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Sec.46-73.- Parking of certain commercia!vehicles,trucks and recreational vehicles in R-1, R-2 and R-3
districts.
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Commercial vehicles,trucks and trailers of not over three-quarters ton rated capacity, and
recreational vehicles, parked on a lot containing a single-famiJy residence in R-1, R-2 and R-3 zoning
districts within the village, shall be parked subject to the following conditions:
(1) The vehicles and equipment parked pursuant to this section must be owned by and used
primarily by a resident of the premises; provided, however,that a guest of the resident of
the premises may park a motor home in the driveway for not more than three consecutive
days in any 30-day period. For the purpose of this subsecCion, any part of a 24-hour period,
measured from midnight to midnight, shall be considered as one day.
(2) ta� The location for such parked vehicles and equipment shall be in the rear yard or in the
side yard to the rear of a line established by the front building line adjacent to the side
yard where the equipment is located; provided, however,that such equipment is fully
screened on all four sides against direct view from abutting properties as well as the
street in front of the subject lot, as follows:
(b) Boats, and boats on trailers must be less than 33 feet in length as identified on the
vessel registration, and excluding items such a "T-tops,"windshields, antennas and
outriggers, no higherthan ten feet offthe ground as measured from the adjacent
grade. Such boats, or boats on trailers shall be screened to six feet in height.
(c) Prior to parking/storing any boat that requires a State of Florida Vessel Registration, a
no-fee permit shall be obtained from the village.Any boat parked pursuant to this
section prior to the effective date of this permit requirement shal( have 180 days from
the effective date of the ordinance from which this permit requirement is derived (April
14, 2016)to comply and obtain the required permit.
(d) All other vehicles shall be screened to the top of the vehicfe. Required screening shall
be in place immediately upon the commencement of parking of any such vehicle. If
vegetation is utifized for any portiori of required screening, all such vegetation shall be
supported with landscape irrigation.
(e) For the screening of boats on trailers; however,screening by use of vegetation shall be
deemed in compliance with this requirement if,within two weeks of the
commencement of parking of the boat on trailer,five gallon sized cocoplum(or
equivalent), is planted in sufficient quantityto form the required screening upon
growth to maturity.
(3) Any of the vehicles or equipment described in this section may be parked in an enclosed
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private garage or fully screened carport; provided, however,that no portion of the vehicle
or equipment shalf extend beyond the roofline.
(4) The screening requirements set forth above shall apply only to vehicles that had not been
lawfully parked and screened prior to the adoption of the ordinance from which this code
was derived.Any vehicle which would otherwise be subject to the screening requirements
ofthis division, but which had been lawfully parked on the subject fot prior to the adoption
of the ordinance from which this code was derived (prior to July 10, 2014) in compliance
with prior screening regulations shall be subject to such prior regulations which generaliy
required such vehicles to be "effectively screened on three sides."A"grandfathered"vehicle
under this paragraph shall lose its "grandfathered" status in the event that it is not parked
pursuant to this section for 90 or more consecutive days.
(5) All vehicles and equipment parked pursuant to this section, and the area utilized for
parking shall be maintained in a cfean, neat and presentable manner, and the vehicles and
equipment shall be in usable condition at all times.
(6) All vehicles and equipment parked pursuant to this section shall at all times have attached
a current vehicle registration and/or license plate as required by law, and if required, a
current inspection sticker. �
(7) No major repairs or other work on any vehicles or equipment shall be made or performed
while such vehicles or equipment are parked pursuant to this section.
(8) Vehicles and equipment parked pursuant to this section shall not be used for living or
sleeping quarters or for housekeeping or storage purposes and shall not have attached
thereto any service connection lines, except as may periodically be required to maintain
such vehicles and equipment.
(9) No vehicle or piece of equipment parked pursuant to this section may be parked in the
area between the street fot fine and the structure or in the right-of-way adjacent to the
subject lot; however, one such vehicle or piece of equipment may be parked in the front
driveway for a cumulative period not exceeding four hours in any one 24-hour period.�
{10) No more than two vehicles or pieces of equipment regufated by this section may be
parked on any one residential lot at any one time.
(11) The exceptions set forth in section 46-72 shall be applicable to the vehicles and
equipment parked pursuant to this section and shall not count toward the two vehicle
limit.
(12) The provisions and conditions set forth in this section are not intended to regulate the
parking of vehicles only used for personal transportation and not used or intended to be
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used for commercial purposes.
(13) In the case of doubt as to the proper classification of a specific vehicle under the terms of
this section,the determination by the state motor vehicle commission shall be controlling.
The body description and classification on the motor vehic(e certificate of title shall be
prima facie evidence of such determination.
(Ord. No.41-13, � 1, 6-12-2014; Ord. No. 6-16, § 1,4-14-2016)
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