§ 6.30.135. Permits for temporary oversize vehicle parking.

(a)

The city clerk or designee may issue a temporary permit for the parking of a vehicle and/or trailer or commercial motor vehicle as described in RMC 6.06.390(d), with or without towed units, only pursuant to findings set forth in this section.

(1)

The vehicle and/or trailer or commercial motor vehicle, with or without towed units, belongs to visitors or house guests temporarily residing in the city. Such permit shall be valid for a maximum period of seven days, will not be issued for successive periods, and will not be issued to vehicles registered to a residence in the City of Reno. Such permit will not be issued more than six times within any 12-month period.

(2)

The vehicle and/or trailer or commercial motor vehicle, with or without towed units, belongs to a new resident, or is newly purchased, and suitable permanent parking or storage is being arranged. Such permit will not be issued for successive periods and shall be valid for a maximum period of 30 days.

(3)

The vehicle and/or trailer or commercial motor vehicle is used as the sole means of transportation, and the parking of such vehicle is not reasonably possible on the owner's premises. Such permit shall be valid for a maximum period of 12 months and may be renewed for successive 12-month periods. The owner is required to provide an affidavit under penalty of perjury and any other documentation showing the vehicle and/or trailer or commercial motor vehicle is the owner's sole means of transportation.

(b)

Such permit as is issued pursuant to this section must be prominently displayed in the front windshield of the permitted vehicle and/or trailer or commercial motor vehicle for ease of inspection.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the use of a vehicle and/or trailer or commercial motor vehicle for sleeping or dwelling purposes outside a recreational vehicle park as governed by Title 18 of the Reno Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 5738, § 2, 9-14-05; Ord. No. 5776, § 2, 12-1-05; Ord. No. 6051, § 2, 8-20-08; Ord. No. 6194, § 1, 7-6-11)