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Division 1. Generally.
As used in this Article:
Camper means a person who registers his party for the occupancy of a campsite or who otherwise assumes charge of or is placed in charge of a campsite.
Camper unit means a tent or camping vehicle temporarily located on a campsite.
Campground means a lot, tract or parcel of land upon which 2 or more campsites are located, established or maintained and occupied by camping units for children or adults or both. For the purposes of this Article, "campground" shall also mean "recreational campground of a commercial nature."
Campsite means a plot of ground within a campground intended for the exclusive occupation by a camping unit or units under the control of a camper.
Department means the Department of Health and Human Services.
Director means the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services or the Director's designee. (Ord. No. 5-165; 1972 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 5; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 2004 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1.)
Editor's note—Former Sec. 41-7, Penalty, which was derived from Ord. No. 5-165, was repealed by 2004 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1.
Section 5 of 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, reads as follows: "Sec. 5. A regulation that implements a function assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services by 1995 LMC ch. 13 continues in effect but is amended to the extent necessary to provide that the regulation is administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services."
Division 2. Licenses.
The director shall make all investigations reasonably necessary to the enforcement of this article, and the director, his agents and other authorized county agents shall have the authority to enter and inspect, for the purposes of enforcing this article, at all reasonable times, those premises where a license is required by this article, or which are operating under a license, or where a license has been suspended or revoked.
(Ord. No. 5-165.)
The annual license fee for each campground shall be three dollars ($3.00) for each campsite; provided, that the maximum license fee for one (1) campground shall not be more than four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00); and provided further that the county executive may from time to time, by written regulation, increase or diminish the license fee to an amount not to exceed the cost of licensing, inspections, administration and enforcement of this article.
(Ord. No. 5-165; 1970 L.M.C., ch. 8, § 9.)
Applications for a campground license shall be filed with and the license shall be issued by the director upon review and final acceptance thereof. Applications shall be in writing signed by the applicant and shall contain the following:
(a) The name and address of the applicant.
(b) The location and legal description of the campground.
(c) A complete plan, to include topography, roads, drainage, sites and utilities, of the campground showing compliance with section 41-18.
(d) Plans and specifications of all buildings and other improvements constructed or to be constructed within the campground.
(e) Such further information as may be necessary for the director to enable him to determine if the campground complies with legal requirements.
The application and all accompanying plans and specifications shall be filed in triplicate. The director shall investigate the applicant and inspect the proposed plans and specifications. If they satisfy the terms of this article, the applicant will be granted approval to proceed with construction. If the applicant and campground are found to be qualified under the standards of this article, the department shall, upon completion of the campground according to the plans, or approval of an existing campground, issue the license. At the discretion of the director, applicants for renewal licenses need furnish only as much of the above information as necessary to determine compliance with this article or other laws. (Ord. No. 5-165; 1972 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 5; 1980 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 1.)
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