(a) Definitions. As used in this chapter, “recreational equipment” means and includes the following, which are defined as follows:
(1) “Travel trailer” which means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, permanently identified “travel trailer” by the manufacturer;
(2) “Pickup camper” which means a structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pickup or truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses;
(3) “Motorized home” which means a portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle;
(4) “Folding tent trailer” which means a canvas folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel and vacation uses;
(5) “Boats” and “boat trailers” which mean and include boats, floats and rafts, plus the normal equipment to transport the same on the streets and highways.
(b) Regulations. No one shall park or store recreational equipment on any street or highway or public or private property within the City except as hereinafter provided. Any owner of recreational equipment may park or store such equipment not in excess of twenty four feet in overall length on property owned by him in accordance with the following conditions:
(1) Recreational equipment parked or stored shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities, and at no time shall this equipment be used for living or housekeeping purposes.
(Ord. 371-67. Passed 12-4-67.)
(2) If the camping and recreational equipment is parked or stored outside of a garage, it may be parked or stored anywhere upon a driveway or turnabout on the premises. The setback requirement in the side or rear yard shall be a minimum of three feet.
(Ord. 253-88. Passed 3-5-90.)
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(2) hereof, camping and recreational equipment may be parked anywhere on the premises for loading or unloading purposes for a period of not more than forty-eight hours.
(4) All recreational equipment must be kept in good repair and carry a current year's license and/or registration.
(Ord. 371-67. Passed 12-4-67.)
(c) Exceptions. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Board of Housing Appeals shall have the power, in specific cases, to vary the application of this section in order that the public health, safety, convenience, comfort and general welfare may be safeguarded and substantial justice done for the following reasons:
(1) Where unnecessary hardships would result from the literal application of the provisions of this section. A hardship based on conditions created by the owner is not an unnecessary hardship. It must be found that there are peculiar and special hardships as applicable to the property involved.
(2) Where exceptional circumstances or conditions, only applicable to the property involved, do not generally apply to other property. It must be found that there are exceptional conditions justifying an exception on one lot, such as topographical or geological conditions or type of adjoining developments, and that an exception would be justified on any lot where the same exceptional circumstances prevail.
(3) Where granting of an exception will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property in the neighborhood in which the property is located. The mere existence of an unnecessary hardship or other exceptional circumstances is not ipso facto evidence for granting of an exception, for such hardships must be balanced against the present conditions and the extent to which such an exception would interfere with the rights of adjacent property.
(Ord. 253-88. Passed 3-5-90.)