(a) As used in this Zoning Code, “recreational vehicle” means and includes the following, which are defined as follows:
(1) “Travel trailer,” which means a vehicular portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation uses, permanently identified as a travel trailer by the manufacturer;
(2) “Pick-up camper,” which means a structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pick-up or truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses;
(3) “Motor home,” which means a self-propelled recreational vehicle constructed with permanently installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and consumption of food, and for sleeping;
(4) “Folding tent trailer,” which means a canvas folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel and vacation uses;
(5) “Boats” and “boat trailers,” which mean and include boats, floats, snowmobiles and rafts, plus the normal equipment to transport the same on the streets and highways;
(6) “Trailer,” which means a cart or wagon designed to be pulled by an automobile, van, truck or tractor, for hauling boats, floats, rafts, canoes, snowmobiles, motorcycles and other recreational equipment and devices, as well as a cart or wagon used for utility purposes, i.e., hauling landscaping materials, furniture and household goods, plus the normal equipment to transport the same on the highway.
(7) Snowmobiles, ATV’s, and other similar motor-propelled vehicles, used primarily as recreational equipment, mounted on wheels, belt-tracks and/or runners, and the necessary equipment to transport the same on the highway.
(b) In order to minimize any deteriorating or adverse impact on adjacent properties, no recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored on any street or highway, or public or private property within the Village, except as hereinafter provided. Any owner of a recreational vehicle may park or store such vehicle on property owned by him or her in accordance with the following conditions:
(1) The recreational vehicle parked or stored shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas, or sanitary sewer facilities, and at no time shall said vehicle be used for living or housekeeping purposes.
(2) If the camping and recreational equipment is parked or stored in the open, it shall be parked or stored behind the front setback and three feet from side property line, if such an area can be reached without damage to buildings, terrain, trees or any permanent obstacle that is in the way. The camping and recreational vehicle must be parked on surface consisting of concrete, asphalt or compacted stone or gravel.
(3) All recreational vehicles must be kept in good repair and carry a current year's license and/or registration.
(4) No person shall make or cause to be made major repairs, alterations or conversions of recreational vehicles unless such repair, alteration or conversion is done in a completely screened area. Repairs of a major type are herein defined to include, but are not limited to, spray painting, body, plumbing, heating, spring and frame repairs, radiator repair, major overhauling of engines requiring the removing of the engine cylinder head or crankcase pan or removing the motor. The conversion of any vehicle is expressly prohibited.
(5) No materials of any nature may be stored beneath such recreational vehicle.
(6) When such vehicle is parked or stored outside of a garage in such approved or permitted location, the wheels shall be left on such vehicle or vehicle conveyance so that it may be moved in case of an emergency.
(7) No recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored unless it is titled to or leased or used exclusively by one of the permanent occupants of the residence where the recreational vehicle is located.
(8) In a corner lot, such vehicle shall be parked behind the rear setback, as far as possible from side-street.
(9) The temporary parking of recreational vehicles shall be permitted in the front yard for a period not to exceed a total of seventy-two hours in any consecutive fourteen day period. An extension of the seventy-two hour time period may be granted for special circumstances as determined appropriate by the Village Building Inspector.
(Ord. 73-94. Passed 10-4-94; Ord. 75-2018. Passed 10-16-18.)