Exempt from the provisions of this chapter are commercial and
industrial equipment, trailers and vehicles of:
A.
The Township or other governmental agency for the accomplishment
of a governmental purpose or a contractor or subcontractor under agreement
with the Township or other governmental agency to accomplish a municipal
purpose.
B.
A public utility or a contractor or subcontractor under agreement
with such public utility, for the installation, maintenance, adjustment
or repair of or to a public utility facility, including utility trucks
owned by a public or quasi-public agency when the drivers are required
by their employment to respond to emergencies.
C.
Commercial vehicles parked for the purpose of making deliveries or
improvements to a property or street location.
D.
Commercial vehicles parked for up to 48 hours if the vehicle is involuntarily
parked because of mechanical failure or other emergency.
E.
Trailers and recreational vehicles parked in the parking lots of
volunteer fire departments, but if and only if the Board of Commissioners
has granted an applicant a conditional use for such trailer or recreational
vehicle to do so.
A.
Parking locations. Commercial equipment and commercial vehicles shall
not be parked or stored on a residential lot in a residential district
between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday
and all day Sunday, except as shown on Table 1, Chart of Prioritized
Parking and Storage Locations for Commercial Vehicles and Equipment,[1] and then only in those areas listed in the order of priority.
Only if a higher priority location does not exist or is inaccessible
and thus unavailable and if and only if the landowner complies fully
with the screening requirements of this chapter may the commercial
equipment or commercial vehicle be parked or stored on the residential
lot in the next lower priority. If none of the prioritized locations
is feasible, the commercial vehicle or equipment must be parked or
stored off site. In no event shall any person in a residential district
keep, store or park, or permit any other person to keep, store or
park, any commercial vehicle or commercial equipment, unless screened
from neighboring properties and the public right-of-way.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 1, Chart of Prioritized Parking and Storage
Locations for Commercial Vehicles and Equipment, is attached to this
chapter.
B.
Ownership of commercial vehicle or equipment. The owner and operator
of a commercial vehicle or commercial equipment parked on a residential
lot shall reside on the residential lot where the commercial vehicle
or commercial equipment is parked or stored.
C.
Number of commercial vehicles or equipment permitted. Only two commercial
vehicles may be parked on a residential lot at any time.
D.
Prior approval required for paper street parking or storage. If storage
of any commercial vehicle on a paper street is approved by the Township,
said storage shall be subject to in-field site review and approval
prior to parking or storage occurring.
E.
Improved surface required. Parking or storage of any recreational
vehicle on any residential lot shall be on an improved surface to
minimize mud tracking onto roadways.
F.
Screening. Commercial vehicles and commercial equipment within prioritized
parking locations identified in Table 1, columns (2), (4) and (5),[2] and shown in hatched or shaded boxes shall be screened
with an opaque barrier having at least 75% opacity unless such vehicle
is stored completely within a building or is otherwise screened so
as not to be visible at ground level from another property or from
any public right-of-way. The opaque barrier shall:
(1)
Screen the entire length of the commercial vehicle or commercial
equipment; and
(2)
Screen the entire height of the commercial vehicle or equipment between the ground elevation upon which it is parked and its highest point, but not exceeding the height standards set forth in Chapter 118, Fences, Walls and Hedges, of the Code.
(3)
If said commercial vehicle or commercial equipment is located on
a trailer, both the commercial vehicle and the commercial equipment
as well as the trailer shall be screened.
(4)
An opaque barrier or screening may consist of vegetation, fencing, walls or a combination of such materials and shall be located between the commercial vehicle or commercial equipment and the lot line. The use of a tarp(s) shall not be an acceptable form of screening. If the screening is to be accomplished with a fence or wall, screening must comply with Chapter 118, Fences, Walls and Hedges.
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 1, Chart of Prioritized Parking and Storage
Locations for Commercial Vehicles and Equipment, is attached to this
chapter.
G.
Screening not required. The screening requirements of this section
do not apply to a commercial vehicle:
Commercial vehicles and commercial equipment parked or stored
on nonresidential lots on a site owned by the business shall comply
with the following requirements:
A.
Commercial vehicles and commercial equipment may be parked on a nonresidential
lot between the facade line of the business establishment and any
public right-of-way, but if and only if the commercial vehicles and
commercial equipment are parked perpendicular to the right-of-way
and if and only if the commercial vehicles and commercial equipment
are parked at a point no closer than 15 feet to the closest pavement
edge of a road.
B.
Commercial vehicles and commercial equipment shall not be used as
an advertising sign or as a business sign and shall not be parked
or stored between the facade line of the business establishment and
any public right-of-way for more than 20 days in any three-month period.
C.
Parking shall be on an improved surface to minimize mud tracking
onto roadways.
Commercial vehicles and commercial equipment parked or stored
on nonresidential lots on a site not owned by the business shall comply
with the following requirements:
A.
Commercial vehicles and commercial equipment shall not be parked
between the facade line of the business establishment and any public
right-of-way for an aggregate period of more than 72 hours in any
three-month period.
B.
Any commercial vehicle or commercial equipment that is parked between
the facade line of the business establishment and any public right-of-way
for an aggregate period of more than 72 hours in any three-month period
shall be considered off-premises advertising signs and subject to
those provisions of this chapter relating to signs.
C.
Parking shall be on an improved surface to minimize mud tracking
onto roadways.
D.
The requirements set forth above shall not apply to:
(1)
Commercial vehicles or commercial equipment parked for up to 21 days
while the vehicle undergoes repairs, detailing or other services provided
by a licensed business establishment providing motor vehicle repairs,
auto body work, detailing or similar services.
(2)
Commercial vehicles or commercial equipment actively engaged in a
construction project and which are parked no longer than the duration
of the construction permit issued by the Township on the private construction
site.
