(a) Storage or parking of recreational vehicles is subject to the following conditions:
(1) No recreational vehicle or trailer licensed to transport recreational vehicles or equipment may be parked in the public right-of-way or the front yard of a residential district for more than seven (7) days.
(2) Recreational vehicles may be stored in a residential district either within a fully enclosed structure or carport, or within the rear or side yard. If stored in the rear or side yard, the recreational vehicle shall be located at least five (5) feet from any lot line on a pad or dust-free surface.
(3) No recreational vehicle shall be parked on grass or other landscaped areas.
(4) No recreational vehicle which is abandoned, inoperable, or lacking a valid license shall be stored in excess of forty-eight (48) hours in any residential zone, unless it is in a completely enclosed building.
(5) No recreational or other vehicle may be used for human habitation in any district and may not be hooked up to any public utilities. For purposes of this Section, “human habitation” shall mean the use of a vehicle for dwelling. Evidence of human habitation shall include activities such as sleeping, setting up housekeeping or cooking, and/or any other activity where it reasonably appears, in light of all the circumstances, that a person or persons is using the vehicle as a living accommodation. The use of a vehicle for six (6) or more consecutive hours for eating, resting, recreating and/or sleeping shall per se constitute “human habitation” for purposes of this Section.
(b) This Section does not apply to recreational vehicles offered for-sale in an approved outdoor sales and display area of a recreational vehicle dealership or within a recreational vehicle park.
(c) For the purposes of this Section, recreational vehicles include all trailers, campers, motor homes, boats, pop-up campers, and trailers that transport recreational vehicles such as boats and jet-skis. Boats and/or boat trailers are limited to a maximum of twenty-five (25) feet in length.
(d) Compliance. Outside storage not complying with this Section is hereby deemed a public nuisance and shall not enjoy any right to continuation, restoration, exchange of uses, or expansions as if a lawful nonconforming use, and shall be abated.
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)