Design review OK’d for Village Camp Flagstaff Phase 3 RV park in Belmont area

The Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 27 approved a design review overlay (DRO) for Village Camp Flagstaff Phase 3, a proposal for a 70‑unit RV park and associated buildings on a 9.63‑acre parcel in Belmont.

Zach Schwartz of county planning staff said the parcel is zoned Planned Community with heavy commercial standards and that the proposed use (RV park, registration/general store, cart barn) is a permitted use in the zone; the commission’s discretion was limited to design review. Schwartz told commissioners the current submittal closely matches a 2021 approval that lapsed when building permits were not obtained and that the applicant had removed a previously contemplated Phase 4 from the current proposal.

The applicant proposed materials described in the Belmont area plan guidance — wood siding, rusted steel accents and dark metal roofing — and a site design that includes two driveways off Brannigan Park Road, a trail alignment at the rear and a 20‑foot landscaped buffer at the Brannigan Park frontage. Staff recommended conditions to ensure lighting meets dark‑sky requirements and that the fencing along the northern boundary be reviewed by the county wildlife planner.

Commissioners asked about trail access into National Forest land, signage and whether conditions related to operations should be attached to a design review; staff and county counsel said DRO conditions should be limited to design elements while operational impacts had been covered in prior approvals and zoning for the planned community.

Vice Chair Wilson made the motion to approve DRO 25‑004 with staff conditions. The motion passed unanimously.