(a) Recreational vehicles and equipment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Recreational vehicles and equipment as defined in Section 1240.05(105) shall be parked or stored entirely within an enclosed building or may be parked or stored in a side or rear yard but not closer than ten feet to a rear yard lot line. All vehicles and equipment must be parked on an approved, stable surface such as concrete, asphalt, or crushed limestone gravel.
(2) In the case of a corner lot, the street side yard shall be considered a front yard and no recreational vehicles or equipment shall be parked or stored thereupon.
(3) No recreational vehicles or equipment shall be parked or stored on any public roadway.
(4) No camping or recreational vehicles or equipment shall have fixed connections to electricity, gas, water, or sanitary sewer facilities, nor shall such equipment or vehicles be used as a dwelling.
(b) Overnight (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) parking and storage of semi-tractors, semi-trailers, buses, school buses, commercial vehicles, trucks over 1.5-ton rated capacity and mobile homes shall be strictly prohibited on any public roadway or private property in any Zoning District within the corporate limits of the City except an Industrial (I) District. Parking in an I District is permitted only on an approved surface.
(c) The following exceptions apply to this section:
(1) Camping and other recreational equipment may be parked in a required front yard or corner lot side yard for loading and unloading purposes for a period not to exceed 48 hours and only on an approved surface.
(2) Time limits may be extended due to special circumstances by the City Manager upon written request.
(3) A conditional use permit may be granted by the Planning Board.
(Ord. 10-47. Passed 12-6-10; Ord. 14-26. Passed 5-19-14.)