(A) Intent. The intent of the recreational vehicle (RV) park development regulations is to enable the orderly, safe, and nuisance-free development and use of RV parks. It is the intent of these regulations to preserve the integrity and attractiveness of the city and to maintain its orderly appearance.
(B) Permitted zoning districts for recreational vehicle parks. Recreational vehicle parks as regulated herein shall be permitted only after approval of a conditional use permit within the Transitional Agricultural District (TA), Highway Commercial District (B-2) Light Industrial District (I-1), Heavy Industrial District (I-2) and Special Events District (S-1), Residential Mobile Home District (R-M) by conditional use.
(C) Special design criteria for recreational vehicle parks. Ongoing operations shall remain in conformance with the following guidelines, except as otherwise modified by the conditional use permit granted for the facility:
(1) Minimum spacing. An RV park shall provide spaces to accommodate various types of RVs. The minimum buffer area to be provided around each RV space shall be 10 feet from side to side, 8 feet from rear to rear or front to rear. A minimum of 5 feet shall be provided between RV patios and any adjacent RV space. A minimum of 6 feet shall be provided between the appurtenant structures attached to an RV and any adjacent RV space. No restroom shall be closer than 25 feet to, nor further than 400 feet from, an RV space. Other permanent buildings shall be set back at least 10 feet from any RV space.
(2) Landscaping/visual screening. All RV developments shall provide a minimum setback on park property lines of 25 feet with landscaping or a privacy fence with a 10-foot improvement setback.
(3) Recreation facilities. Recreational facilities include indoor rooms with table games as well as pools, clubhouses, common barbecue/picnic areas, and ball fields and playgrounds with swings, slides, sandboxes, and similar recreational equipment. A variety of recreational facilities shall be provided at a minimum of 25 square feet per RV space. Perimeter landscaping and landscaping between RV spaces shall not be counted as a recreational amenity.
(4) Parking. A minimum of 1 guest parking space shall be provided for every 10 RV spaces. One parking space shall be provided for each shift employee and shall be conspicuously labeled as such. One covered parking space shall be provided for a caretaker's residence, where applicable. Every RV must maintain the ability to be pulled or moved at all times.
(5) Lot size. A recreational vehicle park shall be a minimum of lot size of no less than 1 acre.
(D) Nonconformance to criteria. Recreational vehicle parks shall continuously conform to the criteria set forth in this section and to the conditions of the conditional use permit. Any recreational vehicle park which fails to conform to these criteria shall be subject to review and possible amendment or revocation of the conditional use permit.
(Ord. 4092, § 1, 6-7-2022)