Planning commission backs Coulterville RV park conversion, forwards general‑plan amendment to board

The Mariposa County Planning Commission on April 4 voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve a set of actions necessary to convert the former Yosemite Gold Country Inn and campground site in Coulterville into a special‑occupancy park under the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) rules.

Staff presented the applications — general plan area plan amendment (Application No. 2024‑100), conditional use permit (2024‑101) and major design review (2024‑102) — and described the site at 10407 Highway 49 North (Assessor’s Parcel No. 002‑220‑001), a roughly 3.49‑acre parcel. The applicant, Topos Ventures, proposes to demolish the existing motel structures and redevelop the property with 25 RV pad sites with full hookups (50‑amp electrical pedestals, potable water and sewer cleanouts), supporting buildings for check‑in and guest services, a bathhouse and communal structures, on‑site employee housing in a single mobile home and on‑site staff. The applicant’s representative (Topos Ventures) said the pads would be continuously occupied and not offered as transient nightly rentals.

Staff and the applicant told commissioners that the change would require reclassifying about…