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ORDINANCE NO. 1397 SERIES 2002 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.20.160 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT THE PARKING OR STORAGE OF TRAILERS AND SIMILAR NON-MOTORIZED APPARATUS WITHIN FRONT AND SIDE YARDS. WHEREAS, pursuant to state law, including but not limited to C.R.S. {}31-23-301 et seq., the City is authorized to regulate the uses of land within the City for the purposes of, b~ way of example and not limitation, conserving the value of buildings and land; encouraging the appropriate use of land; ensuring compatibility of uses; and promoting health, safety and general welfare; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such authority and for such purposes, the City Council desires to prohibit the parking or storage of trailers and similar non-motorized apparatus within front and side yards within the City. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 17.20.160 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (words to be added are underlined; words to be deleted are stricken through): Sec. 17.20.160. Parking limitations on front and side yards. A. It is unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle, or for any person as owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of any residential lot to permit a motor vehicle to be parked, in the front yard of a residential lot except on the paved driveway which is intended for parking or access to the garage or carport. Further, On residential comer lots, no motor vehicle may be parked in the side yard of a residential lm~a; .... * *" *~'~ street unless the side yard is enclosed with a privacy fence six feet in height constructed in full compliance with this Code, including vision clearance requirements. B. It is unlawful for any person to park a trailer, or for any person as owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of any residential lot to permit a trailer to be parked, in the front yard of a residential lot for more than 72 consecutive hours. Further, no trailer may be parked in the side yard of a residential lot unless the side yard is enclosed with a privacy fence at least four feet but no more than six feet in height~ constructed in full compliance with this Code, including vision clearancc requirements. BC. For the purposes of this section.'~ "motor vehicle" has the meaning set out in the Model Traffic Code for Colorado Municipalities as from time to time adopted by ordinance of the city council. For purposes of this section, "trailer"