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Draft RV and mobile-home rules prompt questions on street camping, definitions and generators
Summary
Planning commissioners presented a proposed ordinance to regulate recreational vehicles and mobile-home parks; public commenters urged clearer definitions for long-term parking and driveways, asked that 24-hour street parking be limited to "unoccupied" vehicles, and proposed banning generators except during power outages.
The Bluff Planning and Zoning Commission presented a proposed recreational-vehicle and mobile-home ordinance at the Oct. 28 joint hearing that would define where RVs and mobile homes are allowed in town, set park standards, and establish dimensional and setback requirements.
Commissioner Marshall said the ordinance aims to allow RVs to serve local housing and economic needs while protecting neighbors through standards for setbacks, lot sizes and park design. Staff noted the ordinance includes charts showing where RVs are allowed and how many could be sited under various zone conditions, and that the draft is under legal review.
Public commenters raised several practical concerns. Joshua Ewing said that language permitting 24-hour parking could be misread to allow occupied street camping and suggested adding the word "unoccupied" to clarify that 24-hour on-street parking does not authorize camping. He also said the ordinance contains inconsistent definitions for long-term parking (one section referenced more-than-30-day stays; another allowed occupying an RV in a driveway for less than six months) and requested clearer definitions for "driveway" and limits on the number of RVs allowed there. Ewing also proposed banning generator use except during electrical outages to address noise and public-health concerns.
Nicole Croft, identified as director of operations at Verziers Partnership, asked for clarification on whether volunteer and short-term staff housing on organization-owned RV spots falls under the proposed "recreational vehicle park" definition.
Planning commissioners and staff requested written feedback through Nov. 7 and said staff could follow up individually with property owners on site-specific questions.
