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ORDINANCE NO. 38-97
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING SECTION 18-35, RECREATIONAL, BOATING AND
CAMPING EQUIPMENT, OF ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE VILLAGE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
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Section 1. Section 18-35 of Article III of Chapter 18 of
the Code of Ordinances of the Village of North Palm Beach is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"Section 18-35. Recreational, boating, camping equipment
and personal recreational use trailers; parking on
residential property restricted.
Recreational, boating and camping equipment in the form
of travel and camping trailers, boats on trailers, boat
trailers, motor homes, personal recreational use trailers
including motorcycle and all terrain vehicle trailers
and vans, designed and used exclusively as temporary
living quarters for recreation, for boating, for camping,
for travel or for other personal recreational use, may be
parked in the side or rear yard, or within completely
enclosed garages on sites containing a single family or
duplex residence, subject to the following conditions:
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(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 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 side
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.
Exception: Guest equipment as defined in subsection
(2) .
(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.
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(B) All such equipment, when parked in the side yard,
shall be visually screened from the view of adjacent
properties and street right-of-ways with an opaque
wall, fence, gate or hedge to a height of six (6)
feet and length and width of such equipment. A
wall, gate or fence shall not exceed six (6) feet in
height when located in any building setback area.
(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.
(10) Such parked equipment shall not be used in the
course of any commercial activity. For this
purpose, commercial activity shall include any
type of business or activity which is conducted
on or off the subject premises."
Section 2. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
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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 3. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately
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upon passage.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 14th DAY OF
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PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 28th DAY OF
AUGUST 1997.
MAYOR
(VILLAGE SEAL)
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VILLAGE CLERK ~
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