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§ 90.05 PROHIBITED USE AND PARKING OF MOBILE HOMES, RECREATIONAL CAMPING VEHICLES, TRAILERS, BOATS AND BOAT TRAILERS, AND PROHIBITED USE OF TENTS, PORTABLE SHELTERS, AND OTHER TEMPORARY STRUCTURES.
   (A)   Definitions.
      (1)   The terms MOBILE HOME, RECREATIONAL CAMPING VEHICLES and TRAILER shall mean and include the following definitions.
         CAMPING TRAILER. A folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation and vacation uses.
         MOTOR HOME. A portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation and vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
         PICK-UP COACH. A structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation.
         TRAILER. Any vehicle designed for carrying property or passengers on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, but does not include a trailer drawn by a truck-tractor semi-trailer combination or an auxiliary axle on a motor vehicle which carries a portion of the weight of the motor vehicle to which it is attached.
         TRAVEL TRAILER. A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, permanently identified “travel trailer” by the manufacturer of the trailer.
      (2)   The term TEMPORARY STRUCTURE shall mean and include, but not limited to, a tent, canopy, shack, shed, cargo container, portable shelter, or any other type of structure designed or used as living quarters or as a dwelling unit.
   (B)   Unlawful acts.
      (1)   It is unlawful for any person to park a mobile home, recreational camping vehicle, boat and boat trailer or other trailer upon public or private property for human habitation except in a licensed mobile home park.
      (2)   It is unlawful for any person to park or store a mobile home, recreational camping vehicle, boat or boat trailer, or other trailer on all portions of any lot in any “Residence District” (R-1, R-2 and RM) except as follows:
         (a)   Within a garage or other accessory building duly approved and authorized by the city code;
         (b)   Upon those portions of the property not lying within either the “setback area” as defined by the city code, or that portion of the property lying between the street and the front line or that side of the home facing the street; and
         (c)   Upon those areas of the property that have been specifically improved pursuant to the city code for driveway purposes, whether paved or unpaved (herein “driveway”).
      (3)    Temporary structure. 
         (a)   No tent, shack, shed, cargo container, vehicle, portable shelter, or any other similar type of temporary structure shall be used, erected, or maintained as a living quarters or a dwelling unit. Overnight camping tents and recreational camping vehicles are permitted on public lands established specifically as designated camping areas.
         (b)   Tents, treehouses, and playhouses may be used for play or recreational purposes in areas where a dwelling is on the property and for sleeping purposes for a period not to exceed seven consecutive days at one time or more than 14 days total in one calendar year.
   (C)   Trailer parking.
      (1)   The limitations contained in this section do not apply to parking of a trailer, whether attached to a towing vehicle or not, which trailer is used for commercial purposes and the parking of the trailer, when the same is actively engaged in commercial activity and is at an adjacent site, but only to the extent that the commercial activity necessitates the use of the trailer and only for periods during which the commercial activity is actually occurring.
      (2)   Trailers shall not be left unattended unless the same have proper reflectors or other safety hazard markers.
   (D)   Temporary occupancy with Council approval. With approval by the City Council, temporary occupancy in a recreational camping vehicle may be allowed for lot construction purposes.
(2003 Code, § 8.47) (Ord. 81, passed 12-18-1998; Ord. 223, passed 6-3-2024) Penalty, see § 10.99
§ 90.06 ABANDONING A MOTOR VEHICLE.
   It is unlawful for any person to abandon a motor vehicle on any public or private property without the consent of the person in control of the property. For the purpose of this section, a MOTOR VEHICLE is as defined in M.S. Chapter 169, as it may be amended from time to time.
(2003 Code, § 8.48) Penalty, see § 10.99