No owner, lessee, or bailee, of a recreational vehicle as defined in §22-124, shall park or store such recreational vehicle within a residential district, except as follows:
A. Such recreational vehicle shall be licensed, registered, and operable and maintained in a clean, sanitary state so as not to attract pests or vermin of any nature, and shall not exceed the maximum width, length or height permitted by Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 60, Article 6, as amended.
B. If such recreational vehicle is equipped with liquefied petroleum gas containers, such containers shall meet the standards of the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Federal Department of Transportation or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as such standards existed on September 23, 1975. Further, the valves of such liquefied petroleum gas containers must be closed when the recreational vehicle is not being readied for immediate use, and in the event that leakage is detected from such liquefied petroleum gas containers, immediate corrective action must be taken.
C. At no time shall such parked or stored recreational vehicle be occupied or used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes, except as provided in subsection (D) of this section.
D. It shall be lawful for only nonpaying guests at a residence in a residential district to occupy one recreational vehicle parked or stored on a residential property, subject to the provisions of this chapter, for sleeping purposes only for a period not exceeding one week. The total number of days during which a recreational vehicle may be occupied under this subsection shall not exceed 30 days in any calendar year.
E. Such recreational vehicle may be parked or stored in the following manner:
1. Parking is permitted inside any closed structure, which structure otherwise conforms to the zoning requirements of the particular zone where located;
2. Parking is permitted outside in the side yard or in the rear yard behind a required front yard;
3. Parking is permitted outside within the required front yard area on a driveway or a hard-surfaced pad adjacent to the driveway for one recreational vehicle, provided:
a. The recreational vehicle is parked perpendicular to the front curb;
b. The recreational vehicle is not parked within or obstructing a public sidewalk space;
c. The recreational vehicle must be at least 10 feet in back of the front curbing;
4. Parking is permitted upon the public street for a period not to exceed 24 consecutive hours or 24 total hours in a seven day period provided, however, no such vehicle shall be parked in a manner that blocks or obstructs the street traffic lane or sidewalk space located in the public right-of-way.
F. The city council shall have the power to grant relief from any of the foregoing provisions in such selected instances as it may deem appropriate under the circumstances.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 9841, effective 9-08-2021)