Chapter 17.275
COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK

Sections:

17.275.010    Permits required.

17.275.020    Restrictions.

17.275.030    Property development requirements.

17.275.010 Permits required.

The right to proceed with a commercial recreational vehicle park shall be determined through the conditional use permit process. Development design of the project shall be reviewed through site plan and architectural review. [Ord. 93 § 4.7.1, 1987].

17.275.020 Restrictions.

Recreational vehicles shall not remain on a single unit space continuously for more than 60 days. [Ord. 93 § 4.7.2, 1987].

17.275.030 Property development requirements.

(1) Minimum Park Area. No requirements other than necessary to comply with all state and local requirements.

(2) Unit Density. The number of units permitted shall conform to state requirements.

(3) Roads and Streets.

(a) Any of the following improvements may be required at the discretion of the public works and development department if roads and streets within a commercial recreational vehicle park are not paved:

(i) Provide gravel, oil mat, and/or durable, dustless surface to control dust.

(ii) Pave driveways and aprons to prevent debris from entering the street or right-of-way, sidewalk, or storm sewerage system.

(iii) Install grates at the access in accordance with public works specifications to catch gravel and dirt.

(iv) Provide adequate drainage to dispose of runoff.

(b) All roads and streets within parks shall be named as approved by the planning commission. The owner or operator of the park shall furnish, install, and maintain street name signs of a type approved by the public works and development department.

(4) Services.

(a) Sanitation Facilities.

(i) Restrooms and sanitary dump stations shall be provided in accordance with Oregon Health Department requirements.

(ii) Laundry facilities shall be provided with washers and dryers provided at the ratio of one washer and one dryer for each 12 unit spaces or fraction thereof. These facilities shall only be used by park occupants.

(iii) Trash receptacles shall be provided in accordance with Oregon Health Department requirements.

(iv) The owner/operator of a park shall be responsible for the sanitary condition of the park ground and buildings.

(v) No pets shall be permitted to run at large; all pets shall be leashed. Pets shall not be permitted to cause a hazard to the health of other park occupants.

(b) Utilities.

(i) All utilities shall be installed underground throughout the park.

(ii) All parks shall be connected to a supply of potable water for domestic use and to a public sanitary sewer system.

(c) Fire Protection.

(i) No unit space may be occupied that is not located within 500 feet, following the street right-of-way, of a fire hydrant. Existing unit spaces now located or occupied at a distance greater than 500 feet from an approved hydrant may continue until the park is expanded in size or number of unit spaces. At the time of expansion, the owner or operator shall have installed one or more hydrants at locations to comply with this requirement. The Coos Bay fire department shall be authorized by the owner to inspect the hydrants in accordance with current standard procedures and to require periodic tests when necessary.

(ii) No parking shall be permitted within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.

(d) Drainage. The ground surface shall be graded and furnished with drainage facilities to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient, and sanitary manner.

(e) Lighting. All roads within the park shall be lighted at night to provide a minimum of 0.35 foot-candles of illumination.

(5) Recreational Area.

(a) Minimum Area. Recreational area shall be computed at 100 square feet per unit space.

(b) Plan. The site plan shall contain the following:

(i) Boundaries of the proposed area.

(ii) Written explanation of the purpose of the area and a description of any improvements to be made.

(iii) Description of the manner in which the area will be perpetuated, maintained, and administered.

(c) Guarantee. The preservation and continued maintenance of property and/or structures commonly owned and/or held for common use shall be guaranteed by a restrictive covenant running with the land specifying the description of the area, its designated purpose(s), and maintenance assurances. Copies of these legal documents shall be filed with the public works and development department before occupancy of any dwelling.

(6) Landscaping, Fences and Walls.

(a) All exposed ground surfaces in all parts of the park shall be protected and maintained with landscaping to include plant material, paving, gravel and/or other solid material that will prevent soil erosion, mud and dust within the park.

(b) If the commercial recreational park borders a residential zone, protection, containment, and buffering shall be provided by means of landscaping, fences, or a combination of both which shall provide a total of 90 percent closure between the park and the adjacent residential zone.

(c) All storage and trash areas must be enclosed by fences and/or walls and screened from public view.

(7) Off-Street Parking. The provisions of Chapter 17.200 CBMC shall apply.

(8) Unit Spaces.

(a) All unit spaces shall be provided with connections for electricity, domestic water, and sanitary sewer, unless otherwise permitted by the planning commission. In no case shall the commission allow more than 40 percent of the unit spaces provided within a park to deviate from these standards.

(b) If unit spaces within a commercial recreational vehicle park are not paved, gravel, oil mat, and/or durable, dustless surface to control dust may be required at the discretion of the public works and development department.

(9) Permanent Structures.

(a) The park office, manager’s residence, laundry, recreational, storage, and sanitation buildings shall be the only permanent structures permitted within a park. Certified factory-built homes shall not be permitted within a park; except, a certified factory-built home can be used as a manager’s residence in a park provided it meets all of the property development requirements in CBMC 17.120.050(4).

(b) All stationary and permanent structures erected in a park shall conform to all applicable city building regulations. [Ord. 165, 1990; Ord. 93 § 4.7.3, 1987].