The provision of parking space, either open or enclosed, for the parking or storage of vehicles in a residential zoning district or planned district for residential uses shall be subject to the following:
(a) Commercial Vehicles. Not more than one truck limited to being a two-axle, four-tired pickup, panel or light truck and which has operating characteristics similar to those of a passenger car shall be allowed per one dwelling unit. Trucks having dual tires on one or more axles, or having more than two axles, designed for the transportation of cargo and including tractor-trucks, trailers, and semi-trailers, shall not be permitted on a lot or parked on a street or alley in a residential area.
(b) Parking of Semi-Trailers, Travel Trailers, or Other Trailer or Motor Home. The parking of recreational equipment, including but not limited to travel trailers, motor homes, pickup campers, folding tent trailers, boats or boat trailers, and other similar recreational equipment, semi-trailers, travel trailers, or other trailers or motor homes shall not be permitted on any street within Commercial Point, other than for the purpose of loading or unloading. When parked on property in a residential district for the purpose of loading or unloading, travel trailers, motor homes, boats or boat trailers, and other similar recreational vehicles shall not exceed a loading or unloading time of 72 consecutive hours. Such recreational equipment shall not be stored in any residential district unless located within an enclosed structure or, if stored outside, unless all of the following requirements are satisfied:
(1) Such recreational equipment shall be stored behind the building line and shall not be stored within a required side yard or within ten feet of the rear property line.
(2) Not more than one piece of recreational equipment shall be permitted to be stored outside on a parcel containing a single family or two-family dwelling. All recreational vehicles must be registered and licensed (if applicable) to the resident of the property on which the items are parked or stored. For the purposes of this chapter, a boat stored on a boat trailer shall be deemed one piece of recreational equipment. For multi-family uses, an area to accommodate not more than one piece of recreational equipment for each 15 dwelling units shall be provided and meet the screening requirements herein.
(3) All recreational equipment stored outside shall be screened from view from all contiguous dwellings and public right-of-ways by suitable screening. Screening shall consist of walls, fences, natural vegetation or any combination thereof acceptable to the Planning and Zoning Administrator and with an opacity of no less than 75%. Screening shall meet the requirements of § 1181.07. Landscaping provided in lieu of such wall or fence shall consist of dense evergreen bushes. All landscaping material shall be maintained in proper and healthful condition. Property owners shall maintain landscaped areas for a proper, neat, and orderly appearance and free from refuse and debris.
(4) Recreational equipment shall not be occupied or used for living, sleeping, housekeeping, storage, or business purposes.
(c) Inoperable Vehicles. Requirements regarding inoperable vehicles are found in the Codified Ordinances of Commercial Point, Part Six, General Offences Code § 660.07.
(d) Garages Required. Garages shall be required in all residential districts subject to the following standards:
(1) For all single-family dwellings of 1,100 square feet or greater and for each unit of all duplexes at least one of the required spaces shall be in a completely enclosed garage.
(2) For multi-family dwellings, at least one space shall be provided in a completely enclosed garage for each dwelling unit provided.
(Ord. 2020-10, passed 6-15-2020)