1993-27 Recreational Vehicles1
ORDINANCE 27-93
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE VILLAGE CODE, CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE III, SECTION 18-35,
RECREATIONAL, BOATING, CAMPING EQUIPMENT; PARKING ON RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY RESTRICTED; PROVIDING FOR CAPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVF,RABILITY; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS
OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE
VILLAGE CODE; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
SECTION 1. Section 18-35 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 18-35. Recreational, boating and camping equipment; parking on
residential property restricted.
Recreation, boating and camping equipment in the form of travel and
camping trailers, boats on trailers, boat trailers, motor homes and vans,
designed and used as temporary living quarters for recreation, for boating, for
camping or for travel use, may be parked in the open on sites containing a
single family or duplex residence, subject to the following conditions:
(1) A maximum of two (2) pieces of such equipment at a time shall be
permitted on a site.
(2) Such parking shall be limited to such equipment owned or leased by
the occupant-owner or occupant-lessee of the site concerned.
Exception: A guest of an occupant-owner or occupant lessee may park
this equipment in the front yard for not more than five (5) days in any
fourteen (14) day period.
(3) 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
aide yard which faces a public street.
(4) Such equipment shall, at all times, have attached a current vehicle
license plate.
(5) 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 water, sewer, electric or gas service
connection.
Exce tion: Guest a ui ment as defined in (2).
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(6) Such equipment shall not exceed the maximum length, width, height
and weight permitted under applicable provisions of the motor vehicle laws
of the State of Florida; provided, however, the maximum length shall not
exceed thirty (30) feet and the maximum height shall not exceed ten (10)
feet.
(7) Such equipment shall be secured so that it will not be a hazard or
menace during high winds or hurricanes. At least four (4) hurricane
ground anchors shall be available at each site for each piece of equipment
where such equipment is stored pursuant to this code section.
(8) All such equipment, when parked in the side yard, shall be visually
screened from the view of the nearest adjacent neighbor with an opaque
and vertical wall, fence or hedge to the height and length of such
equipment. A wall or fence shall not exceed six (6) feet in height.
(9) The Village Council finds that, as a matter of fact, recreational and
camping equipment is a customary accessory use of the land in R-1 and
R-2 Zoning Districts in the Village.
' SECTION 2. CAPTIONS.
The captions and section headings and section designations used in this
ordinance are intended for the convenience of users only and shall have no
effect on the interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
ordinance is for any reason held by a Court to be unconstitutional, inoperative
or void, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this ordinance.
SECTION 4. CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION b. INCLUSION IN THE CODS.
The provisions of this ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Village Code of the Village of North Palm Beach, Florida. The sections of this
ordinance may be retitled, renumbered or relettered to accomplish such and the
word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article" or any other word.
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SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER , 1993.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 9TH DAY OF
DECEMBER , 1993.
Mayor
ATTEST:
' Village Clerk ~~
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