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A campground must conform to the following requirements:
(a) The area of a lot, parcel or tract of land to be used must contain at least 10 acres and must have a frontage of at least 150 feet abutting a public highway, street, road or other public right-of-way; provided, that the Board is authorized to waive the requirement for a minimum frontage if it finds that the facilities for ingress and egress of vehicular traffic are adequate to meet the requirements of Article 59-E of this chapter.
(b) Any campsite must be located at least 100 feet from any boundary or property line of such lot, parcel or tract of land, or a distance of at least 125 feet from the centerline of any public highway, street, road or other public right-of-way.
(c) The density of campsites in a campground must not exceed an average of 15 campsites per acre of the developed portion of the campground, inclusive of service roads, toilet facilities and service buildings. Each campsite, excluding parking space, must provide a minimum of 900 square feet, and must either provide parking space for one automobile which will not interfere with the convenient and safe movement of traffic, or equivalent parking must be provided in a central area.
(d) Special conditions, such as provision for fencing and/or planting or other landscaping, additional setback from property lines, and other reasonable requirements deemed necessary to safeguard community interest and welfare, may be invoked by the board as requisites to the grant of special exception.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 10-53, § 23; Ord. No. 14-47, § 1.)
Cross reference—Commercial campgrounds, § et seq.