Sec. 20-58. - Miscellaneous parking regulation.
(a)
There shall be no off-street parking in the front yards, rear yards, and side yards, street side, of single-family dwellings, except as normally exists in driveways or designated parking spaces or areas, unless otherwise provided in this section.
(b)
No owner of property within the corporate limits of the city shall permit the parking, maintaining or keeping upon his property and no person shall park, maintain or keep any travel trailer, camper trailer, cargo trailer or boat trailer for more than twelve (12) hours, except as provided by this section, and further excepting from operation of this section, trailer sales of new and used unoccupied trailers, house cars or camp cars by an individual, firm or corporation, properly licensed according to the ordinance of the city, at a location that is zoned for trailer sales use.
(c)
Camp sites in mobile home parks. A separate camp site for travel trailers or camper trailers shall be permitted in any mobile home park provided that said camp area comprises less than ten (10) percent of the total area of said mobile home park; that a twenty-five-foot buffer strip exists between said camp site and any mobile home site; and that toilet, water and garbage disposal facilities are available and easily accessible to users of said camp site. No travel trailer or camper trailer shall be permitted to remain in said camp site for more than thirty (30) days.
(d)
Use as living unit prohibited. The use of a trailer or mobile home as a dwelling or living unit on any lot, other than a licensed and approved trailer park shall not be permitted within the city.
(e)
Parking of trailers. Travel trailers, camper trailers and boat trailers of any length, and cargo trailers not in excess of fourteen (14) feet in length shall be permitted to park on private property in any residential district provided they are:
(1)
Located behind the front building line and its most forward projection is not less than twenty-five (25) feet from the front lot line; or
(2)
Located in carport or garage; or
(3)
Located in the driveway area permitted for the parking of passenger cars as long as there remains sufficient area in the driveway area for the off-street parking of two (2) passenger cars, without blocking the sidewalk area.
(f)
Self-propelled mobile homes. Self-propelled mobile homes of any length shall be permitted to park in any residential district in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) above. Self-propelled mobile homes shall not be used as a living unit when parked in a residential district.
(g)
Parking on public property prohibited. No trailer or mobile home shall be parked upon any public or private street, park or other public property within the corporate limits of the city more than two (2) hours, and a trailer or mobile home shall not be used for sleeping, housekeeping or living quarters while so parked, unless located in an area publicly designated for such use.
(h)
Construction trailers. Trailers used for construction offices on a construction site or in a subdivision shall be permitted during the period of construction only after a building permit for the construction job has been issued; such trailer or trailers must be removed from the site or subdivision before a certificate of occupancy is issued for the new construction. Such permitted trailers shall not be used for sales, habitation or promotional purposes, and shall be permitted only after receiving a permit from the building official for each such trailer.