(a) Definitions.
(1) "Recreational vehicle" means a vehicular portable structure designed and constructed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation uses and being classed as follows:
(2) "Travel trailer" means a nonself-propelled recreational vehicle not exceeding an overall length of thirty-five feet, exclusive of bumper and tongue or coupling, and includes a tent-type fold out camping trailer as defined in Ohio R.C. 4517.01(N).
(3) "Motor home" means a self-propelled recreational vehicle constructed with permanently installed facilities for cold storage, cooking and consuming of food, and for sleeping.
(4) "Truck camper" means a nonself-propelled recreational vehicle without wheels for road use and designed to be placed upon and attached to a motor vehicle. Truck camper does not include truck covers which consist of walls and roof but do not have floors and facilities for using same as a dwelling.
(5) "Tent-type fold out camping trailer" means any vehicle intended to be used, when stationary, as a temporary shelter with living and sleeping facilities, and which is subject to the following properties and limitations:
A. A minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the fold out portion of the top and sidewalls combined must be constructed of canvas, vinyl, or other fabric, and form an integral part of the shelter.
B. When folded, the unit must not exceed:
1. Fifteen feet in length, exclusive of bumper and tongue;
2. Sixty inches in height from the point of contact with the ground;
3. Eight feet in width;
4. One ton gross weight at time of sale.
(6) "Boats" and "boat trailers" shall include boats, floats, and rafts, plus the normal equipment to transport the same on the highway.
(b) Private Property. Any owner of camping and recreational equipment may park or store such equipment on residential property subject to the following conditions:
(1) Recreational equipment parked and stored shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas or sanitary sewer facilities, and at no time, shall this equipment be used for living or housekeeping purposes.
(2) If the camping and recreational equipment is parked or stored outside of a garage, it shall be parked or stored to the rear of the front building line of the lot except as provided in subsection (c) hereof. The setback requirement in the side or rear yard shall be a minimum of three feet.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, camping and recreational equipment may be parked anywhere on the premises for loading or unloading purposes, for a period of not more than forty-eight hours.
(4) In the event that there is no access available, via an existing driveway, for such equipment to be moved to the rear of the front building line or no space for storage of equipment on the lot to the rear of the front building line, then such equipment may be parked on the lot forward of the front building line, but as close to the building line as possible. In no case shall such equipment block the sight distance of vehicular traffic using the streets when it is parked on corner lots nor shall it extend beyond the front lot line.
(c) Public Alleys, Streets and Highways. None of the recreational vehicles as defined in subsection (a) hereof, shall be parked or stored on any public alleys, streets or highways within the Village for more than one hour in any twenty-four hour period.
(Ord. 4-80. Passed 2-11-80.)
(d) Penalty. Whoever violates any provision of this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor on a first offense; on a second offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree; on each subsequent offense within one year after the first offense, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.