(3)
Commercial vehicles or commercial equipment parked within a licensed
salvage yard or junkyard.
A.
Parking of recreational vehicles on residential streets and highways.
(1)
No recreational vehicle in any residential district shall be parked
or stored upon any Township street or highway except as provided in
this chapter.
(2)
No recreational vehicle in any residential district shall be parked
on a street or highway within 50 feet of any intersection or crosswalk
at any time.
(3)
The foregoing restrictions for recreational vehicles on residential
streets and highways shall not apply to: a recreational vehicle parked
up to 72 hours for a planned trip, outing or vacation commencing or
ending on the same day of the departure or return; or a recreational
vehicle parked up to 72 hours for the loading and unloading of persons
and personal effects, cleaning and servicing; or a recreational vehicle
parked up to 72 hours preparing the vehicle for such departure or
return. A recreational vehicle may be parked for a period of up to
48 hours if the recreational vehicle is involuntarily parked because
of mechanical failure or other emergency. Recreational equipment and
personal watercraft; provided, however, that such parking on a street,
highway or alley shall not occur on more than two consecutive days
or on more than two days in any seven-day period and shall not be
occupied while parked on the street, highway or alley.
B.
Parking of recreational vehicles on residential lots.
(1)
No recreational vehicle shall be parked or stored on a residential
lot in any residential district except as provided in this chapter.
(2)
Recreational vehicles, but excluding recreational equipment and personal
watercraft, shall not be parked or stored on a residential lot in
a residential district except as shown on Table 2, Chart of Prioritized
Parking and Storage Locations for Recreational Vehicles,[1] and then only in those areas listed in the order of priority.
Only if a higher priority location does not exist or is inaccessible
and thus unavailable, and if and only if the landowner complies fully
with the screening requirements of this chapter, may the recreational
vehicle be parked or stored on the residential lot in the next lower
priority. If none of the prioritized locations is feasible, the recreational
vehicle must be parked or stored off site. In no event shall any person
in a residential district keep, store or park, or permit any other
person to keep, store or park, any recreational vehicle unless screened
from neighboring properties and the public right-of-way.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table 2, Chart of Prioritized Parking and Storage
Locations for Recreational Vehicles, is attached to this chapter.
(3)
Ownership of recreational vehicle. The owner and operator of a recreational
vehicle shall reside on the residential lot where the recreational
vehicle is parked or stored.
(4)
Number of recreational vehicles permitted. Only two recreational
vehicles may be parked on a residential lot at any time.
(5)
Prior approval required for paper street parking or storage. If storage
of any recreational vehicle on a paper street is approved by the Township,
said storage shall be subject to in-field site review and approval
prior to parking or storage occurring.
(6)
Improved surface required. Parking or storage of any recreational
vehicle on any residential lot shall be on an improved surface to
minimize mud tracking onto roadways.
(7)
Screening. Recreational vehicles within prioritized parking locations
identified in Table 2, columns (2), (4) and (5),[2] and shown in hatched or shaded boxes shall be screened
with an opaque barrier having at least 75% opacity, unless such recreational
vehicle is stored completely within a building or is otherwise screened
so as not to be visible at ground level from another property or from
any public right-of-way. The opaque barrier shall:
(a)
Screen the entire length of the recreational vehicle; and
(b)
Screen the entire height of the recreational vehicle or equipment
between ground elevation upon which it is parked and its highest point,
but not exceeding the height standards set forth in those regulations
of this chapter relating to fences, walls and hedges.
(c)
An opaque barrier or screening may consist of vegetation, fencing,
walls or a combination of such materials and shall be located between
the recreational vehicle and the lot line. The use of a tarp(s) shall
not be an acceptable form of screening. If the screening is to be
accomplished with a fence or wall, the screening must comply with
the requirements of this chapter relating to fences and walls as well
as the fence and wall requirements set forth in the other ordinances
of the Township.
[2]
Editor's Note: Table 2, Chart of Prioritized Parking and Storage
Locations for Recreational Vehicles, is attached to this chapter.
(8)
Screening not required. The screening requirements of this section
shall not apply to:
(a)
A recreational vehicle parked up to 72 hours for a planned trip,
outing or vacation commencing or ending on the same day of the departure
or return; or a recreational vehicle parked up to 72 hours for the
loading and unloading of persons and personal effects, cleaning and
servicing; or a recreational vehicle parked up to 72 hours preparing
the vehicle for such departure or return.
(b)
A recreational vehicle parked for a period of up to 48 hours
if the recreational vehicle is involuntarily parked because of mechanical
failure or other emergency.
(c)
Recreational equipment and personal watercraft.
A.
Recreational vehicles shall be operable and maintained. Recreational
vehicles shall be maintained and carry up-to-date registrations and
applicable safety inspections.
B.
Recreational vehicles shall not be parked on slopes greater than
15%, in designated open spaces or recreational areas, in sensitive
natural resource areas, or in floodways.
C.
Unless the International Building Code or International Fire Code
dictate otherwise, there shall be no minimum building separation for
recreational vehicles.
A limit of two pieces of recreational equipment and personal
watercraft including jet skis and similar personal watercraft and
all-terrain vehicles shall be exempt from the screening requirements
of this section.
[Amended 2-10-2015 by Ord. No. 1931]
The effective date of this article shall be 180 days after the
date of enactment by the Board of Commissioners, but all recreational
vehicles currently parked or stored on residential lots in the Township
or bought prior to the enactment of this article are exempt from the
provisions of this chapter until January 1, 2016, but only if such
recreational vehicle is registered and recorded with the Township
Zoning Officer within 180 days of the enactment of this article. The
exemption for nonconforming commercial vehicles will be until February
15, 2015.
