15.10.030 Definitions.
“Campground” means a lot or parcel of land occupied or intended for temporary occupancy by recreational vehicles or tents for travel, recreational or vacation usage for short periods of stay and containing a potable water source and public toilet facilities.
“Habitation” means to “use for living space” and shall include, but not be limited to, acts of sleeping, cooking, bathing, occupying as a dwelling, or any stay within the recreational vehicle not directly related to its driving. The following factors may constitute acts to be considered indicative of “habitation”:
1. Evidence of a person entering and exiting the vehicle;
2. Connection of the vehicle to sewer, water, or electrical systems;
3. Use of a power generator;
4. Accessory structures about the vehicle;
5. Illumination of the interior of the vehicle;
6. Window masking;
7. Expanded bays “pop-outs.”
“Recreational vehicle” or “RV” means a vehicular-type unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use that either has its own motive power or is mounted on, or towed by, another vehicle. The basic types of RV entities are: camping trailer, fifth wheel trailer, motor home, park trailer, travel trailer, truck camper, and tiny house trailer which are individually defined as follows:
1. “Camping trailer” is a vehicular portable unit mounted on wheels and constructed with collapsible partial side walls that fold for towing by another vehicle and unfold at the campsite to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use.
2. “Fifth wheel trailer” is a vehicular unit, mounted on wheels, designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, of such size or weight as not to require special highway movement permit(s), of gross trailer area not to exceed four hundred (400) square feet (37.2 m2) in the set-up mode, designed to be towed by a motorized vehicle that contains a towing mechanism that is mounted above or forward of the tow vehicle’s rear axle.
3. “Motor home” is a vehicular unit designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, built on or permanently attached to a self-propelled motor vehicle chassis or on a chassis cab or van that is an integral part of the completed vehicle.
4. “Park trailer” is a recreational vehicle that meets the following criteria:
a. Built on a single chassis mounted on wheels;
b. Having a gross trailer area not exceeding four hundred (400) square feet in the set-up mode;
c. Certified by the manufacturer as complying with ANSI A119.5.
5. “Travel trailer” is a vehicular unit, mounted on wheels, designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, of such size or weight as not to require special highway movement permits when towed by a motorized vehicle, and of gross trailer area less than three hundred twenty (320) square feet (29.7 m2).
6. “Truck camper” is a portable unit constructed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, travel or camping use, consisting of a roof, floor and sides, designed to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of a pickup truck.
7. “Tiny house trailer” is a portable housing unit built on or permanently attached to a single chassis mounted on wheels or on a trailer and constructed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, travel or seasonal use, consisting of a roof, floor and sides.
“Recreational/utility trailer” means a wheeled trailer for the purposes of transporting recreational equipment, materials, animals, and other items and is not for used for habitation (e.g., boat trailer, horse trailer, OHV trailer).
“Recreational vehicle park” or “RV park” is a tourist facility for parking motor homes, travel trailers and other recreational vehicles.
“Storage trailer and van” means a wheeled van or container unit not manufactured as a motorized vehicle or intended for long-term or short-term occupancy, but designed and manufactured for the primary purpose of storage and/or transporting commodities and goods.
“Trailer park” means any parcel or adjacent parcels of land in the same ownership which is utilized for occupancy, either free of charge or for revenue, together with any building, structure or enclosure. This term shall not be construed to mean tourist facilities.
“Used” or “occupied.” See definition of “habitation.”
“Vacation usage” means occupancy that does not exceed a consecutive seventy-two (72) hour period within a seven (7) day week. The property owner shall apply for a vacation use permit which may be granted upon approval by the permitting official. No more than three (3) vacation use permits may be issued in a calendar year. (Ord. 794 §6, 2021)