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Council asks staff to study RV and manufactured‑home zoning after interest from developers
Summary
Councilors reviewed comparables from other Utah cities and directed staff to gather ordinance models and data on RV/manufactured‑home parks; no ordinance change was adopted tonight.
Roosevelt City Council heard a staff briefing and discussion about whether the city should revise its code to permit new RV parks and manufactured‑home parks, and directed staff to gather comparables and return with a recommendation.
City staff summarized that current city code treats recreational vehicles and manufactured homes together and provides no explicit allowance for new RV or mobile home parks. "Currently, our ordinance rolls RV and mobile together, and there is no provision to create new RV parks or mobile parks under the current code," staff said. Staff presented zoning examples and language used by Hurricane, Vernal and Richfield/Hurricane area codes, where some jurisdictions have distinct zones permitting short‑term RV stays and other areas permitting manufactured housing.
Council discussion contrasted short‑term, tourism‑oriented RV parks (examples with 30‑day maximums were cited) with long‑term residential use of RVs and mobile homes. Council members and staff noted local demand: one councilor estimated a small existing lot behind Maverik holds roughly 50 trailers; staff and councilors said Rosie Trailer Court is undergoing incremental improvements after recent approvals, and several existing trailer courts are grandfathered under the current code.
Several councilors and staff raised enforcement and quality concerns. Councilors noted past problems at poorly maintained parks and emphasized that permitting new parks should include clear code standards (road surfacing, parking, utilities, density) and a consistent enforcement regime. Staff said the city’s code enforcement officer is now actively pursuing violations and that complaint reports help trigger inspections.
After discussion the council did not adopt any ordinance changes. Councilors asked staff to send the comparative ordinance materials by email to council members, evaluate which areas of the city could be appropriate for new RV or manufactured‑home zoning (for example, industrial or peripheral parcels rather than established single‑family neighborhoods), and return next month with a recommendation and draft language if appropriate. Staff also will provide information on how other cities treat short‑term tourism stays versus long‑term residency in RV parks.
No public hearing or formal vote to change city code occurred tonight; the item was advanced for further study and potential future ordinance drafting.
