(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. The parking, storage, or use of trucks, trailers, mobile homes, motorized homes, or major recreational equipment as defined below shall be controlled by this section.
BOAT AND BOAT TRAILER. Includes boats, floats, rafts, or any structures capable of being operated on water and the normal equipment to transport the same on the highway.
BUSINESS TRAILER or COMMERCIAL TRAILER. A vehicle or structure constructed in such a manner as to permit the conduct of any business, trade, or occupation or use as a selling or advertising device, or used for storage or conveyance for tools, equipment, or machinery, and so designed that it is or may be mounted on wheels.
FOLDING TENT TRAILER. A folding or retractable structure, of canvas or other material, mounted on wheels and designed for travel and vacation use.
MOBILE HOME. A portable structure built on a chassis designed to be used as a dwelling for residence, travel, recreational, or vacation use and propelled or drawn by motive power, other than its own.
MOTORIZED HOME. A portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral part of a self- propelled vehicle.
OTHER MAJOR RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT. Any other vehicle or portable structure designed as a temporary dwelling or for recreational use, including, but not limited to, watercraft, aircraft, and tents.
PICK-UP CAMPER. A structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pick-up or truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or vacation use.
TRAILER. Any vehicle or structure so designed that it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance and propelled or driven by motive power other than its own.
TRAVEL-TRAILER. A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation uses.
TRUCK. Any truck rated at more than one ton by the manufacturer.
(B) Use and occupancy. No truck, trailer, mobile home, motorized home, or major recreational equipment, shall be occupied as living quarters, or sleeping accommodations for longer than five days in any 60-day period in any district in the city. No fixed connections for electricity, water, gas, or sanitary sewers shall be permitted. Time extensions may be granted by the City Manager when requested in writing. Upon the approval and regulation of the City Manager, a business or commercial trailer may be permitted on a temporary basis during construction or other special circumstances.
(C) Storage. All trucks, trailers, mobile homes, motorized homes, or major recreational equipment, when not in a carport or garage shall be stored, parked, or erected to the rear of the front building line but not in the front yard or front of the house.
(D) Parking. Parking on any public street, alley, or other public property for more than four hours by trucks, trailers, mobile homes, motorized homes, or major recreational equipment is prohibited, other than temporary parking for the purpose of and while actually involved in loading or unloading.
(E) Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be fined not more than $100.
(Ord. 96-1201, passed 9-3-96; Am. Ord. 96-1202, passed 10-1-96)