[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Long Beach 5-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-17C. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 189.
The following words, phrases and terms as used
in this chapter are hereby defined for the purpose hereof as follows:
- CAMPER
- A separate vehicle designed for human habitation that is
a motorized, self-propelled vehicle, or that can be towed by another
vehicle.[Amended 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-19C]
- CAMPER TRAILER
- A vehicular, portable dwelling structure designed to be used for recreational purposes. This includes but is not limited to a travel trailer, a pickup camper, a folding tent trailer or a motorized camper where the dwelling portion is an integral part of the self-propelled vehicle.
- MOTOR HOME
- A motorized self-propelled vehicle containing sleeping and
other facilities for human habitation.[Amended 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-19C]
- RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
- A vehicle used for recreational purposes including, but not
limited to, the following: all types of boats, boat trailers, campers,
camper trailers, canoes, jet skis, jet ski trailers, kayaks, motor
homes, snow mobiles and utility trailers.[Added 12-19-1997 by Ord. No. 97-32C; amended 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-19C]
- TRAILER
- A vehicle without mode of power, designed for carrying persons
or vehicles required to be drawn, pulled or towed by another vehicle.
"Trailer" shall also include but is not limited to boat trailers and
ski mobile trailers.[Amended 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-19C]
- TRAILER, MARINE
- A trailer specifically designed to transport vessels, boats
or other water crafts on or over public streets, public rights-of-way,
easements, or from place to place.[Added 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-19C]
- TRAILER, UTILITY
- A trailer without mode of power generally used for hauling
or storage of miscellaneous household, yard, or construction materials
and equipment from place to place.[Added 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-19C]
- VEHICLE HEIGHT
- A vehicle's height shall be determined by the physical
measurement from the ground surface to the upper most part of the
vehicle.[Added 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-19C]
- VEHICLE LENGTH
- A vehicle's length shall be determined by the physical
measurement of a vehicle, i.e.:[Added 6-6-2016 by Ord. No. 16-19C]
[Amended 6-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-19C; 8-1-2016 by Ord. No. 16-33C]
It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store any of
the hereinbefore defined recreational vehicles on any residential
property, public street, right-of-way, or easement within the Township
of Long Beach except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
Any recreational vehicle may be parked on any public road, street,
or easement for a period not to exceed 24 hours within a seven-day
period.
B.
Recreational vehicles nine feet or less in height and 30 feet or
less in length shall be stored on any residential lot in accordance
with the following conditions:
C.
The recreational vehicle shall have a current and valid registration.
Recreational vehicles stored on a residential lot for a period of
more than one month must be registered to the property owner or renter/tenant
of the residential lot on which the recreational vehicle(s) is/are
stored. Proof of tenancy by lease shall be provided.
D.
Recreational vehicles shall be stored not less than 10 feet from
the edge of pavement, curbing, or sidewalk adjacent to the owner's
lot line on which the lot fronts.
[Amended 12-3-2018 by Ord. No. 18-35C]
E.
No recreational vehicle shall be stored on any public sidewalk.
F.
On corner lots, no recreational vehicle shall be stored in the corner
sight triangle.
G.
A recreational vehicle may be stored in the rear or side yards of
a lot provided it shall:
H.
A recreational vehicle may be stored in the front yard of a lot provided
that it shall:
[Added 8-1-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-33C]
(1)
Not exceed the dimensions of the structure or 30 feet in length,
whichever is less.
[Amended 12-3-2018 by Ord. No. 18-35C; 2-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-03C]
(2)
Shall comply with the minimum accessory setbacks of the lot.
(3)
Shall not be stored or parked in any manner in any front yard that
creates a sight obstruction for pedestrian, bicycle, or vehicular
traffic.
I.
For purposes of the restrictions on the limited number of recreational
vehicles permitted to be stored on residential lots, when a boat or
jet ski are stored on a boat or jet ski trailer in compliance with
the number of boats and jet skis the trailer is designed to support,
the boat or jet ski and trailer shall count as one Recreational Vehicle
together. A trailer without any boat or jet ski stored upon it shall
count as one independent and separate recreational vehicle.
[Added 8-1-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-33C]
[Amended 6-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-19C]
Any recreational vehicle may be stored on any commercial lot
provided that:
A.
No recreational vehicle shall be stored in the front yard of the
lots less than 10 feet from the edge of the paved roadway on which
the lot fronts.
B.
It shall not reduce the minimum accessory setback requirements of
the district in which the lot is located.
C.
No recreational vehicle shall be stored or parked on any public sidewalk.
D.
On corner lots, no recreational vehicle shall be stored in the designated
sight triangle.
E.
Shall not be stored or parked in any manner in any front yard that
creates a sight obstruction for pedestrian, bicycle, or vehicular
traffic.
[Added 8-1-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-33C]
[Added 6-6-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-19C]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or otherwise reside
within, or in any manner relating thereto, any recreational vehicle
while it is being parked or stored on any residential or commercial
lot, or on any public roadway or easement.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to connect any recreational vehicle
to electric, water, natural gas, or sanitary sewer service while being
parked or stored within the Township of Long Beach.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 193-5, Prohibitive
storage, which immediately followed, was repealed 8-1-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-33C.
