§ 72-287. Parking and storage of vehicles, shelters or watercraft.

(a)

Large vehicles.

(1)

No truck tractor, semitrailer, commercial bus, cutaway van, (except for those allowed in subsection (b)(6), below, chassis cab truck, or any other truck with a gross vehicle weight greater than 10,500 pounds (as determined by the greater of the vehicle registration or the manufacturer's specification) shall be parked, except while being actively loaded or unloaded for legitimate commercial purpose in the RR, RE, R-1 through R-9, MH-1, MH-2, MH-4, MH-5, MH-6, MH-7, MH-8, and the residential use areas of PUD and SWR classifications.

(2)

The parking of truck tractors and/or semi-trailers is prohibited in the B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, B-8, B-9 and B-PUD's and commercial use areas of R-PUD's, SWC, SWR, and AP classifications, unless said vehicles are accessory to or associated with the business(es) on the premises.

(b)

Mobile recreational shelters and vehicles. Mobile recreational shelters and vehicles, utility trailers, watercraft and other trailers are permitted as an accessory use in all zoning classifications provided:

(1)

They shall have a current license tag or validation sticker.

(2)

The ground beneath shall be kept free from debris, including excessive weed growth.

(3)

They shall not be parked or stored within a street or public right-of-way.

(4)

All wastewater line caps shall be secured at all times in a manner to preclude any leakage from such vehicles, shelters or watercraft onto a lot or street.

(5)

They shall not be connected to water, sewer or electric lines or be used for residential purpose, except in a recreational vehicle park.

(6)

Park trailers shall only be parked in a recreational vehicle park.

(c)

Mobile recreational shelters or vehicles in residential areas. Except as otherwise provided herein, mobile recreational shelters and vehicles, utility trailers, watercraft and other trailers are permitted as an accessory use in the RR, RE, R-1 through R-6, R-9, MH-4, MH-5, MH-6 and the single- and two-family residential areas of the PUD classification; provided that, in addition to the requirements of subsection (b), above, the following additional conditions are also met:

(1)

They shall be parked or stored in full compliance with all requirements for accessory structures, except that pickup covers when appropriately mounted on a vehicle shall not be restricted to the parking requirements of this section.

(2)

Mobile recreational shelters or vehicles and watercraft may also be temporarily parked on the driveway in the front yard of the principal structure for trip preparations, loading, unloading, and cleanup, for a maximum of 36 hours per week.

(3)

Mobile recreational vehicles and cutaway vans may be parked on the driveway in the front yard of the principal structure when the occupant of the principal structure has a disability which may require facilities in the recreational vehicle or cutaway van, and if the occupant has received a handicapped parking decal from the State of Florida for the vehicle.

(4)

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, watercraft and watercraft trailers may be parked on the driveway in the front yard of a principal structure in the MH-5 classification without being subject to subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section, where the principal structure is located in a platted subdivision with canal access directly to the intracoastal waterway and is on a lot no more than 50 feet wide.

(d)

Mobile recreational shelters or vehicles in residential areas. Except as otherwise provided herein, mobile recreational shelters and vehicles, utility trailers, watercraft and other trailers are permitted as an accessory use in the RR, R-1 through R-6, R-9, MH-4, MH-5, MH-6 and the single- and two-family residential areas of the PUD classification; provided that, in addition to the requirements of subsection (b), above, the following additional conditions are also met:

(e)

Residential parking. In the RR, R-1 through R-6, R-9, MH-4, MH-5, MH-6, and the single- and two-family residential use areas of PUD classifications, motor vehicles, mobile recreational shelters or vehicles, trailers and watercraft, shall not be parked anywhere within that portion of the lot lying across the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the principal structure, except on driveways.

(Ord. No. 84-1, §§ LVII—LIX, 3-8-84; Ord. No. 86-16, §§ XXI, XXII, 10-23-86; Ord. No. 89-20, §§ XXXIII, XXXIV, 6-20-89; Ord. No. 90-34, §§ 67, 68, 9-27-90; Ord. No. 91-11, §§ XVII, XVIII, 5-16-91; Ord. No. 92-6, §§ LII—LV, 6-4-92; Ord. No. 94-4, §§ LXXIV—LXXXVI, 5-5-94; Ord. No. 98-25, §§ XXXI—XXXV, 12-17-98; Ord. No. 00-30, § 5, 10-5-00; Ord. No. 2008-25, § II, 12-4-08; Ord. No. 2012-12, § I, 5-17-12; Ord. No. 2013-08, § III, 5-2-13; Ord. No. 2018-05, § XXIV, 1-18-18; Ord. No. 2018-04, § V, 4-17-18)