07/26/2005 Ordinances 8992
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ORDINANCE NO. 8992
An ordinance to amend Chapter 22 of the Grand Island City Code; to amend
Section 22-124 pertaining to definitions for Recreation Vehicle; to amend Section 22-140 to
correct the reference to a city code section; to amend Section 22-141 to correct the reference to a
city code section; to add Section 22-141.2 pertaining to parking busses in yards; to amend
Section 22-143 to correct the reference to a city code section; to repeal Sections 22-124, 22-140,
22-141, and 22-143 as now existing, and any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith; and to provide for publication and the effective date ofthis ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 22-124 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~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 recreational
vacation use, which is eligible to be licensed or registered and insured for highway use;
Camver 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 not exceeding twenty feet in length,
eight feet in width, and ten and one-half feet in height, 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 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.
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, and which when equipped for the road, has a body width of not more than eight feet;
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 vacation use, and which, in combination
with the carrying vehicle, is eligible to be licensed or registered and insured for highway use;
Approved as to Form a
July 27. 2005
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ORDINANCE NO. 8992 (Cont.)
Utility Trailer. A vehicular structure without its own motive power not exceeding twenty feet in length,
eight feet in width, and ten and one-half feet in height, 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.
SECTION 2. Section 22-140 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~22-140. Definitions
For the purpose of this Article, off-street parking shall be that as defined in 936-8 of this Code and any
vehicles parked on such off-street parking spaces.
SECTION 3. Section 22-141 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~22-141. Violations; Penalty; Persons Responsible
(l) It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or bailee or person to park a motor vehicle in a non-
conforming off-street parking space as defined in 936-96 and 36-97.
(2) If the identity of the person who parked the vehicle in violation of this Article cannot be readily
determined, the owner or person in whose name the vehicle is registered shall be held prima facia responsible for
such violation and shall be guilty and subject to the penalties and procedures described in this Article.
(3) All violations of this Section shall be enforced by the Parking Violations Bureau and the provisions of
Sections 22-10 I through 22-104, inclusive.
SECTION 4. Section 22-141.2 is hereby added to Chapter 22 of the Grand Island
City Code to read as follows:
~22-141.2. Parking Busses in Yards
It shall be unlawful for anyone to park a bus (as defined in 922-1), in the back yard, front yard or side yard
of any residence (as defined in 936-8) in any zone of the City of Grand Island or its extraterritorial zoning
jurisdiction.
SECTION 5. Section 22-143 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
~22-143. Non-Conforming Off-Street Parking; Public Nuisance
It shall be unlawful and hereby declared a public nuisance to allow off-street parking in non-conforming
areas, as described in 936-96 and 36-97 or to allow to remain on any property within the City such vehicles in non-
conforming areas.
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ORDINANCE NO. 8992 (Cont.)
SECTION 6. Sections 22-124, 22-140, 22-141, and 22-143 as now existing, and
any ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith be, and hereby are, repealed.
SECTION 7. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
of this ordinance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase thereof.
SECTION 8. That 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: July 26,2005.
Attest:
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RaNae Edwards, City Clerk
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, Mayor