Board debates RV-park rules: temporary occupancy enforcement and hookups

Aug 27, 2026

The planning board continued its zoning review of RV parks, focusing on how to define and enforce 'temporary occupancy' and whether to require individual hookups. Staff kept the definition of 'movable' RVs and the board agreed to allow non-hookup configurations if a central on-site sewer dump is provided and any provided hookups comply with plumbing, electrical and public-health rules.

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The Planning Board resumed review of RV-park standards, with staff noting the core enforcement concern: how to ensure an RV remains a temporary, movable dwelling rather than converted into a permanent residence. Jeremy told the board the code language emphasizes that "an occupied recreational vehicle shall remain readily movable and capable of being removed from the space without demolition or removal of permanent construction," and that permanent foundations, skirting, or hard‑plumbed sewer connections would indicate permanence.

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