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Board discusses camper/RV occupancy rules and enforcement challenges
Summary
Members discussed how to regulate recreational-vehicle living, noting examples from other towns (60–120 day limits), enforcement challenges around septic and registration, and the need for local ordinance language to address occupied RVs; staff agreed to assist drafting clearer rules.
Meeting participants flagged the town's lack of explicit standards for recreational‑vehicle (RV) and camper living and discussed enforcement difficulties tied to septic capacity, registration and ambiguous status between a vehicle and a structure.
Board members cited examples from other municipalities that set occupancy limits (two commonly noted durations were 60 and 120 days) and discussed how use of house plumbing or hookup to private septic systems complicates enforcement. One member summarized the enforcement problem as: if an RV is occupied and hooked to a house's septic or water, it can present public‑health concerns in parcels designed for a smaller number of occupants.
Staff acknowledged the issue is multifaceted and said they could help draft ordinance language. The board agreed this topic should be developed outside the immediate LD 2003 compliance work and that staff would follow up with draft language and examples from other towns for the next meeting.
No formal action was taken on an RV ordinance at this meeting; members asked staff to prepare draft regulatory language and potential enforcement mechanisms for further consideration.
