Lemoore Municipal Code Ch. 8 Recreational Vehicles and Boats

For the purposes of this chapter:

BOAT: A vessel for transport by water.

PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY: A street, alley, municipal parking lot, or public property belonging to the city of Lemoore.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: Means and includes the following:

ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES: A recreational vehicle designed for or capable of travel over rough ground, including but not limited to, 4-wheelers, 3-wheelers, ATVs, dune buggies, and other similar type vehicles.

AUXILIARY DOLLY: A vehicle, not designed for carrying persons or property on its own structure, which is so constructed and used in conjunction with a semitrailer as to support a portion of the weight of the semitrailer and any load thereon, but not permanently attached to the semitrailer, although a part of the weight of such dolly may rest on another vehicle.

BUS: A motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten persons including the driver and used or maintained for the transportation of passengers.

COMMERCIAL COACH: A vehicle, with or without motive power, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, including a trailer coach.

MOTOR HOME: A vehicle, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy.

MOTOR TRUCK: A vehicle, designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property and which has an unladen weight in excess of 6,500 pounds.

TENT TRAILER: A vehicle, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy.

TRAILER: A vehicle designed for carrying persons or property on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon any other vehicle and which has a wheelbase in excess of four feet. For purposes of this chapter, a trailer shall also include, but not be limited to, a boat trailer and utility trailer or any other such similar apparatus.

WATERCRAFT: A boat or other vessel that travels on water, including but not limited to, boats, jet skis, wave runners, or any other similar personal watercraft or vessel.

UNLADEN WEIGHT: The weight of the vehicle equipped and ready for operation on the road including the fenders, body, equipment required by law, any special cabinets, boxes or body parts permanently attached to the vehicle, oil in the motor, radiator full of water, with five gallons of gasoline or equivalent weight of other motor fuel.

(Ord. 2024-07, 12-3-2024)

Subject to Section 6-8-3, subdivision F, no person shall abandon, park, store, leave, keep or maintain, or permit to be abandoned, parked, stored, left, kept or maintained, any recreational vehicle or boat upon any public right-of-way. Unless an approved temporary parking permit has been obtained from the Police Department, no habitation or occupancy of the recreational vehicle or boat shall be allowed at any time that the recreational vehicle or boat is located on the public right-of-way except when a person is actively loading or unloading the recreational vehicle or boat.

(Ord. 2024-07, 12-3-2024)

A. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the parking or storage of a recreational vehicle or boat on any private property in a garage or structure that fully encloses the recreational vehicle or boat. For purposes of this section, “fully encloses” means that the garage or structure provides coverage of the recreational vehicle or boat on all four sides so that no part of the recreational vehicle or boat can be seen outside of the garage or structure.

B. The recreational vehicle or boat shall not be used for human habitation or occupancy for longer than seven (7) days when it is located on private property unless a temporary (7-day) habitation permit has been obtained from the police department or as is consistent with Employee Housing as defined within Section 9-4A-5 and which meets the requirements under Health and Safety Code section 17008.

C. Except as provided herein, no person shall abandon, park, store, leave, keep or maintain, or permit to be abandoned, parked, stored, left, kept or maintained, any boat or recreational vehicle on private property.

D. Rear Or Side Yard Storage: One recreational vehicle and one boat may be parked, stored, left, kept, or maintained at a single-family residence if the recreational vehicle and/or boat comply with the following conditions:

1. The recreational vehicle and/or boat are each 45 feet or less in length, less than 16 feet in height, and less than eight feet in width;

2. The recreational vehicle and/or boat are located in the legally permitted rear yard or the legally permitted side yard as defined in Section 9-12-2 of Title 9 of the Lemoore Municipal Code.

E. Storage on Residential Driveway: Only one recreational vehicle or boat may be parked, stored, left, kept, or maintained in the front driveway of a single-family residence if the recreational vehicle and/or the boat each comply with the following conditions:

1. The recreational vehicle and/or boat cannot be properly stored pursuant to the requirements of subsection D.

2. When stored, the recreational vehicle and/or boat shall be positioned to provide a minimum setback of four feet from adjoining properties and sidewalks. The recreational vehicle and/or boat shall not be stored in a manner that blocks secondary exits or encroaches upon the public right-of-way.

3. The recreational vehicle and/or boat shall be stored on the residence’s primary driveway or on a properly permitted and approved pad that is in compliance with applicable rain runoff standards.

4. As stored, the recreational vehicle and/or boat shall not exceed a height of 16 feet.

5. The recreational vehicle and/or boat shall have a valid and current DMV registration, corresponding to a current resident of the property where the recreational vehicle and/or boat is being stored, and the recreational vehicle and/or boat shall not be in a planned nonoperation filing (PNO) status.

6. The recreational vehicle and/or boat must be operable and shall not be stored in a dismantled state, or with severe damage.

7. The recreational vehicle and/or boat shall not be stored with open slide outs, it shall not be connected to sewer or water, and it shall not be inhabited at any time unless it is being actively cleaned, repaired, loaded, unloaded or a temporary 7-day habitation permit has been obtained from the police department.

F. Parking Permits: Registered owners of recreational vehicles and/or boats that do not fit under the guidelines for storage within the rear, side or front of a residence, as allowed within this chapter, may apply for a permit, allowing them to temporarily store their recreational vehicle and/or boat in their driveway or the public roadway in front of their residence, if allowable, for 7 days. Issued permits shall be subject to the following conditions:

1. The recreational vehicle and/or boat may be parked in the driveway temporarily without the required setbacks in subsection E.3., provided the recreational vehicle and/or boat does not encroach upon the public right-of-way (e.g., sidewalk).

2. The recreational vehicle and/or boat shall not be parked on a public street if it creates a hazardous condition. All recreational vehicles and/or boats parked on a public street, even if permitted, shall be subject to California law prohibiting parking on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours.

3. The recreational vehicle and/or boat shall not be stored in a manner where any portion of the vehicle or boat encroaches into the public right-of-way or, if parked within the roadway, encroaches further than reasonably necessary into the public right-of-way.

4. Permits can be obtained from the police department or code enforcement. Permits will be issued to the current address to which the recreational vehicle and/or boat is being stored/parked. Permits should be requested a minimum of ten days prior to the dates for which the permit is needed.

5. Issuance of permits shall be limited to one permit per month and a maximum of 10 permits during the 12-month period preceding the most recent permit request.

6. Permits shall be conspicuously posted on the recreational vehicle and/or boat in a manner that reasonably ensures visibility.

7. At no time, shall there be electrical extension cords, or any other connection placed across the sidewalk or other public areas.

8. Any violation of these conditions shall result in the revocation of the permit and/or a citation for violation of Section 6-8-3 of the Lemoore Municipal Code.

(Ord. 2024-07, 12-3-2024)

A. Violations of Section 6-8-3, or any subdivision of this chapter, shall be assessed an administrative citation pursuant to Title 1 of the Lemoore Municipal Code and shall be in an amount consistent with Section 1-4-1.

B. Owners issued an administrative citation pursuant to this section shall have 15 days from the date of citation in which to comply with the requirements of this chapter. During such 15-day period, owners shall not be cited for a subsequent violation unless such violation occurs 15 days after the prior citation.

(Ord. 2024-07, 12-3-2024)