HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1979-011 Recreational VehiclesORDINANCE NO. 11-79
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 18-35 OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH CODE BY
LIMITING THE PARKING AND STORING OF MOTOR HOMES, VANS AND SIMILAR
MOTOR VEIHICLES IN SINGLE-FAMILY AND DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
ANI) SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS THEREFOR.
FLORIDA:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
Section 1. That Section 18-35 of the Village of North Palm
Beach Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 18-35. Recreational, boating and camping equipment;
parking on residential property restricted. Recreational
boating and camping equipment in the form of travel and
camping trailers, boats on trailers and truck trailers,
or motor homes or vans which exceed 20 feet in length
designed and used as temporary living quarters for
recreation, boating, camping or travel use may be
parked in the open on sites containing a single-family
or duplex residence, subject to the following conditions:
(1) Such parking shall be limited to such equipment
owned or leased by the occupant -owner or occupant -
lessee of the site concerned; provided, however,
that a guest of an occupant -owner of occupant -
lessee may park such equipment in the front
yard for not more than three (3) days in any
fourteen -day period.
(2) The location for such parked equipment shall be
in the rear yard or in the side yard to the rear
of a line established by the front building line
adjacent to the side yard where the equipment
is located; provided, however, that on corner
lots such equipment shall not be parked on the
side yard which faces a public street.
Such equipment shall, at all times, have attached
a current vehicle registration license plate and,
if required, a current inspection sticker.
When parked on the site, such equipment shall not
be used for living or sleeping quarters, or for
housekeeping or storage purposes and shall not
have attached thereto any service connection
lines, except as may periodically be required to
maintain the equipment and applicants.
(3)
(5)
Such equipment shall not exceed the maximum
length, width, height and weight permitted under
applicable provisions of the motor vehicle laws
of the state; provided, however, the maximum
length shall not exceed thirty (30) feet, and
the maximum height shall not exceed ten (10)
feet.
(6)
(7)
(8)
Such equipment shall be so secured so that it
will not be a hazard or menace during high winds
or hurricanes. At least four (4) hurricane
anchors must be available at each site where
recreational and camping equipment is stored
pursuant to this Code section.
All such recreational vehicles when parked in
the side yard shall be screened from the view
of the nearest adjacent neighbor with an opaque,
vertical wall, fence or hedge to the height
and length of the recreational equipment.
The village council finds that as a matter of
fact recreational camping and boating equipment
is a customary accessory use of land in R-1
and R-2 zones in the village. (Code 1970, S30-1;
Ord. No. 26-72, S1)
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon passage.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 24TH DAY OF MAY, 1979.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 14TH DAY OF
JUNE, 1979.
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ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
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/s/ W. H. Brown
MAYOR