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Plain City council debates campground length-of-stay, background checks and winter camping
Summary
Council and staff discussed shortening the campground maximum stay, adding background checks for longer stays, prioritizing residents, and potentially suspending winter camping; no ordinance was adopted, but staff were asked to return with draft policy options for council consideration.
Plain City council and parks staff engaged in an extended discussion about the village campground's length-of-stay policy, enforcement options and whether to continue winter camping. The meeting focused on balancing revenue from long-term stays against resident access, health and safety concerns and enforceability of proposed safeguards.
Staff and Parks & Recreation committee members reported that the campground’s current long-term policy is effectively a 180-day (rolling) limit and that stays longer than two weeks accounted for more than half of campground revenue in 2024. The Parks & Rec advisory committee recommended not shortening the maximum stay below three months, but council members and staff raised contrasting proposals that included 30-day or two-week limits, formal…
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