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Council directs attorneys to draft parking-on-grass ordinance after residents report ruts, unpermitted parking
Summary
After hearing resident complaints about vehicles, trailers and boats parked on lawns and public easements, the Lake Clarke Shores council gave consensus to town attorneys to draft a code amendment addressing parking on unpaved surfaces and temporary allowances for events.
The council discussed recurring resident complaints about vehicles, trailers and boats parked on lawns and other unpaved surfaces and asked legal staff to draft ordinances to regulate the practice.
Town staff and councilors said enforcement currently relies on citing maintenance issues and ruts where repeated parking deteriorates yards. Council member Christy Mosbach and others cited neighboring Village of Palm Springs parking code 34914 as an example that requires parking on improved surfaces. Staff recommended drafting code language to require vehicles, boats and trailers to be parked on impervious or semi-pervious surfaces, while allowing reasonable temporary exceptions — for example, guest parking for social events up to eight hours.
Council members noted the need to avoid unreasonable hardship where homeowners have multiple vehicles, limited driveway width, or are hosting guests. The council reached consensus (no formal roll-call vote required) for staff and town attorneys to draft an ordinance that would address permanent parking on lawns, define reasonable temporary exceptions, and propose enforceable standards for permitted surfaces and maintenance.
Ending: Staff will return with a proposed code amendment for council consideration, including draft language modeled on comparable local codes.
