(a) The parking of tractor trailers is prohibited within the Municipal limits, except when used in the normal course of business, for example the off-loading of a tractor trailer not to exceed a period of seven days, the transportation and hauling of goods from place to place which is the normal intended use of tractor trailers, or a business involved in the sale and purchase of tractor trailers. No person shall park or leave standing for more than two hours any commercial vehicle, semi-tractor, semitrailer on any street or highway in a Residential District of the Municipality, except for loading or unloading. Commercial vehicle shall be defined as any vehicle over 11,000 pounds gross vehicle weight or any vehicle with a height over eight feet. This section shall not apply to any vehicle owned or operated by officers, agents or employees of the Municipality, including fire trucks, maintenance vehicles and emergency vehicles, while on official business or when and where authorized by executive order of the Manager.
(b) It is hereby prohibited and deemed a violation of this section for a tractor trailer to be used as a substitute for a storage building, a place of business, a housing unit, a structure which is being used to primarily post or contain a sign, or in any other way for which the tractor trailer was not designed or for which it is being used as an apparent subterfuge to avoid the licensing or regulation of the end use of the tractor trailer. An example is using a tractor trailer as a storage structure (not its designed purpose) which prevents proper regulation of the storage structure by avoiding the building permit process of the Municipality.
(c) All tractor trailers shall be required to comply with all Municipal, State and Federal laws and shall not be used to store any hazardous materials which may be detrimental to the welfare of the citizens of the Municipality. Tractor trailers shall not be used as any type of building for human use, for the storage of goods or for a structure being used to primarily post or contain a sign.
(d) An exception to this section is a tractor trailer that has been converted for use as a construction office at a site that has a valid building permit. However, even in this case the tractor trailer is not allowed to adversely affect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Municipality.
(e) A tractor trailer as defined in this section shall constitute either the tractor or trailer if connected or the tractor or trailer if separated. The prohibition contained in this section apply with equal force to the tractor or trailer.
(f) No person shall park any trailer detached from a motor vehicle on any street in the Municipality. An attached trailer for the purpose of loading and unloading may be parked for a period not to exceed 4 hours in a 24-hour period. Overnight parking is prohibited.
(g) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree and shall be subject to the penalty provided in Section 408.01.
(Ord. 1-92. Passed 1-14-92; Ord. 23-03. Passed 6-6-03; Ord. 16-09. Passed 6-9-09; Ord. 18-10. Passed 9-28-10; Ord. 20-11. Passed 10-25-11.)