HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_2567_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 2567
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 18.164 OF
THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE PARKING OF MOTOR HOMES
AND OTHER RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 18.164.130 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its
entirety and rewritten to read as follows:
"Section 18.164.130 Limitations and prohibited parking.
A. All motor vehicles incapable ofmovement under their own power,other than in cases
of emergency, shall be stored in an enclosed parking space.
& All detached truck campers,trailers ofanytype,including but not limited to camping,
travel and utility trailers, mobile homes, boats or other types of water craft, and similar equipment
incapable of movement under its own power shall be parked in an approved parking space or stored
in an area screened from the street. No parking or storing is permitted in a driveway or front-yard
area.
C. The storage or long-term parking of vehicles and related parts shall be within a garage
or carport.
D. The repair, restoration and mechanical maintenance of vehicles registered to the
resident occupant is permitted provided all work shall be conducted within an enclosed garage or an
enclosed area.
E. The parking or storage of business-related equipment, materials and tools is not
permitted on any parcel of land, in any structure or on any street in a residential zone.
F. Not more than two commercially licensed vehicles used in conjunction with a
business shall be parked in a residential zone.
G. A legally parked motor home and/or one commercial licensed vehicle with a load
capacity of one ton or less, owned by the resident occupant, is exempt from these regulations. For
purposes of this section, a motor home means a motorized vehicle that is built on a single truck or
motor van chassis primarily designed to provide temporary living quarters for travel. camping.,
recreation and vacation use. Under no circumstances shall any part of the parked motor home or
commercially licensed vehicle over-hang into the public right-of-way.
H. No parking is permitted in required landscaped front-yard areas.
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I. Not withstanding the provisions of Subsection B of this ordinance, a resident of a
residential zoned parcel may park a detached camper,trailer,or water craft:in a designated front yard
driveway, or other City approved hard-surfaced area in the front yard, of said parcel provided that
the resident has obtained a Minor Exception Permit in accordance with Section 18.168.040 through
18.168.100 of this Code. Approval of said permit is contingent upon the following:
L That compliance with this ordinance is not possible or practical, because there is no
other more suitable location in the side or rear yard of the property for the parking of
the vehicle. This finding may be made if such other location would require significant
physical remodeling of structures or improvements, the removal of significant
landscaping, or otherwise be a hardship to the applicant;
2. That the proposed location of the vehicle will not be detrimental to the public health,
safety or welfare or be injurious to surrounding properties;
3. That the vehicle will not overhang into the public right-of-way,
4. That the parked vehicle will not interfere with a motorist's line of sight when
approaching an intersection or when exiting a driveway or with pedestrian travel;
5. That the granting of the Minor Exception Pen-nit is subject to the following
conditions:
a. Only one permit shall be issued per residential parcel;
b. The permit must identify the vehicle by license number,
c. The permit must include an approved site plan that identifies where on the parcel
the vehicle may be parked;
d. The vehicle may be partially screened from view of surrounding properties to the
degree possible as determined by the Committee reviewing the permit. Such
screening material may consist of fencing, walls or landscaping;
e. The vehicle must be maintained in a clean and usable appearance;
f. The permit shall expire upon the applicant's termination of their residency upon
the parcel;
g. The permit shall expire two years after the date of approval. An application for
a new permit may be requested in accordance with this section.
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SECTION 2: The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the
adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the
Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation within the City, and thereafter this
ordinance shall take effect as provide by law,
4use4ppler, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lorn oyzer, Ck-
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1, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance
was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of
February, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmernbers Gilbreath, George, Harrison; Mayor Peppier
NOES: Councilmember Gil
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
LorriPoyzer, Cit r
City of Redlands