Cheyenne committee approves ordinance defining RV parks, bars them from community-business zoning

The Cheyenne Public Services Committee on Nov. 3 approved amendments to the city's Unified Development Code that define recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds, add industry-standard utility requirements for spaces, and remove obsolete health‑department licensing language from manufactured‑housing park rules.

Planning Development Director Charles Bloom told the committee a verbal substitute circulated to the governing body incorporates technical corrections and substantive changes. "The proposed amendment that we've included, requires it for all recreational vehicle spaces... they have a 30 and 50 amp electrical service connection at each space, which is common for the industry," Bloom said, describing the addition of required electrical connections alongside water and sewer service.

Why it matters: The ordinance clarifies what constitutes an RV park or campground, sets equipment and utility standards, and cleans up outdated references to the City‑County Health Department's authority over manufactured‑housing parks. Those changes affect where RV parks may be sited, how they must be equipped, and which agencies are responsible for oversight.

Key changes described by staff include removing the trailing clause from the definition of "self‑contained unit," deleting an antiquated definition and licensing references for "combined manufactured housing park" (Bloom said City‑County Health has not licensed manufactured‑housing parks for more than two decades), correcting a drafting double negative, and updating statutory references in the code. Bloom also said a duplicate note requiring a public hearing for manufactured‑housing parks was deleted because conditional uses already require hearings.

A member of the public, Mark Gray, spoke in support of the ordinance generally but asked the committee to limit where RV parks can locate. "I prefer not to see them along Ridge And College or along areas of Pershing or even on our downtown and along Delray," Gray said.

Following public comment, a committee member moved to amend the use table to remove community‑business zoning from the places where recreational vehicle parks would be allowed; the motion was seconded. Committee members debated the amendment's scope and its effect on potential future proposals, and Councilman White voiced support for removing community‑business as an allowable zone. The committee voted in favor of the zoning amendment and then voted to approve the ordinance as submitted to the committee. The meeting transcript does not include vote tallies or the names of motion makers and seconders for the committee votes.

What happens next: The committee approved the changes at the Nov. 3 meeting; the transcript does not specify subsequent steps or a final adoption date by the full governing body.

Ending: Committee members closed business and adjourned after approving the amended ordinance.