§ 30-14.11. Outdoor storage of trucks, trailers, boats and recreational vehicles.

Only travel trailers, recreational vehicles, commercial or industrial trailers and boats that meet the standards of this section may be stored in any residential district. However, a trailer may be used as a temporary office or storage space incidental to construction when granted a temporary use approval.

(a)

A travel trailer must not be used as a dwelling, storage, or accessory structure. However, a travel trailer may be parked or occupied for lodging purposes on a vacant lot or on the same lot as a dwelling for no more than seventy-two (72) hours in any consecutive thirty (30)-day period.

(b)

A travel trailer or boat must not be stored in connection with a business conducted at the location.

(c)

A stored travel trailer or boat must be maintained in mobile condition. No major construction or repair of a stored travel trailer or boat may be performed on a residential lot.

(d)

The parking of trucks is limited to vehicles with a state license classification of "B" or smaller and having an overall height of no more than ninety (90) inches, except for pick-up and delivery service during normal business hours.

(e)

The State license plates, display title, and Village vehicle sticker, where required, must be current and properly displayed. The lot owner must have, and display upon request to authorized Village officials, proof of ownership of any stored travel trailer or boat.

(f)

The owner of a boat, boat trailer, or travel trailer must not park or store such boat, boat trailer, or travel trailer in such manner as to create a dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot where parked or stored, this includes parking or storage where the boat, boat trailer, or travel trailer, whether loaded or not, may readily tip or roll or the storage of flammable liquids aboard in portable containers.

(g)

No travel trailer or boat stored in a residential district may exceed ten (10) feet in height as parked, including trailer cradle or mount but excluding mast, twenty-six (26) feet in body length, excluding trailer hitch, tongue and bumper, and eight (8) feet in body width, excluding hardware.

(h)

A travel trailer or boat stored in a residential district is permitted only in the rear yard and must be a minimum of six (6) feet from any principal building and three (3) feet from any lot line.

(i)

No animal transport trailer may be stored in any residential district.

(Code 1993, § 20-14.11)