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Commission instructs staff to draft conditional/temporary rules for RV parks in residential zones and to set public hearing on parking text amendment
Summary
Facing repeated requests for worker and overflow housing, the commission asked staff to draft an ordinance that would allow RV parks in residential zones under conditional use or a time‑limited 'sunset' arrangement; commissioners also directed staff to set a public hearing on a proposed off‑street parking text amendment.
Commissioners and staff spent a substantial portion of the meeting discussing whether to allow RV parks in residential zones as a conditional use or under a temporary, sunset provision to address a surge in demand for worker housing and fair/expo overflow. Staff presented concerns about infrastructure requirements—electric transformers and 50‑amp power, water and wastewater capacity, and sewer connections—and emphasized that the city must avoid creating an uneven playing field with existing commercial campgrounds.
Key points the commission discussed included: the need to protect neighboring property owners through notification and conditional‑use processes; infrastructure and utility constraints (transformer size, sewer access, and alley capacity); the potential to set a time‑limited allowance (18 months was discussed as an example) so the change would not be a permanent code amendment; and the possibility of using existing temporary permit authority (30‑day permits, extendable once to 60 days) for very short stays.
Commissioners generally favored exploring a conditional‑use pathway with explicit safeguards (utility requirements, inspection and termination standards for sewage lines and holding tanks, and public notice to neighbors) and asked staff and the city attorney to draft ordinance language that could include a sunset clause. The commission also reviewed a proposed off‑street parking text amendment (a simplified chart to reduce parking minimums in some zones) and directed staff to set that amendment for a planning‑commission public hearing and then forward recommendations to the city commission.
Next steps: staff will draft proposed ordinance language for allowing RV parks as a conditional use or temporary allowance (including technical utility and sanitary requirements and an optional sunset) and will set a public hearing for the off‑street parking text amendment.
