[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of New Carrollton 1-4-1989
(Ch. 11 of the 1975 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 110.
Junked vehicles — See Ch. 114.
Terms used in this chapter are defined as follows:
Any motor vehicle that has remained on private property for more
than forty-eight (48) hours without the permission or consent of the owner,
agent or person in control of the property.
Any accessory building or portion of a main building designed, arranged
or used for housing private motor vehicles, only one (1) of which may be a
commercial vehicle. Not over fifty percent (50%) of such garage shall be used
for vehicles not owned by occupants of the premises.
Any vehicle, originally sold to the consumer by a manufacturer or
dealer for recreational purposes, which is self-propelled or capable of being
towed by another vehicle and which provides facilities for temporary camping
or sleeping, or both, including a unit designed to be carried by an open pickup
truck. The term "camping trailer" includes "travel trailer," "camper," "recreational
vehicle," "motor home" and "truck camper."
Any motor vehicle designed or used, in whole or part, full-time or
part-time, for carrying passengers for compensation or in the furtherance
of any commercial enterprise.
Any commercial motor vehicle designed for the transportation of property
or material where the cargo being carried by said vehicle is capable of being
discharged by self-unloading means, either by gravity or mechanically.
A motor vehicle, except camping trailers or passenger vehicles, as
defined in this section, designed or used for carrying freight, merchandise,
passengers or property for compensation or in the furtherance of a commercial
enterprise or for advertising a commercial enterprise with lettering exceeding
four (4) inches in height and advertising a commercial enterprise.
[Amended 4-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-09]
A motor vehicle licensed by the State of Maryland as a Class A or
Class D motor vehicle, a panel van under three-hundred-cubic-foot load space
capacity or a pickup truck with a capacity of three-fourths (3/4) of a ton
or less which has no lettering on the vehicle exceeding four (4) inches in
height and advertising a commercial enterprise.
[Amended 4-4-2007 by Ord. No. 07-09]
The following are amendments to the Zoning Ordinance of Prince George's
County (NOTE: * indicates existing provisions of Prince George's County
Zoning Ordinance.):
A.
Uses permitted in R-18 Zone (Multifamily Medium Density
Residential), as defined in the Zoning Ordinance of Prince George's County,
Maryland, being also Subtitle 27, Zoning, Prince George's County Code
(1979 Edition, 1982 Supplement, as amended through June 1, 1984).
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(1) The uses allowed in the R-18 Zone are as provided for in the Use
Table [Division 3, Part 5 (Residential Zones)], Subtitle 27, Zoning, Prince
George's County Code, 1979 Edition, 1982 Supplement, as amended through
June 1, 1984.
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(8) TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, UTILITIES
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Parking or storing of the following vehicles, boats and trailers owned
or used by the occupants of the premises and their bona fide guests:
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(A) Private passenger motor vehicles;
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(B) Unoccupied camping trailers;
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(C) Boats and trailers designed to carry a boat;
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(D) Commercial vehicles not to exceed a manufacturer's gross vehicle
weight specification of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) pounds, containing
no advertising other than a firm name or similar designation not more than
four (4) inches in height, but excluding vehicles exceeding three hundred
(300) cubic feet of load space, stake platform trucks, dump trucks, crane
or tow trucks;
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(E) Dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperative or unregistered vehicle
or a vehicle not displaying current valid registration plate, except an abandoned
vehicle, shall be stored within a wholly enclosed vehicle garage. A carport,
vehicle cover or fencing does not constitute the required covering or enclosure.
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Vehicles in operating condition and lawfully operable on public streets
may be stored in private property only if said vehicle are parked on a paved
area clearly intended for the parking of vehicles. A paved area is a surface
which is completely covered by asphalt, bricks, blocks or concrete.
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B.
Uses permitted in R-55 Zone (One-Family Detached Residential),
as defined in the Zoning Ordinance of Prince George's County, Maryland,
being also Subtitle 27, Zoning, Prince George's County Code (1979 Edition,
1982 Supplement, as amended through June 1, 1984).
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(1) The uses allowed in the R-55 Zone are as provided for in the Use
Table [Division 3, Part 5 (Residential Zones)], Subtitle 27, Zoning, Prince
George's County Code, 1979 Edition, 1982 Supplement, as amended through
June 1, 1984.
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Parking or storing of the following vehicles, boats and trailers owned
or used by the occupants of the premises and their bona fide guests:
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(A) Private passenger motor vehicles;
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(B) One (1) unoccupied camping trailer;
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(C) One (1) boat and one (1) trailer designed to carry a boat;
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(D) Not more than (1) commercial vehicle:
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(i) Not to exceed a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification
of seventeen thousand (17,000) pounds, which may include unlimited advertising
on the vehicle, provided that such vehicle is parked or stored within a wholly
enclosed private automobile garage; or
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(ii) If said vehicle is not parked in a wholly enclosed private automobile
garage, not to exceed a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight specification
of seven thousand five hundred (7,500) pounds, which may contain no advertising
other than a firm name or similar designation not more than four (4) inches
in height, but excluding vehicles exceeding three hundred (300) cubic feet
of load space, stake platform trucks, dump trucks, crane or tow trucks.
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(E) Dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperative or unregistered vehicle
or a vehicle not displaying current valid registration plates, except an abandoned
vehicle, shall be stored within a wholly enclosed vehicle garage. A carport,
vehicle cover or fencing does not constitute the required covering or enclosure.
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Vehicles which are self-propelled and in operating condition and lawfully
operable on public streets may be stored on private property only if said
vehicle(s) are parked on a driveway or other paved area clearly intended for
the parking of vehicles. A paved area is a surface which is completely covered
by asphalt, bricks, blocks or concrete.
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Whenever dismantled or partially dismantled vehicles or vehicles not
in operating condition are stored by a duly licensed dealer within the city,
said vehicles shall be stored within an enclosure or otherwise screened from
public view and from the view of neighboring property owners. Any such enclosure
or screening shall be at least as high as the vehicles enclosed and shall
be kept neatly painted and in good repair at all times. The enclosure shall
not be used for advertisement or other bill posting purposes. Vehicles in
operating condition but which do not possess current tags may be stored by
a duly licensed dealer within the city only if said vehicles are parked on
a driveway or on some other paved surface area other than a street clearly
intended for the parking of vehicles. All other vehicles shall be parked only
on the paved portion of the roadway or on the driveway or some other paved
surface clearly intended for the parking of vehicles.
[Amended 4-2-1997 by Ord. No. 97-01]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to violate any of these sections, which are hereby declared by the City Council to be municipal infractions, subject to the provisions of § 1-21A of this Code. Each day a violation continues after initial notice shall constitute a separate offense.
