(a) General: A commercial vehicle, a recreational vehicle, or utility trailer may be parked upon a lot in a residential district only in compliance with the following provisions:
(1) Shall not exceed in forty (40) feet in length.
(2) Shall not be parked or stored on a lot unless a dwelling or building has been constructed on the lot.
(3) Shall at all times be operable and maintained in good repair.
(4) Shall carry a current year's license.
(5) If parked or stored outside of a properly zoned, enclosed building shall be parked behind the front building line of the main structure. This requirement applies on both lot frontages of a corner lot.
(6) Shall be parked or stored on an improved driveway surface (i.e. concrete, asphalt, or crushed stone (according to engineering specs) that is maintained and free from excessive weeds and grass intrusion.
(7) Shall be parked or stored no closer than five (5) feet to any lot line.
(8) Shall be parked or stored at least ten (10) feet from the main structure.
(b) Recreational Vehicle and Utility Trailer.
(1) Shall only be parked upon a lot if the vehicle is titled or leased in the name of a person whose permanent residence is located on the same lot.
(2) Shall have no fixed utility connections such as electricity, gas, waste, or sanitary sewer, and at no time may be used for living or housekeeping purposes or business activities.
(3) For purposes of loading or unloading, for a period of not more than seventy-two (72) hours in any one week, may be parked on a driveway in the front yard, but as close to the setback line as possible.
(4) Upon notice to the Zoning Department, exceptions to these parking restrictions are permitted to accommodate parking of a recreational vehicle owned by guests of City residents for a period of time not to exceed (7) seven days as long as the vehicle is parked on an improved driveway surface.
(5) "Recreational vehicles" are defined for the purposes hereof as any vehicle or a vehicular portable structure designed and constructed to be primarily used for recreational or camping purposes or for the purpose of a temporary dwelling used for travel, recreation, or vacation. Recreational vehicles shall include, but not be limited to travel trailers, motor home, truck camper, fifth wheel, wave runners with trailers, jet skis with trailers and other personal watercraft, boat, and any other related camping and recreational equipment.
(6) "Utility trailer" is defined for the purposes hereof as any vehicle designed and constructed in such a manner, mounted on wheels or a motor vehicle, so it can be drawn or carried upon streets or highways whose primary purpose is to haul personal property or other property or material and is licensable as a utility trailer under Ohio Motor Vehicle licensing law for use on highways or streets.
(c) Commercial Vehicle.
(1) No provision of this Section shall be interpreted, construed, or enforced in a manner, which prevents the normal delivery, construction, or other service to a legal lot, use, or building, by a commercial vehicle.
(2) "Commercial Vehicle" is defined for the purposes hereof as any vehicle, no matter what its gross vehicle weight, used or designed to be used for business or commercial purposes. These vehicles include, but are not limited to: a bus, cement truck, panel truck, semi-tractor, semi-trailer, or any other non-recreational trailer used for commercial purposes, stake bed truck, step van, tank truck, tar truck, parked truck, or tow truck, but does not include a passenger car, pickup truck, passenger van or utility van provided it does not exceed eight feet in height or twenty feet in length.
(3) Outside of the normal delivery, construction or service to a residence, garbage trucks, dump trucks, and semi cabs are prohibited from parking on residential lots. All other commercial vehicles will be allowed on residential properties as long as they are in adherence to the specifications outlined in subsection (a) hereof.
(d) No more than three (3) vehicles which are commercial vehicles, recreational vehicles or utility trailers shall be stored on a lot at any one time.
(e) Collector or Historical Vehicle.
(1) No person, firm, corporation or association shall store or permit to be stored, for a period of more than five days, a collector's motor vehicle or a historical motor vehicle upon any lot or land including any property owned by such person, firm, corporation or association, unless such vehicle is completely enclosed in a building, garage, or if outside, such vehicle is located in either a side or rear yard and completely covered with a manufactured vehicle protective covering. Collector's motor vehicles or historical vehicles shall not be parked for a period of more than 24 hours on a City owned street.
B. Such vehicle shall be parked at least five feet from any adjoining property line unless the vehicle is parked on an existing legally zoned driveway then such vehicles must meet the setback requirement for the driveway.
C. Such vehicle shall be parked on an improved driveway (i.e. concrete, asphalt, or crushed stone according to engineering specs) that is maintained and free from excessive weeds and grass intrusion.
(2) If such vehicle is parked in a side or rear yard (as defined in Section 1106.01) the following shall apply:
A. Such vehicle shall be parked at least five (5) feet from any adjoining property line unless the vehicle is parked on an existing legally zoned driveway then such vehicles must meet the setback requirement for the driveway.
B. Such vehicle shall be parked on an improved driveway (i.e., concrete, asphalt, or crushed stone according to engineering specs) that is maintained and free from excessive weeds and grass intrusion.
(3) The five day period shall be deemed to begin to run on the date that such person, firm, corporation or association is notified in writing by certified mail, by the Zoning Inspector that such vehicle is being stored in violation of this section.
(4) This section does not exempt junk yards, or auto salvage yards, body shops, auto repair shops or new or used car dealerships from compliance with ordinances, state laws, health rules and regulations or zoning restrictions pertaining to the operation of such businesses and all such entities are to store any vehicle, disabled or otherwise, in an orderly and non-unsightly manner
(5) Collector's vehicles are defined for the purposes hereof as any motor vehicle of special interest having a fair market value of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more, whether operable or not, that is owned, operated, collected, preserved, restored, maintained or used essentially as a collector's item, leisure pursuit or investment, but not as the owner's principal means of transportation.
(6) Historical motor vehicle for purposes hereof means any motor vehicle that is over twenty-five years old and is owned solely as a collector's item and for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades and similar uses, but in no event to be used for general transportation.
(7) Manufactured cover shall be defined as an opaque, waterproof material, consisting of sewn seams that substantially fit the contour of vehicle and is provided with either string ties, straps, or sewn elastic restraints to prevent blow off.
(f) No more than five (5) vehicles of any sort, including operable vehicles shall be located outside of a building on any residential lot. (Ord. 2022-36. Passed 6-21-22.)