Chapter 8.36
CAMPING AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Sections:
8.36.030 Storage of personal property in public places.
8.36.040 Recreational vehicles.
8.36.050 Penalty for violations.
8.36.010 Definitions.
(A) “Camp” means to pitch or occupy camp facilities; to use camp paraphernalia.
(B) “Camp facilities” include, but are not limited to, tents, huts, or temporary shelters.
(C) “Camp paraphernalia” includes, but is not limited to, tarpaulins, cots, beds, sleeping bags, hammocks or noncity designated cooking facilities and similar equipment.
(D) “Recreational vehicle” means a vehicle or portable structure built on a chassis and designed to be used for temporary occupancy or travel, recreational or vacation use. Said vehicles may contain plumbing, heating and electrical systems which are operated without connection to outside utilities. Recreational vehicles shall include:
(1) Travel Trailer. A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and drawn by a motorized vehicle and which is designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses.
(2) Camper. A removable structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses.
(3) Motor Home. A portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreational and vacation use constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
(4) Camping Trailer. A folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreational and vacation uses.
(5) Motor Vehicle. Any motor vehicle that is occupied overnight for sleeping purposes.
Tents are expressly excluded from this definition.
(E) “Street” means any road or alley open as a matter of right to public vehicular travel. (Ord. 347 § 5, 2001).
8.36.020 Unlawful camping.
It shall be unlawful for any person to camp, occupy camp facilities or use camp paraphernalia in the following areas, except as otherwise provided by ordinance or as permitted by the Index town council: (A) any park; (B) any street; (C) any publicly owned areas, improved or unimproved. (Ord. 347 § 1, 2001).
8.36.030 Storage of personal property in public places.
It shall be unlawful for any person to store personal property, including camp facilities and camp paraphernalia, in the following areas, except as permitted by the Index town council: (A) any park; (B) any street; or (C) any publicly owned areas, improved or unimproved. (Ord. 347 § 2, 2001).
8.36.040 Recreational vehicles.
(A) Overnight Use – Regulation. No recreational vehicle shall be used as a permanent place of residence, or dwelling on public property in the town of Index. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied for more than 24 hours without a permit. Permits may be issued at Town Hall for up to seventy-two (72) hours.
(B) Regulation. Utility connection/external appurtenances prohibited.
(C) Commercial Use Prohibited. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied for commercial purposes within the town of Index. (Ord. 347 § 3, 2001).
8.36.050 Penalty for violations.
Violation of any provision of this chapter shall constitute a class 2 civil infraction punishable by a fine of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) or other amount as stated in RCW 7.80.120. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate infraction. Law enforcement officers employed or contracted by the town of Index as well as any town official designated by the Mayor shall have the authority to issue infractions pursuant to this code section. (Ord. 347 § 4, 2001).