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Board proposes three-year inactive RV storage rule, flags setbacks and variances
Summary
Richland board proposed treating recreational vehicles unused for more than three years as a violation (with a 'good cause' exception), and discussed setback, variance and fire-separation issues for close placement on residential lots; the town attorney will draft precise language.
Board members spent part of the workshop on rules governing storage and placement of recreational vehicles on private property. Members noted that current zoning requires campers be stored within property setbacks and that placing a structure within five feet of a property line typically triggers firewall and variance issues. The board asked the attorney to draft language that would allow a town enforcement path if an RV is stored without use for more than three years, but to include a "good cause shown" exception (for example, illness), and to require the vehicle be maintained and registered while the exception applies.
Members also discussed adjacency issues such as using a separately assessed vacant lot that adjoins a primary residence (the assessor must combine parcels if the owner requests, which can change liability and regulatory status). The board requested legal clarification of how setback rules, variances and fire-code requirements apply to close placement of campers.
