(A) No recreational vehicle, special-purpose vehicle, trailer, utility trailer and/or boat shall be parked in any residential area or district except as specified by the terms of this section:
(1) All recreational vehicles, boats and utility trailers shall be parked in the side yard or rear yard where accessible by alley, public or private road or other legally permissible means not requiring substantial alteration of conditions existing prior to January 1, 1976. Such vehicle, boat or utility trailer shall be screened from adjacent properties by an opaque fence, wall, dense shrubbery, solid hedge or other similar obstacles six feet in height except where height restrictions are controlled by city land improvement code.
(2) In the event the side or rear yard is inaccessible by alley or public or private road or other legally permissible means not requiring substantial alteration of conditions existing prior to January 1, 1976, the recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer, not to exceed 25 feet in length, may be parked on the driveway, not less than five feet from the front property line, perpendicular to the existing structure, except where parked on a paved circular driveway. In no event shall any vehicle other than a passenger automobile be permitted to be parked in a public road right-of-way.
(3) No recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer exceeding 12 feet in height shall be permitted to be parked or stored in any residential area or district, except in a wholly enclosed garage.
(4) No special-purpose vehicle shall be permitted to be parked or stored in any residential area or district except in a wholly enclosed garage.
(5) No more than one, in total, of the following:
(a) Utility trailer or
(b) Recreational vehicle or
(c) Boat
shall be parked or stored on residential property, per dwelling unit, unless such others are within a completely enclosed, roofed and walled permanent structure. For purposes of this division (A)(5), a boat on a trailer shall be considered one unit. All boats exceeding 12 feet in length must be on trailers and parked on hard improved surfaces (such as asphalt, concrete or pavers).
(6) No vehicle or trailer commonly known as a “mobile home” shall be permitted to be parked or stored in a residential area or district. For the purposes of this section, a mobile home is defined to be a vehicular portable structure built on a chassis and designed to be used and capable of being used without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to utilities. This definition does not include a vehicular structure equipped for the road and used as a temporary dwelling during travel, recreation or vacation.
('72 Code, § 34-96(b))
(B) (1) All vehicles permitted to be parked or stored on private property, except passenger vehicles, must be on property occupied by a permitted principal use and must be owned or leased by occupants of the property or by house guests of the occupants.
(2) Every vehicle herein permitted, except those stored within a completely enclosed garage, shall have affixed thereto a currently valid license tag.
(3) All vehicles herein permitted shall be parked with all wheels and tires mounted and inflated and shall be maintained in a movable condition. The vehicle or boat shall not be supported to any degree by concrete blocks, jacks or other means of support, except a truck-camper unit which has its own jacks and is a structure designed to be mounted upon and carried by another vehicle, and except for a recreational trailer which may be supported by an attached tongue.
(4) No vehicle shall be used as an accessory building or for storage or occupied in any manner or connected to any utility or electrical service, except as necessary to perform minor and/or emergency repairs to such vehicles for the recharge of batteries.
(5) Other provisions of division (A) notwithstanding, only one recreational vehicle or one boat with or without attached trailer shall be parked in the front driveway of any residence subject to the requirements of front driveway parking set forth in division (A)(2) above.
('72 Code, § 34-97) (Ord. O-86-21, passed 5-7-86; Am. Ord. O-87-12, passed 3-4-87; Am. Ord. O-91-38, passed 6-19-91; Am. Ord. O- 96-39, passed 10-16-96)