Any person who shall park or permit to be parked any vehicle on any street in the city for the purpose of exhibiting such vehicle for sale, or for the purpose of washing such vehicle, or for the purpose of making repairs to such vehicle, except such repairs as may be necessary as emergency repairs, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ordinance 18 section 29 adopted 1/20/72)
No person shall stop, stand or park any vehicle upon a street in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten (10) feet of the width of either lane of a roadway for free movement of the vehicular traffic, except that a driver may stop temporarily during the actual loading or unloading of passengers or when necessary in obedience to traffic regulations or traffic signs or signals of a police officer.
(Ordinance 19 section 29 adopted 1/20/72)
(a) 
The mayor shall cause parking stalls to be maintained and marked off in and on such streets and parts thereof as may be designated by the city council from time to time and he shall cause spaces and areas, including fire lanes, in which parking is prohibited to be maintained and marked off in and on such streets and parts thereof as may designated by the city council from time to time. The mayor shall also cause time limit parking areas to be maintained and marked off in and on such parts of streets as may be designated by the city council from time to time. All such spaces or areas shall be clearly indicated by appropriate signs or by markings on the pavement or curb.
(b) 
In areas designated as time limit parking areas, parking may be limited to any period prescribed by the council, the same to be designated with clearly distinguished markings or signs at both ends of the time limit area and at reasonable intervals between the beginning and ending of such time limit area, indicating the time allowed for parking in such area.
(c) 
Any prohibition of or time limit on parking established under this section shall apply on such days and between such hours as prescribed by the council.
(Ordinance 20 section 29 adopted 1/20/72)
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow, permit or suffer any vehicle registered in his name or owned or operated by him or in his possession or under his control to be or remain in any space or area in which parking is prohibited as provided in section 11.03.003, or in a time limit parking space or area for a longer period of time than that designated by the markings on the street or by the signs clearly visible.
(Ordinance 21 section 29 adopted 1/20/72)
(a) 
No person shall stand or park a vehicle in a roadway other than parallel with the edge of the roadway headed in the direction of lawful traffic movement and with the right-hand wheels of the vehicle within eighteen (18) inches of the curb or edge of the roadway, except as otherwise provided in this section. On the one-way streets, vehicles may be parked on the left side of the street, with the left-hand wheels within eighteen (18) inches of the curb or edge of the roadway, unless signs prohibit parking.
(b) 
The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall determine upon which streets angle parking shall be permitted and shall mark or sign such streets, but such angle parking shall not be indicated upon any federal aid or state highway within this city unless the state highway engineer has determined that the roadway is of sufficient width to permit angle parking without interfering with the free movement of traffic. Angle parking shall not be indicated or permitted at any place where passing traffic would thereby be caused or required to drive upon the left side of the street or upon any railroad tracks.
(c) 
Upon those streets which have been signed or marked for angle parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.
(d) 
Whenever parking spaces are marked by lines on the pavement, whether for parallel or angle parking, a vehicle must be parked entirely within the lines of the parking space.
(Ordinance 22 section 29 adopted 1/2/72)
No person shall park a vehicle within an alley in such a manner or under such conditions as to block the free passage of other vehicles in such alley.
(Ordinance 23 section 29 adopted 1/20/72)
This division shall be known and may be cited as “The City of Bells Recreational Vehicle Parking
Ordinance.”
(Ordinance 04-01-15, sec. VI, adopted 5/10/22)
For the purpose of interpreting this division, “recreational vehicle” shall mean a general term for a vehicular unit not exceeding forty (40) feet in overall length, eight (8) feet in width, or twelve (12) feet in overall height, which applies to the following specific vehicle types:
(1) 
Camper trailer.
A folding or collapsible vehicular structure, without its own power, designed as temporary living quarters for travel, camping, recreation, and vacation uses.
(2) 
Travel trailer.
A rigid structure, without its own motive power, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, camping, recreation, and vacation use and which, when equipped for the road, has a body width of not more than eight (8) feet.
(3) 
Truck camper.
A portable structure, without its own motive power, designed to be transported on a power vehicle as a temporary dwelling for travel, camping, recreation, and vacation use, and which in combination with the carrying vehicle, [is to] be licensed and registered for highway use.
(4) 
Motor home.
A vehicular unit built on or as part of a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis, primarily designed to provide temporary living quarters for travel, camping, recreation, and vacation use, and to be licensed and registered for highway use.
