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Pittston City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXXV

Parking, Storage, or Use of Major Recreational Vehicles

§ 480-151 Definitions.

Major recreational equipment is defined as including boats and boat trailers, travel trailers, pick-up campers or coaches (designed to be mounted on automotive vehicles), motorized dwellings, converted school buses, tent trailers, and like, and cases or boxes used for transporting recreational equipment, whether occupied by such equipment or not.

§ 480-152 Recreational equipment storage.

A. 
Residential districts standards. No major recreational equipment shall be parked or stored on any lot in R-1, R-2, or R-3 except in a carport or enclosed building or in a rear yard. Such equipment may be parked anywhere on residential premises for up to 24 hours during loading or unloading. No such equipment shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot, or any location not approved for such use.
B. 
Commercial districts standards. No major recreational equipment shall be parked or stored on any lot in the CB or NC Districts except in a carport or enclosed building or in a rear yard. No such equipment shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot, or any location not approved for such use.

§ 480-153 Parking and storage of certain vehicles.

A. 
Unregistered vehicle standards. Automotive vehicles or trailers of any kind without current license plates shall not be parked or stored on any property other than in completely enclosed buildings, except those on those premises where such a storage is absolutely necessary to the operation of a business such as that of an automotive dealer.
B. 
Residential districts standards. Any vehicle not customarily associated with resident travel, such as tractor trailer trucks, may not be parked on property located in the R-1, R-2 or R-3 Districts other than in completely enclosed buildings.
C. 
Commercial and industrial vehicle standards. Parking and storage of commercial- or construction-type vehicles shall be permitted only in the I District. Parking such vehicles in the NC, CB, R-1, R-2, and R-3 Districts will be allowed temporarily for the purposes of loading and unloading.