A. Commercial Vehicle; Permit; Criteria: It is a civil traffic violation to park or store a commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) in excess of sixteen thousand (16,000) pounds, or a tractor, semitrailer, trailer or bus, on any thoroughfare, alley, parking lot, garage or lot in a residential area or zone, except as may be necessary to carry out lawful commercial purposes to load, unload, deliver or make a service call, or except as may be necessary in an emergency. The owner of a tractor trailer may park the tractor, excluding trailer, on his or her private residential property. The planning and zoning director shall issue a special parking permit; provided, that the following criteria are met:
1. The owner shall pay a permit fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) for each calendar year.
2. No more than one tractor shall be parked on said property.
B. Motor Home, Recreational Vehicle; Permit; Criteria: The owner of a motor home, or recreational vehicle may park said vehicle on his or her private residential property; provided, that the following criteria are met:
1. The vehicle shall not be parked on a vacant lot, public right of way or easement.
2. The vehicle shall be parked only in a side yard or rear yard of any one lot.
3. The vehicle shall not be located closer than seven feet (7') to any side or rear lot line.
4. The vehicle shall not be used for business purposes.
5. The vehicle shall not be used for living quarters or connected to utilities for more than thirty (30) days in any calendar year.
6. The vehicle shall be parked in a manner that complies with the uniform fire code adopted by the city of Eloy.
7. No more than two (2) motor homes or recreational vehicles are allowed to be parked on any single lot.
C. Parking On Residential Property Owned By Another; Permit: An owner of a motor home or recreational vehicle may park said vehicle on residential property owned by another person upon issuance of a special parking permit. The planning and zoning director shall issue a special parking permit provided that the following criteria are met:
1. The owner shall pay a permit fee of twenty five dollars ($25.00) for each calendar year and for each permit.
2. The owner shall produce written permission from the residential property owner.
3. The vehicle shall not be parked on a vacant lot.
4. The vehicle shall be parked only in a side yard or rear yard of any one lot.
5. The vehicle shall not be located closer than seven feet (7') to any side or rear lot line.
6. The vehicle shall not be used for business purposes.
7. The vehicle shall not be used for living quarters or connected to utilities for more than thirty (30) days in any calendar year.
8. The vehicle shall be parked in a manner that complies with the uniform fire code adopted by the city of Eloy.
9. No more than two (2) motor homes or recreational vehicles are allowed to be parked on any one lot.
D. Parking On Property Owned By Nonprofit Or Civic Organization; Permit: The owner of a motor home or recreational vehicle may park said vehicle on a property owned by a nonprofit or civic organization upon issuance of a special parking permit. The planning and zoning director shall issue a special parking permit provided that the following criteria are met:
1. The owner shall produce written permission from the property owner including proof of nonprofit status.
2. The vehicle shall not be parked on a vacant lot.
3. The vehicle shall not be located closer than seven feet (7') to any lot line.
4. The vehicle shall not be used for business purposes.
5. The vehicle shall not be used for living quarters or connected to utilities for more than sixty (60) days.
6. The vehicle shall be parked in a manner that complies with the uniform fire code adopted by the city of Eloy.
7. No more than four (4) motor homes are allowed to be parked on any one lot.
Any parking permit defined herein shall be nontransferable from one owner or lessee to another and shall expire on December 31 of each year, unless revoked earlier. A parking permit fee shall be collected when the parking permit is issued.
E. Watercraft, Utility Trailer, Truck Camper Storage: The owner of a watercraft, utility trailer or any nonvehicle mounted camper shell or truck camper may store the said craft, trailer, camper shell or camper on his or her private residential property provided that the following criteria are met:
1. No more than three (3) of the items listed above shall be stored on any one lot.
2. The watercraft, trailer, camper shell or camper shall not be stored on a vacant lot, public right of way or easement.
3. The watercraft, trailer, camper shell or camper shall be stored only in a side yard or rear yard of any one lot. Each of the aforementioned shall be stored in a manner that complies with the uniform fire code of the city of Eloy. (Ord. 84-216 § 1, 4-9-1984; Ord. 00-490, 9-11-2000)