Chapter 9.33
STORAGE AND PARKING OF BOATS, CAMPERS (PICKUP), LARGE VEHICLES, MOTOR HOMES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, SNOWMOBILES, UTILITY TRAILERS OR STORAGE CONTAINERS
Sections:
9.33.040 Violations—Penalties.
9.33.010 Definitions.
“Alley” shall mean a public highway not designed for general travel and used primarily as a means of access to the rear of residences and business establishments.
“Boat” shall mean any type of watercraft or vessel used primarily for transportation on the water. The term “boat” shall include personal watercraft that uses a motor-powered jet pump as its primary source of motor power designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling on the watercraft.
“Camper (pickup)” shall mean a structure designed to be mounted on a pickup or truck chassis and with sufficient equipment to render it suitable for use as a temporary dwelling for recreational use, camping or vacation use.
“Large vehicle” shall mean any vehicle that exceeds twelve thousand pounds gross weight.
“Motor home” shall mean a motor vehicle or device primarily designed as a temporary living quarters for recreation, camping or travel use.
“Municipal parking lot” shall mean a parking lot leased or owned by the city and posted with signage designating the lot as a city-owned parking lot.
“Recreational vehicle” shall mean any camp trailer, travel trailer or fifth wheel designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational camping or travel use, constructed with integral wheels to make it mobile and/or towable by motor vehicle.
“Roadway” shall mean the portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk or shoulder even though such sidewalk or shoulder is used by persons riding bicycles.
“Snowmobile” shall mean a vehicle with a continuous tread and runner type steering device used primarily for transportation on the snow.
“Storage container” shall mean any large metal portable cargo container, such as a bin or box, used to ship, store, or dispose of items of personal property. Refuse containers are not included in the definition of “storage container.”
“Stored” or “storage” shall mean parking or placing of boats, campers (pickup), large vehicles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, snowmobiles or utility trailers for more than five consecutive days.
“Utility trailer” shall mean a structure or device with or without its own mode of power, designed and/or used to transport goods, equipment, boats, snowmobiles, vehicles or other devices and materials. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.33.020 Storage.
No boats, campers (pickup), large vehicles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, snowmobiles or utility trailers (hereafter referred to as “vehicle or personal property”) may be stored in a residential district or on public streets, roads, highways or sidewalks. No vehicle or private property shall remain in a public park or municipal parking lot overnight. Storage of any vehicle or personal property is permitted on private property under the condition that such vehicles or personal property are set back five feet from any alley or roadway. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.33.030 Parking.
No boats, campers (pickup), large vehicles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, snowmobiles or utility trailers may be parked on a roadway or alley within ten feet of any driveway or within fifteen feet of an intersection. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.33.040 Violations—Penalties.
Any person who has violated any provision of Section 9.33.020 shall have committed a civil violation subject to a C-17 civil infraction as set forth in Section 1.10.030.
Any person violating any other provision of this chapter shall be subject to a traffic infraction.
Provided, if the same violator has been found to have committed an infraction and/or violation for the same or similar conduct two separate times, with the violations occurring at the same location and involving the same or similar sections of the Othello Municipal Code or other similar codes, the third or subsequent violation shall constitute a misdemeanor. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.33.050 Permit required.
The registered owner of a camper, motor home, or recreational vehicle may obtain a permit from the police department at no cost which grants permission to park on the public roadway or alley for fourteen calendar days. The registered owner shall be limited to two permits within a twelve-month period. Each permit shall identify the vehicle for which it is issued and the time when the permit is valid. Such permit shall be conspicuously displayed in the lower right-hand corner of the windshield or in a window that is easily visible from outside the camper, motor home or recreational vehicle. At the city administrator’s discretion, camping permits for locations other than a public roadway or alley may be authorized for large programmed events. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.33.060 Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter or the application of the provisions to other persons or circumstances is not affected. (Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).