(A) For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANTIQUE VEHICLE. A motor vehicle that is more than 25 years of age or a bona fide replica thereof and which is driven on the highways only going to and returning from and antique auto show or exhibition, or for servicing or demonstration, or as firefighting vehicle more than 20 years old which is not used as firefighting equipment, but is used only for the purpose of exhibition or demonstration.
BUS. Every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten passengers and used for the transportation of persons; and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.
CAMPER. A recreational motor vehicle of the Second Division converted or equipped and primarily used for living quarters or for human habitation, rather than for the transportation of freight, goods, wares and merchandise and not used as a commercial vehicle.
CAMPING TRAILER. A trailer, not used commercially, constructed with partial side walls which fold for towing and unfold to provide temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use and of a size or weight not requiring an over-dimension permit when towed on a highway.
COMMUTER VAN. A motor vehicle having a capacity of 12 to 15 persons owned or leased by a company or an employee organization and operated on a non-profit basis with the primary purpose of transporting employees of the company between the employees’ home and the company’s place of business or public transportation station and in which the operating, administrative, maintenance and reasonable depreciation costs are paid principally by the persons utilizing the van.
EXPLOSIVES. Any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities or packing that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion or by detonator of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous object or of destroying life or limbs.
FLAMMABLE LIQUID. Any liquid which has a flash point of 70°F or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.
HOUSE CAR. A recreational motor vehicle of the First Division converted or equipped and primarily used for living quarters or for human habitation, rather than as a passenger car and not used as a commercial vehicle.
HOUSE-TRAILER.
(a) A recreational trailer or semitrailer equipped and used for living quarters or for human habitation, temporarily or permanently, rather than for the transportation of freight, goods, wares and merchandise; or
(b) A house trailer or a semitrailer which is used commercially, temporarily or permanently, that is, for the advertising, sales, display or promotion of merchandise or services, or for any other commercial purpose, except the transportation of property for hire or the transportation of property for distribution by a private carrier.
MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME or VAN. A self- contained motor vehicle, not used commercially, designed or permanently converted to provide living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, with direct walk through access to the living quarters form the driver’s seat.
MOTOR VEHICLE. Every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained form overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails. For this chapter, MOTOR VEHICLES are divided into two divisions:
(a) FIRST DIVISION. Those motor vehicles which are designed for the carrying of not more than ten persons.
(b) SECOND DIVISION. Those motor vehicles which are designed for carrying more than ten persons, those designed for living quarter and those motor vehicles which are designed for pulling or carrying freight or cargo, and those motor vehicles of the First Division remodeled for use and used as motor vehicles of the Second Division.
MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE. A passenger carrying vehicle which is constructed either on a truck chassis or with special features for occasional off-road operation.
NON-COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. Any vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle.
OWNER. A person who holds legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of the motor vehicle is entitled to possession, then the conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this chapter.
PARK or PARKING. Standing of a vehicle whether occupied or not, and whether with motor running or not, otherwise than when temporarily and actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.
PASSENGER CARS. A motor vehicle of the First Division including a multipurpose passenger vehicle, that is designed for carrying not more than ten persons.
POLE TRAILER. Every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or pole, or by being boomed or otherwise secured to the towing vehicle, and ordinarily used for transporting long or irregularly shaped loads such as poles, pipes or structural members capable, generally, of sustaining themselves as beams between the supporting connections.
PRIVATE LIVING COACH. A recreational motor vehicle of the Second Division equipped and primarily used for living quarters, human habitation or for mobile living, rather than for the transportation of persons, with direct access to the living quarters from the driver’s seat and not used as a commercial vehicle.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. Every vehicle originally designed or permanently converted
and primarily used for living quarters or for human habitation and not used as a commercial vehicle, including any house car, house trailer, camper or private living coach.
ROAD TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon either independently or any part of the weight of a vehicle or load so drawn.
SEMITRAILER. Every vehicle without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so construed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle.
TOW TRUCK. Every truck designed or altered and equipped for and used to push, tow, carry or draw disabled vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, towbar, towline or auxiliary axle and to render assistance to disable vehicles.
TRAILER. Every vehicle without motive power in operation, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.
TRAVEL TRAILER. A trailer, not used commercially, designed to provide living quarters, for recreational, camping or travel use and of a size or weight not requiring an over-dimension permit when towed on a highway.
TRUCK. Every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
TRUCK CAMPER. A truck, not used commercially, when equipped with a portable unit designed to be loaded onto the bed which is construed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, travel or camping use.
TRUCK TRACTOR. Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn.
TRUCKSTER. Every motor vehicle or motorcycle with three wheels designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.
VEHICLE. Every device, in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved by human power, devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks and snowmobiles as defined in the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act.
(B) (1) Prohibited parking.
(a) Parking of any of the following designated vehicles upon any lot in residential district is prohibited:
1. Buses;
2. Commercial vehicles, over three-fourths ton capacity;
3. Commuter vans;
4. Pole trailers;
5. Road tractors;
6. Tow trucks; and
7. Truck tractors.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, within the R-3 district, no more than one of the following vehicles may be parked on any lot:
1. Commercial vehicles, up to and including one ton capacity;
2. Tow-trucks; and
3. Truck tractors.
(2) Restricted parking.
(a) Parking of any of the following vehicles upon any lot in a residential district is permitted, provided:
1. No more than two vehicles are parked on any one lot within the district; and
2. No portion of the vehicle shall extend closer than 15 feet from the nearest edge of pavement of any street or three feet from the nearest edge of any public sidewalk, whichever is furthest from the street line:
a. Antique vehicles;
b. Camping trailers;
c. Commercial vehicles, including and under three-fourths ton capacity;
d. House cars;
e. House trailers;
f. Motor home, mini motor homes and van campers;
g. Private living coaches;
h. Recreational vehicles;
i. Semi trailers;
j. Travel trailers;
k. Truck campers;
l. Trailers.
(b) The following language shall not be construed to permit parking of any commercial vehicle in a residential district, except as set forth above.
(3) Living use. The use of a recreational vehicle, commuter van, bus, semitrailer, private living coach, house car or camper as an accessory building or for human habitation upon any lot is prohibited, except where permitted as a special use.
(4) Permitted parking limited. The parking of more than four permitted motor vehicles on any lot outside of a garage of similar enclosure is prohibited.
(5) Front yard parking. Parking in the required front yard of any lot shall be limited to an area prepared with an impervious surface or graded crushed stone with a width no greater than 30% of the lot width at the front building line. This provision in no way supercedes any other section of the municipal code or building code with regard to required driveways and where there is a conflict the more restrictive ordinance applies.
(6) Explosive. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the storage of explosives within or upon any vehicle for which parking is permitted under division (B)(2) above is strictly prohibited.
(1981 Code, Art. IV, N) (Ord. passed 12- -1986; Am. Ord. 87-28, passed 12-21-1987) Penalty, see § 157.999