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Commission discusses RV storage and setbacks; staff to craft ordinance language
Summary
Planning staff presented suggested clarifications to North Platte’s recreational vehicle (RV) storage rules, including setbacks, solid-surface requirements and slide-out restrictions. Commissioners asked staff and the city attorney to draft ordinance language for the next meeting.
The Planning Commission reviewed questions about local rules for long-term storage of recreational vehicles and directed staff to draft clarified ordinance language addressing setbacks, surface requirements and slide-outs.
Planning staff flagged areas of ambiguity in the existing ordinance, including whether RVs may be parked in required front yards on a hard surface pad adjacent to driveways, how side-yard offsets should be applied and what counts as a “solid surface.” Commissioners discussed requiring a setback (an offset from the lot line) when RVs are parked in side yards, prohibiting slide-outs when an RV is in long-term storage, and specifying that solid surfaces should mean concrete or asphalt rather than chipped rock or crushed concrete.
Several commissioners said neighbors would need to call the police if they observe violations because enforcement is often handled in person. The commission asked staff and the city attorney to draft ordinance language that clarifies setbacks, defines “solid surface” (concrete or asphalt), and addresses slide-outs and enforcement; staff said they will return the proposed ordinance at a future meeting.
