayed upon the premises for sale or trade.
4. A motor vehicle licensed or unlicensed displayed for sale or trade on the premises or provided herein may be located in the setback but not within the street right-of-way.
(c) If there are any premises with more than the number of vehicles provided for in subsections (a) and (b) above in violation of this section, then the owner and occupant, if different, shall have ninety (90) days from the date of the adoption of this ordinance to come into compliance with the ordinance or shall be in violation of this section.
(d) All vehicles must comply with City Code, Chapter 10, Article III, "Removal and Disposition of Abandoned Vehicles, Hazardous Vehicles and Junked Motor Vehicles