A. Existing parking strips, when damaged or removed by Midvale City or public utility company activities, shall be repaired at the sole expense of the entity that caused said damage, either directly or indirectly, and shall not involve any private property owner expense.

B. Restoration options for damaged or removed parking strips shall include city-approved grass and trees and these options shall be the preferred choices. Secondary options shall be broomed concrete, patterned brick, patterned concrete and approved ground cover.

C. All parking strips wherever located in the city shall be maintained by the property owner in a manner that will not in any way obstruct the passage of individuals from the street to the sidewalk.

D. Parking strips shall be kept free and clear of obstructions of any nature that may in any way hinder the travel or passage of individuals thereon.

E. Parking strip grades shall be maintained at a level equal to that of the adjoining sidewalk.

F. The following shall not be allowed in parking strips: tall plants and/or weeds, vegetable gardens, sand or small gravel, asphalt and large boulders or stones or other similar objects.

G. Existing exceptions to the present section requirements which have been made prior to the passage of the ordinance amending this section shall not be required to be changed. However, uneven surfaces that exist between parking strips and sidewalks should be corrected.

H. Proposed parking strip planting and changes must receive city approval prior to said planting or change. Any property owner, entity or individual who intends to change or replant a parking strip shall first apply to the city for a no fee permit and the city shall provide said owner, entity or individual, within a reasonable period of time, appropriate guidance and assistance as to the type of material that may or may not be planted.

I. Property owners, entities and individuals who plant non-city-approved trees shall assume and be responsible for any damage or loss caused as a result of said trees’ growth and shall be liable and shall reimburse the city for all costs incurred by the city to repair and remedy said damage or loss. A list of non-city-approved trees is available through the Midvale City public works and community and economic development departments.

J. All expenses and costs incurred in the planting of parking strips shall be solely borne by the individual or entity that undertakes said planting and shall be accomplished at no expense to the city.

K. Persons or entities found in violation of the terms of this section shall be required to comply with the section and to assume and pay the costs associated with such compliance to include any costs or expenses incurred by Midvale City if the city is required to bring a parking strip into compliance with the requirements of this section.

Any person or entity found in violation of this section on two or more occasions may be subject to a class C misdemeanor. (Ord. 7/25/2006O-11; Ord. 7-26-94B; Code 1975 § 11-372)