[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Board of the Charter Township
of Cascade as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 1-4-1989 by Ord. No. 1-1989 (Part 33 of the 1991
Compilation of Ordinances)]
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Cascade
Charter Township Commercial and Recreational Vehicle Parking and Storage
Ordinance."
It is the purpose of this article to regulate the parking and
storage of trucks and recreational vehicles in Cascade Charter Township.
This article recognizes that there is a need to regulate parking of
such vehicles in order to enhance the value of residential districts,
protect property values, reduce hazards to motorists and pedestrians,
and to promote the public safety and general welfare.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any motor vehicle designed or used primarily for transportation
of persons or property for, or in connection with, a business.
A vehicle or piece of equipment intended for recreational
use, including but not limited to airplanes, boats, floats, camping
or travel trailers, motor homes, detachable travel equipment of a
type adaptable to light-duty trucks, boat trailers, utility trailers,
snowmobiles, and other equipment or vehicles of a similar nature.
[Amended 9-26-1990 by Ord. No. 16-1990; 10-14-1992 by Ord. No.
13-1992]
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to store or park
a truck or recreational vehicle in Cascade Charter Township except
in accordance with the provisions of this article:
A.
Parking and storage of noncommercial trucks and recreational vehicles.
The outdoor storage or parking of recreational vehicles or noncommercial
trucks rated at more than 3/4 ton shall be prohibited in all residential
districts for more than a total of 72 hours during any thirty-day
period and for more than 36 consecutive hours except where the primary
use of such vehicles is for the personal transportation of the owner
of the vehicles or as otherwise permitted by this article, unless
the following conditions are met:
(1)
All such vehicles and equipment shall be placed within a completely
enclosed building or located behind the furthest front face of the
main building, as measured from the front property line or front right-of-way
line and no closer than five feet to any side or rear lot line. No
storage of such vehicle or equipment shall be permitted on a corner
lot in the front yard setback space required by the Zoning Ordinance[1] for the yards adjacent to the streets.
(2)
Storage or parking shall be limited to a parcel of land upon which
is located an inhabited dwelling unit, and the vehicle or equipment
so stored or parked shall be owned by the occupant of that unit.
(3)
All such vehicles and equipment stored or parked outside shall be
in good repair and in sightly condition.
B.
Parking and storage of commercial vehicles. The outdoor parking or
storage of commercial vehicles, including truck tractors and semitrailers,
is prohibited in R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts; provided, however,
that this restriction shall not be deemed to prevent temporary location
of any such vehicle in said districts when engaged in delivery, pickup,
or service to the premises where located.
To the extent that any other ordinance regulates the subject
matter regulated by this article, the ordinances shall be construed
together, if possible, and the remedies of the ordinances shall be
cumulative. Where the provisions of any other ordinance conflict with
the provisions of this article, the more specific and restrictive
ordinance shall prevail and its terms shall control. If any part of
this article conflicts with any other part, it shall be administratively
appealed to the Township Board for a final determination of intent.
The remainder of the article shall remain in full force and effect.
