Coos Bay committee refines draft camping rules, debates 10-foot setback and nonprofit registration

Summary

A Coos Bay committee reviewed proposed municipal-code changes under Oregon House Bill 2006 to clarify temporary camping rules, nonprofit private-camping registration, setback requirements for tents and RVs, and sanitation standards; members split over enforceability of a 10-foot property-line setback but agreed to forward the draft to City Council.

A city committee in Coos Bay reviewed a narrowed set of proposed amendments to the municipal code intended to regulate temporary camping and to create a private-camping registration for nonprofit or institutional sites, saying the changes would be forwarded to the City Council for consideration.

Nicole (committee staff) told the group they were working from a shortened "step report" focused on five specific edits and that, if the council enacted the ordinance on a typical schedule, it would carry a 30-day enactment period with an anticipated effective date near Jan. 1.

The meeting covered several substantive items: the definition of "family," limits on the number of campsites at a private site, eligibility for shelters on property owned by religious institutions or IRS-registered nonprofits, a proposed 10-foot setback for tents and camping shelters from property lines, and a two-page private-camping registration with health, safety and liability…

Coos Bay committee refines draft camping rules, debates 10-foot setback and nonprofit registration

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