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ORDINANCE NO. 2004-02
REVISING PROVISIONS OF SECTION 4-4 OF THE DANVILLE MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO THE OUTDOOR PARKING AND STORAGE OF
VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS
The Danville Town Council does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. REVISING PROVISIONS OF SECTION 4-4 OF THE DANVILLE
MUNICIPAL CODE.
The following provisions of Section 4-4 of the Danville Municipal Code are hereby
amended to read as follows:
SECTION 4-4
OUTDOOR PARKING AND STORAGE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND
MATERIALS
4-4.1 General. This section regulates the parking and storage of vehicles, equipment
and materials on private property zoned for residential use within the Town of
Danville.
4-4.3 Definitions. As used in this section:
Equipment shall mean and include appliances, tools, machinery, debris boxes,
shipping or storage containers, camper s~ells not placed on a vehicle, or any
other similar items; and
Material shall mean and include scrap metal or material, building materials and
supplies, organic or inorganic debris, household furniture or " appliances,
recyclable materials or junk; and
Screening shall mean fences, walls or other permanent structures, hedges, trees or
other landscaping. Screening may not consist of tarps, tents or other similar
temporary, portable materials; and
Vehicle shall mean and include cars, vans, trucks, mobile homes, recreational
vehicles, motor homes, trailers, boats, aircraft, or motorcycles.
4-4.4 General Regulations.
a. Screening required. All equipment, materials or vehicles stored on private
property zoned for residential use shall be substantially screened from
adjacent property and from public view, unless an exception listed under
paragraph b. below applies. Screening requirements for non-residential
properties shall be as specified in the Town's zoning ordinance and/or any
applicable land use permit, development plan or similar land use approval.
b. Exceptions. The following are exceptions to the general screening requirement
established in paragraph a. above.
1. A passenger vehicle, pick up truck or van with a length of twenty feet
or less and a gross vehicle weight rating of 11,500 pounds or less
parked in a carport, paved driveway area or other approved offstreet
parking area of a residential property.
2. Equipment or materials placed for loading or unloading for a period
not to exceed eight (8) hours.
3. Construction materials, equipment or vehicles parked or stored at a
work site while construction is occurring pursuant to a valid building
permit.
4. A vehicle, equipment or material stored or parked pursuant to a valid
land use permit or otherwise consistent with the Town's zoning
ordinance.
5. A recreational vehicle or motor home registered to the resident parked
in a carport, paved driveway or other approved offstreet parking area
of a residential property for a period not to exceed 48 consecutive
hours for the purpose of loading or unloading before or after a trip.
6. A recreational vehicle or motor home registered to a guest of a resident
parked in a carport, paved driveway or other approved offstreet
parking area ofa residential property for a period not to exceed seven
days, with at least seven consecutive calendar days between uses of
this exception.
SECTION 2. CODIFICATION. Section 1 of this ordinance shall be codified in the
Danville Municipal Code.
t) SECTION 3. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Clerk shall have a
summary of this ordinance published twice in a newspaper of general circulation, once
within five (5) days before its adoption and once within 15 (fifteen) days after adoption.
This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after adoption.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The Danville Town Council hereby
declares that they would have adopted the ordinance, and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases was declared invalid.
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The foregoing ordinance was introduced on March 16,2004 and approved and adopted
by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting held on April 6, 2004, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Arnerich, Doyle, Andersen, Shimansky, Stepper
None
None
None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY CLERK
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CITY ATTORNEY (J
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
I, Marie Sunseri, City Clerk of the Town of Danville, hereby certify that the foregoing is
a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. 2004-02 of said Town and that said
ordinance was published according to law.
Dated:
City Clerk of the
Town of Danville
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