§ 14-1021. USE OF STREETS FOR HABITATION PROHIBITED.

(a) The Council finds that use of a vehicle, including a recreational vehicle or temporary recreational vehicle, a travel trailer, a mobile home, a bus, a semi, a camper and the like, whether attached to another vehicle or separate, while it is parked or standing on any street as either temporary or permanent living quarters, abode, or place of habitation either overnight or day by day presents risk to the public's health, safety and general welfare based upon the following findings:

(1) Use of a vehicle upon a street for habitation tends to present risk of injury or death to the occupants thereof in the event of collision.

(2) Use of a vehicle upon a street for habitation tends to present increased opportunity for, and risk of criminal activity.

(3) Use of a vehicle upon a street for habitation tends to present increased risk to the public health, safety and general welfare through lack of available utility and sanitary connections and trash/refuse disposal service, including related creation of a harborage for rodents and insects.

(4) Use of a vehicle upon a street for habitation tends to present increased risk of nuisance, or blight, or decrease in property values.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to use a vehicle while it is parked or standing on any street as either temporary or permanent living quarters, abode, or place of habitation either overnight or day by day.

(c) The Traffic Engineer shall erect and maintain appropriate signs, consistent with any and all Vehicle Code requirements.

(d) If any sentence, clause or phrase of this section is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this section. Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this section and each sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Added Ord. 2006-62, § 1, eff. 6-12-06).