Grain Valley council advances ordinance to limit rear-yard parking on smaller lots after public hearing

The Grain Valley City Council on Monday advanced a zoning amendment that would limit rear-yard parking in residential lots smaller than 0.75 acres to no more than two of a defined list of items, unless the items are not readily visible from a public place or surrounding private property. The council approved the measure on its first reading and will bring it back by title only for a second reading.

The proposed amendment to City Code Chapter 400, Section 400.29 would allow no more than two of the following to be parked in the rear yard on lots under 0.75 acres: automobiles, boats, unloaded utility trailers, recreation vehicles, nonmotorized campers (including fifth-wheel and bumper-pull trailers), hybrid trailers, pop-up campers and teardrop trailers. The ordinance includes an exception that removes the restriction if the item is stored on private property…