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19 May 2010
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<br /> 2. Motor home means a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation and
<br /> vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
<br /> 3. Pickup camper means a structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as
<br /> a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation.
<br /> 4. Travel trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be
<br /> used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, permanently identified as a
<br /> travel trailer by the manufacturer of the trailer.
<br /> d. Special mobile equipment means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the
<br /> transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including
<br /> but not limited to: ditch digging equipment, moving dollies, pump hoists and other well-drilling
<br /> equipment, street sweeping vehicles, and other machinery such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous
<br /> mixers, bucket loaders, tractors other than truck-tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines,
<br /> motor graders, road rollers, scarifiers, earth-moving equipment. The term does not include travel trailers,
<br /> dump trucks, truck-mounted transit mixers, truck-mounted feed grinders, or other motor vehicles
<br /> designed for the transportation of persons or property to which machinery has been attached.
<br /> e. Utility trailer means any motorless vehicle, other than a boat trailer or personal watercraft
<br /> trailer, designed for carrying of snowmobiles, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, or property on its own
<br /> structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle but shall not include boat trailers, a trailer drawn by a
<br /> truck-tractor semitrailer combination, or an auxiliary axle on a motor vehicle which carries a portion of
<br /> the weight of the motor vehicle to which it is attached.
<br /> (2) [Parking regulated.]Parking of recreational vehicles, mobile homes and utility trailers
<br /> shall be regulated as follows:
<br /> a. It is unlawful for any person to park a mobile home or recreational vehicle upon public
<br /> property for human habitation
<br /> b. It is unlawful for any person to park or store a utility trailer, mobile home, recreational
<br /> vehicle in any "R" district for more than 24 hours, except in a side or rear yard at least five feet from any
<br /> Property line.
<br /> C. It is unlawful to use a mobile home or recreational vehicle for human habitation on any
<br /> private property for more than 72 hours without a permit from the city.
<br /> (3) Vehicle storage. All vehicles parked or stored on any property within the city shall be
<br /> operable and currently licensed. The parking of vehicles, other than recreational vehicles, in "R"
<br /> districts is regulated as follows:
<br /> a. Parking of vehicles other than recreational vehicles, with a maximum gross vehicle
<br /> weight (GVW) of 14,000 pounds or less is allowed in all "R" districts.
<br /> b. Parking of vehicles in "R" districts in excess of 14,000 pounds GVW has the potential to
<br /> create negative impacts on the surrounding neighborhood. These impacts may include noise (from
<br /> operation as well as maintenance of vehicle); vibration; glare; odors; soil/water contamination (from
<br /> dripping, washing, etc.); hazards to pedestrians by way of proximity, especially on private roads; wear
<br /> and tear on local or private roads; propensity to offload remaining cargo on site at end of day; and
<br /> visual incompatibility with the character of a neighborhood. Such use may be acceptable under certain
<br /> conditions in zoning districts where lot areas are generally two acres or larger. Therefore, parking of
<br /> such vehicles requires each of the following conditions be met:
<br /> 1. Property owner must be vehicle owner or operator.
<br /> 2. Vehicle must be set back 50 feet from property lines
<br /> 3. Vehicle must not be visible from neighboring properties and public streets: vegetative
<br /> screening is preferred.
<br /> 4. Maintenance of said vehicle shall occur within an enclosed building.
<br /> 5. The vehicle shall not constitute a nuisance at any time.
<br /> 6. In a shared driveway situation, the applicant shall demonstrate that the appropriate
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