(a) Trailer and Recreational Vehicles.
(1) One trailer or recreational vehicle may be parked in a residential district on a front driveway that is permanently hard-surfaced for a period of time not to exceed 48 consecutive hours within any seven-day period. The Planning Commission may authorize an exception for trailers used as on-site field offices or temporary businesses offices during construction projects.
(2) Refuse, yard waste, scrap metal, unlicensed, dismantled and inoperable vehicles, scrap cars, or scrap wood may not be stored in or on recreational vehicles. Recreational vehicles may not be used for hauling for hire, electrical storage, chemical storage, roofing storage, construction storage, landscape business, or any other type of commercial/business type use.
(3) Recreational vehicles and equipment shall conform to the following:
A. Recreational vehicles or equipment parked or stored shall not have fixed connections for electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities, and at no time shall this equipment be used for living or housekeeping;
B. When not stored in a completely enclosed structure, no more than two recreational vehicles shall be parked or stored on the premises. Recreational vehicles shall be parked behind the front of the building no closer than three feet from the side and rear property lines. On corner lots, each side of a building facing a street is considered a front. The use of tarpaulins and/or a location within an open-sided carport does not qualify as being within a structure.
C. All recreational vehicles and recreational trailers when required by law shall be kept in good repair and have current legal license tags and/or plates. Trailers and recreational vehicles without current license plates shall not be parked or stored in a residential district other than in a completely enclosed building.
(4) In any district, the wheels or any similar devices of any trailer or recreational vehicle shall not be removed except for repairs, nor shall such trailer or recreational vehicle be otherwise permanently fixed to the ground in a manner that would prevent ready removal of such trailer or recreational vehicle.
(5) No recreational vehicle shall be parked, stored or allowed to remain on a lot or parcel of land that is not improved with a main building.
(b) Parking Lots. In all residential districts parking lots for permitted or conditional uses shall conform to the requirements for accessory uses set forth in this Code.
(c) Unlicensed, Dismantled and Inoperable Vehicles. Unlicensed, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles shall not be parked or stored on residential property unless in a completely enclosed building.
(d) Oversized Vehicles. No person shall park or store a bus, semitrailer, pole trailer, tri-axle vehicle, tandem vehicle, or commercial tractor, within the residential districts of the City, either on public or private property, including a public street or highway, except to make deliveries, pickups or for the loading or unloading of persons, unless such bus, semitrailer, pole trailer, tri-axle vehicle, tandem vehicle, or commercial tractor, is parked or stored in a completely enclosed structure.
(e) Portable Storage Containers.
(1) Portable storage containers shall be located on an improved surface outside of any right-of-way and shall not obstruct or hinder vehicular or pedestrian traffic. Such units shall be a minimum of three feet from any property line and ten feet from any right-of-way.
(2) Not more than one unit per zoning lot is permitted. Stacking of portable storage containers on top of each other is prohibited.
(3) Portable storage containers shall be free from visible forms of deterioration such as rust or peeling paint.
(4) Portable storage containers are permitted as a temporary use for a period not to exceed ten consecutive days up to a maximum of 30 days in any one 12-month period. When necessary to facilitate cleanup and/or restoration activities resulting from a major catastrophe (e.g. fire, flood, water leak, sewage back-up, or other event where there is significant property damage) the Administrator may extend the time period to a maximum of 90 days within anyone 12-month period.
(5) Portable storage containers may be used in conjunction with construction or alteration when a building permit has been issued provided the following conditions are met:
A. Such container may be located on-site for duration of construction but not to exceed three months for new construction, remodeling, renovation, or expansion work. The Administrator may extend this time for a reasonable period.
B. For construction of a new dwelling unit, the container may be located in an unpaved driveway provided all other placement requirements are met.
C. Such container shall be removed from premises after construction is complete prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(Ord. 16-19. Passed 9-16-19; Ord. 18-22. Passed 10-3-22.)