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

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.

Multiple members of the public from Heritage Acres urged a permanent solution so multi‑generational family reunions would not require an annual application; Lisa Safely proposed allowing "an additional recreational vehicle on qualifying r 5 residential parcels through a conditional use permit as a residential conditional use permit." Commissioners debated administrative workload, whether CUPs should run with the land, liability and nuisance enforcement. Several commissioners said a residential CUP with clear conditions (toilets, trash, parking, safety) would provide case-by-case oversight while avoiding an across‑the‑board change that would permit large gatherings on every R-5 lot.

After extended discussion the commission agreed to direct Shannon and county counsel (Jeff) to draft ordinance language to add a residential conditional‑use permit option for R-5 zones and to return the language to the commission. Commissioners stressed that any CUP would include enforceable conditions and could be revoked for nuisance, safety or health violations. The commission did not alter the code at the hearing; it only gave staff direction to draft ordinance language.