17.12 Recreational Vehicle Parks

 

Recreational vehicle parks shall be permitted only in Town Center Commercial, Commercial Recreational, Industrial Park, or Light Industrial zones, and the procedures for application shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 19.18 Special Review Use Requirements of this Code. In addition to complying with said Chapter 19.18, the applicant shall comply with the provisions of Sections 17.12.010 Procedures generally through 17.12.060 Inspections herein and the provisions of the Standards and Regulations for Campgrounds and Recreation Areas of the State Department of Health and Environment adopted February 19, 1975, as amended.

 

Said standards and regulations as referenced in Section 17.12.010 Procedures Generally of this Chapter shall provide minimum standards for the protection of the health and safety of the occupants of campgrounds, recreational areas, and the general public and are applicable to the maintenance, sanitation, occupancy, and use of such campgrounds and recreational areas. Nothing herein shall prevent the Town from issuing orders and adopting and applying such rules and regulations that are as stringent or more stringent than those referenced herein.

 

A recreational vehicle park shall be served by the municipal water, gas, and wastewater utilities, if such utilities are available, in accordance with Chapter 13.04 Water, 13.08 Gas, and 13.12 Wastewater of Title 13 Utilities, and any other applicable rules and regulations of the Town. If such utilities are not available, the recreational vehicle park may be served by water wells, propane installations, private sewage disposal systems, or other means, all in accordance with said uniform codes and other applicable rules and regulations of the Town.

 

 

All private rights-of-way, walkways, and areas of common use such as common parking areas shall be sufficiently illuminated to ensure safety for users of the recreational vehicle park. Such illumination shall not be less than the minimum standards for lighting of public rights-of-way within the Town. Soils, topography, groundwater level, and other conditions shall not be such as to create a hazard or a nuisance, and grading shall be done to prevent standing water or soil saturation and divert water away from recreational vehicle spaces, tenting areas, parking areas, and buildings in the recreational vehicle park.  

 

 

The recreation vehicle park owner shall be responsible for the supervision, operation, and maintenance of the park, including but not limited to private drives, walkways, off-street parking areas, landscaping, utilities not the responsibility of the Town or private companies, drainage, weed control, refuse removal, and insect and rodent control. Such owner is also responsible for compliance with special review use approval permit, any plans, documents, agreements, or contracts referenced therein and any special conditions attached thereto.