A. Except within a Recreational Vehicle Park as defined in, and permitted under, the provisions of Title 9 of this Code, no person shall use as a dwelling, occupy, or sleep overnight in, any recreational vehicle, camper, camp trailer, or other vehicle for longer than ninety-six (96) consecutive hours without first obtaining a permit for such occupancy from the Department of Building Services, the fee for which permit shall be set by resolution of the council. Upon application by the owner (as defined in Section 1-3-2 of this Code) of the property upon which such occupancy is sought, payment of the permit fee, and subject to approval of the Building Official after inspection of the premises, one such permit may be granted for a period of no longer than seven (7) consecutive days in any 180 day period. Upon written application to the Building Department by the applicant or permittee, the Building Official may extend said permit beyond the seven (7) days, but only until the next City Council meeting, where the City Council, subject to recommendation by the Building Official, may consider extending the permit beyond the seven (7) days, and in no case shall such occupancy be permitted for longer than fourteen (14) consecutive days or to the next available City Council meeting date whichever is longer, in any one (1) year period. No permit under this Section shall be granted for occupancy upon any public street or alleyway within the city.
B. Violations; Penalties: A first offense violation of this section shall be an infraction punishable as set forth in section 1-4-1 of this Code. Second and subsequent offenses shall be a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in section 1-4-1 of this Code. (Ord. 1681, 7-22-2019; Ord. 1683, 9-23-2019)