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Billings County updates campground rules, adds 'glamping' category and clarifies licensing thresholds
Summary
County staff revised campground rules to add definitions (including 'glamping'), keep a 5-acre minimum, set densities for campground types, and remind that three or more sites trigger state licensing; commissioners approved the ordinance.
County staff presented updates to the campground and RV-park ordinance that add definitions (permanent campground, glamping campground, RV park), clarify minimum area (5 acres) and set density limits for different campground types. Staff said the changes mainly organize existing language, add a definition for glamping and include parking requirements absent from earlier language.
The presentation explained that "glamping" refers to nontraditional lodging such as yurts, domes and wagon units and that full-service glamping units often require water, sewer and electrical hookups. Staff also emphasized the regulatory trigger with the state: "Anytime you have 3 or more RV spots ... you have to be licensed by the state," and noted a campground with fewer than three sites would generally not trigger state licensing. After brief public-comment opportunity, a motion to approve the campground ordinance revisions was made and seconded; commissioners voted 'aye' and the motion carried.
