Parking spaces required for homes in Ontario

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Parking in the front yard	Parking is prohibited on any lawn, landscaped area, or other unpaved surface in a front or street side yard. Applies: Applies to residential zoning districts, residential districts of a specific plan or planned unit development, and property zoned or used for residential purposes. § 4-13.03 · code text It is unlawful for any person to park any vehicle, including but not limited to automobiles, trucks, motor homes, campers, or store any trailer, camper shell, boat or other similar equipment upon any lawn or landscaped area, or other unpaved surface located within any front or street side yard area of a lot lying within any residential zoning district, or any residential land use district of a specific plan or planned unit development, or any other property zoned or used for residential purposes. Vehicle access over a lawn, landscaped or unpaved front or street side yard to parking or storage is prohibited. Applies: Applies to residential zoning districts, residential districts of a specific plan or planned unit development, and property zoned or used for residential purposes. § 4-13.03 · code text It is unlawful for any person to use, or permit the use of, any lawn or landscaped area, or other unpaved area of a lot for the purpose of vehicular access to an area used for the parking or storage of any automobile, truck, motor home, camper, trailer, camper shell, boat, or other similar vehicle or equipment, when the access falls within any front or street side yard area of a lot lying within any residential zoning district, or any residential land use district of a specific plan or planned unit development, or any other property zoned or used for residential purposes. The Planning Director may grant an exception for infrequent access that causes no discernible effect on landscaping. Applies: Applies when access is so infrequent that it has no discernible effect on landscaping in the front or street side yard. § 4-13.03 · code text An exception to this subsection may be granted by the Planning Director in those cases where the access is so infrequent as to cause no discernible effect on the landscaping within any front or street side yard area. Additional paving or hard surfacing needs Planning Department approval of its location and amount. Applies: Applies to additional paving or hard surfacing of front or street side yard areas. § 4-13.03 · code text All additional paving or hard surfacing must have Planning Department approval with regard to location and amount of paved area.

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Ontario's code: Parking is prohibited on any lawn, landscaped area, or other unpaved surface in a front or street side yard. (Applies to residential zoning districts, residential districts of a specific plan or planned unit development, and property zoned or used for residential purposes.) (§ 4-13.03); Vehicle access over a lawn, landscaped or unpaved front or street side yard to parking or storage is prohibited. (Applies to residential zoning districts, residential districts of a specific plan or planned unit development, and property zoned or used for residential purposes.) (§ 4-13.03).

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