[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
The purpose of this Chapter shall be to ensure that recreational
vehicle parks are located, developed and occupied in accordance with
standards and regulations which will protect the health, safety, general
welfare and convenience of the occupants of such parks and the residents
of the City.
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
As used in this Chapter, unless the context or subject matter
clearly requires otherwise, the words and phrases defined in this
Section shall have the below indicated meanings; provided, that when
definitions, rules and regulations defined herein are in conflict
with provisions of other City ordinances, the provisions of the recreational
vehicle park Chapter shall prevail.
Any vehicle or portable structure having no foundation other
than wheels, jacks or blocks and designed or constructed as a self-contained
single-family dwelling unit.
A recreational vehicle designed specifically for placement
in a recreational vehicle park to be used for transient or recreational
housing. Park models are distinguished from standard recreational
vehicles by the lack of self-contained holding tanks. For purposes
of this Chapter, if a unit is not listed in the latest addition of
the National Automobile Dealers Association Recreational Vehicle Appraisal
Guide as a park model, it cannot be considered a park model. Park
models do not exceed eleven and one-half (11.5) feet in width and
contain four hundred (400) square feet or less.
A vehicle or portable structure built and designed to be
used for temporary occupancy or travel, recreational or vacation use.
Said vehicles contain plumbing, heating and electrical systems which
are operated with or without connection to outside utilities. Recreational
vehicles, include, but are not limited to, campers, motor homes, camping
trailers, tent trailers, fifth wheels and travel trailers; tents are
excluded. A recreational vehicle shall have a body width of no more
than nine (9) feet (excluding sideout) and a body length of no more
than forty-five (45) feet when factory equipped for the road. "Recreational
vehicle" means a portable vehicular unit mounted on wheels designed
to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or
travel use and of such size or weight as not to require special highway
movement permits when drawn by a motorized vehicle and with a living
area of less than four hundred twenty (420) square feet, excluding
built-in equipment (such as wardrobes, closets, kitchen units or fixtures)
and bath and toilet rooms. Such units commonly described as travel
trailers, campers, motor homes, converted buses or other similar units,
whether they are self-propelled, pulled or can be hauled without a
special permit, would be considered examples of recreational vehicles.
A tract or parcel of land upon which ten (10) or more recreational
vehicle sites are located for occupancy by recreational vehicles as
temporary living quarters for recreation or vacation purposes.
A plot of ground within a recreational vehicle park intended
for temporary location of a recreational vehicle as a dwelling unit.
A facility used for removing and disposing of wastes from
recreational vehicle sewage holding tanks.
An enclosed structure or shelter fabricated entirely or in
major part of cloth, canvas, plastic or similar material used for
recreational or vacation purposes.
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
A recreational vehicle park shall be permitted only upon the
issuance of a conditional use permit. The owner, operator and occupants
of a recreational vehicle park shall develop and use the park in strict
compliance with the conditions imposed by the permit.
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
A.
A recreational
vehicle park shall meet the following general requirements (minimum):
1.
No recreational vehicle shall be occupied for more than three (3)
days unless the same is parked inside an approved recreational vehicle
park.
2.
No recreational vehicle shall be occupied for commercial purposes,
except units used for job shacks at commercial construction sites
with valid building permits.
3.
No recreational vehicle shall be used as a permanent place of abode
or dwelling, except for park management, for indefinite periods of
time. Occupancy in a park for more than one hundred eighty (180) days
in any twelve (12) month period shall be conclusively deemed to be
permanent occupancy. Placement of the unit on a foundation or any
action toward removal of wheels of a recreational vehicle, except
for temporary purposes of repair, is hereby prohibited.
4.
Except for portable awnings and screens that are attached to and
carried with the recreational vehicle, no external appurtenances,
such as carports, cabanas or patios, may be attached to any recreational
vehicle while it is in a park.
5.
No space within a recreational vehicle park shall be rented for any
purpose other than those expressly allowed by this Chapter.
6.
No person, company or corporation shall establish or modify a recreational
vehicle park without first complying with the provisions of this Chapter.
7.
Only one (1) mobile home shall be permitted in a recreational vehicle
park for caretaker living only.
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
All required site improvements and other conditions of the conditional
use permit shall be met before occupancy of any site by a recreational
vehicle; provided that completion may be accomplished by phases if
such phases are identified and approved in the conditional use permit.
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
A.
The
location of recreational vehicle parks shall be reviewed for harmony
with adjoining properties. Recreational vehicle parks may only be
established on property which meets the following criteria:
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
A.
The
following are minimum design standards for recreational vehicle parks:
1.
Density. The number of recreational vehicles permitted in a park
shall not exceed a density of twenty (20) units per gross acre. The
special permit may limit density further to ensure compatibility with
the surrounding area.
2.
Spacing And Site Width. There shall be a minimum side-to-side dimension
of fifteen (15) feet between vehicles and an end-to-end dimension
of twelve (12) feet. Each recreational vehicle space shall have a
minimum width of twenty-four (24) feet.
3.
Site Access. Entrances and exits to the park shall be designed for
safe and convenient movement of traffic into and out of the park and
to minimize friction with free movement of traffic on adjacent streets.
