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Commission finds proposed private campground does not require conditional-use permit
Summary
Board of Adjustment considered Mark Winemaster's private campground proposal on 4.21 acres; planning staff advised a private, family-only campground does not meet the statutory definition of a public campground and the board voted 4–1 that a CUP was not required.
The Board of Adjustment reviewed a conditional-use permit question for a private campground proposed by Mark Winemaster on 4.21 acres off Nemo Road and decided the application did not meet the statutory definition of a public campground.
Mark Winemaster told the board the site was intended for family and private use only and would not be advertised to the public. Planning staff said the county definition of campground mirrors state law and that a private family campground typically does not require a conditional-use permit under SDCL 34-181. "This is for their own family members. It won't be open to the public," the applicant said. After public comments and staff input, a motion that a CUP was not necessary passed on a 4–1 vote; the board recorded that the application did not meet the county/state definition that would require CUP review.
Commissioners discussed the implications for ordinance language and agreed to consider clarifying survey and definition language in an upcoming ordinance update. The decision allows the property owner to proceed without CUP conditions unless the operation later changes to a public use.
