1163.05 PARKING COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS.
(a) General. A commercial vehicle or a recreational vehicle, as defined by this Code, may be parked upon a lot in a residential district only in compliance with the following provisions:
(1) Any commercial vehicle which is designed to carry a load of more than one (1) ton or a recreational vehicle which exceeds twenty-eight (28) feet in overall length, eight (8) feet in width, and eleven (11) feet in height shall only be stored within a completely enclosed building.
(2) A commercial vehicle or a recreational vehicle shall not be parked or stored on a lot unless a dwelling has been constructed on the lot.
(3) A recreational vehicle shall only be parked upon a lot if the vehicle is titled or leased in the name of a person whose permanent residence is located on the same lot, except that a recreational vehicle which is not owned by a resident person may be parked on the lot for not more than five (5) consecutive days.
(4) All commercial vehicles and recreational vehicles shall at all times be operable, maintained in good repair, and shall bear current license and registration as required by the laws of the State of Ohio.
(5) Major repairs (including but not limited to body or frame repairs, major overhaul of engine involving engine or removal of engine), alterations, or conversions shall not be made to a commercial vehicle or recreational vehicle on a lot in a residential district except in a completely enclosed building.
(6) No more than two (2) vehicles which are commercial vehicles or recreational vehicles shall be stored on a lot at any one time.
(7) No provision of this Section 1163.05
shall be interpreted or construed or enforced in a manner which prevents the normal delivery, construction, or other service to a legal lot, use, or building by a commercial vehicle.
(8) For purposes of loading or unloading, for a period of not more than forty- eight (48) hours in any one week, a recreational vehicle may be parked on a driveway in the front yard, but as close to the front setback line as possible.
(b) Outside Storage Permitted. A commercial vehicle which is designed to carry a load of no more than one (1) ton, or a recreational vehicle which does not exceed twenty-eight (28) feet in overall length, eight (8) feet in width, and eleven (11) feet in height, may be parked upon a lot in a residential district outside of a completely enclosed building only in compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) hereof and in compliance with the following provisions:
(1) A commercial vehicle or a recreational vehicle shall only be parked on an area of the lot which is:
A. Not closer to the front line of the lot than the front setback line.
B. Not closer to the side or rear line of the lot than the side or rear setback line.
(2) Where a recreational vehicle is parked or stored outside of a completely enclosed building and within thirty (30) feet of any property line, the owner shall install the following screening materials between the vehicle and the property lines:
A. A solid board fence, either stockade, board-on-board, or other as approved by the Director of Planning and Zoning, six (6) feet in height and extending the full length of the vehicle;
B. Evergreen shrubs, no less than two (2) feet in height at the time of planting and not less than four (4) feet center on center.
C. The owner shall submit a plan for the fence and landscaping. The Director of Planning and Zoning shall review the plan prior to issuance of zoning approval or building permit.
(Ord. 2000-143. Passed 6-26-00.)