Chapter 11.130
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS
Sections:
11.130.020 Development standards.
11.130.010 Purpose.
Recreational vehicle parks provide commercial transient housing to allow people to enjoy the outdoors. The purpose of this chapter is to provide standards for recreational vehicle parks, including campgrounds, to ensure that such operations are compatible with the surrounding uses. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.101, 2001).
11.130.020 Development standards.
A. The minimum size of a recreational vehicle park shall be one acre.
B. The maximum gross density shall be one recreational vehicle space per each 1,000 square feet of land area.
C. No less than 10 percent of the total site area shall be provided as defined recreational space. The recreational space shall be easily accessible and shall be improved and maintained in such a manner so as to provide adequate recreational facilities for the users of the recreational vehicle park. The planning commission may waive this requirement if it determines that recreational facilities located adjacent or in close proximity to the site will be sufficient to satisfy the recreational needs of users of the park.
D. Each recreational vehicle space shall have a minimum width of 20 feet.
E. There shall be a minimum side-to-side dimension of eight feet between units and a minimum end-to-end dimension of 10 feet between units.
F. Vehicle spaces shall be sited so that the following minimum setbacks shall be maintained:
1. Twenty-five feet from a public right-of-way;
2. Five feet from an interior private street; and
3. Fifteen feet from adjacent properties.
G. Five-foot-wide pedestrian walkways shall be provided from the recreational vehicle spaces to all service buildings and facilities, and refuse collection areas. The walkways shall be hard surfaced, well drained, and well lighted.
H. All interior streets shall comply with adopted city standards for streets of that class. Paving on park streets shall consist of crushed rock base and asphalt or concrete surfacing, as approved by the city engineer. All interior streets shall be well drained, well lighted, and continuously maintained in operable condition.
I. No recreational vehicle shall remain in place in a recreational vehicle park for more than 120 days in any one-year period.
J. Solid waste shall be collected, stored, and disposed of regularly to prevent health hazards, rodent infestation, breeding insects, or accident or fire hazards. Individual or grouped refuse containers must be screened from view except on collection day.
K. All utilities shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with all applicable state and local codes and regulations. The following requirements for utilities shall apply:
1. A water supply system shall be provided for each space and shall be connected to a public water supply system.
2. Each recreational vehicle park shall be provided with one or more easily accessible water supply outlets for filling recreational vehicle water storage tanks.
3. An adequate and safe sewage disposal system shall be provided for each space and shall be connected to a public sewerage system.
4. Each recreational vehicle park shall be provided with sanitary dumping stations in the ratio of one for every 100 spaces or fractional part thereof. Sanitary stations shall consist of at least a trapped four-inch sewer riser pipe connected to the sewage disposal system and surrounded at the inlet end by a concrete apron sloped to the drain and provided with a suitable hinged cover; and a water outlet with the necessary appurtenances connected to the water supply system to permit periodic wash down of the immediate adjacent areas. A sign shall be posted near the water outlet indicating that the water is for flushing and cleaning purposes only. Sanitary stations shall be screened from other activities by a visual barrier such as fences, walls, or natural growth and shall be located a minimum of 50 feet from any recreational vehicle space.
5. Each space shall be provided with an underground electrical system.
L. All recreational vehicle parks shall comply with rules and regulations of the Washington State Board of Health.
M. All recreational vehicle spaces shall be well marked and numbered. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.03.102, 2001).