Work session clarifies RV and manufactured‑home occupancy rules; city resolution temporary

Participants asked whether the code changes would allow RVs to be occupied long-term across the city. Jamin Kimmel of Cascadia Partners said the state requirement specifically applies to RVs sited in an RV park or manufactured-home park and connected to lawful utilities; those units cannot be subject to occupancy time limits in that context.

"This requirement actually only applies to RVs that are sited in a recreational vehicle park, an RV park, or a manufactured home park," Kimmel said, adding that occupancy limits cannot apply if the RV is lawfully connected to water, sewer and electricity in those parks. City staff clarified that the council previously adopted a temporary resolution allowing people to live in an RV in the backyard of an existing dwelling but that the resolution was not codified into the municipal code.

Why it matters: Consultants flagged that parts of Bandon's code are unclear about long-term RV occupancy in manufactured-home and RV parks and recommended explicitly permitting long-term occupancy in those park contexts to comply with state rules. Council and staff said the council's backyard-RV resolution was a temporary measure and that separate code language will be needed for permanent allowances.

Next steps: Consultants will identify specific code text changes to make parking-park occupancy allowances clear and to resolve conflicts between temporary council resolutions and the municipal code.