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Planning Commission Minutes August 27, 2010 Page 2 Condition #1 -limits Wapiti Park to 10 years. He stated that that in 1984, Wapiti Park was • issued a Conditional Use Permit for a building, but he u~as not sure why they needed one, since they were grandfathered in. In 1999, when their bar burned down, they were asked to apply for another Conditional Use Permit, but the Council instead issued Interim Use Permit. He stated that wapiti did not apply fox an Interim Use, and the hearing notice stated they were requesting a Conditional U se Permit. It was his understanding that there is no time limit on a Conditional Use Permit. He felt an argument could be made that the original 1984 CLTI' should still be valid. He questioned why Wapiti Park needs to apply for permit now, and why the 10-year limit. Condition #2 - Mr. Kaatz re~~iewed a letter from Mr. Schuelender regarding the septic svstem. Condition #3 and #4 - He and the applicant are working with staff and he is confident they will be able to come up with both a debris and manure management plan. Condition #5 - Mr. I~aatz stated this is a big problem, because not only would the owner lose income for those months, but also would take away the campers right to chose to stay there. Mr. Kaatz stated he did not see anyd~ing in the ordinance prohibiting year-round camping. Condition #6 - Mr. Kaatz stated that the only real outstanding issue regarding the Health Department is some file in the bathroom. Condition #7 =Wapiti has current license. Condition #8 -The home on the property is for personal use and was left there by a • previous tenant as pa~-ment for rent owed. Mr. Kaatz questioned who is objecting to Wapiti Park being there and why. There being no further public comment, Chair Westberg closed the public comment portion of the discussion. Mr. Beck stated that a CUP was issued in 1984 and the zoning ordinance was subsequently amended to remove campgrounds as a conditional use. Therefore, when the building was completely destroyed by fire in 1999, Wapiti was not eligible for a CUP. He noted that there were some changes made in state law in 2006 regarding non-conforming uses. Mr. Beck explained that the Cits~ granted an Interim Use Permit in order to allow the building to be constructed. He stated that the campground use is still a nonconforming use, and Wapiti would need an Interim Use Permit to continue operation of the building. Mr. Beck stated that permanent residency at Wapiti violates city code and state law. He stated that manufactured home parks are different than recreational camping areas. He discussed the definition of a campground and that it does not include permanent camping. Mr. Beck stated the staff is attempting to address the concern of wintering, and closing the park for the two coldest months would address that issue. He stated that weather- appropriate vehicles could be considered separately, but permanent residency would only be allowed in a mobile home park and would be subject to different laws. Mr. Beck stated that the city's building official could inspect the site to determine what is • and is not a recreational camping vehicle by state law.