It is the intent of the "CG" CAMPGROUND District to permit campground uses. The campground district is intended for those areas where the owner proposes to rent or lease individual camp sites.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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Campgrounds, subject to the Regulations in this Article.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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Campground: Any parcel of land containing three (3) or more lots intended for occupancy by travel trailers or tents.

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Licensee: Any person licensed to operate and maintain a campground under the provisions of this ordinance.

3.

Natural or Artificial Barrier: Any river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment, or major street.

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Permittee: Any person to whom a permit is issued to maintain or operate a campground under the provisions of this ordinance.

5.

Person: Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation.

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Street: Any recognized thoroughfare in the City.

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Travel Trailers: Any portable unit designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel or recreational purposes. The term travel trailer includes the following:

a)

An independent travel trailer which is a travel trailer containing a toilet and lavatory facilities;

b)

A dependent travel trailer, which is a travel trailer containing either toilet or lavatory facilities or having neither facility.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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The requirements of Chapter 24-10 of the North Dakota Century Code must be adhered to.

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The applicant for a zoning change to permit a campground must satisfy the Planning Commission that he is financially able to carry out the proposed plan and shall prepare and submit a schedule of construction, which construction shall commence within a period of one (1) year following approval by the Planning Commission and shall be completed within a period of two (2) years. If the construction of the campground is complete, this requirement shall not apply.

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The applicant for a campground shall prepare or cause to be prepared an application for rezoning and a development plan and shall present three (3) copies of the plan for review and approval by the Planning Commission. The plan shall show the location and size of:

a)

Electrical Hook-ups

b)

Off-Street Parking Areas

c)

Roadways

d)

Sewer Lines

e)

Sewer Outlets

f)

Sidewalks

g)

Water Hook-ups

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The campground shall conform with the following requirements:

a)

The campground shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

b)

Campgrounds shall have a maximum density of one (1) travel trailer per lot and a minimum area of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet per lot.

c)

There shall be a minimum tent area of six hundred (600) square feet per lot.

d)

Areas zoned as Campground shall be a minimum of two (2) acres.

e)

Each lot shall be a least thirty (30) feet wide and clearly defined.

f)

Each lot shall be numbered in a sequential order.

g)

Travel trailers shall be so located on each space that there shall be at least ten (10) feet of clearance between travel trailers; provided, however, that with respect to travel trailers parked end-to-end, the end-to-end clearance may be less than ten (10) feet but shall not be less than five (5) feet. No travel trailer shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet from any building within the park or from any property line bounding the park.

h)

All fuel supplies, including but not limited to propane and compressed natural gas containers, must be secured to a fixed object unless the supply is intended by its manufacturer to be a freestanding fuel source such as a two hundred fifty (250) or five hundred (500) gallon tank.

i)

Walkways, not less than thirty (30) inches wide, shall be provided from the lots to service buildings.

j)

All roadways and walkways within the campground shall be hard surfaced and adequately lighted at night with electric lamps.

k)

Laundry facilities for the exclusive use of the campground occupants may be provided in a service building.

l)

At least one (1) electrical outlet supplying at least one hundred ten (110) volts shall be provided for each lot.

m)

A solid frame or wall or a ten-foot landscaped buffer area shall be provided between the Campground District and any adjoining property zoned for residential purposes. The solid fence or wall shall not be less than four (4) feet high nor more than six (6) feet high. The owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of the fence or wall and the landscaped buffer area.

5.

Any travel trailer parked on a lot must be highway-ready. It must be on sufficient axles with properly aired tires, and either have its own means of locomotion, or have a hitch attached, so it may be connected to a vehicle and towed.

6.

No travel trailer may stay on one (1) lot in excess of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days in a designated flood way.

7.

All campgrounds must be licensed by the North Dakota Department of Health.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied by pipes to all buildings and campground spaces within the park. Each campground space shall be provided with a cold water tap at least four (4) inches above the ground.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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Any service buildings, housing sanitation and laundry facilities or any of such facilities, shall be permanent structures complying with all applicable codes, ordinances, and statues regulating buildings, electrical installations and plumbing and sanitation systems.

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Any service buildings and the grounds of the campground shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and kept free of any debris that will be a menace to the health of any occupant or the public or constitute a nuisance.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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Each lot shall be provided with a sewer at least four (4) inches in diameter, which shall be connected to receive the waste from the shower, bathtub, flush toilet, lavatory and kitchen sink of the travel trailer located in such space and having any or all of such facilities. The sewer in each space shall be connected to discharge the travel trailer waste into a public sewer system.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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Each campground shall provide an adequate number of garbage receptacles with a tight-fitting cover to permit disposal of all garbage, trash and rubbish. If the Director of Public Works deems it prudent, a dumpster or dumpsters for use by several lots may be used.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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The burning of trash and rubbish is prohibited in a "CG" Campground District.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat or other pet or animal shall permit it to run at large or commit any nuisance within the limits of any campground.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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It shall be the duty of each licensee and permittee to keep a register containing a record of all travel trailer owners and occupants located within the park. The register shall contain the following information:

a)

The name and address of each travel trailer owner or tenant occupying a lot.

b)

The name and address of the owner of each travel trailer and motor vehicle.

c)

The make, model, year and license number of each travel trailer and motor vehicle.

d)

The state, territory or country issuing such licenses.

e)

The date of arrival and of departure of each tenant.

2.

The campground owners, manager or caretaker shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register.

3.

The register record for each occupant registered shall not be destroyed for a period of three (3) years following the date of departure of the registrant from the park.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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The owner, or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the campground, and its facilities and equipment, in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, for the violation of any provision of the regulations in the Campground District.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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The City shall have the authority to have said campground inspected by the proper inspecting officer of the City, and if it shall be found that the owner of said campground has made any false or misleading statements or has placed or caused to be placed more travel trailers in said campgrounds or court than provided for, or that said owner of said campground has violated or caused to be violated any provision of this Article, the City Governing Body shall have the power to rezone said property back to its former zoning district classification.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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If the City shall determine, upon proper inspection by the inspecting officer of the City, that the sanitary condition of the campground shall have become so unsanitary as to endanger health or welfare of occupants of said campground or the surrounding community, or that said sanitary facilities have become inadequate to properly protect the occupants of said campground, the City Governing Body shall have the power to require the owner of said campground within ten (10) days, to set said campground in proper sanitary condition. If, upon notice from the City to the owner or manager of said campground shall fail or refuse to place said park or court in sanitary condition, the City Governing Body shall have the right to rezone said property back to its former zoning district classification.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)

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Whenever a property zoned "CG" ceases to be used for such purposes, for a period of two (2) years, the Planning Commission shall initiate action and hold a public hearing to rezone said property back to its former zoning district classification.

(Ord. No. 222, 10-4-2010)