(A) Definitions.
(1) For purposes of this section only, a SIDE YARD is defined as a space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the principal building and the side lot line, measured perpendicular from the side lot line to the closest point of the principal building.
(2) For purposes of this section only, a FRONT YARD is defined as a space extending the full
width of the front lot line, and measured perpendicular to the front most point of the principal building at the closest point to the front lot line. If a vehicle is located in the side yard of a corner lot, all such vehicles must be screened from view by landscaping or other means approved by the Building and Grounds Committee of the city.
(3) Except as provided in division (C) below, all vehicles in a residential district parked in a front, rear or side yard must be on an improved surface. Any vehicle(s) so placed, which are subject to Illinois Secretary of State and/or Illinois Department of Natural Resources licensure and/or registration, must have a current Illinois license and/or registration with the applicable Illinois department and be in operable condition.
(4) An IMPROVED SURFACE as used herein is defined as a continuous surface constructed of concrete, blacktop, gravel or paving stone, which is complete and uninterrupted underneath all portions of the vehicle placed on the surface.
(5) Neither rights-of-way nor easements shall be encroached upon by such improved surfaces or vehicles.
(6) No hose, electrical cord, etc. shall be permitted to extend from any residence or building in a residential district to a vehicle if such hose, electrical cord, etc. crosses a public sidewalk or the parkway.
(7) Vehicles may not be used as a dwelling unit at any time while parked or stored within the city.
(8) Nothing herein shall obviate compliance with any other requirements of improvements to land required by any other provision of this code including, but not limited to, the zoning code and the subdivision control ordinances.
(B) Residential districts.
(1) In any residential district, no trailer shall be parked on any city right-of-way or alley for more than seven consecutive days unless it is properly attached to a motor vehicle able to tow said trailer in compliance with the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(2) Any trailer which is subject to licensure and/or registration requirements by the Illinois Secretary of State and/or the Illinois Department of Natural Resources must have a current license and registration with the applicable agency.
(3) A trailer may be parked on private property in a residential district if it is parked on an improved surface, does not encroach upon a public sidewalk or any easement and complies with all requirements for driveways in said district.
(4) Any recreational vehicle which operates under its own power may only be parked on the city rights-of-way, including streets or alleys, from May 1 through September 30 of each year. Said recreational vehicles may not be parked within 50 feet of any intersection.
(5) No recreational vehicle as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, whether or not capable of operating under its own power, may be permitted to run a generator or be hooked to any remote power supply for electricity, natural gas or propane gas or water while parked on any city right-of-way in a residential district.
(C) Junk vehicles and unusable vehicles. With regard to this section, nothing herein shall be construed as permitting the storage of junk vehicles or unusable vehicles and in all cases the storage of said vehicles shall be subject to all other provisions of this code. A JUNK VEHICLE or UNUSABLE VEHICLE is defined as either: (1) a vehicle that cannot be readily started and moved in an emergency, or (2) any vehicle in a state of disrepair rendering the vehicle incapable of being driven in its condition or any vehicle that has not been moved for seven consecutive days. Except in a wholly enclosed
permanent garage or other permanent building, storage of said vehicle(s) is hereby prohibited in any residential district.
(D) Restricted parking of vehicles and trailers in all other districts. In addition to and not in lieu of the other provisions contained herein, no vehicle or trailer may be parked upon any street, alley or other right of way in the city for a continuous period of seven consecutive days. Notwithstanding the restrictions imposed by this section, the restrictions previously imposed on semi-tractors and trailers (see § 72.16) shall remain in full force and effect.
(Ord. 08-12, passed 10-6-08) Penalty, see § 10.99