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Orderville planning commission tables conditional use request for occupants living in camp trailer on parcel 0‑4‑78A
Summary
The commission tabled a conditional use permit request for Robert and Jessica Tate that would allow occupants to live in a camp trailer on parcel 0‑4‑78A for more than two weeks. Commissioners raised concerns about lack of hookups, graywater disposal, proximity to the river, and requested the property owner appear before the commission.
The Orderville Planning Commission on March 26 voted to table a conditional use permit application from property owners Robert and Jessica Tate that would allow occupants to live in a camp trailer on parcel 0‑4‑78A for more than two weeks.
Commissioners discussed whether the town ordinance permits indefinite occupancy of a camp trailer without water, sewer or power hookups. Several members said the property appears to be adjacent to the river and that the applicants’ paperwork indicates there are no planned hookups. Commissioners noted the town’s land‑use instructions permit one off‑street RV pad with complete hookups and that rental of an RV pad is prohibited, but they said the application before them listed the use as “temporary” and that the ordinance language and enforcement history created ambiguity.
The commission discussed public‑health and environmental concerns, including whether graywater and blackwater were being hauled off site and whether graywater discharge to the ground was permitted. A commissioner noted a letter from the health department stating “there was no evidence of any illegal dumping of wastewater” in an on‑file inspection, but commissioners said the office should confirm whether graywater disposal practices comply with county or state health rules.
Several commissioners proposed conditions (limit of one trailer on the property, property owner responsibility for site cleanup, a one‑year permit duration with renewal requirement, and that the owner appear before the commission). The commission’s procedural practice typically requires a property owner or an authorized representative to appear. Because Robert and Jessica Tate were not present and the application instructions stated the applicant should appear, a commissioner moved to table the item until a representative appears. Another commissioner seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
The commission directed staff to ask the applicant or their representative to appear at a future meeting and to provide documentation on wastewater handling and any health‑department correspondence. The item will return to the commission after the applicant appears and provides the requested information.
