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Planning Commission Minutes July 13, 2010 --------------------------- Page 5 . that some campers are not the best; some are older. She stated that she would like to keep . her spot. She stated that the city should not take the owner's livelihood away. Michael Clopping, 18540 Troy Street -stated his is the closest residence to Wapiti Park He likes the people and enjoys the horses and guinea hens and has no problem with them He stated that he heard a comment from the city that theywaut Wapiti Park to go away. He asked whytheywould want to do that, after they have been there for 35 years. He stated he feh the city should work with them to fix the problems, not push them out, because that is not right. There being no other public comments, Chair Westberg closed the public heating Mr. Beck explained that the propertyis not zoned for a campground, but it is "grandfathered in" as a nonconforming use, which means it cannot be expanded When their building burned, the city approved an interim use permit for ten years, in order for Wapiti Park to stay in business. Mr. Beck explained that the city found a way to allow Wapiti to stay by issuu3g the IUP for ten years, as it seemed development was heading out that way. He stated that the market is very different now: Mr. Beck stated that he did not lmow of anyone who was pushing for Wapiti Parkto "go away", and he has been with the city for thinyyears. He stated that there has always been a concern for residents living az Wapiti Park Mr. Beck explained that there are verydiffererit requirements set bythe state for manufactured home park and campgrounds. He stated the conditions the city is proposing are not anything beyond what the state requires for recreational campgrounds, and a~zything that is not a recreational camping vehicle needs to be removed. 'Ilse conditions are meant to protect the safety and health of the people camping out and to be sure thax it is functioning as a • campground and not a mobile home park Commissioner Ives asked if the state's regulations address length of stay. Mr. Beck stated the regulations include daily, nightly, weekly or longer periods of stay. He indicated that Condition # 5 needs to be discussed bythe Planning Commission. He stated that the goal of the condition is to protect the residents. He noted that state campgrounds function yEar- round and there is nothing expressly in state law to proh~it year-round use at Wapiti, as long as it functions as a campground. Commissioner Ives asked if staff was aware of the number of request for checks on the welfare of residents that have been made at Wapiti. Mr. Barnhart stated staff does not have information. Mr. Beck stated those calls would go to county or state agencies. Commissioner Bell stated that other types of buildings such as apartr~rrrs have checks on welfare, and he did not feel that should be a re-ason to close someone down. Commissioner Ives stated that those are buildings and not a campground Chair Westberg stated that closing the parkwould be going too far. He fek there should be more discussion on Condition # 5. Commissioner Anderson stated that Commissioner Scott forwarded his comments to him I~rs concern and Commissioner Scott's concerns are the outstanding violations of the heahh inspector and wintering in the park He stated that he word and lived ax the KOA Campground for three years and the owners Lived there year-round. He stated that he has lived here for thirryyears and is aware the Wapiti area is a beautiful, pristine area. He fek the • heahh, safety and environt~rital conditions need to be addressed. He stated he would like a more thorough statement from septic inspector that the system is able to handle the