08/24/2021 Ordinances 9841L
ORDINANCE NO. 9841
An ordinance to amend Chapter 22, Articles VII and IX of the Grand Island City Code
specifically, to amend Article VII, Section 22-92 pertaining to truck and trailer parking; to
amend Article IX, Sections 22-124 and 22-125 pertaining to recreational vehicle definitions and
parking and storing recreational vehicles in residential districts; to repeal Chapter 22, Article IX,
Section 22-126; and to repeal any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to
provide for publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND
ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION l. Chapter 22 Article VII, Sections 22-92, Article IX Sections 22-124 and 22-
125 of the Grand Island City Code are hereby amended to read as follows:
Article VII. Stopping, Standing, and Parking; Division 1. Generally
§22-92. Truck and Trailer Parking Prohibited
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to park a truck or trailer with a licensed capacity
over five tons, or any truck which individually or in combination with a trailer exceeds 21 feet in
length or eight feet six inches in width, upon any street or alley for a period of more than one
hour unless such vehicle is, after the expiration of such period, actually delivering or collecting
goods, wares, merchandise or materials, or waiting an opportunity to so load or unload materials
and providing the driver is present therewith; or except when such trailer is parked in connection
with and in aid of the ongoing performance of constructions upon or reparative service to or on
property in the City block in which such trailer is parked. Any vehicle in violation of this section
is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and is subject to immediate removal and
impoundment.
(b) This section shall not be construed as permitting the parking of any vehicle in any
zone where parking is otherwise prohibited or restricted by this chapter, or as extending the time
of parking where such is now restricted to a shorter period than herewithin allowed.
Amended by Ordinance No. 9309, effective 08-30-2011
Article IX. Recreational Vehicles and Vessels
Approved as to Formtt
August 23, 2021 tt City Attorney
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§22-124. Definitions
For the purposes of this article, Recreational Vehicle is defined as, and shall include, the
following:
Boat Trailer. A vehicular structure without its own motive power designed to transport
a boat for recreational vacation use, which is eligible to be licensed or registered and insured for
highway use;
Camper Trailer. A folding or collapsible vehicle structure without its own motive
power, designed as temporary living quarters for travel, camping, recreation and vacation use,
and eligible to be licensed or registered and insured for highway use;
Horse Trailer. A vehicular structure without its own motive power designed primarily
for the transportation of horses, and which, in combination with the carrying vehicle, is eligible
to be licensed or registered and insured for highway use;
Motor Home. A vehicular unit primarily designed to provide temporary living quarters
which are built into an integral part of or permanently attached to, a self-propelled motor vehicle
chassis or van, containing permanently installed independent life-support systems that meet the
state standard for recreational vehicles and providing at least four of the following facilities:
cooking; refrigeration or ice box; self-contained toilet; heating, air conditioning, or both; a
potable water supply system including a faucet and sink; separate one-hundred-twenty-nominal-
volt electrical power supply; or LP gas supply;
Recreational Vessel. A term applying to all manner of water craft, other than a
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seaplane on water, whether impelled by wind, oars, or mechanical devises, and which is designed
primarily for recreational or vacation uses. A recreational vessel, when mounted upon a boat
trailer, and its towing recreational vehicle, when parked or stored in the side or rear yard or
behind the required front yard, shall be considered one unit, exclusive of its towing recreational
vehicle.
Residential district means a contiguous or nearly contiguous area containing residential
properties and public rights-of-way or parts thereof primarily abutted by residential property or
residential and non-commercial property such as schools, parks, churches, hospitals, colleges,
and nursing homes.
Residential property means a tract or platted lot of less than one acre in total area on
which no more than eight residential dwelling units are located.
Travel Trailer. A rigid vehicular structure, without its own motive power, designed as a
temporary dwelling for travel, camping, recreation or vacation use, and eligible to be licensed or
registered and insured for highway use;
Truck Camper. A portable structure, without its own motive power, designed to be
transported on a powered vehicle as a temporary dwelling for travel, camping, recreation or
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vacation use, and which, in combination with the carrying vehicle, is eligible to be licensed or
registered and insured for highway use;
Utility Trailer. A vehicular structure without its own motive power, designed and/or
used primarily for the transportation of all manner of motor vehicles, goods or materials, and
eligible to be licensed or registered and insured for highway use.
Amended by Ordinance No. 8992, effective 8-10-2005
§22-125. Parking and Storing Recreational Vehicles in Residential Districts
No owner, lessee, or bailee, of a recreational vehicle as defined in §22-124, shall park
or store such recreational vehicle within a residential district, except as follows:
(1) Such recreational vehicle shall be licensed, registered, and operable and maintained in a
clean, sanitary state so as not to attract pests or vermin of any nature, and shall not exceed the
maximum width, length or height permitted by Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 60, Article 6,
as amended.
(2) If such recreational vehicle is equipped with liquefied petroleum gas containers, such
containers shall meet the standards of the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Federal
Department of Transportation or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, as such
standards existed on September 23, 1975. Further, the valves of such liquefied petroleum gas
containers must be closed when the recreational vehicle is not being readied for immediate use,
and in the event that leakage is detected from such liquefied petroleum gas containers, immediate
corrective action must be taken.
(3) At no time shall such parked or stored recreational vehicle be occupied or used for living,
sleeping, or housekeeping purposes, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
(4) It shall be lawful for only nonpaying guests at a residence in a residential district to occupy
one recreational vehicle parked or stored on a residential property, subject to the provisions of
this chapter, for sleeping purposes only for a period not exceeding one week. The total number of
days during which a recreational vehicle may be occupied under this subsection shall not exceed
30 days in any calendar year.
(5) Such recreational vehicle may be parked or stored in the following manner:
(A) Parking is permitted inside any closed structure, which structure otherwise
conforms to the zoning requirements of the particular zone where located;
(B) Parking is permitted outside in the side yard or in the rear yard behind a required
front yard;
(C) Parking is permitted outside within the required front yard area on a driveway or
a hard-surfaced pad adjacent to the driveway for one recreational vehicle, provided:
(i) The recreational vehicle is parked perpendicular to the front curb;
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(ii) The recreational vehicle is not parked within or obstructing a public
sidewalk space;
(iii) The recreational vehicle must be at least 10 feet in back of the front
curbing;
(D) Parking is permitted upon the public street for a period not to exceed 24 consecutive
hours or 24 total hours in a seven day period provided, however, no such vehicle shall be
parked in a manner that blocks or obstructs the street traffic lane or sidewalk space
located in the public right-of-way.
(6) The city council shall have the power to grant relief from any of the foregoing provisions in
such selected instances as it may deem appropriate under the circumstances.
Amended by Ordinance No. 9841, effective 09-08-2021
SECTION 2. Chapter 22 Sections 22-126 is repealed.
SECTION 3. Any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and
hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its
passage and publication, within fifteen days in one issue of the Grand Island Independent as
provided by law.
Enacted: August 24, 2021.
R r G. Steele, Mayor
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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