(Ordinance 04-01-15, sec. I, adopted 5/10/22)
Any person or corporation violating any of the provisions of this division shall upon conviction be fined in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code per day and each and every day that the provisions of this division are violated shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. In addition to the said penalty provided for, the right is hereby conferred and extended upon any property owner owning property in any zoned district where such property owner may be affected or invaded by a violation of the terms of this division to bring suit in such court or courts having jurisdiction thereof and obtain such remedies as may be available at law and equity in the protection of the rights of such property owners.
(Ordinance 04-01-15, sec. X, adopted 5/10/22; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Any owner of a recreational vehicle may park one such vehicle in the rear yard only of a lot in a residentially zoned district so long as the owner is the owner or occupant of such lot. Where there is no reasonable access to the rear yard, [the recreational vehicle may be parked in the side yard.]
(b) 
The following requirements are applicable to all parking of recreational vehicles in residentially zoned areas:
(1) 
A vehicle in excess of forty (40) feet in length shall not be parked in a residentially zoned district.
(2) 
Stock and utility trailers may be parked only within the rear yard area of a lot within a residentially zoned area.
(3) 
A corner lot shall be deemed to have reasonable access to the rear yard area of a lot within a residentially zoned area.
(4) 
When no permanent improvement exists on a lot, in addition to all other requirements provided in this division, the recreational vehicle shall be parked within the area defined by the applicable building lines of the lot.
(5) 
At no time shall such parked recreational vehicle be occupied or used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes, except as hereinafter permitted for visiting, nonpaying guests of the owner, and the exceptions listed in subsection (c).
(6) 
A person shall not park a recreational vehicle within a public street except for the purpose of loading or unloading of the recreational vehicle, and not for a period beyond forty-eight (48) hours.
(7) 
No person shall operate an auxiliary power unit or generator while the recreational vehicle is parked within a residentially zoned district.
(8) 
No person may store any accessory or paraphernalia of the recreational vehicle outside the recreational vehicle in the immediate area of a parked recreational vehicle.
(9) 
A person shall not park a trailer or utility trailer within the public street except for the purpose of loading or unloading of the trailer or utility trailer and not for a period beyond forty-eight (48) hours.
(c) 
Exception.
(1) 
Recreational vehicles may be utilized as a residence if the exceptions listed are followed:
(A) 
If a building is erected, obtained all the required permits before construction begins, in a residentially zoned district, so long as the owner is the owner or occupant of such lot, a recreational vehicle may be parked inside said building.
(B) 
The city council may allow the owner of a camper trailer, travel trailer, truck camper or motor home the right to occupy the trailer at the city council’s discretion.
(C) 
A water and sewer tap must be purchased, if needed, and city utilities must be utilized.
(D) 
In a designated recreational RV park if camper trailer, travel trailer, truck camper or motor home is being used as an individual residence, the inspection and registration are not required to be current. If RV is moved from the dedicated placement the inspection and registration must be current.
(Ordinance 04-01-15, secs. I, II, adopted 5/10/22; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Any property owner in a nonresidential zoned district and being the registered owner of a recreational vehicle may park one such vehicle under the following guidelines.
(1) 
An approved location based on site review by the planning and zoning commission recommendation to the city council through the following procedures.
(A) 
Property owner(s) or their authorized agents must make application to the planning and zoning commission with application fee per the fee schedule for a specific use permit.
(B) 
Property owner(s) or their authorized agents must submit a site plan to the planning and zoning commission of the proposed location and use of all building or structures on the lot and indicate the proposed recreational vehicle parking location.
(C) 
The guidelines as set forth for a specific use permit will allow for public hearing of all property owners within 200 feet of said property at both the planning and zoning commissioners’ meeting and at the city council’s meeting.
(D) 
The planning and zoning commission will make recommendation to the city council for its consideration of allowing or denying the approval of the specific use permit for said recreational vehicle to be placed in the approved location as presented on the site plan.
(E) 
The final decision will be the burden of the city council.
(F) 
If approved direction will be given to the city secretary to issue a specific use permit to the property owner.
(2) 
At no time shall such parked recreational vehicle be occupied or used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes.
(b) 
Exception.
The only exception to this section: The recreational vehicle was placed in a zoned commercial lot doing business as the sale of recreational vehicles, which had obtained a certificate of occupancy for such business.
(Ordinance 04-01-15, secs. III, IV, adopted 5/10/22)