480.09   PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES.
   (a)   No person shall park any commercial vehicle, except while loading or unloading, while involved in construction work or while performing services, such as repair and/or installation of equipment, within or along any highway (as such is defined in § 46.2-100 of the Code of Virginia) of the County where the land abutting such highway on either side is classified as a Residential District under the Zoning Ordinance of the County.
   (b)   The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a commercial vehicle when picking up or discharging passengers or when temporarily parked pursuant to the performance of work or service at a particular location, nor shall the provisions of this subsection apply to utility generators located on vehicles or trailers and being used to power network facilities during a loss of commercial power.
   For purposes of this section, a “commercial vehicle” means: (1) any solid waste collection vehicle, tractor truck or tractor truck/semitrailer or tractor truck/trailer combination, dump truck, concrete mixer truck, towing and recovery vehicle with a registered gross weight of 12,000 pounds or more, and any heavy construction equipment, even if any of the foregoing are parked on a truck, trailer, or semitrailer; (2) any trailer, semitrailer, or other vehicle in which food or beverages are stored or sold; (3) any trailer or semitrailer used for transporting landscaping or lawn-care equipment whether or not such trailer or semitrailer is attached to another vehicle; (4) any vehicle licensed for use as a contract carrier or limousine; (5) any vehicle more than 21 feet in length or more than eight feet in height including appurtenances attached to the vehicle or with a width of 102 inches or more, or with a gross weight of 12,000 or more pounds; (6) any trailer, semitrailer, or double axle utility trailer, regardless of whether a state safety inspection is required, except those designed to be used as a camper trailer or boat trailer or a single axle utility trailer, regardless of whether such trailer or semitrailer is attached to another vehicle; or (7) any vehicle of any size that is being used in the transportation of hazardous materials as defined in § 46.2-314.4 of the Code of Virginia; or (8) any vehicle with three or more axles.
(Ord. 97-01. Passed 2-19-97; Ord. 12-12. Passed 7-17-12.)