11C-706 Campgrounds

A. General Requirements. 1. Permit Required: No person, firm or corporation shall construct, enlarge, or alter any type of Campground or subdivision without first obtaining a building permit issued by the Town for the performance of such work. 2. Types of Campground: a. Commercial Campground: This type of campground has unified ownership, for the purpose of providing rental space to the general public for camping. b. Private or Semi-private Campgrounds: This type of campground has various types of ownership possibilities such as individual lot ownership (subdivision), condominium, and a unified ownership where memberships are sold. B. Standards for Campgrounds. 1. Size of Development. Each campground shall contain at least four (4) gross acres or at least fifteen (15) spaces or lots. 2. Density. Commercial type campground density shall not exceed ten (10) spaces per acre. Private or Semi-private campground density shall not exceed five (5) spaces per acre. 3. Minimum requirements for each recreational vehicle and cabin space: a. Area of 1500 square feet b. Width of 25 feet c. Rear setback - 30 feet from property line d. Side yard setback from road – 30 feet e. One (1) hard surface RV parking space f. One (1) hard surface automobile parking space 4. Minimum requirements for each tent space: a. Area of 500 square feet b. Width of 20 feet c. Rear setback 30 feet from property line d. Side yard setback from road: 30 feet e. One (1) hard surface automobile parking space 5. Parking: Additional parking must be provided in the campground at a ratio of one (1) parking space for every three (3) camping spaces that do not have at least two automobile parking spaces. If a fractional number is obtained one parking space shall be required for that fraction. 6. Recreation and Play Areas: A mixture of recreation areas, common play areas, open grassy areas, amenity areas, and amenity buildings for the development shall be provided equivalent to a minimum of 10% of the gross development area. 7. Water and Sewerage Facilities: These shall be provided in each campground with the following minimum standards: a. Water outlets shall not be located further than 300 feet from a camping space which is not equipped with individual water connections. b. One recreational vehicle sanitary disposal station shall be provided for each 80 recreational vehicle spaces, or parts thereof, which are not equipped with individual sewer connections. c. Personal Services Facility: Each campground shall provide at least one personal service building containing toilet, hand sink, and bathing facilities and meet the requirements of the Utah Office of Administrative Rules of Health, Disease Control and Preventions, Environmental Services about “Recreational Vehicle Park Sanitation” and Recreation Cam Sanitation”, or their successor regulations. d. Solid waste disposal shall be provided with use of covered containers. The above list of minimum facilities plus any other water, sewerage or sanitary facilities shall comply with local health codes or the standard promulgated in the Utah State Division of Health Code of Campers, Trailer Court, Hotel, Motel, and Resort Regulations Parks II and Part V. Proper water connection to the Town networks shall be the responsibility of the Town. The owners of the development shall be responsible to provide the distribution line for water and connector fees as approved by the Town. 8. Utilities. The basic utilities shall be placed underground and located at depths sufficient to assure proper safety and the location shall be shown on the plats. 9. Roadways. Roads within campgrounds shall remain privately owned and maintained. To maintain the safety and convenience of campground users, all roads shall meet the following standards: a. Minimum Width: 24 feet, no parking permitted indicated with reflective material signs and/or red painted curbs. b. Surface Type: Graveled or Asphalt, according to Town standards. c. Maximum Grade: 8%. If special conditions exist on steeper slopes, a variance through the Board of Adjustments Committee may grant up to 10% grade for a short distance of 200 feet. The 10% grade cannot be on any corner or intersection d. A cul-de-sac, court, or similar type street shall be permitted only when necessary to the development of the campground. See ordinance 11A-200 for cul-de-sac roadway requirements and 11A-200 for court requirements. e. A minimum of two (2) ingress/egress required 10. Fire Protection. The campground shall provide fire protection according to the Garden City Fire District requirements and approved by the Town Council. 11. Landscaping. The campgrounds shall be landscaped and maintained according to the following minimum standards and shall be maintained at all times: a. One tree per each two (2) spaces in the campground shall be planted and within 15’ of a site. b. Trees shall be at least three feet tall and healthy. 12. Screening and Buffer Area. Each campground may be required to provide screening from adjacent uses, as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission. 13. Registration and Supervision. A manager or attendant shall be available at all times a campground is open and servicing the public. 14. Permanent Alterations or Construction. There shall be no permanent construction to or alteration of any recreational vehicle placed in the campground without a conditional use permit. Traditional recreational vehicles are not permitted to have skirting and wheels may be removed for temporary repairs only. Park Model RVs follow the Mobile Home Park ordinance requirements in 11C705. C. Campground/Recreational Vehicle Park Procedure 1. Application: The developer shall file with the Commission a complete application on a form provided by the Town and drawings as required by this Ordinance. a. The plat shall be filed, as set by resolution, with the Clerk prior to being placed upon the Commission’s agenda. Three copies shall be 24” x 36”. The remaining copies may be 18” x 18” or larger. An electronic copy of the plat shall be provided to the Clerk in PDF format. One copy of the final plat as approved by the Council and signed by the Mayor shall be filed with the Clerk and retained by the Town. b. A filing fee will be set by resolution. 