A. A person commits the offense of illegally using a recreational vehicle for living quarters if:
1. The person uses a recreational vehicle for human habitation, including eating and sleeping, for more than three (3) days within a six (6) month period without a permit for using a recreational vehicle for living quarters issued by the city.
2. The person uses a recreational vehicle for human habitation, including eating and sleeping, in violation of a permit for using a recreational vehicle for living quarters issued by the city.
3. The person is the owner of a recreational vehicle used for human habitation, including eating and sleeping, for more than three (3) days within a six (6) month period without a permit for using a recreational vehicle for living quarters issued by the city.
4. The person is the owner of a recreational vehicle used for human habitation, including eating and sleeping, in violation of a permit for using a recreational vehicle for living quarters issued by the city.
B. A person commits the offense of illegally charging rent for using a recreational vehicle for living quarters if the person charges a fee for parking or living in the recreational vehicle in connection with the location where it is used as living quarters.
C. A person commits the offense of illegal utility connection if the person connects the free flowing discharge end of a supply line connected to city water to the water tank of a recreational vehicle without first obtaining a permit and approval of the plumbing inspector. This section does not prevent a person from filling a water tank with city water so long as there is an air gap separation between the free flowing discharge end of the water supply line to the water tank.
D. For purposes of this section, a "recreational vehicle" is a vehicle with or without motive power, which is capable of being used for human habitation, and is used temporarily for living quarters as sleeping and eating. A "recreational vehicle" includes a camper, mobile home, motor home, a recreational vehicle as defined by Oregon Revised Statutes 801.407, and a travel trailer.
E. This section does not apply to recreational vehicles parked in recreational vehicle parks, public or private campgrounds, or other property that is licensed or permitted for the parking of recreational vehicles under federal or state laws or regulations or by county or city ordinance.
F. The city administrator or his or her designee shall provide for the issuance of permits for using recreational vehicles as living quarters in a manner consistent with this section. There shall be two (2) classes of permits, a general permit and a construction site permit.
G. A general permit will allow living in a recreational vehicle for up to fourteen (14) days during any six (6) month period. A general permit may be extended for up to fourteen (14) days during any one year period. The first general permit issued to a person in a six (6) month period is free. A fee will be charged for the extension period.
H. A construction site permit will allow living in a recreational vehicle at a construction site for up to one hundred eighty (180) days. A construction site permit may only be issued and is only valid if there is a valid building permit for the construction at the site where the recreational vehicle is to be or is parked. A construction site permit may be extended for up to one hundred eighty (180) days or the length of extension of the building permit whichever is less. If the recreational vehicle is to be connected to city water and sewer, any system development charges applicable to the construction site must be paid before such connection is made. Sewer and water connections must meet applicable plumbing code requirements and be approved by the plumbing inspector. Upon completion of the project or the expiration or invalidation of the permit, any temporary sewer or water connection must be immediately removed, subject to approval of the plumbing inspector.
I. The city council shall set the fees for issuance of permits for using recreational vehicles as living quarters by resolution.
J. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution of the owner of a recreational vehicle under subsections A2 and A4 of this section that the owner did not authorize the use of the vehicle, either expressly or by implication. (Ord. 715, 6-4-2002)