The parking or storage of certain vehicles in residential and commercial districts. The vehicles shall be subject to the following regulations when parked or stored in residential and commercial districts.
(A) Yard use.
(1) Parking and delivery between the front line of any portion of the building and street shall be limited to private passenger vehicles, and in residential districts, only 1 of the following: pickup coaches, when mounted on a pickup truck or truck chassis, pickup truck or van; all of which shall be on a paved surface with driveway access. Further within a commercial district, the same shall be limited to commercial vehicles of the type specifically related to the business use being conducted on the commercial premises and further provided that semi-trucks, semi-trailers, and trailers on said premises shall not be kept and stored on such premises for storage purposes.
(2) In residential districts, on corner lots, parking between the street and building shall be limited to private passenger vehicles and only 1 of the following: pickup coaches when mounted on a pickup truck or truck chassis, pickup truck or van; all of which shall be on a paved surface with driveway access.
(3) In residential districts in the interior side and interior rear yards, the parking of private passenger vehicles and pickup trucks shall be allowed when on a paved surface. In addition, only 1 of the following shall be allowed:
(a) Recreational vehicles, including motorized homes;
(b) Pickup coach;
(c) Boat trailer, with or without a boat or raft mounted on it, or unmounted boat or raft;
(d) Commercial vehicles, except semi-tractors or semi-trailers when owned or used by the occupant;
(e) Commercial vehicles not exceeding 20 feet in length and further excepting semi-tractors or semi-trailers, and all provided that the same are owned or used by the occupant.
(B) Vehicles to be in enclosed garages. Additionally, in all districts, the parking of the following vehicles shall also be allowed in totally enclosed garages provided that the garages either exist as of the date of this section or if prospectively constructed consistent with the type of garage as allowed in the respective district that the garage exists:
(1) Any motor vehicle owned by the occupant;
(2) Recreational vehicles;
(3) Boats and rafts;
(4) Trailers; or
(5) Commercial vehicles when owned or used by the occupant.
(C) Use for human habitation prohibited. A recreational vehicle or motorized home shall not be used for the purposes of human habitation while parked or stored on any residential or commercial premises.
(D) Use for storage. A recreational vehicle, pickup coach or boat shall not be utilized for the storage of goods, materials or equipment other then those items considered to be part of the inventory essential for its immediate use.
(E) Not to block or obstruct. No vehicle or trailer shall be parked or stored as to block any public right-of-way or to be a visual obstruction to traffic.
(F) Definition. Additionally, for purposes of this section, and the construction thereof, a PAVED SURFACE shall mean a surface improved with a durable and maintained surface and graded and
drained as to dispose of all surface water.
(G) Making deliveries and/or rendering services. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit trucks and other service vehicles from being parked on the premises temporarily for purposes of making deliveries and/or rendering services to the property owner or tenant.
(Ord. 1862, passed 10-11-2004)