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Lynden City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 19

21 - TR TRAVEL TRAILER AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE ZONE

19.21.010 - Established.

There is established the TR travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone and the standards and regulations by which certain land uses may be permitted therein.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

(Ord. No. 1616, § A, 2-17-2021)

19.21.020 - Purpose.

The essential purpose of the TR travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone is to provide for uses, buildings and/or structures in which travel trailers and recreational vehicles may be located with restrictions for their uses.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

(Ord. No. 1616, § A, 2-17-2021)

19.21.030 - Primary permitted uses.

The primary uses permitted in the TR travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone are as follows:

A.

Travel trailer and recreational vehicle camping;

B.

Tent camping;

C.

Camping cabins.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

19.21.040 - Accessory permitted uses.

The accessory uses permitted in the TR travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone are as follows:

A.

Parking garages and parking lots;

B.

Maintenance facilities containing equipment and tools necessary to the operation of travel trailers and recreational vehicles;

C.

Offices and ancillary facilities used for the purpose of serving the incoming vehicles;

D.

Accessory sales areas primarily used by patrons of the travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone limited to three thousand square feet.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

19.21.050 - Secondary permitted uses.

The secondary uses permitted in the travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone are as follows:

A.

Community laundry facilities used primarily by the patrons;

B.

Community buildings for the patrons of the travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone. These buildings may contain recreational facilities, dining facilities, and meeting halls;

C.

Swimming pools in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 15.16 of this code.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

19.21.060 - Special property uses—Travel trailer and recreational vehicles—Regulations authorized.

Travel trailer and recreational vehicles may be permitted in travel trailer and recreational vehicle zones as provided in this chapter, subject to the minimum standards and conditions set forth in this chapter.

Recreational vehicles and travel trailers may be permitted for permanent, residential use within mobile home parks including those located within the CSR zone, provided that appropriate skirting and other performance standards are met for the recreational vehicles and travel trailers and provided that the provision of the underlying zone are met.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

(Ord. No. 1616, § A, 2-17-2021)

19.21.070 - Maximum density.

The maximum density of a travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone shall not exceed an average of one unit per one thousand two hundred square feet, except in a tent area where the average density is not to exceed one unit per one thousand square feet.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

19.21.080 - Maximum coverage of individual space.

Not more than sixty percent of a travel trailer or recreational vehicle space in the TR travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone may be occupied.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

19.21.090 - Minimum lot size and building height.

A.

The minimum lot area for a tent lot is one thousand square feet.

B.

The minimum lot area for a cabin lot is two thousand square feet.

C.

The minimum lot area for a travel trailer or recreational vehicle lot is one thousand five hundred square feet.

D.

The maximum building height in the TR zone shall be twenty-five feet.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

19.21.110 - Playground requirements.

Travel trailer and recreational vehicle zones shall provide a separate playground restricted to that use. At least one hundred square feet of playground shall be provided per space; provided, however, that no such playground, regardless of the number of units shall be less than two thousand five hundred square feet. The playground will be protected by fences, or the equivalent, at least thirty inches in height from all streets, driveways and parking areas.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

19.21.130 - New, expansion or alteration—Application for approval required.

New and existing travel trailer and recreational vehicle parks may be built, expanded or altered, subject to a special property use approval from the city planner as long as they are in the permitted travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone. The application, filed by the owner or other real party in interest, will be filed and processed in the same manner as an application for a new travel trailer and recreational vehicle park.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).

19.21.150 - Maximum stay.

The travel trailer and recreational vehicle zone is established for short term recreational use. No travel trailer or recreational vehicle shall remain longer than ninety days.

(Ord. 1000 § A(part), 1995).