In Madison residential districts you may only park in the front yard on a paved driveway no wider than an attached garage (or one-third of lot width where there is no such garage). Parking on the lawn or unpaved yard is prohibited.
Code Sec. 32-134 prohibits parking in the yard between the street and the house except on a paved driveway not exceeding the width of an attached garage facing the street, or one-third of the lot width where none exists. Parking on any other yard portion or on a lawn is prohibited, and combined driveways/pads may not cover more than 50 percent of the front-yard area. Exceptions include lots over one acre, side/rear yards behind a six-foot opaque fence, gatherings, and short-term (under six hours) repairs. Corner lots may park one vehicle on an unpaved side at least 20 feet from the cartway.
The property owner is the violator. Violators get a ten-day warning notice; no citation issues unless the party received at least two warning notices in the previous 12 months (Sec. 32-134).
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