“Camp car”
means a vehicle with or without motive power which is designed or used for human habitation and which may contain plumbing, refrigeration, cooking, heating, or electrical equipment, but does not include an installed “mobile home” as set forth in Government Code Sections 65852.3 and 65852.7.
“Camper”
means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle and to provide facilities for human habitation or camping purposes. The term “camper” does not include a camper shell.
“Camper shell”
means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle that provides shelter from the elements but does not contain plumbing, refrigeration, cooking, heating, electrical equipment or other facilities for human habitation.
“Driveway”
means an established paved path leading directly from a garage or parking facility on a lot to the street or alleyway, and used primarily for the ingress or egress of vehicles. The width of the driveway area shall not exceed more than one third of the front yard width or one third of a side yard width if on a corner lot.
“Motor home”
means a self-contained vehicle designed for human habitation, with its own motive power, and with a passageway from the body of the home to the driver’s front passenger seat.
“Multi-use vehicle”
means a four wheel drive vehicle, pick-up truck, mini or micro motor home, or van, twenty-three feet or less in length.
“Public storage”
means a facility, the purpose of which is to provide secure storage area and which has been approved by the city to operate as a public storage business with designated parking areas for outside storage of vehicles or boats.
“Recreational vehicle”
means any vehicle or trailer designed, or modified for use as a camp car, camper, motor home, house car, trailer, trailer coach, boat, boat trailer, snowmobile trailer, camping trailer, or for any similar purpose.
Adoption of California Motor Vehicle Code definitions. Whenever any words or phrases used in this chapter are not defined but are defined in the California Vehicle Code and amendments thereto, such definitions shall apply.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the storage and parking of recreational vehicles in the city in the interest of public health, safety and welfare to prevent such vehicles being utilized as housing except in lawfully established trailer parks and to ameliorate street congestion, sight blockage and aesthetic blight caused by the improper storage and parking of such vehicles.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
No recreational vehicle which exceeds thirty-five feet in length, eight feet in width or thirteen feet six inches in height may be kept in this city.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
It is unlawful for any person to store or park a recreational vehicle, and/or camper shell not securely fastened to a vehicle, upon any lot or piece or parcel of land within an area zoned for residential purposes, including multiple-family areas in this city, except:
(a) 
In a licensed trailer park or licensed public storage facility; or
(b) 
Wholly enclosed with a structure lawfully existing on the premises; or
(c) 
Within the side or rear yard of the lot provided that the recreational vehicle be located no closer than three feet to any exit from a building used for human habitation, that its wheels are properly blocked or locked, that it does not encroach on a public right-of-way, and that it is not stored or parked in a clear vision zone of a corner lot, and provided further that it is screened from adjacent lots by a solid nontransparent fence six feet in height; or
(d) 
Within the front yard of the lot provided that the recreational vehicle is located entirely within a paved driveway, that its wheels are properly blocked or locked, that it does not encroach on a public right-of-way, and that it is not parked or stored in a clear vision zone on a corner lot.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
(a) 
Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary, the parking of any recreational vehicle on any public street or avenue, highway, lane, alley, court or public place remains subject to regulation of parking pursuant to established city or state traffic and zoning regulations.
(b) 
Except as provided pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of this section, no person shall park or leave standing a recreational vehicle, on any street between the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. the following day.
(c) 
Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a resident of a single family or two family lot located in a residential district may park a recreational vehicle during the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. on a street immediately abutting a street lot line of the lot upon which such resident resides, subject to the following limitations:
(i) 
Such parking shall be for the purpose of convenient departure from or return to the lot by such resident in connection with a planned trip, outing or vacation of the resident commencing or ending the same day of such parking, including any loading or unloading of persons and personal effects or for the preparation of the vehicle incidental to such departure or return; and
(ii) 
Such parking shall in no event extend beyond twenty-four consecutive hours, nor more than two occasions during such hours during any seven-day period.
(d) 
Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a resident of a single family or two family lot located in a residential district may park a multi-use vehicle during the hours of ten p.m. and six a.m. on a street immediately abutting a street lot line of the lot on which such resident resides, subject to the limitations set forth in Title 11 of this code.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
The provisions of Section 8.44.040 shall not apply to recreational vehicles offered for sale by persons or corporations engaged in the business of selling recreational vehicles when such persons or corporations have been duly licensed by the city to sell such vehicles, and are lawfully operating in accordance with the provisions of this code.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
It is unlawful to use any recreational vehicle for the purpose of human habitation, notwithstanding that such units have been altered in such a manner as to render them no longer usable as means for the transportation of human beings, but does not include an installed “mobile home” as set forth in Government Code Sections 65862.3 and 65852.7.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
(a) 
It is unlawful to use any recreational vehicle for the purposes of sleeping quarters, notwithstanding that such units have been altered in such a manner as to render them no longer usable as means for the transportation of human beings, but does not include an installed “mobile home” as set forth in Government Code Sections 65862.3 and 65852.7.
(b) 
Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a resident of a single family or two family lot located in a residential district may use a recreational vehicle properly stored within the front, side or rear yard of the resident’s lot, for the purpose of temporary sleeping quarters, subject to the following limitations:
(i) 
Any such recreational vehicle must be fully contained and must not require any electrical or plumbing hookups to the residential structure; and
(ii) 
Such use as temporary sleeping quarters shall in no event extend beyond seventy-two consecutive hours nor more than two occasions during any thirty-day period.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
It is unlawful to engage in or conduct the business of selling or bartering any kind of merchandise or commodity in, from, or at any recreational vehicle in the city unless duly licensed by the city. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished as set forth in Chapter 1.24 of this code.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
In the event that any recreational vehicle is placed on, located or allowed to stand in any place in the city in violation of the provisions of this chapter, or is used for any purpose in violation of this chapter, the enforcement officer and/or a police officer of the city may at their discretion impound each recreational vehicle, and cause the same to be taken to an approved storage facility or impound area. The expenses of towing such recreational vehicle to such facility or impound area and the storage of same, as herein provided, shall be paid by the person or persons owning and/or operating such recreational vehicle prior to its release.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)
Any person, persons, firm or corporation violating any provisions of this chapter, except Section 8.44.100, is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished as set forth in Section 36900 of the Government Code.
(Ord. 1004 § 2, 1986)