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Commission hears code‑enforcement update on camping and discusses RV/mobile‑home housing constraints
Summary
Staff presented a code‑enforcement spreadsheet of open and closed camping cases; commissioners and attendees discussed differences between RV parks and mobile‑home parks, park age limits, and how aging units affect extremely low‑income residents.
The commission reviewed a code‑enforcement information item listing open and closed camping cases and heard comments about RV and mobile‑home parks as sources of affordable housing and congregate concerns.
Staff said Jennifer Langston, chief code enforcement officer, compiled a spreadsheet of cases including camping in residential zones and long‑term occupation, and that some cases require due‑process removal while others involve investigations into whether occupants exceed 120 calendar days of year‑round occupancy in recreational zones.
A public commenter and commissioners noted that many RV parks regulate the age of units, which can leave extremely low‑income residents living in older, substandard models. “A lot of RV parks regulate the age of RVs that leaves the public, in extremely low income with old models that are not allowed in the RV park,” one participant said, and commissioners discussed the difference between RV parks (often transient) and mobile‑home parks (more long‑term, year‑round housing).
Staff said code‑enforcement and HCD cooperation could help identify parks needing infrastructure or management upgrades; the commission asked staff to follow up with the code‑enforcement officer and HCD where appropriate.
