A. Any person desiring to inhabit or use a recreational vehicle, camper, motor home, trailer, fifth wheel or other such mobile living unit for more than the time allowed under Molalla Municipal Code Section
9.16.020 (Unlawful Camping) shall apply for an RV Extended Stay permit from the City Manager.
1. Upon receipt of an application for such a permit, the City Manager or designee may issue a permit therefor, for a period not exceeding 30 days, if the unit contains satisfactory sanitary facilities and if the use or inhabitance of the unit will not create a menace to public health or a public nuisance.
2. Notwithstanding the time limit described in MMC Section
15.08.020A.1, permits may be initially issued for a period of up to one year to allow a caregiver to reside on the private property of the patient for whom they provide care, based on medical necessity.
a. The exception for medical necessity described in MMC Section
15.08.020A.2 is only applicable if there are no reasonable caregivers quarters available in any building approved for human occupancy on the site.
b. The City shall require a physician's statement regarding the medical necessity of a caregiver at any time during the permit application process or while the permit is in effect. The permit shall not be issued for a timeframe longer than that described in the physician's statement.
3. It is a violation of this section for any recreational vehicle, camper, motor home, trailer, fifth wheel, or similar mobile living unit to connect to the City sewer system or to discharge any waste inside the City of Molalla, except at an approved grey or blackwater dump station, or solid waste disposal facility, as applicable.
B. The owner and, as applicable, lawful tenant of private property upon which a recreational vehicle, camper, motor home, trailer, fifth wheel, or other such mobile living unit is inhabited or used shall:
1. Sign the application for the permit described in MMC Section
15.08.020A; and
2. Be (jointly and severally) liable for all damages and fines arising out of non-compliance with this chapter; and
3. Grant the City of Molalla Public Works or Code Compliance staff the right of entry to inspect the sanitary sewer system and all connections thereto.
(Ord. 1987-9 §2; Ord. 2025-09, 12/10/2025)