(A) For the purposes of this section, COMMERCIAL VEHICLE shall mean a motorized vehicle of 10,000 pounds or more gross vehicle weight or capability, a trailer capable of gross vehicle weight of 10,000 pounds or more, or a trailer which may be used for commercial purposes. Motor homes, recreational vehicles, and school buses owned or operated by the resident shall not be deemed COMMERCIAL VEHICLES under this chapter.
(B) Parking of one commercial vehicle shall be permitted as an accessory use to a single-family dwelling residential use upon a lot of one acre or less subject to the following requirements:
(1) The commercial vehicle must be actively used by a full-time resident of the single-family dwelling;
(2) The commercial vehicle shall be parked completely within the boundary lines of the lot on which the single-family dwelling exists; and
(3) The commercial vehicle shall not be parked in a way which blocks adequate sight distance for persons entering or exiting any public or private road and shall not be parked closer than 15 feet to the limit of a public right-of-way.
(C) Parking of no more than two commercial vehicles shall be permitted as an accessory use to a residential use upon a lot greater than one acre subject to the following requirements:
(1) The commercial vehicles must be actively used by a full-time resident of the dwelling;
(2) The commercial vehicles shall be parked completely within the boundary lines of the lot on which the residential use exists; and
(3) The commercial vehicles shall not be parked in a way which blocks adequate sight distance for persons entering or exiting any public or private road and shall not be parked closer than 15 feet to the limit of a public right-of-way.
(D) Outside the residence zones, parking of no more than five commercial vehicles shall be allowed as an accessory use to a residential use upon lots of ten acres or more subject to the following requirements:
(1) The commercial vehicles must be actively used or owned by a full-time resident of the dwelling;
(2) The commercial vehicles shall be parked completely within the boundary lines of the lot on which the residential use exists;
(3) The commercial vehicles shall not be parked in a way that blocks adequate sight distance for persons entering or exiting any public or private road and shall be parked no closer than 15 feet to the limit of a public right-of-way; and
(4) No more than two of the commercial vehicles shall be visible from the nearest public road or visible from the first floor of a residence on any adjoining property.
(E) Parking and storage of vehicles in any building is not intended to be limited by this chapter.
(Ord. 2019-06, passed 12-12-2019)