17.78.040 Property development standards.
The following development standards shall apply to recreational vehicle parks:
1. Minimum Size. Each recreational vehicle park shall be a minimum of three (3) acres.
2. Recreational Vehicle Pad Site Identification. Each pad site shall be plainly marked and numbered for identification and shall meet all requirements of this chapter.
3. Recreational Vehicle Pad Site Areas. Each pad site area shall not be less than one thousand (1,000) square feet.
4. Pad Site Width and Length. Each pad site shall have a minimum width of at least twenty-five feet (25') and a minimum length of at least forty feet (40'). Recreational vehicles shall be separated from each other and from other structures by at least ten feet (10'). Any accessory uses such as attached awnings or steps shall, for the purposes of this separation requirement, be considered to be part of the recreational vehicle.
5. Pad Site Frontage. Each pad site shall abut directly upon a park roadway. Alignment and gradient shall be properly adapted to topography.
6. Setback. All pad sites shall be located at least thirty feet (30') back from the right-of-way line of any public street and the resulting setback space must be landscaped with lawn and trees or shrubs.
7. Recreational Vehicle Density. Not more than one (1) recreational vehicle shall be placed on a pad site.
8. Site Coverage. Recreational vehicles and accessory structures shall not cover more than seventy-five percent (75%) of a recreational vehicle park.
9. Off-Street Parking.
a. Each recreational vehicle park shall have a paved area for automobile parking which may be a part of or a continuation of a pad upon which the recreational vehicle will park. Said parking space shall have unencumbered dimensions of not less than nine feet (9') in width and eighteen feet (18') in length.
b. Each recreational vehicle park shall provide sufficient parking and maneuvering space so that the parking, loading, or maneuvering of recreational vehicles incidental to parking shall not necessitate the use of any public street, sidewalk, right-of-way, or any private grounds not part of the recreational vehicle parking area.
c. There shall be provided guest parking in each recreational vehicle park at the ratio of one (1) parking space for each five (5) pad sites within the park. The guest spaces shall be in addition to the on-site pad spaces.
10. Walls and Fences. Walls and fences on individual recreational vehicle sites shall not exceed two feet (2') in height.
11. Recreational Vehicle Park Site Circulation. Recreational vehicle parks shall provide adequate traffic circulation within the park which meets the following standards:
a. Internal park roadways shall be at least twenty-six feet (26') in width. Parking shall not be allowed on park roadways;
b. Internal park roads shall be constructed and paved to engineering standards.
12. Access. Access to all recreational vehicle parks shall be from a dedicated and approved public street at an approved point or points. Pad sites shall not have direct access from a public street.
13. Landscaping and Lighting. The following landscaping provisions shall apply to all recreational vehicle parks:
a. All open areas except driveways, parking areas, pad sites, or walking ways shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance with a landscaping plan to be approved with the issuance of a conditional use permit.
b. Trees shall be planted along the street frontages and entryway.
c. At least one (1) tree shall be planted on each pad site. The land use authority may take into account existing trees on the site even though they may not match with each pad site. Where appropriate the land use authority may waive the requirement of one (1) tree per pad site when existing trees provide sufficient coverage and are considered an amenity of the park.
d. Lighting will be evaluated as part of the conditional use permit to mitigate potential issues of criminal behavior.
14. Security. A gate shall be installed at the entrance of the park. The gate shall be closed during nonbusiness hours. (Ord. 2019-4 §2, adopted, 2019)