Traits of Motor Homes and Travel Trailers

What is a Motor Home?

Motor homes are motor vehicles that are designed to provide temporary living quarters and that are permanently attached to a motor vehicle chassis or van.

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ALL of the following must be permanently installed facilities:

• Cooking
• Refrigeration
• Bathroom facilities (built-in and plumbed)
• Self-contained heating and/or air conditioning
• Drinkable water supply system
• 110 to 125 volt electrical power system (including solar powered systems)

What is a Travel Trailer?

Travel trailers and campers are nonmotorized, portable units designed to be towed on public roads by a land motor vehicle and designed for recreational and camping use. Trailers that are kept at one location and used seasonally are acceptable, if they can easily be hitched onto a tow vehicle and moved. The wheels, axles, suspension and towing equipment must be present and functional, and the lot the trailer occupies must be secure during nonuse time.

Both of the following must be permanently installed facilities:

• Cooking
• Sleeping