14 - AMENDMENT TO THE RECREATIONAL AND OTHER SPECIAL VEHICLES ORDINANCE

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(h) Stored special vehicles must be secured with wheel stops or maintained so as not to present a safety hazard to the neighborhoods in which they are located. (i) No part of any parked or stored special vehicle may extend over a public easement or right -of -way or adjoining private property or be located within any portion of the side yard or rear yard which is within ten (10) feet of a structure located on an adjoining lot. (Ord. No. 2008 -031, § 3, 9 -8 -08) Sec. 22 -23. - Regulation of special vehicles; exceptions. (a) Special vehicles which are currently parked or stored outside the side or rear yard of a residential lot located within the corporate city limits of the City of Paris as of the effective date of this article may, within ninety (90) days thereof, register their special vehicle with the community development department. There shall be no fee for this registration. (b) Special vehicles which are registered within said ninety -day period will be exempt from the provisions of subsection 22 -22(a) of this article unless their placement is considered a safety hazard by the chief of police due to a sight obstruction created by the special vehicle. (c) This exemption shall apply only to the registered special vehicle as stored or parked in a specific location. The exemption is not transferable to other special vehicles or other locations; provided, however, the owner of a registered special vehicle may replace that registered special vehicle with a similar special vehicle of the same type and class. (d) The owner of the replacement special vehicle shall register the replacement special vehicle with the community development department within thirty (30) days of moving the replacement special vehicle onto their property. (e) It shall be unlawful for any person to park or store or allow another to park or store a registered or unregistered special vehicle in any part of a residential lot that is located within eleven (11) feet of the curbline or, if no curbline exists, within eleven (11) feet of an existing roadway or pavement edge without a variance as provided in section 22 -24 below. (Ord. No. 2008 -031, § 3, 9 -8 -08) Sec. 22 -24. - Variance. (a) The procedure for seeking variances to this article shall be the procedure established in section 16 of the City Zoning Ordinance No. 1710. (b) A variance may be granted if the board of adjustment finds that all of the following conditions apply: (1) Unique circumstances exist on the property that make application of specific requirements in this article unduly burdensome on the applicant; (2) The variance will have no adverse impact on current or future development; (3) The variance is in keeping with the spirit of these regulations and will have a minimal impact, if any, on the surrounding land uses; (4) The variance will have no adverse impact on the public health, safety, and general welfare; and (5) A financial hardship shall not be considered a basis for the granting of a variance. (Ord. No. 2008 -031, § 3, 9 -8 -08) Secs. 22- 25- 22 -40. - Reserved.