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Commission asks city council to clarify R1 rules for RVs after applicant requests exceptions
Summary
Commissioners said the town handbook lacks clear guidance about RVs in R1 single-family zones and told an applicant and a resident to seek city council clarification or apply for permits if they intend to build a house instead.
Commission members told an applicant and a resident that the town’s R1 single-family zoning handbook does not clearly address whether RVs are permissible as separate dwelling units and that the city council must clarify policy or change the handbook.
A staff member explained the code provision cited the R1 single-family designation and said the commission lacks authority to approve a spot zone or permit multiple dwellings on one lot. “We do not have the authority...All we can do is say you can't do it because it does not apply to R1,” the staff member said, and recommended council guidance.
Commissioners advised the resident that building a house would require a permit but placing an RV in a mother’s backyard in the R1 zone may require council action or an interpretation of the handbook. The commission said it would forward questions to council for clarification.
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