No person shall park or store, or permit to be parked or stored, recreational equipment upon any lot or land within any zoning district except as hereinafter provided.
(a) Recreational equipment or other vehicle(s) greater than thirty (30) feet in length shall not be parked or stored on any lot or land within any district except inside a garage or other building.
(b) Recreational equipment and other vehicle(s) shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities, and at no time shall such equipment be used as a dwelling unit, or for storage or housekeeping purposes in the
City.
(c) If the recreational equipment or other vehicle(s) is parked or stored outside of a garage, it shall be parked or stored in the rear yard of the principal building, on an improved parking surface, except for the purpose of loading and unloading for a period not to exceed thirty-six (36) consecutive hours; parking recreational equipment in a front or side yard area shall not be deemed a permitted accessory use.
(d) All recreational equipment and other vehicle(s) must be kept in good repair and, where applicable, carry a current year’s license plate and registration.
(e) No person shall make or cause to be made major repairs, alterations or conversions of any motor vehicle(s), recreational equipment or other vehicle(s) unless such repair, alteration or conversion is done in a completely enclosed garage. “Repairs of a major type” is herein defined to include, but is not limited to, spray painting, body, fender, clutch, transmission, differential, axle, plumbing, heating, spring and frame repairs, radiator repair, major overhauling of engines requiring the removal of engine cylinder head or crankcase pan or removing the motor, and conversion of any other type of motor vehicle(s) to recreational equipment or other vehicle(s) as herein defined.
(Ord. 91-95. Passed 10-7-1996.)
(f) Recreation equipment not in excess of thirty-one (31) feet in length may be stored in the rear yard only, on an improved parking surface, on property where the owner is living.
(Ord. 24-98. Passed 5-18-1998.)