(a) Definitions. “Trailer/Recreational vehicle” which is defined herein means a vehicular portable structure that meets all of the following conditions:
(1) It is designed for the sole purpose of recreational travel.
(2) It is not used for the purpose of engaging in business for profit.
(3) It is not used for the purpose of engaging in intrastate commerce.
(4) It is not used for the purpose of commerce as defined in 49 C.F.R. 383.5, as amended.
(5) It is not regulated by the public utilities commission pursuant to Chapter 4905, 4921, or 4923 of the Ohio Revised Code.
(6) It is classed as one of the following:
A. “Travel trailer” or “house trailer” means a non-self-propelled recreational vehicle that does not exceed an overall length of forty feet, exclusive of bumper and tongue or coupling. “Travel trailer” includes a tent-type fold-out camping trailer as defined in Section 4517.01 of the Ohio Revised Code.
B. “Motor home” means a self-propelled recreational vehicle that has no fifth wheel and is constructed with permanently installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and consuming of food, and for sleeping.
C. “Truck camper” means a non-self-propelled recreational vehicle that does not have wheels for road use and is designed to be placed upon and attached to a motor vehicle. “Truck camper” does not include truck covers that consist of walls and a roof, but do not have floors and facilities enabling them to be used as a dwelling.
D. “Fifth wheel trailer” means a vehicle that is of such size and weight as to be movable without a special highway permit, that is constructed with a raised forward section that allows a bi-level floor plan, and that is designed to be towed by a vehicle equipped with a fifth-wheel hitch ordinarily installed in the bed of a truck.
(b) Parking and Occupying Prohibited; Storage Requirements. Except as provided in subsection (c) below, no person shall park or occupy any trailer on any premises in any district outside an approved trailer park. The parking of an unoccupied trailer in an accessory private garage building, or in a rear yard in any district, shall be permitted, provided no living quarters are maintained or any business conducted in such trailer while so parked or stored.
(c) Two-Hour Emergency Parking. Emergency or temporary stopping or parking of a trailer shall be permitted on any street, alley, or highway for not longer than two hours, subject to any other and further prohibitions, regulations, or limitations imposed by the traffic and parking regulations or ordinances for such street, alley, or highway.
(d) Wheels Not to be Removed. In any district, the wheels of any trailer shall not be removed, except for repairs, nor shall any trailer be otherwise permanently fixed to the ground in a manner that would prevent is removal.
(e) A trailer may not be connected to water or electricity for more than forty-eight (48) hours in a seven (7) day period.
(f) No more than one “Trailer/Recreational Vehicle” may be stored on a residential lot.
(g) A “tent type” camper must be stored in the closed position.
(h) When stored for the off-season, recreational vehicles shall be covered to a point at least halfway down the door.
(i) No trailer/recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored for a period in excess of one week when any such motor vehicle:
(1) Does not bear a current registration plate; and/or
(2) Is not in operating condition.
(3) Such recreational vehicles may be parked or stored for a period in excess of seven days if parked or stored within an enclosed building.
(j) Upon violation, a notice will be given to the homeowner that after a fifteen (15) day period, the City has the right to impound the trailer/recreational vehicle, in addition to other penalties that might be assessed.
(Ord. 60-21. Passed 12-13-21.)