(A) Parking of recreational vehicles. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the parking of any recreational vehicle in an R-1 or R-2 District shall be prohibited, except that one recreational vehicle may be parked or stored in a garage or other accessory building or in a rear yard or side yard in any residential district. No recreational vehicle shall be parked within ten feet of any rear lot line and no closer than five feet of any side yard line.
(1) For the purposes of this section, recreational vehicle may be defined as any of the following: any privately owned boat, boat trailer, folding tent trailer, personal water craft, motorized home, pick-up camper, snowmobile, travel trailer, a three or four wheel all terrain vehicle or other similar equipment.
(2) A recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored on a paved, dust free, surface at all times.
(3) No occupancy for human habitation shall be maintained or business conducted therein while such recreational vehicle is so parked or stored.
(4) The wheels or any similar transporting devices of any such trailer permitted within a residential district shall not be removed, nor shall any trailer be temporarily or permanently affixed to the ground or attached to something having a temporary or permanent location on the ground.
(B) Temporary parking permitted. The temporary parking of one recreational vehicle in an R-1 or R-2 District is permitted for a period not to exceed 72 continuous hours within any single calendar month and shall require the issuance of a temporary RV parking permit issued by the Zoning Enforcement Officer on a form provided by the city. Upon expiration of the 72 hour temporary RV parking permit, the Zoning Enforcement Officer may grant one seven day extension to the original temporary RV parking permit. No more than two such extensions shall be granted in any calendar year and each seven day extension must be accompanied by a new temporary RV parking permit application.
(C) Non-residential zoning districts. The parking of a recreational vehicle in any non-residential zoning district is prohibited unless the recreational vehicle is an integral part of a permitted or conditionally permitted land use within the district.
(Ord. 09-3306, passed 10-15-09)