(a) General parking restrictions. Trailers, boats and recreational vehicles which do not exceed 45 feet in overall length may be parked, stored or stopped on any lot in the Town provided the following provisions are complied with:
(1) Such trailers, boats, and recreational vehicles, or any combinations thereof, shall not be used for residential, office or commercial purposes.
(2) Such trailers, boats and recreational vehicles, or any combinations thereof, shall not be connected in any manner to utilities, except for connection to electric service for the purpose of charging batteries or maintenance only. The use of trailers and recreational vehicles for sleeping, housekeeping or living quarters while so parked shall not be permitted.
(3) Such trailers, boats and recreational vehicles shall be located to the rear of the front building line and in no event, less than 25 feet from the front lot line, except for purposes of loading and unloading as provided for in § 7A-67(c)(1). Additionally, on any corner lot, no trailer, boat or recreational vehicle shall be located in front of the building line of any side of the structure which abuts a street, unless the boat, trailer or recreational vehicle is substantially screened, but not completely shielded from view, by a vegetative barrier or fence.
(4) Such trailers, boats, and recreational vehicles shall not be parked on any part of the road right-of-way.
(5) Such trailers, if collapsible, shall be parked or stored in a collapsed condition only.
(6) The sites upon which such trailers, boats, and recreational vehicles are parked shall be well-kept and free from weeds and other growth.
(7) Any deviations from the provisions of this subsection (a) shall be by special permit issued by the Town Commission setting forth the specific use to be made and the term of such use.
(8) Recreational vehicle side-room extensions may only be extended for the purposes of loading and unloading and shall be collapsed between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(9) For purposes of this subsection (a), a boat shall be measured from tongue of the trailer to the tip of the extension of the stern or propeller of an attached engine.
(b) Parking cargo trailers restricted. Cargo trailers shall not be parked in the Town, except for
purposes of loading and unloading for no more than 48 hours in any seven consecutive day period, unless stored fully within a garage, carport or fenced yard.
(c) Temporary parking; placement, storage, or parking on vacant lots.
(1) Parking trailers, boats, and recreational vehicles on residential lots prohibited, with exceptions. Trailers, boats, and recreational vehicles which exceed 45 feet in overall length, whether powered or unpowered, shall not be parked, stored, or placed on any residential lot located within the Town except for purposes of active loading and delivery. Loading and unloading of any trailer, boat, recreational vehicle or combination thereof exceeding 45 feet in overall length or not parked in compliance of with subsection (a) of this section shall not exceed 48 hours in any seven consecutive day period.
(2) No trailer, boat, recreational vehicle, or camper, regardless of size, may be parked, placed, or stored on any vacant lot. No trailer, boat, recreational vehicle, or camper, regardless of size, may be used as a place to live, temporarily or permanently, on any vacant lot. For the purposes of this paragraph, a VACANT LOT is a lot without a structure used as a principal permitted use or use for which a special exception has been issued.
(Ord. 87-02, passed 5-12-87; Am. Ord. 2009-07, adopted 8-19-09; Am. Ord. 2017-05, adopted 12-20-17; Am. Ord. 2020-03, adopted 10-21-20)