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 citizens of the city.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).

(a)

No recreational vehicle (RV) shall be used as a permanent place of abode, or dwelling, for indefinite periods of time. Occupancy in a recreational vehicle park shall be limited to thirty consecutive days.

(b)

Any action toward removal of wheels of an RV, except for temporary purposes of repair, or placements of the unit on a foundation, is prohibited.

(c)

RV parks shall be maintained in a tidy manner. The accumulation of debris, outdoor storage of equipment not directly related to recreational use, or derelict vehicles shall not be tolerated.

(d)

No external appurtenances, such as carports, cabanas or patios, (excluding retractable awnings and table tarps) may be attached to any RV while it is in an RV park.

(e)

No space within an RV park shall be rented for any purpose other than those expressly allowed by this chapter. Recreational vehicles shall only be located in appropriate areas within designated recreational vehicle sites, and not in buffer or open space areas.

(f)

No person, company or corporation shall establish or modify a recreational vehicle park without first complying with the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).

Privately owned RV parks may only be established on property within the city which meets the following criteria:

(1)

Recreational vehicle parks shall be permitted only by planned development in the service commercial (C-2) district, or as a component of a mixed-use planned development in the R-3 district where there is a residential component with which the RV park could operate in a complimentary fashion.

(2)

The minimum site area of an RV park shall be one and one-half acres, which size requirement may be waived in a mixed-use planned development.

(3)

Appropriate frontage must be available to permit appropriate design of entrances and exits. No entrance or exit from a RV park shall be permitted through a residential district nor require movement of traffic from the RV park through a residential zoning district unless designed as park of a mixed-use planned development where the residential district is a component of the planned development.

(4)

The city council shall approve an RV park planned development if the proposed project will likely not result in unreasonable impacts to a particular neighborhood because of the cumulative size and number of RV parks in the neighborhood, taking into consideration the RV park development for which application is made, or if the council finds other unreasonable impacts which cannot be reasonably mitigated by applying the standards and provisions of this title.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).

Prior to occupancy of an RV park, the owner shall obtain any permits that may be required from the Okanogan County health district and shall comply with all rules, regulations and requirements of said district. Any required permits must be kept current at all times, or the park will be closed. The rules, regulations and requirements of the health district shall be construed as being in addition to the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).

All required site improvements and other conditions of a planned development shall be met prior to occupancy of any site by an RV; provided that completion may be accomplished by phases if such phases are identified and approved in the planned development.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).

The purpose of this section is to establish minimum design standards for recreational vehicle parks.

(1)

Density. The number of RVs permitted in an RV park shall not exceed a density of twenty-two units per gross acre. The city council may limit density further to insure compatibility with the surrounding areas.

(2)

RV Site Size. Each individual RV site shall be no less than eight hundred square feet in size. Open space and buffer areas shall not be included in calculating allowed RV site size.

(3)

Access Points. Entrances and exits to the RV park shall be designed for safe and convenient movement of traffic into and out of the RV park and to minimize friction with free movement of traffic on adjacent streets. All traffic into and out of the RV 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 pavements 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 approaching driver in the right lane of the street within one hundred feet of the intersection with the RV park entrance.

(4)

Parking. At least one off-street parking space shall be provided on each RV site. At least one off-street parking space for each fifteen sites shall be provided for visitor parking in the RV park.

(5)

Internal Park Roads. All internal RV park roads shall be privately owned and maintained. They shall be constructed to standards for a category III roadway provided in the Okanogan County Road and Street Standards and Guidelines for Developments (November, 1992). Park roads shall have minimum finished surface widths as follows:

(A)

One-way road, no parking-twelve feet.

(B)

One-way road, parking on one side-eighteen feet.

(C)

Two-way road, no parking-twenty-two feet.

(D)

Two-way road, parking on one side-twenty-eight feet.

(E)

Two-way road, parking on both sides-thirty-six feet.

