Chapter 9.33
STORAGE AND PARKING OF BOATS, CAMPERS (PICKUP), LARGE VEHICLES, MOTOR HOMES, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, SNOWMOBILES, OFF-ROAD VEHICLES, OR UTILITY TRAILERS
Sections:
9.33.040 Violations—Penalties.
9.33.010 Definitions.
“Alley” shall mean a public right-of-way 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.
“Off-road vehicle” shall mean any motorized vehicle used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or other natural terrain. Off-road vehicles include wheeled all-terrain vehicles.
“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 street improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the sidewalk or shoulder.
“Snowmobile” shall mean a vehicle with a continuous tread and runner type steering device used primarily for transportation on the snow.
“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. 1628 § 1, 2025; Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).
9.33.020 Storage and parking.
(a) No boats, campers (pickup), large vehicles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, snowmobiles, off-road vehicles, or utility trailers (hereafter referred to as “vehicle or personal property”) may be stored or parked for longer than seventy-two hours on public streets, roads, highways or sidewalks, except as allowed in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A motor home or recreational vehicle may be lawfully parked on a city street right-of-way for a period not to exceed ten days in any six-month period provided the occupant of the recreational vehicle or the occupant of the adjacent tract of land shall notify the city police department of the intent to occupy the recreational vehicle on the right-of-way within forty-eight hours of first parking the recreational vehicle where it will be located for up to ten days.
(c) No vehicle, boat, camper (pickup), motor home, recreational vehicle, snowmobile, off-road vehicle, or utility trailer shall remain in a public park or municipal parking lot overnight.
(d) No vehicle, boat, camper (pickup), motor home, recreational vehicle, snowmobile, off-road vehicle, or utility trailer shall be parked or stored in an alley.
(e) Storage or parking of any vehicle, boat, camper (pickup), motor home, recreational vehicle, snowmobile, off-road vehicle, or utility trailer or personal property on private property is regulated by Section 17.56.055.
(f) No boats, campers (pickup), large vehicles, motor homes, recreational vehicles, snowmobiles, off-road vehicles, or utility trailers may be parked on a roadway within ten feet of any driveway or within fifteen feet of an intersection. (Ord. 1628 § 1, 2025; 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-12 civil infraction as set forth in Section 1.10.030. (Ord. 1628 § 1, 2025; 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. 1628 § 1, 2025; Ord. 1593 § 2, 2023).