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City Council Minutes Page 5 August 2, 2010 ----------------------------- permanent residences. She discussed the police report with the 440 calls out to Wapiti and • noted some examples such as a meth lab, numerous assaults, a campfire injury, raw sewage leaks, exploding camper, and a newborn baby staying with their parent in a tent during the winter. She expressed safety and welfare concerns due to these police calls. She stated she would like to see Wapiti come into compliance and the city needs to ensure that there aren't permanent residents staying at the campground. Attorney Beck stated there are other options but they may require the city getting involved more in Wapiti's business than both sides would like. He suggested Wapiti adopt rules governing length of stay and submit a plan to the city with evidence of compliance on a periodic basis. He stated Wapiti has a history of non-compliance over many years. He stated Wapiti hasn't complied with the conditions imposed for the last 20 years so another solution should be worked out. He stated staff is willing to work with the applicant and encourages Wapiti to come forward with a plan to address the permanent residenry issue. Councilmember Motion questioned if a condition should be added that requires a plan be submitted to the city demonstrating compliance with non-residenry at a recreational camping facility. Attorney Beck stated the best solution would be for Council to review and approve a plan as he felt acceptance at staff level would be too much delegation. He suggested giving the applicant an opportunity to bring a plan to Council. He noted this was suggested to the applicant at staff level. Mr. Beck further noted the city is not trying to put Wapiti out of business but have been trying to work with the applicant to ensure state law and interim use permit compliance. He expressed concerns with vehicles not complying with building codes . and noted these codes are designed to protect people from public health, safety, and welfare issues. Councilmember Gumphrey suggested adding a condition that a plan must be in place by January 1, 2011, so that the interim use permit can be approved tonight to accommodate Wapiti. Councilmember Motin further suggested a condition stating the permit shall terminate if there is not an agreeable plan in place that verifies that the property is not able to be used for year-round residential purposes. Attorney Beck suggested the Council issue the permit with an expiration date of January 1, 2011. He stated the city would have to begin a revocation process if the permit was approved for 10 years and an acceptable plan never came forward. Councilmember Moon suggested the interim use permit be based on a time specific event. Then if the event didn't occur, the permit would automatically terminate. There was discussion on the conditions and how they should be organized. MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER MOTIN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERWAS TO APPROVE AN INTERIM USE PERMIT FOR WAPITI PARK CAMPGROUND, INC., CASE NO. CU 10-16 WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: • 1. THE APPLICANT SHALL MAINTAIN ALL APPROPRIATE STATE LICENSES AT ALL TIMES.