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Commissioners set workshop after hearing substantial changes proposed for campgrounds and RV parks
Summary
County staff proposed major changes to land development regulations for campgrounds and RV parks — larger minimum campsite sizes for vehicular accommodations, 20‑acre minimums, 50‑foot natural buffers, centralized water and sewer — and the board tabled action to allow a workshop March 6 and a public hearing March 20.
Columbia County commissioners held a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to amend the county’s land development regulations (LDRs) governing campgrounds and RV parks. County staff said the draft ordinance would replace the former single standard approach and introduce a list of new, more restrictive standards intended to limit density and require infrastructure investment.
Key proposed changes described by county staff included:
- Any campsite that will accommodate an RV, trailer, portable tiny home or other vehicular accommodation would have to be 4,500 square feet (roughly 45 by 100 feet) rather than the county’s prior, smaller campsite standard. - Parcels used for campgrounds or RV…
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