Sec. 13-7(c). - General rules and exceptions.
The requirements in section 13-7(b) are subject to the following general rules and exceptions:
(1) In the residential (R) districts, no parking of motor vehicles shall be allowed in any yard with the following exceptions:
a. Vehicles may be parked on a paved or concrete driveway.
b. Vehicles may be parked between the driveway and the side property line nearest the driveway and on an impervious surface, which surface is comprised of the same materials of the driveway, so long as they do not encroach on neighboring properties and the vehicle(s) is operable and has current motor registration.
(2) No major recreational equipment such as boats and boat trailers, travel trailers, campers, and similar items, or trailers of any kind, except for utility trailers that do not exceed ten (10) feet and are empty of all debris and equipment, shall be parked or stored on any street or on any yard in any residential district with the following exceptions:
a. They may be parked on a paved or concrete driveway provided they are at least twenty (20) feet from the street. However, utility trailers that do not exceed ten (10) feet and are empty of all debris and equipment may be parked on paved or concrete driveway provided that such trailer is ten (10) feet from the street.
b. They may be parked between the driveway and the side property line nearest the driveway on a hard surface (no grassed areas), provided they are at least twenty (20) feet from the street and the grass and surrounding property is properly maintained, and provided they do not encroach on neighboring properties and the vehicle is operable and has current motor registration.
c. They may be parked in the front yard of a corner lot on a hard surface (no grassed areas), which is to the side of or at the end of the house, provided they area at least thirty (30) feet from the street, provided they do not extend beyond the front of the house and the grass and surrounding property is properly maintained, and provided they do no encroach on neighboring properties and the vehicle is operable and has current motor registration.
(3) Noncompliant vehicles shall not be parked or stored in any residential zone other than in a completely enclosed garage.
(4) No commercial vehicle classified as a Class 3 or greater, except for a heavy duty pickup which has neither a bed nor any equipment, excluding an antenna, extending more than twenty-four (24) inches above the roof of the cab; or any trailer that exceeds sixteen (16) feet in length shall be parked or stored at any residence or on any street in residential zones, except for immediate service and delivery purposes. The chart, which is incorporated as part of this section, is included for clarity and illustration purposes.
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a. Subsection (4) of this section shall not apply to utility trucks of entities, which are regulated by the Mississippi Public Service Commission, and such truck is designated as the on-call emergency vehicle of the entity provided that the truck is parked on the residential property in the driveway on a hard surface at all times.
b. Towing or wrecker companies, which are currently included on the Southaven Police Department wrecker rotation as approved the Southaven Board of Alderman and in current compliance with all criteria set forth by the Southaven Police Department for the wrecker rotation may be granted an exception to allow one (1) on call wrecker per company to be parked in residential zones, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The towing vehicle/wrecker is classified as a class A light duty wrecker, which is used for towing vehicles weighing seven thousand (7,000) pounds or less (i.e. passenger cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles, small trailers, and similar vehicles); or
(2) The towing vehicle/wrecker is classified as a conventional wrecker and meets one (1) of the following criteria:
(i) Minimum gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of not less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds; or
(ii) Individual boom capacity of not less than eight thousand (8,000) pounds as rated by the manufacturer; or
(iii) Individual PTO or hydraulic power winch capacity of not less than eight thousand (8,000) pounds as rated by the manufacturer; or
(iv) Manufactured wheel-lift with a retracting, lifting capacity of not less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) pounds as rated by the manufacturer; or
(3) The towing vehicle/wrecker is classified as a rollback wrecker and meets one (1) of the following criteria:
(i) Minimum gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of not less than eleven thousand (11,000) pounds; or
(ii) Must have at least an eight thousand (8,000) pound winch as rated by the manufacturer.
c. The on-call wrecker shall be parked on the residential property in the driveway on a hard surface at all times. At no point shall the wrecker be permitted to park on the street or yard.
d. The on-call wrecker shall have the Southaven Police Department issued on call permit in clear view at all times while parked in a residential zone.
e. The City of Southaven Police Department reserves the right to revoke the exception granted under this section and/or the on-call permit issued by the Southaven Police Department if the wrecker service fails to comply with any requirement or policy of the Southaven Police Department or any provision set forth in the City of Southaven Ordinances. In addition, if the on-call vehicle is deemed a nuisance by the City of Southaven and/or three (3) or more contiguous or adjacent land owners where the on-call wrecker is parked sign and file a petition with the city planning department requesting that the on-call wrecker be removed, the on-call wrecker shall be removed by the owner within twenty-four (24) hours. In the event the owner does not remove the on-call wrecker within twenty-four (24) hours, the owner shall be issued a citation in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) and the city shall have the right to tow the on -call wrecker.
(5) If the existing use of a building or structure shall be increased by the addition of dwelling units, gross floor area, seating capacity or any other measure to increase intensity of use, the provisions of this chapter shall only apply to the extent of such increase in use.
(6) In computing the number of parking spaces required, the following rules shall govern:
a. Where fractional spaces result, the parking spaces required shall be the next larges whole number.
b. In the case of mixed use, the parking spaces required shall equal the sum of the requirements of the various uses computed separately.
(7) Required parking lots shall be of a hard surface, asphalt or concrete, properly marked and with adequate circulation area.
(Amd. of 12-7-10(2), §§ 1, 2; Res. of 12-5-17; Res. of 10-6-20(7); Res. of 2-2-21(2); Res. of 2-2-21(3); Res. of 2-16-21(1); Res. of 1-3-24(1); Res. of 5-21-24(1); Res. of 2-4-25(1))
