A. Commercial Vehicles.
1. Residential Lots.
a. No commercial vehicle may be parked outdoors on a residential lot, with the following exceptions:
i. Vehicles engaged in loading or unloading or current work being done to the adjacent premises.
ii. Commercial vehicles that are standard size passenger motor vehicles including, but not limited to, vans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), standard passenger size livery vehicles, and pick-up trucks, may be stored or parked outdoors overnight on lots in residential districts in a permitted parking area. Such permitted commercial vehicles may include the logo of the commercial business painted on or applied to the vehicle.
b. All other commercial vehicles including, but not limited to, semi-truck tractor units, with or without attached trailers, commercial trailers, flatbed trucks, box vans and box trucks, buses, tow trucks, construction vehicles, livery vehicles that exceed standard passenger vehicle size, such as limousines, or other large commercial vehicles are not permitted to be stored or parked outdoors overnight on a residential lot.
2. Nonresidential Lots. On nonresidential lots, commercial vehicles with the logo of the commercial business painted on or applied to the vehicle that are being operated and stored in the normal course of business, such as signs located on delivery trucks, promotional vehicles, moving vans, and rental trucks, are permitted to be stored on the lot in areas related to their use as vehicles, provided that the primary purpose of such vehicles is not the display of signs. All such vehicles must be in operable condition.
B. Recreational Vehicles.
1. No recreational vehicle or trailer licensed to transport recreational vehicles or equipment may be stored outdoors within the front yard, including on a residential driveway, for more than five days.
2. Recreational vehicles must be stored within the side yard behind the front building line or in the rear yard. If a recreational vehicle and any trailer that is more than six feet in height as measured to the highest point of the vehicle, it must be located at least ten feet from any lot line.
3. The area devoted to recreational vehicle storage must be on a hard surfaced, all-weather dustless material; pervious paving is encouraged and may also be used. Gravel is prohibited.
4. There is no limit on the storage of recreational vehicle within fully enclosed structures. Temporary storage tents do not meet the requirement of a fully enclosed structure.
5. No recreational vehicle may be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes in any district and may not be hooked up to any public utilities.
6. All recreational vehicles must be maintained in mobile condition. No recreational vehicle may be parked or stored in such manner as to create a dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot where it is parked or stored. If the recreational vehicle is parked or stored, whether loaded or not, so that it may tip or roll, it is considered to be a dangerous and unsafe condition.
(Ord. 885, passed 11-21-2023)