§ 355.140. Parking Certain Vehicles Prohibited in Certain Areas., Chapter 355. Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places, Traffic Code, Code of Ordinances, Warson Woods

Motorhomes, housetrailers, boats in excess of twenty (20) feet and trailers in excess of twenty (20) feet may be parked off the street on a hard surface (as defined under Section 355.110) for a time not to exceed ninety-six (96) hours in any thirty (30) day period of time.

Subject to the preceding paragraph, it shall be unlawful for any person to park, keep, store or leave any commercial motor vehicle, emergency vehicle (except those defined as "emergency vehicles" by Section 300.010 of this Title), unlicensed or inoperable motor vehicles, vehicles in excess of twenty (20) feet in length, motorhomes, housetrailers, boats in excess of twenty (20) feet, trailers in excess of twenty (20) feet in length, and taxicabs on any unimproved or vacant lot or tract of ground or in the yard or driveway paved or unpaved in the "A" and "B" Residential Districts of the City as such "A" and "B" Residential Districts are established by zoning regulations. This Section shall not apply to tradesmen in the discharge of their normal duties, nor when any vehicle is parked for the purpose of being loaded for use or unloaded after being used. Any commercial vehicle, emergency vehicle, unlicensed or inoperable motor vehicle, vehicles in excess of twenty (20) feet in length, motor homes, housetrailers, boats in excess of twenty (20) feet, trailers in excess of twenty (20) feet or taxicabs parked, kept, stored or left contrary to the provisions herein is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.

Motorhomes And Housetrailers. No motorhome or housetrailer shall be parked or stored in an "A" or "B" Residential District unless confined within the main building or detached garage. Motorhomes or housetrailers may not be occupied for living purposes while stored or parked.

Boats And Trailers. Boats or trailers not exceeding twenty (20) feet in overall length and eight (8) feet in overall width may be stored or parked in an "A" or "B" Residential District if confined to a hard surface in the rear yard or within the main building or detached garage.

Any derelict motor vehicle, as hereinafter defined, shall not be stored or parked for more than twenty-four (24) hours on any street, parking lot, vacant lot, yard, driveway or any other premises located in the City except within a fully-enclosed garage or other building. The term "derelict motor vehicle" includes unlicensed, wrecked, abandoned and unsightly motor vehicles as well as those which are in an inoperable condition or which have missing or detached parts.

Parking of Vehicles other than Private Motor Vehicles on Streets in Residential Areas. Subject to Section 355.130, beginning November 1, 2014, it shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle other than a private motor vehicle to be parked on any street within the "A" and "B" Residential Districts of the City as such "A" and "B" Residential Districts are established by the City's zoning regulations, unless such motor vehicle that is not a private motor vehicle is parked only for such time to provide requested goods or services, is owned by a government entity and parked for such time to conduct official business, or is parked for such time as a result of or in response to an emergency.

[Ord. No. 1537 §2, 7-15-2014]