§ 22.42. Regulations for specific uses.

(a)

Fences and Walls. Fences and walls are permitted in conformance with the provisions of Article XII.

(b)

Signs. Signs are permitted in conformance with the provisions of Article XI.

(c)

Mobile Homes (House Trailers).

(1)

The use of a mobile home as a permanent or temporary dwelling unit is expressly prohibited, unless authorized by City Council.

(2)

A mobile home and temporary tents and membrane structures, other than low tunnels and cold frames, shall not be permitted as an accessory building. However, a mobile home may be used as a temporary office or shelter incidental to construction on or development of the premises on which the mobile home is located only during the time construction or development is actively underway, provided that such mobile home is removed prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy. Such temporary use as an office or shelter shall require a temporary occupancy certificate, in accordance with subsection 22.22(b).

(d)

Parking and Storage of Certain Vehicles and Storage of or Location of Storage Containers.

(1)

For dwelling units in single family districts there shall be provided on the same zoning lot not less than one parking space for licensed passenger vehicles. In addition, for each dwelling unit in a single family district there shall be not more than four licensed passenger vehicles parked on unenclosed parking spaces. At least one of these spaces shall be in the rear of the established building front setback line of the lot. A maximum of two vehicles may be parked in front of the established building setback line and the remainder must be to the rear of the established building setback line.

(2)

Only one recreational vehicle may be parked or stored behind the established building setback line (the setback of the front wall of the structure) on a residential lot. Only one recreational vehicle may be parked in front of the established building setback line for a period not to exceed seventy-two (72) hours within one-calendar-week for loading and unloading. No recreational vehicle shall be used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes on any zoning lot within the city.

(3)

All parking and storage of vehicles (passenger vehicles and recreational vehicles) in residential districts including associated approaches and driveways therefore, shall be on a graded surface of concrete, bituminous asphalt or concrete or brick pavers. Such surface shall require a permit issued by the Public Works Department after review and approval by the Engineering Division.

(4)

No vehicle incapable of being driven or used for the purpose or use for which it was designed shall be stored or parked in an unenclosed space in any residential district.

(5)

The temporary storage of on-site storage containers is permitted, provided, however, that such on-site storage containers must be located on a graded surface of concrete, bituminous asphalt or brick pavers. Only two on-site storage containers may be located on the property for a period not to exceed one-week in one-calendar-month for purposes of loading and unloading. Requirements for modified shipping containers as an accessory structure for a food or beverage service station can be found in Section 22.53.

(6)

Commercial vehicles may not be parked overnight in any residential district, other than in completely enclosed buildings or garages, except when the vehicle is present for the purpose of providing a required service to the residence where parked, but only for that period of time which is required to provide the service.

(7)

The storage of semi-trailers is permitted in the I-1 restricted industrial district only. The storage of semi-trailers is prohibited in all other zoning districts at all times. No semi-trailer may be used as an accessory structure in any zoning district except as provided in subsection (c). Requirements for modified shipping containers as an accessory structure for a food or beverage service station can be found in Section 22.53.

(e)

Adult Business Uses.

(1)

Declaration of Policy. In the development and execution of the provisions of this Chapter regulating and limiting the location of adult business uses, it is recognized that adult business uses, by virtue of their nature, have serious objectionable operational characteristics which can have a deleterious effect upon areas adjacent to them. Special regulation of these uses is necessary to insure that these adverse effects will not contribute to the blighting or downgrading of the surrounding neighborhood. The primary purpose of these regulations is to control the concentration or location of these uses to the fullest extent allowable by law, in order to eliminate such adverse effects. It is not the intent of this section to deny adults access to sexually oriented materials and services or the providers of such materials and services their market in a manner that is inconsistent with law. Adult business uses shall include adult card, gift or novelty stores, adult book stores and/or video stores, and adult business uses as defined in Article XIII.

(2)

Restrictions on Location. No adult business use shall be maintained:

(A)

Within one thousand (1,000) feet of the property line of another adult business use;

(B)

Within five hundred (500) feet of any of the following zoning districts as provided for under this Chapter: RE, R1, R2, R3, and R4; or

(C)

Within five hundred (500) feet of a church, school, library, park or other publicly operated recreation facility.

The distances provided for in this section shall be measured by following a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from a point on the property upon which the proposed adult business use is to be located that is nearest to the property or the land use district boundary line from which the proposed use is to be separated.

(f)

Automobile Service Stations.

(1)

No automobile service station shall be located within one hundred (100) feet of any building used or constructed for use in whole or in part as a church, hospital, library, community or parish house, theater, or public or private school or kindergarten.

(2)

Any lot occupied by an automobile service station and having its rear yard adjacent to a lot in any residential district shall have a rear yard not less than fifteen (15) feet in depth; no buildings or structures shall be erected or maintained in any such rear yard, and such an automobile station shall be adequately and effectively screened from the residential district.

(3)

Within seventy-five (75) feet of any residential district, major vehicle repair work is prohibited; however, repairs of a minor and routine nature, such as the replacement of light bulbs, fuel pumps, windshield wipers, fan belts, tires and spark plugs, are permitted.

(Ord. No. ZO-08-2019, § 3, 2-19-2019; ZO-09-2019, § 2, 2-19-2019)