Commission directs staff to add residential conditional-use permit option for RV use in R-5 zones

Jul 8, 2026

After public comment from Heritage Acres residents and lengthy debate, the commission directed staff and counsel to draft language adding a residential conditional‑use permit option to Chapter 6 for R-5 parcels (as an alternative to yearly temporary permits), citing case-by-case safeguards including trash, toilets, parking and safety conditions.

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Planning staff summarized the history of the countyRV/temporary-use rules and presented options from counsel, including leaving the ordinance unchanged, expanding temporary‑use rules, or adding a residential conditional‑use permit for R-5 parcels. Staff noted the ordinance's original intent to manage camping in subdivisions and that remote rural parcels present unique challenges.

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