Lima limits large-vehicle storage at homes. Under Codified Ordinance 1806.14, only one oversized recreational or commercial vehicle may sit in a residential rear yard, on an approved hard surface. Chapter 440 covers heavy-vehicle operation on streets.
Lima treats oversized vehicles through Section 1806.14 (residential storage) and Chapter 440 (Commercial and Heavy Vehicles). Commercial motor vehicles over 10,000 pounds GVWR and recreational vehicles must be parked on a City Engineer-approved hard surface up to 400 square feet, with no more than one such oversized vehicle kept in the rear yard when driveway space is insufficient. Non-rear-yard parking must be on the driveway or single approved hard surface, never on the lawn or treelawn. Residents unable to accommodate an oversized vehicle on-site may apply for an Off-Street Parking Permit from the Board of Adjustment.
Oversized vehicles stored contrary to Section 1806.14 draw a property maintenance notice to remove and escalating citations until compliance.
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