The provision of parking space, either open or enclosed, for the parking or storage of motor vehicles in a residential zoning district or planned residential zoning district shall be subject to the following.
(a) Commercial vehicles. No commercial vehicle or other vehicle which infringes on the residential character of a residential district shall be stored or parked on a residentially zoned lot. However, infrequent short-term parking of a commercial or commercial-type vehicle, for conveying tools and materials to premises where labor using such tools and materials is being performed, for delivering goods to a residence or for moving furniture to or from a residence, during the time such parking is actually necessary, is hereby permitted. For purposes of this division (a), "commercial vehicle" means any vehicle used or designed to be used for business or commercial purposes, which vehicle infringes on the residential character of a residential district, including, but not limited to, a bus, cement truck, commercial tree trimming truck, semitractor, semitrailer, stage bed truck, step van, tank truck, tar truck or other commercial-type vehicle licensed by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles as a commercial vehicle or truck.
(b) Recreational and other large vehicles. The off-street parking of a recreational vehicle, boat, boat trailer, camper, coach, motor home, tent trailer, travel trailer, or utility trailer is permitted subject to the following conditions.
(1) None of the above-mentioned vehicles shall be parked in the required front or side yard, except they may be parked in a driveway for not longer than 72 hours and three days between for loading or unloading.
(2) If the camping and recreational equipment is parked or stored outside of a garage, it shall be parked or stored ten feet to the rear of the front line of the dwelling. The setback requirement in the side or rear yard shall be a minimum of three feet.
(3) All such parking shall be as close to the structure as practical, but not closer than two feet nor farther than 20 feet.
(4) No such camping or recreational vehicle shall have fixed connection to electricity, gas, water or sewer facilities, nor shall such be used as a dwelling in any case.
(c) Inoperable vehicles.
(1) All recreational equipment must be kept in good repair and carry the current year's license and/or registration.
(2) Such motor vehicles may be parked or stored for an indefinite period if stored entirely within an enclosed building.
(Ord. 5-89, passed 5-8-1989; Ord. 6-2002, passed 10-14-2002; Ord. 20-2019, passed 11-11-2019)