A. No commercial vehicle with a net capacity rating in excess of two and one half (2-1/2) tons, including commercial truck tractors, buses, boats, recreational vehicles, transport trailers and semi-trailers shall be parked or stored on any property within a residential zoning district other than in a completely enclosed building. Those commercial vehicles conveying the necessary tools, materials and equipment to a premises where labor using such tools, materials and equipment is to be performed during the actual time of parking are exempt.
B. Automotive vehicles or trailers of any type without current license plates shall not be parked or stored on any residential property other than in a completely enclosed building.
C. A maximum of one (1) boat and/or one (1) recreational vehicle, camper, or transport trailer may be stored in the rear yard or side yard only of any residentially zoned property if it has a current license and it is behind the front setback of the home. All parked or stored vehicles shall be parked or stored on an approved paved surface per Section 1159.09D of this ordinance. Those wishing to store or park their vehicles on an unpaved surface can only obtain permission through a conditional use permit approval.
D. No person shall stand or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the provisions of the Traffic Code or while obeying the directions of a police officer or traffic control device, on a sidewalk, curb, or street lawn area, except a bicycle.
E. “Parking, parked or park” means the stationary placement of any vehicle within a public right-of-way or a private driveway for a continuous period under forty-eight (48) hours. No vehicle may be parked in a public right-of-way or driveway for more than two (2) forty-eight (48) hour periods within thirty (30) continuous days.
F. “Storing, stored, store” means the stationary placement of any vehicle for a continuous period over forty-eight (48) hours.
G. “Residential vehicle” means any motor vehicle, including a truck, which shall not exceed any of the following dimensions, seven feet ten inches (7'-10") in height, twenty-four feet (24') in length or eight feet (8') in width. Vehicles exceeding these limits may not be parked or stored on residential property.
(Ord. 6-22. Passed 5-17-22.)