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Residents urge city action over alleged unlicensed campground, RV park on Woodlawn Drive
Summary
Multiple residents told the council two unlicensed businesses at 834 and 1260 Woodlawn Drive are operating in residentially zoned areas, citing red-tagged property, fire hazards, increased traffic, and alleged disregard for stop-work orders.
Several residents used the public comment period at the June 11 Harrison City Council meeting to press the council to act against two alleged unlicensed businesses operating within residentially zoned property on Woodlawn Drive.
TJ Byrne told the council that "Residents of Harrison, Idaho, are raising serious concerns about two unlicensed businesses—a campground and an RV park—operating within city limits in a residential zone at 834 and 1260 Woodlawn Drive." Byrne said the locations appear on Hipcamp and that the businesses had continued development despite city-issued cease-and-desist letters and a red-tag stop-work order.
Tim Schultz clarified that the City of Harrison's zoning map takes precedence over a third-party Kootenai Title map that showed mixed-use, and he told the council the owner must pursue a zone-change amendment if they want a different classification. Colson Schultz recounted that an intoxicated driver last year, unable to locate the campground, posed a danger to pedestrians on Woodlawn Drive. Angela Schultz added a separate safety concern, saying campfires at the site could start fires if users are not careful.
No formal enforcement action was announced at the meeting. Councilmembers heard the concerns and later approved a separate land-use rezone request (a different agenda item), but the transcript records no council decision at this meeting on immediate punitive measures for the properties cited by residents.
