§ 62-1406. Recreational vehicle park, RVP.

The RVP recreational vehicle park zoning classification encompasses lands devoted for recreational vehicle, tent, park trailer and cabin use together with such ancillary structures as allowed to promote a recreational type atmosphere for both park owners and/or their guests. Regulations for the RVP recreational vehicle park zoning classification are as follows:

(1)

Permitted uses.

a.

Spaces or lots in RVP recreational vehicle parks may be used by a recreational vehicle or equivalent facilities constructed in or on automotive vehicles, or tents, or other shortterm housing devices, or park trailers, or cabins. Cabins or park trailers utilized for shortterm use may comprise no more than 20 percent of the permitted spaces or lots, and shall not exceed a maximum of 1,000 square feet each in size.

b.

Nonrecreational services and administrative buildings are permitted.

c.

Parks and public recreational facilities.

d.

Permitted uses with conditions:

Convenience store as accessory use to recreational vehicle park.

Preexisting use.

Recreational vehicle destination park. (see section 62-1841.5)

e.

Attachments to principal structures:

1.

In no event shall the principal structure be expanded in any manner that changes the structure of the base unit.

2.

Attachments are further limited as follows: No attachment or combination of attachments and accessory structures shall exceed 50 percent of the square footage of the recreational vehicle unit, not including a carport. An administrative approval for accessory buildings or attachments may be allowed up to a maximum of 100 percent of the square footage of the recreational vehicle unit as long as the additional square footage is consistent with the character of the surrounding area. Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter attachments shall have no kitchen facilities.

(2)

Accessory buildings or uses. Accessory buildings and uses customary to residential uses are permitted. (Refer to definition cited in section 62-1102 and standards cited in section 62-2100.5). Additional accessory uses are as follows:

a.

The following uses are permitted as accessory to the recreational vehicle park primarily as a convenience for the guests of the park:

1.

Laundry facilities.

2.

Private golf courses, playgrounds and picnic areas.

3.

Recreational ball and game courts.

4.

Swimming pools.

5.

Boat rental, including bait, fishing and sports accessories sales serving only guests of the recreational vehicle park.

6.

Manager's residence.

(3)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as follows:

Change of nonconforming agricultural use.

Land alteration (over five acres and up to ten acres).

Residential/recreational marina.

Substantial expansion to a preexisting use.

Wireless telecommunication facilities and broadcast towers.

(4)

Site plan or subdivision plat approval. Final site plan approval shall be in accordance with the provisions of article VIII of this chapter. If the park is to be platted, the park shall meet all applicable requirements of article VII of this chapter, pertaining to subdivisions.

(5)

Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this subsection:

a.

Cabin means a structure, the use of which may be for permanent housing, that is permanently affixed to the ground and shall comply with the building code and regulations as adopted by the board of county commissioners and the statutes and regulations of the state concerning buildings, electrical installations, plumbing and sanitation systems.

b.

Cabin lot means a lot which is utilized for a cabin, the numbers of which are based upon the applicable limitations provided in either section 62-1406(1)(a) or section 62-1841.5(1).

c.

Park trailer means a transportable unit which has a body width not exceeding 14 feet and which is built on a single chassis and which does not exceed 400 square feet when constructed to ANSI A-119.5 standards, and 500 square feet when constructed to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development standards. A park trailer may be considered for use as a permanent residence within a recreational vehicle park destination resort consistent with section 62-1841.5(1), when it is permanently affixed to the ground and complies with the building code and regulations as adopted by the board of county commissioners, and with all of the applicable state laws regulating the standards for structural adequacy, electrical installations, plumbing and sanitation systems, fire and life safety codes.

d.

Recreational vehicle means for the purposes of this section, a vehicular portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation or vacation uses, permanently identified as a recreational vehicle by the manufacturer of the vehicle, having a width not exceeding 14 feet, and an overall dimension not exceeding 500 square feet, when constructed to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development standards and shall include the following:

1.

Camping trailer (includes the terms pop-up or pop-out trailer) means a canvas folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation or vacation use.

2.

Motor home means a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation or vacation uses, and constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.

3.

Travel trailer, (includes the term fifth-wheel trailer) means primarily designed and constructed to be drawn by another vehicle.

4.

Truck camper (includes the terms pick-up coach, topper or slide out camper) means a structure designed to be mounted on the bed or chassis of a truck.

e.

Recreational vehicle park means a development, under single ownership or condominium, or cooperative ownership, or subdivided into lots pursuant to article VII of this chapter, in which sites are utilized for the placement of recreational vehicles or tents for temporary use as living quarters or cabins for shortterm use.

f.

Recreational vehicle site or lot means a parcel of land within a recreational vehicle park designed and improved for the accommodation of not more than one recreational vehicle or equivalent facility or one tent.

g.

Sanitary station means a facility used for removing and disposing of waste from recreational vehicle holding tanks.

h.

Service building means any building in a recreational vehicle park used for recreational, maintenance, sanitary or office purposes which may be necessary for the development and management of the recreational vehicle park.

i.

