Commissioners hear application for single‑RV Hipcamp site on State Highway 12

A county staff presenter described an application from Dylan and Stephanie Thompson for a conditional‑use permit to operate a Hipcamp-hosted site at 13477 State Highway 12 in Lobita that would allow one RV at a time on roughly one acre. "Dylan and Stephanie Thompson want a conditional use permit pursuant to the Westfernell County code section 11 dash 18 for a hip camp RV single count site," the staff presenter said during the meeting.

The presenter outlined the operating constraints proposed by the applicants: no tent camping, no open wood‑burning fires, trash receptacles provided, and an expectation that the site would host campers about 30 days per year, "mostly on weekends." She told the board that referral agencies returned two responses: the Division of Water Resource offered no reason for disapproval, while CDOT "determined by CDOT that the applicant will have limitations on days of the year and site occupancy." Commissioners asked procedural and operational questions, including how bookings are made; the presenter replied that guests "booked through Hipcamp."

The applicant’s packet showed the application was received by the county on 05/26/2026, was due to be complete on 06/08/2026, and had been scheduled for an earlier meeting that was canceled. Commissioners discussed practical limits (the presenter said the owners "aren't wanting people to be there more than 5 days at a time") and raised the need to confirm paperwork and agency conditions before any final action. The transcript records motions and discussion around the agenda and related consent items, but it does not contain a clear, final vote on the conditional‑use permit itself.

The proposal would be subject to the county’s land‑use code provisions and any CDOT conditions on access and occupancy; staff said updated paperwork and MOUs would be brought forward as needed. The board did not adopt a final decision on the permit within the recorded segments.