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Kenai planning staff to draft rules after work session on tent camping in residential areas
Summary
Planning staff told the Planning & Zoning Commission they will draft definitions and possible code language for tent camping after residents reported long‑term camping on small residential lots; the commission focused on definitions, sanitary facilities and when a group of tents becomes a 'campground.'
Planning staff briefed the Kenai Planning & Zoning Commission on Nov. 12 on reports of tent camping on private lots and outlined options for the commission to consider before returning with draft language.
Planning Director Ken Biena opened the work session by saying the issue was raised over the summer and that there is currently limited code specifically addressing tent camping. Biena told commissioners staff identified a few existing provisions that could apply, notably a sanitary-facilities requirement (cited in the record as KMC 13.10.06), and that recreational vehicles (RVs) are regulated elsewhere in Title 14 while camping on public property is addressed in Title 18. He emphasized the…
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