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Loxahatchee Groves council debates narrower RV rules, caretaker exemptions
Summary
Council members and residents debated revisions to the town's RV program, weighing a simplified acreage-based cap, caretaker exemptions for bona fide agricultural operations, an affidavit/sticker compliance approach, proposed $50 processing fees per rented slip and enforcement limits after staff said the program cost more to run than it brought in.
The Town of Loxahatchee Groves council spent most of the meeting reviewing proposed changes to the town's recreational-vehicle program and directing staff to return with a revised ordinance.
The Chair opened the discussion by describing a staff proposal that would split RV use into categories such as personal unoccupied and occupied storage; the plan would allow one RV per parcel for personal storage under a signed affidavit and an annually renewing sticker and would reserve routine inspections for complaint-driven cases.
The proposal triggered extended debate over enforcement, public-safety safeguards and economic impacts. Committee member S6 told colleagues the existing permitting process is expensive, saying the town was spending roughly $80,000 to administer the program while collecting about $20,000 in fees, and urged a…
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