Tent means a collapsible structure of canvas or other material, stretched and sustained by poles and usually made fast by ropes attached to pegs or stakes hammered into the ground.

(6)

Design and Locational standards for parks.

a.

Minimum size. Each parcel of land to be used for a recreational vehicle park shall be a minimum of five acres in size.

b.

Density. The density of recreational vehicle parks located within lands designated neighborhood commercial or community commercial on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM) shall not exceed a maximum density of ten recreational vehicle sites or lots per acre. For recreational vehicle park properties located outside of neighborhood commercial or community commercial land use designations on the Future Land Use Map, there shall be a maximum of ten recreational vehicle sites or lots per acre, or the maximum designated residential density, whichever is less. This density allowance shall also apply to tent camping areas.

c.

Locational Requirements Recreational vehicle parks shall be located in areas which serve the needs of tourists and seasonal visitors to Brevard County. The location of recreational vehicle parks shall meet one of the following minimum locational criteria:

1.

Within lands designated as Neighborhood Commercial (NC) or Community Commercial (CC) on the future land use map (FLUM) location shall have access to interstate interchanges via arterial and principal collector transportation corridors; or

2.

Outside of community commercial and neighborhood commercial FLUM designations only those locations where the surrounding existing or planned land uses are recreational, mobile home or tourist related, and where the character of the proposed development is compatible with existing, surrounding uses, utilizing the land use compatibility matrix in section 62-1255.

d.

Recreational areas.

1.

A minimum of ten percent of the total land area of a recreational vehicle park shall be devoted to one or more common use areas for recreational activity.

2.

Such recreational areas shall be exclusive of recreational vehicle sites, buffer strips, street right-of-way and storage areas; however, the periphery of such recreational areas may contain utility sites and other nonrecreational service buildings, the area of which will be subtracted from the computed recreational area. Recreational areas shall be easily accessible to all park users and management. Although the required space for recreational usage may be met through more than one recreational site, the minimum size of any such area shall be 20,000 square feet.

3.

Provisions for all common open space and the construction of recreational facilities which are shown on the site plan or subdivision plat shall proceed at an equivalent or greater rate as the construction of individual recreational vehicle sites or lots.

e.

Tent camping. Areas may be set aside for tent camping in accordance with all provisions of this section, except:

1.

There shall be a stabilized pad on the site for parking of the transportation vehicle.

2.

Tent camping may be permitted on a recreational vehicle site or lot.

(7)

Design requirements for recreational vehicle sites or lots.

a.

Minimum lot size. Each recreational vehicle site shall have a minimum area of 2,000 square feet, and shall have a minimum width of 30 feet and minimum depth of 60 feet.

b.

Access. Each recreational vehicle site or lot shall abut on at least one street within the boundaries of the recreational vehicle park, and access to the site shall be only from such an internal street.

c.

Setbacks.

1.

The front setback, from the lot line in a platted park or from the street in an unplatted park, shall be ten feet.

2.

The side setback shall be five feet on one side and ten feet on the other side.

3.

The rear setback shall be ten feet.

d.

Appurtenances and accessory structures. Temporary appurtenances, such as cabanas and awnings, may be erected on a recreational vehicle site or lot as long as such appurtenances do not violate the following setback requirements: Any appurtenance or accessory structure shall be located at least five feet from any side or rear site or lot line and ten feet from any front site or lot line.

(8)

Provision of services.

a.

Storage. Outdoor storage of recreational vehicles is permitted, provided that such storage takes place within an area especially set aside for such use.

b.

Animal control. It shall be the responsibility of the park manager to ensure that no owner or person in charge of an animal shall permit the animal to run at large or to commit any nuisance within the limits of any recreational vehicle park.

(9)

Park operation.

a.

Responsibilities of park management. The owner of a recreational vehicle park or the park management shall at all times maintain the park and its facilities in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. The park management shall inform all park occupants of the provisions of this section and other related ordinances and statutes, and of their responsibilities thereunder.

b.

Length of occupancy. No established or new recreational vehicle unit as defined within these regulations shall be considered to be a permanent residence, and occupancy shall be limited to no more than 180 consecutive days, except for cabins and park trailers within a recreational vehicle park destination resort as provided by section 62-1841.5(1).

(10)

Maximum height of structures. Maximum height of structures is 35 feet.

(Code 1979, § 14-20.10(F); Ord. No. 93-25, § 1, 11-10-93; Ord. No. 94-25, §§ 1—4, 12-12-94; Ord. No. 95-47, § 46, 10-19-95; Ord. No. 95-49, § 10, 10-19-95; Ord. No. 95-49, § 18, 10-19-95; Ord. No. 96-16, §§ 49, 50, 3-28-96; Ord. No. 98-12, § 10, 2-26-98; Ord. No. 01-30, § 6, 5-24-01; Ord. No. 2002-01, § 13, 1-8-02; Ord. No. 2002-49, § 28, 29, 9-17-02; Ord. No. 2014-30, § 1, 10-2-14)