(A) Outdoor storage. Outdoor storage of merchandise, equipment, supplies, products or other materials shall only be permitted in those districts and under the conditions specifically authorized by this Code.
(B) Recreational vehicle parking. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or cause to be parked any mobile home or recreational vehicle on any street, alley, highway, or other public place in the city and to use the same as a dwelling. This provision shall not prohibit the temporary occupancy for periods up to 72 hours of a recreational vehicle; provided the recreational vehicle contains sleeping accommodations, is parked on a paved lot per Subchapter 155.11 in a residential district, located behind the frontage of the primary building, and is for the use of the owner of that lot or guests of the owner. Vehicles longer than 40 feet in length and taller than 14 feet are prohibited. Vehicles regulated in this section that exceed 24 feet in length shall meet following setback requirements:
(1) Recreational vehicles greater than 24 feet but less than or equal to 35 feet in overall length and up to ten feet in height shall maintain a side and rear yard setback of no less than five feet;
(2) Recreational vehicles greater than 24 feet but less than or equal to 35 feet in overall length and greater than ten feet up to 14 feet in height shall maintain a side and rear yard setback of no less than ten feet;
(3) Recreational vehicles greater than 35 feet but less than or equal to 40 feet in overall length and up to ten feet in height shall maintain a side and rear yard setback of no less than ten feet;
(4) Recreational vehicles greater than 35 feet but less than or equal to 40 feet in overall length and greater than ten feet up to 14 feet in height shall maintain a side and rear yard setback of no less than 20 feet.
(C) Storage and repair of vehicles.
(1) The repair, restoration and maintenance of vehicles in any residential district, shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building, except for those activities that can be and are completed in less than 48 hours. All such repair shall take place on private property and may not be conducted within the public right-of-way.
(2) It shall be unlawful for the owner, tenant or lessee of any building or lands within the city to permit the open storage or parking of any inoperable motor vehicle, machinery or equipment, or parts thereof, outside of an enclosed garage or enclosed building, for a period of more than 48 hours. An inoperable motor vehicle for purposes of this division shall include motor vehicles which, by reason of dismantling, disrepair or other cause, are incapable of being propelled under their own power, or are unsafe for operation on the streets and highways of this state because of the inability to comply with the State Motor Vehicles and Traffic Code, or do not have a current license and registration, as required for operation by the State Motor Vehicles and Traffic Code.
(3) It shall be unlawful for the owner, tenant or lessee of any lot or building in a residential district to permit the open storage or parking outside of a building of semi-truck tractors and/or semi-truck trailers, bulldozers, earth carriers, cranes or any other similar equipment or machinery, unless parked for purposes of construction being conducted on that lot.
(Res. 21-1165, passed 7-20-21)