a. Screening Required. All equipment, materials or vehicles on private property zoned for residential use shall be screened substantially from adjacent property and from public view, unless an exception under paragraph b. applies. Screening requirements for non-residential properties shall be as specified in the Town’s zoning ordinance and/or any applicable land use permit, development plan or similar land use approval.
b. Exceptions. The following are exceptions to the general screening requirement established in subsection 4-4.4a.
1. A passenger vehicle, pick-up truck or van with a length of twenty feet or less and a gross vehicle weight rating of eleven thousand five hundred (11,500) pounds or less parked in a carport, paved driveway area or other approved offstreet parking area of a residential property.
2. Equipment or materials placed for loading or unloading for a period not to exceed eight (8) hours.
3. Construction materials, equipment or vehicles parked or stored at a work site while construction is occurring pursuant to a valid building permit.
4. A vehicle, equipment or material stored or parked on private property pursuant to a valid land use permit or otherwise consistent with the Town’s zoning ordinance.
5. A recreational vehicle or motor home registered to the resident, parked in a carport, paved driveway or other approved offstreet parking area of a residential property for a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) consecutive hours for the purpose of loading or unloading before or after a trip.
6. A recreational vehicle or motor home registered to a guest of a resident, parked in a carport, paved driveway or other approved offstreet parking area of a residential property for a period not to exceed seven (7) days, with at least seven consecutive calendar days between uses of this exception.
(Ord. #04-02 §1 (part); Ord. #41-84, §8-4104)