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Planning commission recommends adding "Resorts" to Rock Creek campground ordinance
Summary
The Rock Creek Planning Commission voted to recommend a text amendment (TA-24-002) to City Council that would add a "Resort" classification to the Campground Ordinance, setting minimum parcel and site standards and referencing state health and building codes. Commissioner Josh Froelich abstained due to a conflict of interest.
The Rock Creek Planning Commission on Oct. 21 recommended the City Council adopt a text amendment to Ordinance 77 adding "Resorts" to the town's campground regulations. The commission approved the recommendation after clarifying a drafting error in the minimum-site language and attaching detailed site and infrastructure standards.
The amendment would treat campgrounds, RV parks and resorts as forms of planned unit development and allow them where the underlying district permits conditional uses. Draft requirements set a minimum parcel size of 20 acres and a baseline of 15 sites, with up to 15 additional sites allowed for each additional 20 acres; commissioners noted the draft language in Subd. 2 contained an error and should refer to a "maximum" of 15 sites for the initial 20-acre threshold. The draft also specifies a minimum campsite area (3,000 square feet per family unit and 40 feet center-to-center spacing), a 60-foot service-road/right-of-way reservation, and off-road parking.
The amendment ties wastewater and water requirements to state rules. It calls for a water system capable of providing 100 gallons per site per day at 20 psi to the most remote fixture (or within 400 feet for non-RV sites), and on-site sewage sized to the same 100-gallons-per-day standard, with discharge into an approved municipal system if available or an individual system that meets Minnesota Pollution Control Agency rules (Ch. 7080). All structures would be required to meet the Minnesota State Building Code, and the ordinance requires at least one ADA-compliant cabin where applicable. Solid-waste and storm-shelter provisions are also included in the draft.
Commissioner Dan Saumer moved the recommendation with the Subd. 2 correction; Oliver Rauschnot seconded. The motion passed with all ayes and one abstention: Commissioner Josh Froelich recused himself on the matter and did not take part in the recommendation vote due to a conflict of interest. The commission forwarded TA-24-002 to the City Council for final action.
The commission's motion is advisory to the City Council; any final changes or additional conditions will be determined at the council level and during any future conditional-use review required for specific proposals.
