§ 3.06.00. Regulations for the Parking, Storing, or Keeping of Vehicles, Vessels, Buses, Trailers, Trucks, and Commercial Vehicles in the "A" Agriculture, "RA" Ranchette, "AR" Agricultural Residential, "R-1" Rural Residential, "R-2" Estate Residential, "R-3" Medium Residential, "R-4" Medium Suburban Residential, "R-6" Urban Residential, "R-7" Mixed Residential, "R-10" Multifamily Residential, "RP" Residential Professional, "RMRP" Mobile Home Rental park, "RM" Mobile Home Residential, and "RV" Recreational Vehicle Zoning Districts.

3.06.01 Purpose and Intent. The following regulations in Section 3.06 Shall apply to the "A" Agriculture, "RA" Ranchette, "AR" Agricultural Residential, "R-1" Rural Residential, "R-2" Estate Residential, "R-3" Medium Residential, "R-4" Medium Suburban Residential, "R-6" Urban Residential, "R-7" Mixed Residential, "R-10" Multifamily Residential, "RP" Residential Professional, "RMRP" Mobile Home Rental Park, "RM" Mobile Home Residential, and "RV" Recreational Vehicle Zoning Districts. The intent of this Section is to provide regulations specifying the types of vehicles that may be parked, stored or kept in zoning districts that are primarily residential districts. No vehicle Shall be parked, stored or kept on any lot or parcel or on any public street, avenue, alley, or other thoroughfare or any Right-of-Way therewith, within any of the zoning districts listed herein unless authorized by this Section. No vehicle Shall be parked on any vacant lot or parcel of land within any of the zoning districts listed herein, except in cases in which such lot or parcel is contiguous to the residence of the owner or user of such vehicle. In such case the lot containing the residence and the vacant lot Shall be considered one parcel for purposes of this section.

3.06.02 Classification of Vehicles. In case of doubt to proper classification of a specific vehicle, the determination by the Motor Vehicle Department of the State of Florida Shall be used to make the final determination. The body description and classification on the motor vehicle certificate of title Shall be "prima facie" evidence of such determinations. In case of doubt as to the "Gross Vehicle Weight Rating" (GVWR) of any vehicle, the manufacturer's specifications Shall be used to make the final determination.

3.06.03 Permitted Parking. The following types of vehicles and vessels are permitted to be parked, stored, or kept in the zoning districts listed in 3.06.01 provided they meet the specific conditions of any one or more of the paragraphs listed herein:

A.

Vehicles with a "Gross Vehicle Weight Rating" (GVWR) of 12,000 lbs., or less.

1.

Any number of vehicles that are operable and currently licensed and registered.

2.

Any number of vehicles stored in a completely enclosed building. If stored in a completely enclosed building, vehicles are not required to be operable or currently licensed and registered.

3.

No more than three (3) operable vehicles that are not currently licensed and registered.

B.

Trailers.

1.

Shall not be parked on any public street, avenue, alley, or other thoroughfare or any right-of-way therewith; and

2.

Shall be parked in such a way to meet the single family front and secondary front yard setbacks established by Chapter 3 of the Land Development Regulations;

C.

In cases where a lot or parcel is five (5) acres or greater in size, one (1) operable and currently licensed and registered vehicle which exceeds 12,000 lbs. GVWR may be parked on such lot or parcel if it is used by the resident of the lot or parcel. If such vehicle is a trailer, the vehicle which is used to transport such trailer may also be parked on such lot or parcel, even if it exceeds 12,000 lbs. GVWR. Unless permitted by another section of this Code, no vehicle with a GVWR of 12,000 lbs. or more Shall be parked, stored, or kept on any public street, avenue, alley, or other thoroughfare or any right-of-way therewith, within any of the zoning districts listed in 3.06.01 above.

D.

Any vehicle which is temporarily parked on a lot or parcel, or road or right of way adjacent thereto, whereon construction is underway for which a current and valid building permit or other development order has been issued by Lake County where such vehicle is being used in such construction.

E.

Any vehicle which is making routine deliveries to or pickups from a residence or occupant of a lot or parcel, or a vehicle which is making a legitimate service call to a residence or occupant of a lot or parcel.

F.

Any vehicle which becomes disabled during operation Shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours, regardless of the nature of the breakdown.

G.

Any vehicle owned by government or a public utility such as electric, telephone, gas, or cable television company that is being used for service or repair on Construction projects.

H.

Any vehicle owned by government or a public utility such as electric, telephone, gas, or cable television company, that is required by the government or utility company to be driven home by an employee of such government or utility company because such vehicle may be needed for after-hours emergencies.

I.

Any vehicle involved in ongoing, bona fide agricultural operations on such lot or parcel, such as the harvesting of citrus.

J.

Vessels or recreational vehicles may be parked, stored, or kept on a lot or parcel, subject to the following restrictions and conditions:

1.

Such vessel or recreational vehicle must be owned by or used by a resident of the lot or parcel.

2.

A single vessel or recreational vehicle must be parked in such a way to meet the single family front and secondary front yard setbacks established by Chapter 3 of the Land Development Regulations. All other vessels or recreational vehicles must be screened from view from right-of-way and screened from neighboring properties. The screening requirement does not apply for properties larger than two (2) acres in size.

3.

For the purposes of this Section, two personal watercraft parked, stored, or kept on a single trailer will count as a single Vessel.

4.

Any abandoned or derelict vessel or recreational vehicle must be stored in an enclosed permitted structure.

K.

Vessels or recreational vehicles may be parked on a lot or parcel other than pursuant to subparagraph J above for a twenty-four (24) hour period for loading or unloading purposes. Such parking for unloading and loading on any lot or parcel Shall not occur more than four (4) times in any one calendar month.

L.

Recreational vehicles and vehicles normally used to tow recreational vehicles may be parked in the "RV" Recreational Vehicle zoning district.

(Ord. No. 2003-85, § 2, 10-7-03; Ord. No. 2014-2, § 4, 1-28-14; Ord. No. 2018-29, § 3, 7-24-18)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2018-29, § 3, adopted July 24, 2018, amended § 3.06.00 to read as set out herein. Previously § 3.06.00 was titled "Regulations for the Parking, Storing, or Keeping of Vehicles, Boats, Buses, Trailers, Trucks, and Commercial Vehicles in the "A" Agriculture, "RA" Ranchette, "AR" Agricultural Residential, "R-1" Rural Residential, "R-2" Estate Residential, "R-3" Medium Residential, "R-4" Medium Suburban Residential, "R-6" Urban Residential, "R-7" Mixed Residential, "R-10" Multifamily Residential, "RP" Residential Professional, "RMRP" Mobile Home Rental park, "RM" Mobile Home Residential, and "RV" Recreational Vehicle Zoning Districts."