6.12.040 Recreational vehicles and trailers

        A.    Unless otherwise authorized by this code, no person may:

        1.     Park, store or leave a recreational vehicle or trailer on a public street or lot owned or operated by the city for longer than 24 hours unless the recreational vehicle or trailer is owned by a public agency;

        2.     Live, sleep or reside in a recreational vehicle or trailer located on a lot or on a public street unless the street or lot is designated for overnight camping; or

        3.     Park, store or leave a recreational vehicle or trailer containing items or materials defined as a nuisance on private or public property for longer than 24 hours.

        B.    An uninhabited recreational vehicle or trailer may be parked, stored or left on a public street for up to five cumulative days in a 14-day period, but only if the vehicle or trailer is parked directly in front of the owner’s property. Such vehicle or trailer must be parked in a manner not to interfere with emergency, utility and postal vehicles and must be parked in compliance with state law.

        C.    A recreational vehicle or trailer containing any hazardous, combustible or explosive materials parked, stored or left in a residential zone or near a school, hospital, nursing facility or any other place where groups of people gather, will be declared an immediate hazard and removed immediately under authority of the manager. (Ord. 6454 § 2, 2023; Ord. 6397 § 1, 2022; Ord. 5997 § 2, 2011)