(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Recreational vehicle” means any vehicular-type structure, primarily used as temporarily living quarters for recreation, camping or travel use, or primarily used to transport watercraft. The terns includes, without limitation, the following kinds of recreation equipment:
A. Travel trailer, i.e. a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation use, permanently identified “travel trailer” by the manufacturer;
B. Pick-up camper, i.e. a structure designed primarily to be mounted on a pick-up or truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation use;
C. Motorized home, i.e. a portable dwelling designed and constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle, and designed for travel, recreational and vacation use;
D. Folding tent trailer, i.e. a canvas folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreational and vacation use; and
E. Boats and boat trailers, including boats, floats and rafts, plus the normal equipment to transport the same on a street or highway.
(2) “Residential area” means that portion of the City zoned as Single Family, Multi Family, Mixed Use or Apartment District under the Zoning Code.
(b) Any recreational vehicle may be parked or stored in a residential area of the City subject to the regulations contained in subsection (c) hereof.
(c) Each of the following regulations shall be applicable to all recreational vehicles while parked or stored in a residential area of the City:
(1) A recreational vehicle shall not have fixed connections to electricity, water, gas, sanitary sewer or other facilities.
(2) A recreational vehicle shall not be used for living, housekeeping or similar purposes.
(3) A recreational vehicle parked or stored outside of a garage or enclosed structure shall be parked or stored to the rear of the front building line of the lot and, unless parked in a driveway or other paved surface, shall be parked or stored at least three feet in from the side and rear lines of the lot, or, in the case of a corner lot, to the rear of the side building line of the lot. The Board of Zoning Appeals may waive the requirements of this paragraph if an application for such waiver is made to such Board in accordance with such rules and regulations as it may establish, and if the Board finds such application to be supported by evidence that because of the topography or other physical condition of a lot, enforcement of this paragraph would as to such lot create an undue and unusual hardship.
(4) A recreational vehicle parked outside of a garage or enclosed structure shall be licensed pursuant to the laws of the State and shall bear any required valid license plates within thirty days after such vehicle becomes subject to such licensing requirements or within thirty days after the owner of such vehicle has obtained ownership thereof. A recreational vehicle may be parked or stored anywhere on the premises for loading or unloading purposes for a period of not more than forty-eight hours, so long as such parking for loading or unloading purposes does not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic of adjoining or abutting properties of others.
(d) No person shall park or store a recreational vehicle in a residential area of the City except in compliance with all of the regulations set forth in subsection (c) hereof.
No person, being the owner of or having possession of real property in a residential area of the City, shall suffer or permit a recreational vehicle to be parked or stored thereon except in compliance with all of the regulations set forth in subsection (c) hereof.
No person, being the owner thereof, shall permit a recreational vehicle to be parked or stored in a residential area of the City except in compliance with all of the regulations set forth in subsection (c) hereof.
(Ord. 92-40. Passed 6-23-92; Ord. 2012-61. Passed 11-20-12.)