(A) No recreational vehicle, watercraft, or commercial vehicle shall be parked for a continuous period of more than 72 hours, as hereinafter defined, off street, upon a private lot or lots, as the case may be, except in the following situations:
(1) In the back yard or side yards, provided that no part of the recreational vehicle extends into the front setback as provided by the city zoning code for the lot or lots, as the case may be, in question.
(2) Upon any driveway, as hereinafter defined, provided that no part of the recreational vehicle extends beyond the front edge of the front yard setback, the front edge being the portion where the setback abuts with the city right-of-way.
(3) Inside of a garage or other structure.
(B) Definitions.
“COMMERCIAL VEHICLES.” Includes, but is not limited to, semi-tractor and trailers, off-road construction vehicles and equipment, such as backhoes, tractors, and end loaders, trailers used in the pursuit of a commercial enterprise, and any other wheeled vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 12,000 and used primarily in the pursuit of a commercial enterprise.
“CONTINUOUS PERIOD.” The 72-hour continuous period referenced to in division (A) of this section, shall include, for purpose of this chapter, not only a continuous, uninterrupted physical presence upon a private lot or lots, as the case may be, but also any subsequent periods of physical presence, where the two or more incidents of physical presence occur within one hour, or less.
“DRIVEWAY.” “DRIVEWAYS” may be located as provided in the zoning code and as allowed by building permits and special use permits and variances, as the case may be, and they shall be paved or otherwise surfaced with an all-weather, dustproof material. Further, that part of the driveway connecting with the curb line or edge of the public road surface, to the property line, shall be paved with concrete or asphaltic materials. Further, only that portion of the paved surface which leads directly to a garage, carport, or side-yard, and which is perpendicular to the adjacent roadway shall be considered a “DRIVEWAY.”
“RECREATIONAL VEHICLES.” Includes, but is not limited to, camper trailers, motor homes, “piggy back,” or pick-up truck bed campers, vendor trailers, storage or utility trailers, off-road vehicles, or any other wheeled vehicle, whether motorized or trailer-mounted, intended for use in the pursuit of a hobby or avocation.
“WATERCRAFT.” Includes, but is not limited to, motor boats, sail boats, canoes, pontoon boats, house boats, personal water- craft or so-called “jet-skis,” or any other type of boat or ship, including its trailer, if any.
(Ord. 80-0-24, passed 1-12-81; Am. Ord. 2001-0-18, passed 11-12-01; Am. Ord. 2009-O-11, passed 6-22-09)