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The uses permitted in, and the development, alteration, or expansion of any RVP shall be in accordance with the following:

(1) RVP Size. The minimum size of any RVP shall be one (1) acre and the maximum size shall be twenty (20) acres.

(2) Location of RVP. The major internal street serving the RVP shall be connected to at least one (1) major arterial, secondary arterial, or collector arterial. No RVP shall be located so as to be accessed through any residential district.

(3) Safe Access. Access points to RVPs shall be located and designed in accordance with the specifications of the city of Pullman Design Standards and shall permit safe access to and from public streets. The provision of turning lanes, signs, or signals to assure safe access and minimize traffic congestion may be required as a condition of approval.

(4) Uses Permitted. The following uses are permitted in an RVP:

(a) temporary occupancy of RV sites by RVs or tents for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days. Permanent occupancy of RV sites is prohibited;

(b) an RVP office and storage buildings necessary for the operation and maintenance of the park;

(c) community and recreational facilities as defined in 17.105.020;

(d) dump stations;

(e) a residence for the use of a manager or caretaker which may be a manufactured, mobile, modular, or site-built home;

(f) one (1) convenience store intended to provide retail products such as food, ice, newspapers and magazines, and souvenirs for the convenience of

the RV park occupants, if the store meets the following standards:

(i) the size of the RVP store shall be commensurate with the number of RV sites in the park;

(ii) the RVP store shall not be located contiguous to any public right-of-way; and,

(iii) the RVP store shall be primarily oriented to sales to park occupants.

(5) RVP Site Standards.

(a) Every RVP site shall include a gravel or hard-surfaced parking pad.

(b) All RVP sites shall be properly graded and drained in order to reduce mud and the formation of puddles.

(c) Active use areas on any RVP site shall be stabilized with a surface of cinder, gravel, or a comparable material in order to facilitate drainage, to reduce dust, and to maintain the park’s appearance. Other portions of the site shall be planted with lawn or another appropriate ground cover.

(d) Utility connections for an RVP site shall be installed in accordance with the applicable construction codes.

(e) All water mains and rights-of-way therefor; and, sewer and storm drain mains and rights-of-way therefor which could in the future be extended to serve adjacent or other property shall be constructed to the city of Pullman Design Standards and ownership thereof conveyed to the city at the time of final plan approval as set forth in 17.105.060(3). Other utilities may be private.

(f) An RVP site shall not contain less than one thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet.

(6) Residential Density. An RVP shall not have a density of more than fifteen (15) RV sites per gross acre.

(7) Internal Separations.

(a) Between Pads. A parking pad shall not be located within ten (10) feet of an RVP site boundary line.

(b) From Accessory Structures. An RVP accessory structure, such as a park office, storage building, restroom or shower facility, or recreational facility shall not be located within ten (10) feet of the boundary of an RVP site.

(8) Vehicular Circulation. Each RVP shall have an internal street system which facilitates the maneuvering of RVs and their safe access to public ways, as required in 17.105.050(3). RVP street systems shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis according to the following standards:

(a) RVP streets shall be dust-free.

(b) RVP streets shall not have a grade of over eight (8) percent, except on approaches to intersections with public ways where the maximum grade for fifty (50) feet before the intersection shall be five (5) percent.

(c) RVP streets shall have a minimum of two (2), ten (10) foot wide travel lanes and may have parking lanes of no less than eight (8) feet in width.

(9) Parking. All RVPs shall provide in parking lanes or in parking areas at least three (3) parking spaces for each two (2) RV sites in addition to the parking pad on each RV site. Parking areas shall be designed and constructed in accord with Chapter 17.40 except that lots containing more than four (4) spaces may be graveled.

(10) Pedestrian Circulation. RVPs shall have a pedestrian walkway system where necessary to provide safe pedestrian access to recreational vehicles, community and recreational facilities. The pedestrian walkway system may be incorporated into the vehicular circulation system if the combination provides for the safety of pedestrians. Pedestrian walkways shall be constructed in accordance with the city of Pullman Design Standards.

(11) Buffers. RVPs shall have buffer areas as shown in Table 17.105.1. No structure or RV site shall be located within the required buffer areas.

Table 17.105.1. REQUIRED RV PARK BUFFERS

Buffering

Buffer Width

Landscaping Type1

Public rights-of-way

25 ft.

Type III

Residential districts

50 ft.

Type I

Commercial districts

25 ft.

Type II

Industrial districts

50 ft.

Type I

1See Section 17.45.080

(12) Open and Recreational Space. At least ten (10) percent of an RVP’s gross area shall be developed as open and recreational space for the enjoyment of the park’s occupants.

(13) Community Facilities. A community facility having separate toilets and lavatories for men and women shall be located within four hundred (400) feet of every RV site.

(14) Solid Waste Disposal. An approved solid waste collection container shall be located within three hundred (300) feet of every RV site. (Ord. 05-12 §6, 2005; Ord. 87-9 §1, 1987).