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Lakewood moves to restore manufactured-home park rules and set standards for RV/camping parks
Summary
The commission recommended sending a resolution to council to reinsert development and operations language for manufactured-home parks that was inadvertently removed in 2019 and to adopt standards for camping and RV parks (no such parks currently exist in Lakewood); staff reported there are 1,178 spaces across existing manufactured-home parks.
The Lakewood Planning Commission on Oct. 2 recommended that the city council adopt a resolution to restore development, operations and maintenance standards for manufactured-home parks and to adopt provisions for camping and recreational-vehicle parks that were inadvertently removed from the code in 2019.
Miss Spear told commissioners that language governing development standards and O&M for manufactured-home parks had been erroneously removed during a 2019 code reorganization and needs to be restored to protect resident health and safety. She said the packet includes a map and a count showing 1,178 spaces across the city’s manufactured-home parks, with some parks fully occupied and others partly vacant.
The staff proposal would reinsert design standards (sanitary sewer, stormwater, streets, open space), require appropriate utility hookups and clarify resident-manager responsibilities for enforcing site rules. It would also add requirements for RV and camping parks (space sizes and setbacks, potable water, restroom and shower facilities, lighting and circulation, and parking for managers and guests) in case such parks are proposed in the future; staff noted no camping or RV parks currently operate in Lakewood.
Commissioners questioned why an RV used as a primary residence in a park would trigger a building and installation permit. Angie Silva, assistant director of planning and public works, explained permits are typically required when permanent septic or utility connections or life-safety setbacks are involved: "Typically, that wouldn't trigger a permit because that existing kind of facilities are already been developed and permitted through a separate process... But to rent that space, for example, for a temporary or long term use, that wouldn't typically require a building permit unless... there is not an operational permit proposal in the draft code," she said. Staff said they will verify building-code and septic-permit requirements and return with details for the commission.
Commissioner Combs moved to recommend the resolution to council and Commissioner Larson seconded; the motion passed on a voice vote. Staff said, if the council forwards the item, staff will return next spring with any additional information requested by commissioners.
