9/29/23 - RVs in Brief

Recreational Vehicles

1. A maximum of one licensed recreational vehicle may be stored outside.

2. Licensed recreational vehicles may be stored within the interior side yard behind the front building line or in the rear yard. If a recreational vehicle and any trailer is more than eight feet in height, as measured to the highest point of the vehicle, it must be located at least ten feet from any lot line.

3. A licensed recreational vehicle or trailer licensed to transport recreational vehicles or equipment may also be stored outdoors within the corner side yard if it is eight feet or less in total height and 20 feet or less in total length. Recreational vehicles or trailers stored outdoors that exceed either of these dimensions cannot be stored in the corner side yard and must be stored in the interior side or rear yard per item 1 above.

4. The area devoted to recreational vehicle storage must be on an improved surface as required in Section 15.7.A.

5. There is no limit on the storage of recreational vehicles within fully enclosed permanent structures. Temporary storage tents do not meet the requirement of a fully enclosed structure.

6. No recreational vehicle may be used for living, sleeping, housekeeping, or home occupation purposes in any district and shall not be hooked up to any public utilities.

7. All recreational vehicles must be maintained in mobile condition. No recreational vehicle may be parked or stored in such manner as to create a dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot where it is parked or stored. If the recreational vehicle is parked or stored, whether loaded or not, so that it may tip or roll, it is considered to be a dangerous and unsafe condition.

Location of Required Off-Street Parking

A. Residential Uses

1. All required parking spaces for residential uses must be located on the same lot as the residential use, including the residential component of a mixed-use property.

2. No parking for such residential uses shall be located in the front, interior side, or corner side yard except in a legal driveway that provides access to a parking space in the rear yard, or a detached or attached garage.

3. Vehicles parked within a driveway or off-street parking space shall not project over the right-of-way, which includes the sidewalk, and shall have approved paved access to a curb cut.