This chapter shall be known as the "Pull-Off Parking Ordinance."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
PULL-OFF PARKING
Any area used for vehicular stopping, standing, or parking located
between the road curb or edge of traveled roadway and the adjacent private
property line.
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY
Property dedicated for public travel and utility use and owned by
the City of Royal Oak as shown on surveyor land plat maps recorded at the
Oakland County Register's Office in the State of Michigan.
No person shall improve any portion of the road right-of-way by laying
of any gravel, concrete, asphalt or other impervious surface without the previous
permission of the City, including all applicable agreements and permits.
Applications to improve any portion of the road right-of-way, adjacent
to single-family residences, by the laying of any concrete or asphalt surface
shall be made to the City Engineer or designee and the Traffic Committee (established
by Ordinance 90-12). The City Engineer shall establish the application for pull-off
parking. Incomplete applications will not be accepted by the City.
The Traffic Committee shall review the application and the recommendation
of the City Engineer and shall forward its recommendation to the City Commission
for approval, denial or approval with conditions.
The applicant shall pay all applicable fees necessary to cover the City's
expenses. The fees shall be set by resolution of the City Commission. Applications
for pull-off parking will not be accepted by the City unless the fee is paid
to the City Treasurer.
A violation of this chapter is a civil infraction, punishable by fine
of $100 for each day the violation occurs, plus the cost of prosecution.