(A) Yard Related Definitions:
YARD, FRONT. With regard to the parking of recreational vehicles, any side yard or rear yard which is adjacent to any public street right-of-way will be considered a front yard.
YARD, REAR. With regard to the parking of recreational vehicles, any rear yard which is adjacent to any public street right-of-way will be considered a front yard.
YARD, SIDE. With regard to the parking of recreational vehicles, any side yard which is adjacent to any public street right-of-way will be considered a front yard.
(B) Parking On Single-Family And 2-Family Residential Lots Prohibited; Exception:
(1) No person may allow a recreational vehicle to be parked or stored in the open on any single-family or 2-family residential lot within the Village unless the following conditions are met:
(a) Not more than 2 recreational vehicles may be parked or stored in the open.
(b) Any recreational vehicle must be parked or stored in the rear yard or side yard, provided, however, that if the lot is a vacant single-family and 2-family residential lot the recreational vehicle must be parked or stored within the rear 30 feet of the lot.
(c) No recreational vehicle may exceed 32 feet in length, 10 feet in height, or 8 feet in width.
(d) No recreational vehicle may be used for living, sleeping or any other purpose and may not be connected to any gas, water, electrical or sanitary sewer service.
(e) No recreational vehicle may have its wheels or hitches removed or be affixed to the ground in any way so as to prevent its quick removal.
(f) No recreational vehicle may be parked and stored in such a way so as to create a dangerous or unsafe condition.
(g) No part of any recreational vehicle may be parked or stored over or within any public road right-of-way.
(h) The ground area adjacent to permitted paved areas serving parked or stored recreational vehicle must be free of noxious weeds, tall grass or debris and may not be used for the storage of any other material or goods.
(i) Any propane cylinders on a recreational vehicle may have their valves in the off position.
(j) All recreational vehicles must be parked on a paved surface.
(2) If a person can show that compliance with division (B)(1) of this section is impossible in any of the permitted locations because of clearance problems and/or the presence of trees of 6 inch diameter or greater, the Village may allow the parking or storage of not more than 1 recreational vehicle in the front yard on the driveway or on a hard surface or pad adjacent to the side of the driveway closest to the side lot line.
(3) If a person cannot comply with division (B)(1) of this section because their rear yard is adjacent to a street and therefore defined under this section as a front yard, notwithstanding any other setback provisions of this chapter to the contrary, they may park the recreational vehicle in the rear yard provided that a wall, solid fence or densely planted natural vegetation of a minimum height of 6 feet be constructed or planted a minimum of 30 feet from the property line in the rear yard between the vehicle and any adjacent streets.
(4) Recreational vehicles may be temporarily parked or stored on the driveway of a single-family and 2-family residential lot in the Village for the purpose of cleaning, maintaining or preparing it for a period not to exceed 72 hours.
(5) Temporary occupancy of a recreational vehicle while parked or stored pursuant to this section may be authorized by the Chief of Police.
(C) Parking On Multiple-Family Residential Lot Prohibited; Exception: No person may allow a recreational vehicle to be parked or stored in the open on any multiple-family residential lot within the Village unless the Village has worked out an agreement with the owner or owner's association, as the case may be, designating a specific area for the parking of recreational vehicles.
(Ord. 17-2-2065, passed 2-27-2017)