Council to add 'rear' to parking code so backyard trailers must sit on a pad

Safety Director Dan Chafin told councilors the proposed amendment to Section 152.033 results from a resident complaint about a trailer parked in a backyard on a cul‑de‑sac. The existing vehicle parking code referenced front and side yards but lacked explicit "rear" language; zoning staff had interpreted that a pad was required. Chafin said the simplest fix was to add the single word "rear," so the code would explicitly require vehicles to be parked on a pad in front, rear, or side yards.