(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AIRCRAFT. Any contrivance used or designed for navigation of, or flight in, the air.
BOAT. Watercraft of any size.
CAMPER, HOUSE CAR, MOTORCYCLE, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLE, MOTOR TRUCK, MOTOR VEHICLE, PASSENGER VEHICLE, TRAILER COACH, TRUCK TRACTOR, TRAILER, IMPLEMENTS OF HUSBANDRY, SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT and VEHICLE. These terms shall mean the same as such words are defined in the California Vehicle Code.
DISASSEMBLED VEHICLE. An aircraft, boat, or vehicle which is not operable by reason of the removal of or damage to integral component parts.
DISMANTLE. The removal or stripping of one or more integral component parts from an aircraft, boat, or vehicle.
DRIVEWAY AREA. A paved, surfaced, or clearly delineated way not in excess of 20 feet in width designed for vehicular ingress and egress.
PARK. The standing of a motor vehicle, aircraft, or boat.
PERMANENT STORAGE. The presence on the premises for a period of 72 or more consecutive hours.
REPAIR. The work necessary to restore a vehicle to a usable condition.
STORE or STORAGE. To keep or locate for future use.
(B) Prohibited storage. Except as otherwise provided by this code, in the R-1, R-1A, R-2, and R-3 Zones, or with respect to any residential use maintained in any other zone, no portion of any front yard, no portion of the outer three feet of any side yard, no portion of the rear three feet of any rear yard, nor any portion of the side yard on the side street of a corner lot shall be used for the permanent storage of any aircraft, boat, camper, house car, implement of husbandry, motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, motor truck, motor vehicle, passenger vehicle, special construction equipment, trailer, trailer coach, truck, tractor, vehicle, or any part or portion of any of the foregoing, building materials, or temporary structures of any kind; provided, however, building materials in temporary storage during the time a valid building permit is in effect for construction upon the premises may be placed upon such portions of the front, side, or rear yards.
(C) Prohibited parking and storage. In the R-1, R-1A, R-2, and R-3 Zones, or with respect to any residential use maintained in any other zone, no aircraft, boat, camper, house car, trailer, trailer coach, or similar contrivance shall be parked, left standing, or temporarily stored on any private property if such contrivance, or any part thereof, is within eight feet of any residence or dwelling unit on any adjoining property.
(D) Parking aircraft, boats, or vehicles. No person shall park any aircraft, boat, or vehicle, or any component thereof, for any purpose in any front or side yard on any lot in the residential zones except in a driveway area. The parking of such aircraft, boat, or vehicle shall be permitted in rear yards or side yards if such area is completely enclosed by view-obscuring walls not less than six feet in height or by the exterior walls of a building or buildings which completely obscure such aircraft, boat, or vehicle from the view of persons on public streets or other adjacent properties.
(E) Repair or dismantling aircraft, boats, or vehicles prohibited. No person shall assemble, repair, or disassemble any aircraft, boat, vehicle, or similar contrivance, other than as provided in this section, on any part of any lot in the residential zones unless such work is done:
(1) Within an enclosed building; or
(2) In an open area which is completely enclosed by view-obscuring walls not less than six feet in height or by the exterior walls of a building or buildings which completely obscure the work from the view of persons on public streets or other adjacent properties.
(F) Exceptions. The prohibitions imposed in this section shall not be deemed to apply to the occasional and incidental disassembly or repair of vehicles owned by the person in possession of the premises in a residential zone on which the repair or dismantling of vehicles is made or done if the time to accomplish the same does not exceed a period of 48 hours.
('65 Code, § 9-3.1510) (Ord. 556, passed - - ; Am. Ord. 19-C.S., passed - - ; Am. Ord. 32-C.S., passed - - ; Am. Ord. 99-C.S., passed - - ) Penalty, see § 153.999