Not more than a combination of two boats, utility trailers, camper tops and accessories, campers or recreational vehicles per residence may be parked for storage purposes upon any lot, unless said parcel(s) is/are lawfully used for storage. A boat, utility trailer, camper top and accessory, camper and/or recreational vehicle shall be considered to be parked for storage purposes once it remains in the same relative location for more than forty-eight hours. Any boat, utility trailer, camper top and accessory, camper and/or recreational vehicle stored on a lot in a Residential District shall be considered the property of the person who owns or rents the lot, shall be maintained in a usable condition and may not be parked or stored for longer than one year without a current state license. No recreational vehicle stored shall have a fixed connection to any utility, except for maintenance purposes, nor shall it be occupied as a dwelling unit. Permissible storage is further regulated as follows: no combination of two boats, utility trailers, camper tops and accessories, campers and/or recreational vehicles shall include the draw bars and props.
(a) In any Residential District (A-1 through R-4 and PUD) during the winter months (December 1 through March 31), boats, trailers and/or recreational vehicles must be stored in an area that is located behind the principal residential structure on the lot or in the side yard setback, provided there is a minimum distance of three feet between the stored unit and the property line.
(b) In any Residential District (A-1 through R-4 and PUD) during the summer months (April 1 through November 30), boats, trailers and/or recreational vehicles may be stored in areas provided for in subsection (a) hereof, and are also allowed to be stored on any surface or area used as a residential driveway, provided that such boat, trailer or recreational vehicle does not extend into the road right-of-way or sidewalks. All hitches within ten feet of the road right-of- way line or sidewalk must have protective covering.
The following exception applies to this section: A recreational vehicle used for medical transportation purposes may be stored in a driveway year-round.
(c) A recreational vehicle that belongs solely to the residential property owner may be parked in a residential driveway year round in the A-1, R-1, RA or R single-family residential zoning districts only if the recreational vehicle or any part thereof is a minimum of sixty feet from the front setback line. On corner lots the front setback line shall be applied along all street right-of-ways. All other regulations in this section shall apply.
(Ord. 2002-45. Passed 8-22-02; Ord. 2003-21. Passed 7-10-03; Ord. 2007-28. Passed 9-27-07.)