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Planning commission tables rezoning and CUP for Tintop Road RV park after staff raises nonconforming-use concerns
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission on June 11 tabled a request to rezone 2205 Tintop Road to allow expansion of an existing RV park by about 28 spaces. Staff recommended disapproval, citing nonconforming use and unpermitted expansion; the applicant and attorney said the park pre-dates 1995 and proposed paving and screening.
The Weatherford Planning & Zoning Commission on June 11 tabled a request to rezone roughly 10.97 acres at 2205 Tintop Road from C-1 to C-2 and to grant a conditional-use permit for an expanded recreational-vehicle park and campground.
City staff told commissioners the property is currently a nonconforming use and recommended disapproval because the recent unpermitted expansion runs counter to surrounding development and the existing zoning. "Our recommendation is based off of the fact this project started off, they did some expansion without the proper permits," a staff presenter said.
Attorney David Conan, speaking for applicant James McDonald, said the park has operated "well before 1995," that most surrounding parcels are zoned C-2, and that the proposal would repave the site, add screening and improve electrical and other infrastructure. "By expansion of the park by the 28 spaces, it'll allow the owners to increase the character and quality of the park," Conan said.
Commissioners pressed staff and the applicant on utilities, length-of-stay and public-safety history. Commissioners asked whether the park is on public sewer and water, and staff clarified the site uses a private water well and is connected to city wastewater service; state regulations for public water systems still apply to the well-system connections. When asked about residency, staff noted that conditions limiting length of stay can be included in a conditional-use permit but recommended time to analyze legal constraints before adopting specific limits.
No members of the public spoke on the item. Commissioners ultimately voted unanimously to table the rezoning and CUP to a date certain to allow staff and the applicant to supply additional information on utility connections, long-term occupancy numbers and potential enforceable conditions limiting permanence.
Next steps: the applicant agreed on the record to withdraw the associated plat filings to avoid procedural timing issues; the rezoning and CUP will return to the commission with the requested data and any proposed conditions.