All traffic into and out of the park shall be through such entrances
and exits. No entrance or exit shall require a turn at an acute angle
for vehicles moving in the direction intended and radii of curbs and
pavement at intersections shall be such as to facilitate easy turning
movements for vehicles with trailers attached. No material impediment
to visibility shall be created or maintained which obscures the view
of an approaching driver in the right lane of the street within one
hundred (100) feet of the intersection with the park entrance.
4.
Parking. Should only be at the RV site.
5.
Internal Park Roads. All internal park roads shall be privately owned
and maintained. They shall be paved with asphalt or concrete. Park
roads shall have a minimum improved width as follows:
a.
The main or central road through the park shall have a width of not
less than twenty-eight (28) feet.
b.
Roads other than the main road shall have a width of not less than
fourteen (14) feet per each travel lane.
c.
One-way roads shall be permitted only where drive-through recreational
vehicle spaces are provided. One-way roads shall have a width of not
less than twelve (12) feet.
d.
All walkways shall not be less than four (4) feet in width and shall
be paved concrete or asphalt.
6.
Setbacks. No recreational vehicle site shall be closer than fifteen
(15) feet from any exterior park property line abutting upon a major
street or ten (10) feet from any other exterior park property line.
Permanent structures within the park shall have minimum front and
rear yards of fifteen (15) feet each and minimum side yards of five
(5) feet each. Yard space shall be measured from the wall of the building.
Building yard setbacks do not supersede other more restrictive setbacks.
7.
Landscaping/Screening. All areas of recreational vehicle parks, including
perimeter setback areas now used for roadways, pathways, building
maintenance yards and recreational facilities, shall be landscaped.
Landscaping shall consist of a combination of live vegetative ground
cover, lawn, shrubs, trees, flower beds and ornamental shrub beds.
All landscaping plans shall be approved in conjunction with the conditional
use permit process and shall be guided by the following:
8.
Landscaping/Screening Design And Maintenance. All landscaping and
screening shall be designed and maintained to be aesthetically pleasing
to ensure the general welfare of the community is enhanced. All trees,
flowers, lawns and other landscaping features shall be maintained
by the recreational vehicle park management in a healthy growing condition
at all times.
9.
Signs. Signs and advertising shall be prohibited in recreational
vehicle parks, except:
10.
Utilities. All utilities within the park shall be designed, constructed,
operated and maintained in accordance with all applicable State and
City regulations, ordinances and codes.
a.
Electricity. Electricity shall be provided to each recreational vehicle
site.
b.
Watering Station. Each recreational vehicle park shall be provided
with one (1) or more easily accessible water supply outlets for filling
recreational vehicle water storage tanks.
c.
Sanitary Stations. Each recreational vehicle park shall be provided
with sanitary dumping stations in the ratio of one (1) for every one
(1) recreational vehicle site or fractional unit thereof. Sanitary
stations shall consist of at least a trapped four (4) inch sewer riser
pipe connected to the sewage disposal system and surrounded at the
inlet end by a concrete apron sloped to drain and provided with a
suitable hinged cover and a water outlet, with the necessary appurtenances,
connected to the water supply system to permit periodic wash down
of the immediate adjacent areas. Suitable backflow prevention devices
shall be installed on the water supply lines. A sign shall be posted
near the water outlet indicating that: "THIS WATER IS FOR FLUSHING
AND CLEANING PURPOSES ONLY, NOT FOR DRINKING."
d.
Solid Waste Disposal. Tip-proof refuse containers with tight-fitting
covers shall be placed throughout the park in convenient locations.
Refuse containers shall be located not farther than three hundred
(300) feet from any recreational vehicle space. The refuse containers
shall be kept in sanitary condition at all times. Garbage and rubbish
shall be collected and disposed of as frequently as necessary to ensure
that the containers do not overflow. All recreational vehicle parks
shall be maintained free of litter and garbage.
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
A.
Management
buildings, recreational facilities, restrooms, showers, laundry facilities
and structures customarily incidental to operation of a recreational
vehicle park are deemed to be permitted accessory uses in a recreational
vehicle park.
1.
Grocery stores and convenience shops shall be permitted as accessory
uses and are subject to the following restrictions:
a.
Such establishments and the parking area primarily related to their
operation shall not occupy more than five percent (5%) of the gross
area of the park.
b.
Such establishments shall present no visible evidence from any street
outside the park of their commercial character that would attract
customers other than occupants of the park.
c.
The structures housing such facilities shall not be located closer
than fifty (50) feet to any public street and shall not be directly
accessible from any public street, but shall be accessible only from
a street within the park.
2.
Maintenance buildings, recreation and similar buildings must be permanent
structures. Permanent structures do not include recreational vehicles,
recreational vehicles on foundations or shipping containers of any
kind.
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
The owner of a recreational vehicle park shall be responsible
for the development and maintenance of the park in strict conformity
with the approved plan and conditions of the special use permit as
well as all applicable laws and ordinances. Each park shall have a
manager available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per
week. The grounds of the recreational vehicle park and all buildings
and structures shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and
kept free of any condition that will menace the health of any occupant
or the public or create a nuisance.
[Ord. No. 3770, 10-5-2021]
See Chapter 407, Subdivision Requirements.