(6)

Open Space/Recreational Facilities. A minimum of ten percent of the RV park shall be set aside and maintained as open space for the recreational use of RV park occupants. Such spaces and location shall be accessible and usable by all residents of the RV park for passive or active recreation. Parking spaces, driveways, access streets and storage areas are not considered to be usable open space.

(7)

Setbacks. No recreational vehicle site shall be closer than twenty feet from any exterior RV park property line abutting upon a major arterial, shoreline, or residential zone, or fifteen feet from any other exterior park property line. Permanent structures within an RV park shall have minimum front and rear property line setbacks of twenty feet each, and minimum side yard setbacks of ten feet each.

(8)

Landscaping/Screening. The RV park shall provide visual screening and landscaping as required in perimeter setback areas and open space. Landscaping may consist of suitable groundcover, shrubs and trees, provided that they are installed prior to the first occupancy of the park and are of such species and size as would normally fulfill a screening function within five years of being planted. Site development shall be sensitive to the preservation of existing vegetation. All trees, flowers, lawns and other landscaping features shall be maintained by the RV park management in a healthy growing condition at all times. The landscaped area shall include a designated pet exercise area.

(9)

Signs. RV parks shall be limited to one park entrance sign and such interior directional or informative signs as may be needed for the convenience of guests. All signs are subject to provisions for accessory uses in the use district for which they are located and, in the case that the RV park is within the jurisdiction of the Oroville shoreline master program, the most restrictive provisions shall apply. All RV sites shall be marked by numbered sign posts.

(10)

Utilities. Water, sewer and electricity shall be provided to each RV site. All utility lines in the RV park shall be underground and shall be approved by the agency responsible for inspection.

(11)

Storm Drainage. Storm drainage control facilities shall be installed in accordance with local and applicable state laws.

(12)

Public Facilities. Recreational vehicle parks shall provide the following facilities in such quantity, size and location as is approved by the city council:

(A)

A water distribution system connected to the city's water utility. Fire hydrants, in number and location, shall be required as specified by the fire chief and the city public works superintendent.

(B)

A water station for filling recreational vehicle water storage tanks.

(C)

Restroom facilities containing showers and toilets connected to the city's sewer utility, the minimum number of which shall be one commode and one shower for each gender for each twenty-two RV sites.

(D)

A sanitary waste station for emptying sewage holding tanks of RVs.

(E)

Refuse containers for solid waste in adequate quantity shall be placed in approved locations and picked up by the city's garbage collection service. Garbage can and/or dumpster locations shall be screened from view by a fence or landscaped enclosure, as specified in the approved planned development.

(13)

Walkways. When required, pedestrian walkways shall have a three-foot minimum tread width.

(14)

American Disabilities Act. RV parks shall be designed to comply with the American Disabilities Act.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).

Management headquarters, recreational facilities, restrooms, dumping stations, showers, coin operated laundry facilities, and other uses and structures customarily incidental to operation of an RV park are permitted as accessory uses to the RV park. In addition, grocery stores and convenience shops shall be permitted as accessory uses in the discretion of the city council, subject to the following restrictions:

(1)

Such establishments and parking areas primarily related to their operations shall not occupy more than five percent of the gross area of the park.

(2)

Such establishments shall present no visible evidence from any street outside the RV park of their commercial character which would attract customers other than occupants of the RV park.

(3)

The structures housing such facilities shall not be located closer than fifty 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 RV park.

The above standards may be exceeded if proposed as an element of a mixed-use planned development.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).

The owner of an RV park shall be responsible for the development and maintenance of the RV park in strict conformity with the approved planned development, and all applicable laws and ordinances.

A written management plan shall be submitted for approval as part of the planned development application process. It shall include, at a minimum, the proposed management structure, proposed park rules and regulations, including quiet hours, and proposed methods to enforce occupancy limitations and other requirements of this chapter. Quiet hours shall, at a minimum, be from ten p.m. to seven a.m., or as otherwise provided by state regulations, whichever is more restrictive.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).

In addition to the above listed minimum standards and requirements, the city council may adopt other requirements which may be deemed appropriate for specific RV park developments.

(Ord. 578 §46(part), 1996).