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<br />City Council <br />Study Session Summary <br />May 10, 2005 <br />Page 3 of 7 <br />trailer, or driven. It is designed to be used for travel, hauling or recreational <br />purposes, and includes: <br />· A motor home, travel trailer, fifth wheel trailer, tent trailer, truck camper, <br />boat, canoe, kayak, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, jet ski, or other similar <br />vehicle; or <br />. A trailer designed to haul or carry equipment, materials or vehicles, <br />including an item listed above. <br /> <br />Front Yard Parking <br />. A recreational vehicle/trailer may be parked in the front yard in a legal <br />front yard parking stall. A legal front yard parking stall is a driveway that <br />leads to an attached garage, or that leads to a detached garage, carport <br />or parking pad located in the side or rear yard. The parking spot must be <br />improved as a concrete or paved pad, or an area covered with rock, gravel <br />or pavers and maintained to be free of weeds and grass. <br />. Recreational vehicles must be parked so that they extend to a distance no <br />closer than 6 (six) feet from the inside edge of the sidewalk, or of the <br />inside edge of the curb where there is no sidewalk. <br />. The parking of any vehicle, including a recreational vehicle or trailer, on <br />the lawn or any other area of the front yard is prohibited. <br /> <br />Side and Rear Yard Parking <br />. Licensed vehicles may be parked in the side and/or rear yard, on an <br />improved parking area such as a concrete or paved pad, or an area <br />covered with rock, gravel or pavers and maintained to be free of weeds <br />and grass. <br /> <br />Other considerations <br />These are limitations/restrictions that could be incorporated, and are found in <br />other ordinances. <br />. A recreational vehicle that meets the above definition, but that is longer <br />than forty (40) feet total length from bumper to end of hitch, may not be <br />parked on a residential lot. <br />. A maximum of two (2) recreational vehicles are permitted on each lot. <br />. Any vehicle parked on a residential lot must be maintained in operable <br />condition and in good repair. <br /> <br />The current ordinance included screening requirements. It is recommended that <br />those requirements be eliminated. <br /> <br />Three sections of the Louisville Municipal Code regarding on-street parking were <br />discussed. Staff recommends retaining the restrictions currently contained in the <br />Louisville Municipal Code. <br />