Any verified owner of recreational equipment may park or store such equipment on single-family residential property subject to the following conditions:
(A) The verified owner of the recreational equipment shall also be the current lawful resident of the impacted single-family residential property.
(B) Recreational equipment parked or stored under this provision shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities, and at no time shall this recreational equipment be used for living or housekeeping purposes.
(C) In no case shall recreational equipment be parked or stored within a public right-of-way.
(D) In no case shall recreational equipment be parked or stored on vacant property unless the vacant property is adjacent to the single family residential property that is authorized to park and store recreational equipment under this provision.
(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of division (D) above, recreational equipment may be parked on the premises (except on the front lawn) or in the public street for a period of not more than 72 hours for the purpose of loading, unloading, and travel preparation. In no case shall slide outs be extended while recreational vehicle is parked or stored in the public street.
(F) If the recreational equipment is parked or stored outside of a garage, it shall be parked or stored to the rear of the front building line of the lot. The setback requirement in the side or rear yard shall be a minimum of 2 feet.
(G) If it is not possible to park the recreational equipment within an enclosed building and there is no parking or storage space available in the rear yard or side yard, it may be parked subject to the following limitations:
(1) The recreational equipment shall not be parked within a front yard during the period from December 1 through and including March 31.
(2) The recreational equipment shall be parked or stored no closer than six (6) feet from any public sidewalk, or no closer than ten (10) feet from the front lot line where no public sidewalk exists.
(3) No more than one (1) unit of recreational equipment shall be permitted to be parked or stored upon any established driveway at one time. For the purposes of this limitation, recreational units that are necessary to the other recreational unit, such as a boat mounted on a boat trailer, shall be considered as one unit.
(4) The City may impose additional conditions and safeguards to ensure the protection of public health, safety and general welfare, to reduce traffic hazards, to preserve the residential character of neighborhoods, or to ensure access to residential structures in case of police, fire and health emergencies.
(H) All recreational equipment must be kept in good repair and carry a lawful license and/or registration.
(I) A person who violates this section shall be responsible for a municipal civil infraction, and shall be subject to the penalty provisions of § 10.99 of the code.
(Prior Code, § 16-30) (Am. Ord. 2018-02, passed 7-19-2018) Penalty, see § 10.99