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2 152.179 (A)(3) (3) All vehicles, as defined in § 152.008, parked on any lot in an R-l, R-1A, R-2, or R- 3 District must be parked on a surface paved with asphalt or bituminous material, concrete, cement, brick, or other paved surface, or on a gravel driveway located in the front yard. Deletes the reference to gravel driveways, not allowed by other sections of the code (cf 152.179 (C)(3). 152.179 (C)(2) (2) Driveway setback. Residential driveways enlarged or reconfigured after the date of Ordinance adoptions, shall be setback a minimum of 5 feet from the property lines, unless otherwise authorized by the City Engineer or Public Works Director in which case a driveway may be located a minimum of 3 feet from the property lines. Eliminates the current “Engineer’s exception” as being confusing, and lacking standards for approval or denial. Legitimate needs for lesser setbacks should be pursued by variance under those specific rules. 155.03 BILLBOARD: A sign which directs attention to a business, community service, or entertainment not exclusively related to the premises where such sign is located (See definition of ON OFF-PREMISES MESSAGES. Corrects a reference in the definitions for Billboards as “Off-Premise” Signs. 155.23(F) (F) Non-commercial signs exemption. All non-commercial signs of any size may be posted in any number from 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year until 10 days following the state general election. For local elections, which are usually held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd- numbered years, all non-commercial signs of any size may be posted for 4 weeks prior to a local election until 5 days following the local election. These exempted non- commercial signs are not allowed to be placed within 10 feet from the curb and 10 feet from the property lines. If these signs are placed in violation of these setbacks, they will be removed by the City Code Inspector. The statutes carve out a period around statewide elections in which “non- commercial” signs – usually political, message, or opinion signs are allowed without local regulation. The statutes allow local elections in off years to have different restrictions. However, this rule is confusing, This change correlates the local rules with the statewide rules. 155.27(A) (A) Ground signs are permitted in all districts but only to the extent permitted in this section and in the District Schedules st forth in Section 155.29 155.30. Corrects an internal code reference.