Laserfiche WebLink
c. A number of the campers/residents are not at Wapiti Park solely for travel, <br />• recreational and vacation purposes; <br />d. A number of the vehicles located at Wapiti Park Campground are unlicensed <br />and taxed by Sherburne CountST as mobile homes; <br />e. There are a number of environmental and health concerns regarding the <br />operation of Wapiti Park Campground, including compliance of the septic sy=stem <br />with state standards and the provision of adequate facilities for the disposal of <br />manure and solid waste. These issues are of particular concern because of the <br />unmediate proximity of the Elk River and the possibilitSJ of sewage, manure and solid <br />waste flowing to or being deposited in the flyer. <br />f. There are a number of public safety concerns regarding the operation of <br />Wapiti Park Campground, including a large number of police calls to the <br />campground, many related to the issue that Wapiti Park Campground and the <br />vehicles and structures located there are not intended for permanent residency. <br />17. Despite efforts by City staff to work with representatives of Wapiti Park <br />Campground, the City Council finds that none of the seven conditions set forth in <br />Resolution No. ,dated August 2, 2010, have been met, as follows: <br />1. No verifiable plan has been submitted by Wapiti Park Campground, nor approved <br />by the City Council, to ensure that permanent residents will not live at the <br />recreational camping facility; <br />2. No report has been submitted verifying that the on-site septic system is designed to <br />• be functional year round and remains fully functional; <br />3. No evidence has been submitted that Wapiti Park Campground is in compliance <br />with all outstanding violations as identified by the state Department of Health <br />inspector; <br />4. Structures and vehicles located in Wapiti Park Campground which do not fall within <br />the definition of recreational camping vehicle in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 327 <br />have not been removed. In fact, at least four vehicles have been confirmed by <br />Sherburne County to be unlicensed and currently taxed as mobile homes; <br />5. Wapiti Park Campground has not come in to full compliance with conditions 8 and 9 <br />of its 1984 Conditional Use Permit, in that the requirements of Minnesota Statutes <br />for recreational camping areas have not been complied with and a number of <br />vehicles in Wapiti Park Campground have the wheels removed and are being used as <br />permanent residency units. Therefore, Wapiti Park Campground is not in <br />compliance with the requirements of its 1984 Conditional Use Permit. <br />• <br />