(A) Recreational vehicle parking prohibited.
(1) No person shall park any recreational vehicle on any public street, highway, alley or other public right-of-way within the township for any purpose or length of time except that a recreational vehicle may be parked on a public street or highway for the sole purpose of loading or unloading such vehicle for a period not to exceed 24 hours, provided that the parked recreational vehicle does not impede traffic or prospective traffic on such public street or highway.
(2) For purposes of this section, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE shall include any of the following:
(a) Boats and boat trailers, which shall include floats and rafts, plus the normal equipment used to transport the same on the highway;
(b) Folding tent trailer, which is defined as a folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel and vacation use;
(c) Motorhome, which is defined as a portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle;
(d) Pick-up camper, which is defined as a structure 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 and vacation uses;
(e) Travel trailer, which is a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, and either licensed as a trailer or permanently identified travel trailer by the manufacturer, or a movable or portable dwelling, constructed to be towed on its own chassis and connected to utilities and designed without a permanent foundation for year-round living;
(f) Utility trailer, which is a vehicle licensed as a trailer used to transport motorcycles, snowmobiles, go-carts, off-road vehicle, stock cars, or other recreational equipment; or
(g) Any other vehicle which is not licensed for road use which is primarily intended for off-road recreational, outdoor, and/or pleasure activities.
(B) Prima facie responsibility of registered owner. If a recreational vehicle is parked in violation of division (A), the person in whose name that recreational vehicle is registered in this state or another state at the time of the violation is prima facie responsible for that violation.
(C) Violation and Penalty. A person who violates this section is responsible for a civil infraction. A parking violation notice charging a violation of this section may be issued by a police officer in the form and manner provided by in M.C.L.A. § 257.742(6), (7) and (8).
(Ord. 1016, Amendment 20a, passed 9-12-2017)