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Jackson County board approves 6-site private campground for Daniel Sargent with conditions
Summary
The Jackson County Board of Adjustment granted a special-exception permit to Daniel Sargent for a six-site, private-use campground, imposing conditions including no on-site septic dumping, seasonal limits, noncommercial use and quiet-hour rules.
The Jackson County Board of Adjustment on June 23 approved a special-exception permit allowing Daniel Sargent to operate a six-site campground on his property, subject to conditions the board added before voting.
The board granted the exception with five specific conditions: the permit is issued only to Daniel Sargent; sites are for family and friends with no commercial payment accepted; camping is seasonal from May 1 through Oct. 31; no on-site septic dumping is allowed; and campers may not remain more than one week and must observe quiet hours (Sunday–Thursday 10 p.m.–6 a.m.; Friday–Saturday 11 p.m.–7 a.m.). The board recorded the motion and approved it by a 3-0 vote.
Why it matters: the request tested how the county’s existing campground language—dating from an older ordinance—applies to small, privately operated sites and clarified limits of county oversight over sanitation and disturbance.
Board members and staff discussed sanitation and whether the health department needed to explicitly sign off on the absence of on-site dumping. The applicant, Daniel Sargent, told the board he had considered installing an on-site dumping system but decided not to: “I changed my mind… I’m not gonna do that. I’m gonna be just like Whispering Bridal where there’s no dump site there.”
Board members said conditions should make the operation enforceable if problems arise. One board member recommended conditional approval “that the health department would sign off on the fact there's no on-site dumping,” and another proposed that any change in ownership would require reapplication so the board could reassess the use under new ownership. The motion the board approved also included the noncommercial and seasonal restrictions and the quiet-hours provisions.
The board instructed Sargent to obtain an occupancy certificate for the use; staff said the county will issue a notice of decision to the applicant. The board noted enforcement would rely largely on neighbor complaints and zoning administration follow-up if conditions were violated.
The board closed the public hearing, made the motion to approve with the listed conditions, and voted to carry the motion.
