(a) The open storage or parking of vehicles on one-family residential zoned land shall be subject to the following provisions:
(1) Parking or storing of operable and licensed private passenger vehicles may be permitted when the vehicle is used and/or licensed by the family or person occupying the principal use. The parking or storing of inoperative vehicles is prohibited. The term "licensed private passenger vehicles" shall not include conveyances or vehicles equipped for living or camping purposes, nor conveyances or vehicles capable of transporting more than ten passengers.
(2) Recreational vehicles, including, but not limited to, boats, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, truck campers, travel trailers, motor homes and utility trailers (as well as their trailers for carriage or storage) may be stored or parked on any lot or parcel in the R or RT Residential Districts subject to the following requirements:
A. Recreational vehicles stored or parked shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas or a sanitary sewer, and at no time shall such vehicles be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
B. Recreational vehicles not stored or parked in a garage shall be stored or parked in a rear yard or non-required side yard, provided that the minimum required side yard shall be maintained from the vehicle to the side lot line.
C. Other than in an enclosed building, no person shall park or store more than two recreational vehicles upon any R or RT residential lot or parcel. Vehicles used in conjunction with one another, such as a boat mounted on a trailer, shall be considered one recreational vehicle.
D. Recreational vehicles may occupy a required side yard or front yard for a period not to exceed 48 hours for loading and unloading purposes, provided that such location does not obstruct the view of driveways from vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
E. The storage or parking of recreational vehicles on a residential lot or parcel for more than 48 hours shall be limited to only those vehicles owned by, and licensed or registered to, the occupant of the residential lot or parcel on which the vehicle is parked or stored.
F. The recreational vehicle must be fully operable, insured, readily movable, kept in good repair, and must display the current license plate and/or registration, if required by the State of Michigan.
G. Recreational vehicles must be parked or stored on a storage pad, constructed of either concrete, asphalt, patio blocks, stone, gravel or similar materials, and shall be of sufficient size to be totally under the vehicle. The storage pads shall be constructed and maintained in order to properly hold the vehicle, and to prohibit the possibility of any vegetation growing under the vehicle.
H. No person shall park or store any recreational vehicle upon any public property, including the planting area between the sidewalk and the curb, sidewalks, rights-of-way and public streets, except for the purpose of loading and unloading, as specified in paragraph (a)(2)D. hereof.
(3) In residential areas, storage or parking of no more than one commercial vehicle of a rated capacity not exceeding three-quarter ton is permitted.
(4) In the case of multiple-family developments, the Planning Commission and Township Board, after site plan review, may require a screened area, in addition to required off-street parking spaces, for the parking or storage of recreation vehicles within the site.
(5) A. Definition of parking. "Parking means to put or leave, for a period of time, a motor vehicle upon land unattended by an operator thereof.
B. Definition of storage. "Storage" means to put or leave, for future use, a motor vehicle upon land unattended by the operator thereof.
(Ord. Passed 10-30-23.)