The Town Board of the Town of Bedford hereby finds that the public
interest, health, safety and the economic and general welfare of the
residents of the Town of Bedford will be best served by providing
for the regulation of the parking of commercial vehicles and commercial
vehicle accessories within the jurisdiction of the Town of Bedford.
The Town Board therefore declares that the purpose of this article
is to regulate the parking of commercial vehicles and commercial vehicle
accessories within residential districts in the Town of Bedford to
agree with residence zoning accessory use requirements and ensure
the public interest, health, safety and economic and general welfare
of present and future residents of the Town.
This article is enacted with the purpose of providing for a reasonable
balance between the rights of individual property owners to the free
use of their property and the rights of the community as a whole.
In any residence district, no industrial vehicle may be parked outside on private property for any period of time except as noted in Subsections F through K below.
No commercial vehicle may be parked on a lot in a residence zone
unless the owner or operator of the vehicle resides on the same lot
and meets the requirements or exceptions of the following subsections.
For one-family residence districts, not more than one commercial
vehicle, or any commercial vehicle accessory (or any combined commercial
vehicle and commercial vehicle accessory), not exceeding 20 feet in
length shall be parked outside on private property in any single-family
residence district.
For lots zoned for two-family and multiple-residence districts, or
for lots that contain an accessory residence or cottage, not more
than one commercial vehicle or any commercial vehicle accessory (or
any combined commercial vehicle and commercial vehicle accessory)
not exceeding 20 feet in length per residential unit shall be parked
outside on private property in any multifamily residence district.
For unimproved lots in any district, no industrial vehicle or commercial
vehicle or any commercial vehicle accessory (or any combined commercial
vehicle and commercial vehicle accessory) of any kind or parts thereof
shall be parked or stored at any time on any unimproved lot in any
district.
For lots zoned in a residence district where a special use permit
or recognized nonconforming use enables the property to be used for
commercial, educational, or religious purposes, industrial vehicles,
commercial vehicles and commercial vehicle accessories shall be permitted
to be parked outside on private property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, industrial vehicles, commercial vehicles
and commercial vehicle accessories shall be permitted to be parked
in any residence district for a limited period of time for the purposes
of local delivery or pickup of merchandise, other property, or services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, governmental and public utility vehicles,
or any vehicles used for the purpose of public conveyance, are specifically
exempted from the restrictions otherwise imposed by this section.
Nothing herein shall be construed to modify the Schedule of Use Regulations
— Accessory Uses, with respect to the parking or storage of
commercial vehicles.
Nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the parking of commercial
vehicles, commercial vehicle accessories or industrial vehicles indoors
on private property.
Notwithstanding the above limitations, more than one commercial vehicle
may be parked outside in a residence district under the above rules
so long as the only indicia of being a commercial vehicle is the license
plate issued for commercial or combination vehicles.