2. Review by the Commission: All Campgrounds and mobile home parks are subject to review and approval by the Commission. The review shall be scheduled for the next regular meeting and held as a public hearing following receipt of complete application and provided that ten (10) days notice is given to adjacent property owners by the applicant. Proof of said notification shall be presented to the Commission. 3. Action Forwarded: The findings and action of the Commission shall be forwarded in writing to the applicant and the Town Council. 4. Preparation of Final Plats: Final plats for the development shall be prepared by the applicant according to the Town requirements and conditions of the Commission in such detail to provide checking of construction work. These plats shall be submitted to the Town Council along with the construction permit fee per the fee schedule adopted by the Town Council of Garden City. 5. Town Council Action: The Town Council shall at their next regularly scheduled meeting following receipt of complete final plats, review and take action on the plats and construction permit considering the following aspects: a. Need for project. b. Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation. c. Compatibility with adjacent properties and public facilities. d. Compatibility with Town's Comprehensive Plan. D. Preliminary Plat 1. Contents: Application for the construction, enlargement or alteration of a campground shall be made on forms provided by the Town and shall contain the following information: a. Names and addresses of developer and principal professional personnel involved in the plat preparation. b. Legal description and proof of ownership of development area. c. Size of proposed development in acres. d. Amount in acres and percent of area to be set aside for recreation or common space. e. Number of spaces or lots intended for development. f. Approximate population of development when totally occupied. g. Campground Preliminary Plat Requirements. A complete set of drawings of the campground showing compliance with all applicable provisions of this ordinance and shall contain at least the following: 1. Title, scale, North arrow and date. Vicinity map of reasonable size showing land uses of adjacent lands and all public and private roads within 300 feet of the development boundary. 2. Plat drawing showing the direction of drainage with maximum contour intervals of five (5) feet. 3. Dimensions and boundaries of development area. 4. Number, location and size of all camping spaces. 5. Typical layout and cross-section of a typical designated camping space showing all improvement and facilities including but not limited to RV parking, vehicle parking, firepits, hookups, etc. 6. The layout of streets, showing location, widths and other dimensions of (designated by actual or proposed names and numbers) proposed streets, crosswalks, alleys and easements. 7. Location and design of any structures built on permanent foundations with setback dimensions. 8. Location, size and specific nature of recreational use area. 9. Location and size of water lines and their connecting point to the city network. 10. Location, width and names of all existing streets within two hundred (200) feet of the development and of all prior platted streets or other public ways, and utility right-ofways, parks, and other public open spaces, permanent buildings and structures, houses or permanent easements, within adjacent to the tract. 11. Location of all wells, proposed, active and abandoned, and of all reservoirs withing the tract and to a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet beyond the tract boundaries. 12. Existing sewers, water mains, culverts or other underground facilities within the tract and to a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet beyond the tract boundaries, indicating pipe sizes, grades, manholes and exact location. 13. Location, size, and type of sanitary and storm sewers, water mains, culverts and other surface or subsurface structures existing within or immediately adjacent to the proposed sanitary or storm sewers (a minimum distance of one hundred (100) feet, water mains, and storage facilities, street improvements, street lighting, curbs, and gutters, and all proposed utilities. 14. Existing ditches, canals, natural drainage channels and open waterways, and proposed realignments. 15. Location of all drainage canals and structures, the proposed method of disposing of runoff water, and the location and size of all drainage easements relating thereto, whether they are located within or outside of the proposed lot. 16. A list of the owners of the properties within three hundred feet (300) of the exterior boundaries of the proposed project. The owners list shall include the name of all owners, their addresses, and a general description of the property owned by each. 17. A tentative plat or method by which the developer proposes to handle storm water drainage for the campground. 18. Such other detail as might be determined necessary and proper. E. Final Plat. 1. Content. The final plat shall include all information of the application and preliminary plat except contours plus additional details of the public facilities and utilities to insure proper construction. 2. One copy of the final plat, as approved by the Council and signed by the Mayor, shall be filed with the Clerk and retained by the Town. F. Bonding. Prior to issuance of a building permit under this section, a cash deposit or performance bond in the amount of 150% of cost of improvements shall be submitted to the Town to insure proper final construction including landscaping, roads, water and sewer. The requirements of this subsection do not apply to Commercial Recreational Vehicle Parks. The requirements of this subsection only apply to Private or Semi-private Recreational Vehicle Parks. G. Bonding: Prior to issuance of a building permit under this section, a cash deposit or performance bond in the amount of 150% of cost of improvements shall be submitted to the Town to insure proper final construction including landscaping, roads, water and sewer. The requirements of this subsection only apply to Private or Semi-private Recreational Vehicle Parks. Should any section, clause, or provision of this Ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, in whole or in part, the same shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or any other part thereof. This Ordinance shall become effective upon posting in the manner required by law. (This ordinance updated May 13, 2021)