The purpose of this article is to regulate the parking of construction and/or commercial motor vehicles in all residential zoning districts, as defined in § 148-8 of this chapter, in the Town so as to reduce hazardous traffic conditions, protect residential zoning districts from polluted air, excessive noise and refuse, protect the residents thereof from unreasonable burdens in gaining access to their residences, preserve the character of residential zoning districts as residential, protect the public highways from excessive wear and tear, promote efficiency in the maintenance of those streets, preserve the value of property in residential zoning districts, protect the safety of pedestrians and for the purposes of traffic safety and/or for the purpose of maintaining the general health and welfare of the residents of residential zoning districts.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A motor vehicle designed and used as a power unit in combination
with a semitrailer or trailer or two such trailers in tandem.
Any trailer which is so designed that, when operated, the
forward end of its body or chassis is to the rear of the towing vehicle.
Any motor vehicle designed for the purpose of transportation
or repairing disabled motor vehicles.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park any semitractor,
semitrailer, tow truck, any construction or commercial vehicle over
10,500 pounds gross vehicle weight as indicated on its manufacturer's
rating label or any school bus on any public highway or other public
lands in a residential zoning district. It shall be unlawful for any
person to park or allow to park any semitractor, semitrailer, tow
truck, any construction or commercial vehicle over 10,500 pounds gross
vehicle weight as indicated on its manufacturer's rating label
or any school bus on any private property in a residential zoning
district, except in a legal, enclosed structure.
The provisions of § 148-13 of this article shall not apply to construction or commercial vehicles and equipment while actually and necessarily employed in construction or other real property improvement projects, nor to commercial vehicles in the normal course of pickup and delivery nor to vehicles on agricultural or farm properties if used in the normal course of agricultural or farm business.
