Ordinance 18-12(A)(S) Standards for RV in Marine Commercial and Marine Industrial Districts

CITY OF HOMER
HOMER, ALASKA

Erickson/Advisory Planning Commission

ORDINANCE 18-12(A)(S)

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HOMER, ALASKA Amending homer city code 21.54.325, STANDARDS FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN THE MARINE COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND THE MARINE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.

WHEREAS, Homer City Council passed Ordinance 18-04 allowing employee-occupied recreational vehicles in the Marine Commercial and Marine Industrial Districts; and

WHEREAS, It is in the City’s best interest to put standards on the use of such vehicles to ensure that they do not become permanent residences or abandoned property; and

WHEREAS, A zoning permit with an annual fee will allow the City to manage employee occupied recreational vehicles.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY OF HOMER ORDAINS:

Section 1.          Homer City Code 21.54.325 is amended to read as follows:

21.54.325 Standards for recreational vehicles in the Marine Commercial District and the Marine Industrial District.

Outside of recreational vehicle parks, the use of recreational vehicles in the marine commercial and industrial zoning districts shall conform to the following standards:

A property owner may have one employee-occupied recreational vehicle per lot. An employee-occupied recreational vehicle must be a self-contained recreational vehicle and must have a receptacle approved by law for collection of liquid and semi-solid wastes. While the employee-occupied recreational vehicle is parked on the property, it must be parked in a manner that will not create a dangerous or unsafe condition on the lot or adjacent properties. Parking in such fashion that the recreational vehicle may tip or roll constitutes a dangerous and unsafe condition. A parked employee-occupied recreational vehicle must be in a condition for the safe and effective performance of its intended function as an operable motor vehicle, registered and insured.

An employee-occupied recreational vehicle may not be placed in a parking space required to comply with the Homer Zoning Code.

An employee-occupied recreational vehicle may not directly hook-up to municipal water and sewer without first obtaining written approval by the Public Works Director or his or her designee.  The Public Works Director shall grant approval for direct hook-up to the municipal water and sewer if he or she determines that the applicant is in full compliance with this Title. A permit under this subsection may only be submitted by a property owner or a lessee of the property.

d.  All employee occupied recreational vehicles covered in Homer City Code 21.54.325 must obtain a zoning permit and pay an annual fee.

Section 2:  This ordinance is of a permanent and general character and shall be included in the City Code.

ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOMER THIS __ DAY OF ___________, 2018.

CITY OF HOMER

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                                                                                                                BRYAN ZAK, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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MELISSA JACOBSEN, MMC, CITY CLERK

YES:
NO:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:

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Reviewed and approved as to form:

Katie Koester, City Manager                                                                  Holly Wells, City Attorney

Date:                                                                                                                    Date:                                    _________