A. Findings And Purpose:
1. The village board finds that the presence in residential neighborhoods of excessively large motor vehicles and certain motor vehicles that, by virtue of their design, type, or characteristics, are not customary and incidental to the use or occupancy of residential property, has a detrimental and blighting impact upon the residential quality and character of such neighborhoods and that more than one such vehicle upon a lot compounds the blighting impact. The village board finds that these vehicles intrude upon the aesthetics and visual peace and quiet of a residential neighborhood, that they can impair the free flow of traffic on residential streets and by their size are detrimental to residential traffic safety, that they often create excessive noise for such surroundings, that their presence tends to encourage and effectuate the expansion of uses that are inconsistent with or inappropriate to residential areas, and that their presence therefore is likely to have a negative impact upon residential property values. For similar reasons, the village board finds that the parking and storage of large trailers also has a detrimental and blighting impact upon residential areas.
2. The purpose of this section, therefore, is to prohibit or restrict (with some exceptions), in residential districts, the parking or storage of vehicles and trailers that, by virtue of their excessive size, or by virtue of their design, type, or characteristics, are incompatible with such districts, and to thereby reduce the blighting and negative impacts of such vehicles and trailers in those districts.
B. Vehicle Parking And Storage Limitations And Requirements:
1. Certain Vehicles Prohibited And Permitted:
a. Type III vehicles shall not be parked or stored on a residentially zoned lot or in the public right of way or street immediately abutting any residentially zoned lot, except as provided under subsection B5 of this section, and subject to any other applicable provisions of this section and of this code.
b. Type I and II vehicles shall be permitted to be parked or stored on a residentially zoned lot or in the public right of way or street immediately abutting any residentially zoned lot, subject to the provisions of this section and any other applicable provisions of this code. However, a vehicle that is a type II vehicle by reason of the attachment of a snowplow blade may be parked or stored with blade attached only between November 1 and April 30.
2. Measurement: For purposes of the measurement of vehicle dimensions under this section, the "height" of a vehicle shall be the vertical distance between the lowest part of the tires of the measured vehicle to the top of the highest part of the vehicle, and the "length" of a vehicle shall be the horizontal distance between the front edge of the vehicle to the rear edge of the vehicle. For purposes of these measurements, accessories, attachments, and materials fixed upon such vehicle shall be considered part of the vehicle (with the exception of aerial antennas and movable equipment stored in racks).
3. Limitations On Numbers Of Vehicles In Residential Districts (R-0, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, And R-5):
a. Number Of Vehicles: The number of vehicles that may be parked or stored in residential districts shall be limited to the following:
(1) Type I vehicles are not numerically restricted. Type II vehicles that are parked or stored within a building, are not numerically restricted. No more than one type II vehicle shall be permitted to be parked in the open on an approved surface. However, all vehicles must be lawfully parked as defined elsewhere in this code;
Exception: type II vehicles that exceed eight feet (8') in height, but do not exceed nine feet (9') in height, which are lawfully parked behind the front of the principal structure.
(2) Type III vehicles are not permitted, except as provided under subsection B5 of this section.
b. Counting Of Vehicles: Vehicles temporarily parked at a residence for visitation or business service reasons, "recreational vehicles" (as defined in section 11-2-2 of this title), and motorcycles that are housed in a garage, shall not be counted for purposes of these numerical limitations. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as permitting the storage of vehicles if such storage is not otherwise permitted by this code.
4. Ownership: No type II vehicle shall be parked or stored at a premises unless that vehicle is owned or leased or regularly used by a person physically residing at that premises.
5. Exceptions: The parking and storage limitations and requirements of this subsection B are subject to the following exceptions and limitations:
a. Vehicles otherwise restricted by this section may be temporarily parked on or in front of a residentially zoned lot while being loaded or unloaded or while rendering a service at that location.
b. Vehicles otherwise restricted by this section may be parked on a residentially zoned lot when the lawful principal use of the lot under this zoning code is other than residential and the vehicle is directly related to that lawful use.
c. Vehicles designed or used for the purpose of accommodating the needs of disabled occupants of the site and exceeding the height limitations of this section shall not be prohibited under this section, provided that the vehicle displays a handicapped license plate or handicapped parking sticker issued by the state.
d. "Recreational vehicles", as defined in section 11-2-2 of this title, shall not be subject to the regulations of this section unless otherwise provided herein.
C. Commercial Trailers Prohibited; Exceptions: Commercial trailers shall not be parked or stored on a residentially zoned lot or in the public right of way or street immediately abutting said lot, subject to the following exceptions and limitations:
1. Trailers otherwise restricted by this section which are recreational vehicles within the meaning of section 11-2-2 of this title may be parked or stored on a site if properly parked or stored in accordance with said section.
2. Trailers otherwise restricted by this section may be temporarily parked at a site while being loaded or unloaded or used in connection with the rendering of a service at the site.
3. Trailers otherwise restricted by this section may be parked or stored on a site when housed within a garage.
4. Trailers or PODs otherwise restricted by this section may be temporarily parked at a site while being loaded or unloaded or used in connection with moving or for a valid construction project for a maximum period of thirty (30) days. If the use of the storage facility extends past the thirty (30) days, a building permit must be obtained from the community development department.
5. Type III vehicles may be parked or stored in a garage with the door through which such vehicle entered remaining closed while such type III vehicle is parked therein.
D. Lawful Use: Trailers otherwise restricted by this section may be parked on a residentially zoned lot when the lawful principal use of the lot under this zoning code is other than residential and the vehicle is directly related to that lawful use. (Ord. 2009-34, 12-3-2009, eff. 1-1-2010)