(a) A person commits an offense if the person parks or stands or allows the parking or standing of a recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer at any place within a residential zone, unless it meets the following requirements (recreational vehicles, boats and utility trailers parked on the street are required to comply with divisions (a)(4), (b), and (c) only):
(1) Such equipment shall be located beside or behind the primary structure and back from the nearest corner of the front facade of the house a minimum of ten (10) feet (if such equipment is six (6) feet or less in height, the ten (10) foot minimum setback shall not apply);
(2) On lots less than one and one-half (1.5) acres, it shall be parked on an approved surface of concrete, asphalt, stabilized gravel, or pave stones, or other surface approved by the Code Enforcement Officer;
(3) On lots less than one and one-half (1.5) acres, equipment taller than eight (8) feet above grade shall respect a three (3) foot setback from all side and rear property lines;
(4) Loading and unloading. Notwithstanding other requirements of this section, such equipment may be parked anywhere in a residential zone for a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours for the purpose of loading and unloading only. Safety exception: No parking shall be allowed for loading and unloading on a street with a pavement width of less than fifteen (15) feet without first providing notice to the City of Chico's Police Department and obtaining a written permit.
(b) Living or sleeping. No such equipment shall be occupied or be used for living, sleeping, or residency when parked or stored on any lot not approved for such purposes. Exception: In conjunction with an extended parking registration.
(c) Connection to the city's water or sewer systems is prohibited. This includes the prohibition of "dumping" of waste into the city's sewer system. Exception: In conjunction with an extended parking registration.
(Ord. 3-15-2022-1, passed 3-15- 22)