Title
Ordinance to Amend and Re-Enact the Zoning Ordinance of the City Of Hampton, Virginia by Amending Section 1-31 Entitled, “Major Recreational Equipment, Parking and Storage Requirements” Pertaining to Motorhomes and Towed Recreational Equipment and Renaming the Section, “Limitations On Use Of Motorhomes And Towed Recreational Equipment”
Purpose
Background Statement:
In 2016, the City of Hampton suspended enforcement on the parking of recreational vehicles on residential lots because the existing ordinance is well out dated and thought needed to be given to developing a contemporary standard. The proposal by staff eliminates the body of the existing ordinance section in its entirety and proposes not only the creation of new standards but the use of new terms. Staff believes that this proposal is a good option for the City of Hampton based upon the insight provided by citizens during a large public meeting that included over 300 attendees and a follow up focus group, which included motorhome owners, interested residents, and a realtor, as well as broad guidance by City Council and questions and comments by the Planning Commission during the July 23, 2020 briefing.
Recreational vehicles as a colloquial term often conjures up images of large motorhomes. Yet, the City’s current definition includes not only motorhomes but pull-behind campers, boats, jet-ski watercraft, trailers of all types, and the like. It was clear from community input that a distinction, for regulatory purposes, should be made between motorhomes and other recreational vehicles. This proposal draws a distinction between motorhomes, essentially defined as any camper with two or more axles, and other equipment.
The proposed amendment would permit parking no more than two recreational vehicles on residential lots of less than 5 acres. Of those two vehicles, only one may be a motorhome. Furthermore, only one motorhome or boat on a trailer with two or more axles may be parked in a street fr...
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