Oakdale City Zoning Code
§ 36-18.7
Special Provisions for Recreation Vehicles, Trucks. Truck Trailers and Off-Site Parking for Commercial and Residential Uses.
[Ord. No. 985, Exh. A, 1991; Ord. No. 1021, § 3, 1995.]
A.
Permitted Locations of Recreational Vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain, or permit to be placed, kept, or maintained any recreational vehicle, boat, trailer or oversized truck upon any lot, piece, or parcel of land except as follows:
1.
Within a residential zoning district:
a.
Any number wholly within a structure lawfully existing on the premises. A maximum of two (2) recreational vehicles in addition to those kept pursuant to Subsection a hereof upon any lot, piece or parcel of land provided all of the following:
b.
A maximum of two (2) recreational vehicles in addition to those kept pursuant to Subsection a hereof upon any lot, piece or parcel of land provided all of the following:
(1)
No portion of said recreational vehicle overhangs any portion of the public sidewalk or lacking a public sidewalk, no portion of said recreational vehicle is within five (5) feet of the curb, or if no curb, ten (10) feet from the roadway pavement.
(2)
No portion of said recreational vehicle, boat, trailer or similar vehicle constitutes a "Vision Obstruction" as follows: There shall be a clear vision triangle on either side of a driveway intersecting with a sidewalk. The triangle is an area bounded by the sidewalk and the driveway and a line connecting them ten (10) feet from their intersection. When either the street or driveway is curvilinear, measurement shall be taken from the point of intersection using a ninety (90) degree angle which most closely aligns to both the driveway and street line. Within both triangles on either side of the driveway the area between three (3) and eight (8) feet in height as measured from the top of the curb adjacent to the driveway shall be clear of vision obstructions.
c.
Any number within a mobile home park or trailer park.
3.
Definitions of terms used in this section.
a.
STORE, STORAGE — The placement, keeping or maintaining, or permitting to be placed, kept, or maintained of any recreational vehicle, boat, trailer, oversized truck or similar vehicle upon any lot contrary to the vision obstruction provisions of this section for a period longer than seventy-two (72) hours.
b.
RECREATION VEHICLE —
(1)
Recreational vehicles affected by these provisions include a motor home or mounted camper which is not more than seventy-eight (78) inches in height and seventy-two (72) inches in width shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(2)
Recreational vehicle, boat, trailer or similar vehicle also includes buses, container cargo units, and storage trailers motorized or nonmotorized or any other type of portable structure without permanent foundation.
c.
OVERSIZED TRUCKS — Commercial vehicles, not intended to include pickup trucks and vans having a gross weight of less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds.
B.
Permitted Locations of Trucks and Truck Trailers. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, keep or maintain, or permit to be placed, kept or maintained, any truck or truck trailer in any residential zoning district of the City, except for pickup or delivery service, or public agency or utility company vehicle while used on official business, or as part of the operation of a legally existing nonconforming use; provided that in no case shall such truck or truck trailer be parked at any location in the residential zoning district longer than required for such pickup, delivery service, and/or official business, other than within the grounds of a legally existing, nonconforming use located within the residential zoning district and of which operation of the truck or trailer is a part.