16.22.290 - Application procedure for a recreational vehicle park permit.
16.22.300 - Compliance with site plan.
16.22.370 - Sanitary dump stations.
16.22.460 - Buffers, recreation and open space.
16.22.470 - Drainage and stormwater.
16.22.480 - Sensitive areas/unstable lands.
16.22.290 - Application procedure for a recreational vehicle park permit.
(a)
The applicant shall apply for a recreational vehicle park permit on forms provided by the planning department, and shall include information specified in Appendix 2, attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter and on file in the office of the county clerk, along with a SEPA checklist (if applicable). The application shall be submitted at least thirty days prior to any planning commission hearing on the application. The applicant shall also submit up to sixteen copies of the site plan (for distribution indicated in Section 16.22.080, and other information described herein. Incomplete applications and site plans will not be considered. The administrator and/or planning commission may require the applicant to submit any additional information or material which is deemed necessary or an adequate review of the application.
(b)
The procedures in subsection (d) through (i) of Section 16.22.070 shall be followed when applying for an RV park permit.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
16.22.300 - Compliance with site plan.
See Section 16.22.090.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
Fees shall be paid according to a schedule established by the board.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
No RV park shall contain less than two acres. Provided that RV parks can be established below two acres if the average density is less than or equal to five spaces per acre.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
The minimum area of an RV space shall be one thousand square feet; provided, tent areas shall have no minimum space size.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
All RVs, together with their additions, and appurtenant structures, accessory structures, and other structures on the site (excluding any hitch or towing fixture):
(1)
A minimum twenty-five-foot wide buffer yard shall be established along that portion of the RV park which adjoins a public road right-of-way. A minimum twenty-foot-wide buffer yard shall be established along all other property lines. The buffer yards shall be in accordance with those specified in Section 16.22.460
(2)
There shall be a minimum distance of five feet between an individual RV unit and an adjoining interior RV park street.
(3)
There shall be a minimum distance of five feet between an RV unit and the interior line of a perimeter buffer.
(4)
There shall be a minimum distance of ten feet between RV units, and between an RV unit and unattached structures. Provided, this does not apply to unattached structures used as storage or accessory structures for individual sites.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
RV sites shall be occupied by no more than one RV or RV combination and appurtenances (boat, awning, etc.) at any one time.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
Utility buildings providing flush toilets and showers for each sex shall be provided at convenient intervals throughout the RV park. Where RV spaces are not provided with individual sewer connections, utility buildings shall be located within three hundred feet of those spaces. The number of toilets and showers shall be determined by the health department. All sewage from RVs and RV park buildings shall be discharged into a sewage disposal system approved by the appropriate agency.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
16.22.370 - Sanitary dump stations.
(a)
A conveniently located dump station for the disposal of self-contained sewage shall be provided in RV parks with any spaces designated for self contained units. Additional dump stations may be required in RV parks having one hundred or more RV spaces. All dump stations shall be designed and developed to the standards of the health department and the Washington State Department of Health.
(b)
Sanitary dump stations shall be screened from other activities by visual barriers such as fences, walls or natural growth and shall be separated from any RV space by a distance of at least fifty feet.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
(a)
The storage, collection, and disposal of solid waste in an RV park shall be accomplished so as to prevent fire and health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding, accidents and odor. Upon the recommendation of the health department, the operator of an RV park may be required to enter into a contract for regular collection with an approved hauler.
(b)
Approved solid waste containers shall be located not more than two hundred feet from any RV space.
(c)
Solid waste containers shall be screened from other activities by visual barriers such as fences, walls or natural growth, and should be identified.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
All RV parks shall comply with Section 16.22.160 of this chapter.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
(a)
All interior RV park roads shall be private roads, owned and maintained by the owner or operator of the RV park. All roads shall be open for access at all times to police and other emergency vehicle access.
(b)
RV park roads shall be surfaced with suitable material approved by the public works department or with crushed rock or blacktop.
(c)
Approaches and other points of ingress and egress with county right-of-way shall be in compliance with the county road standards, and be acceptable to the public works department. Points of ingress and egress located on state highways shall be in accordance with the Washington State Department of Transportation regulations.
(d)
Interior RV park roads shall have the following minimum widths:
No On-Street Parking
| one-way streets | 12 feet |
| two-way streets | 22 feet |
On-Street Parking—One Side Only
| one-way streets | 22 feet |
| two-way streets | 32 feet |
(e)
Road termini shall be provided with a cul-de-sac to permit relative ease of turning as approved by the public works department.
(f)
Additional ingress/egress routes for emergency access to a public road may be required for RV parks designed for one hundred or more RV spaces as determined by the fire marshal and approved by the board.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
(a)
Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of one space for each RV site. The administrator may require additional off-street parking spaces as deemed appropriate to accommodate the parking needs of the RV park. All parking areas shall be in accordance with this chapter and the county parking standards ordinance, whichever is more restrictive.
(b)
There shall be at least four off-street parking spaces provided for the RV park office, together with one additional parking space for each twenty-five RV sites above one hundred in the park.
(c)
Each parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet by twenty feet in size.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
Any vehicle bridge within an RV park shall be designed and constructed under the supervision of a professional engineer who shall stamp the plans and certify that the bridge is adequately designed for the estimated maximum loads which shall include fire and emergency vehicles. The proposed bridge plans shall be reviewed and if adequate, approved by the public works department.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
The water supply of all RV parks shall be in accordance with the health departments and other established guidelines.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
Adequate lighting shall be provided to illuminate streets, driveways and walkways for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
All water, sewer, electric and communication lines shall be located underground when practical, and shall be in accordance with all applicable laws, health department standards and other applicable regulations.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
16.22.460 - Buffers, recreation and open space.
(a)
Buffering and screening shall be required if the RV park is not compatible with the surrounding uses, as determined by the administrator and/or planning commission and approved or modified by the board. The purpose of a buffer yard is to create an area providing landscape screening and fencing which is used to reduce visual, noise, light, and incompatibility impacts. The administrator and/or planning commission will determine, on a case by case basis, the need and extent of screening and fencing necessary to mitigate these impacts; provided the board has final approval. Buffering or screening may be achieved by installing walls or fences. All plantings shall be maintained in a healthy living condition for the life of the RV park. All buffering or screening walls and fences shall be a minimum of six feet in height and shall be approved by the administrator (board has final approval). Natural screening and buffering should be encouraged when it is adequate.
(b)
All RV parks shall include a minimum of ten percent of the gross area within the RV park for open space and recreational use. Provided, that at least one outdoor recreational area within the RV park shall contain at least two thousand five hundred square feet. Roads, parking, sites, and required setbacks shall not be counted as open space and recreational areas for the purpose of calculating compliance with this section.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
16.22.470 - Drainage and stormwater.
RV parks and all expansions of RV parks on the same land beyond four sites, shall conform to the drainage and stormwater standards, requirements, and provisions as specified in Section 16.22.250 of this chapter.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
16.22.480 - Sensitive areas/unstable lands.
All RV parks shall conform to the sensitive areas/unstable lands regulations specified in Section 16.22.260 of this chapter.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
(a)
RV parks shall conform to Section 16.22.270
(b)
Fires shall not be permitted except where pits or bases are constructed of a noncombustible material. Vegetation or other combustible materials shall be kept a safe distance from the pit.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).
RV parks shall conform to the survey requirements and provisions as specified in Section 16.22.280 of this chapter.
(Ord. 118-91 (part), 1991).