[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Lincoln 7-20-1999
by Ord. No. 99-8 (Ch. 12, Art. VII, of the 1990 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Zoning Officer shall have the authority to order removed any vehicle
located on private property which presents a hazard to children or other persons,
or harbors tall grass or weeds, or creates a fire hazard, or affords a breeding
place or nesting place for mosquitoes, flies, rodents or other vermin.
No more than one unregistered motor vehicle in street-worthy condition
shall be parked or stored on any property within any residential district.
For the purposes of this section, the term “street-worthy” shall
mean that the vehicle is operable and capable of receiving an inspection sticker
in its present condition in accordance with the laws of the State of Rhode
Island governing inspection stickers.
No inoperable, disabled, unserviceable or dismantled motor vehicle,
whether registered or unregistered, or trailer or bodies, engines, parts or
accessories thereof, shall be parked or stored in any residential district,
other than in a carport or completely enclosed garage. However, in the event
that no garage or carport is present on the premises, one inoperable, disabled,
unserviceable or dismantled motor vehicle shall be permitted for outside storage,
provided that the following conditions are met:
A.
Said motor vehicle shall be completely covered by a secured
waterproof covering and vegetation maintained around thereof;
B.
The chassis of said motor vehicle shall be raised no
higher than 18 inches above the ground; and
C.
Said motor vehicle is stored in a location designated
by the Zoning Officer or Assistant Zoning Officer taking into account the
topographic features of the land.
The Zoning Officer shall have the authority to authorize temporary relief
from this chapter provided that:
A.
The property owner shows to the satisfaction of the Zoning
Officer that such relief will not create a visual nuisance, nor pollute or
further pollute soil, water runoff or stormwater. Such hardship shall arise
from conditions which require open storage of an excess motor vehicle to repair
a registered vehicle for personal use or antique refurbishing. The Zoning
Officer shall have the authority to impose specific stipulations as deemed
necessary to alleviate adverse affects resulting from open storage or work
to be performed, such as visual effects or soil or stormwater contamination.
B.
Written permission must be obtained from the Zoning Officer.
This permission may be revoked upon any violation of set stipulations. Revocation
shall be in writing.
No inoperable, disabled, unserviceable or dismantled motor vehicle,
whether registered or unregistered, or trailer, body, engine, part or accessory
thereof, shall be parked or stored in any nonresidential district, except
where such parking or storage is completely within the confines of a commercial
or industrial property and is directly related to or accessory to a permitted
use on the premises.
The Zoning Officer shall notify any violator of this chapter, in writing
by regular mail and by certified mail, return receipt requested. The violator
shall have 10 days to respond to said violation, after which time the Zoning
Officer shall cause said vehicle in violation of this chapter to be towed
at the expense of the violator and shall assess a fine of $250 for the violation.
