NORTH KINGSVILLE — Recreational vehicle owners won’t overstay their welcome in North Kingsville, thanks to legislation approved at Wednesday night’s council meeting.

The action is part of an ongoing overhaul of the village’s zoning code, said Mayor Terry McConnell.

“We might see more (zoning-related legislation),” he said after the meeting. “We’re going through the zoning book and doing some updating.”

In quick order, council unanimously approved a handful of zoning measures. Members:

n Prohibited people from living in recreational vehicles for more than 30 days within one year, with one exception described below;

n Set a minimum 100-foot distance between fences meant to contain animals and a residential dwelling, except for the dwelling of the animal owner;

n Prohibited box/ truck-trailer and mobile storage containers as accessory uses and structures in residential districts.

Some of the measures are meant to head off problems, McConnell said. Others, like the storage container restriction, come in response to complaints. Some residents are using the metal containers as sheds, prompting complaints from people who consider them eyesores, McConnell said. The zoning change does not affect containers already in use in the village, he said.

“They are grandfathered in and exempt,” McConnell said.

The RV restriction is meant to discourage someone from parking a big camper on a lot or driveway and setting up long-term residence, McConnell said. The measure does not apply to the Village Green Campground, he said.

In other business, council passed a motion requiring the village’s zoning board of appeals to put a written summary of proceedings into their meeting minutes. Presently, the only account of meetings can be found on an audiotape. Council members Lawrence ” Eller and Michael Lynch initiated the action.

McConnell also discussed the gas well fire that burned several hours Monday a short distance north of the municipal building on Route 20. Drillers looking for gas hit a pocket of methane gas, which was burned on purpose by the company as a routine safeguard, he said.

“It’s standard procedure,” McConnell said.

Water also in the vicinity created billowing clouds of steam, McConnell said. The event was monitored by village police and firefighters, he said.

“They had everything well in hand,” McConnell said.