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E,00 { J F,%E •9 i 8. Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Time Period and Allowance for Attaching Carports and Porches There are three existing recreational vehicle park uses in the county: Sunshine Travel Park, KOA RV Park, and Whispering Palms RV Resort. All three are located in the north county and are zoned CRVP (Commercial Recreational Vehicle Park). Current CRVP regulations are intended to provide for "...temporary habitation during travel, vacation and recreation purposes... for short periods of time" rather than for permanent residences. Limiting RV sites to short stay uses is implemented in the current CRVP regulations by limiting continuous occupancy to 3 months and by prohibiting attachments such as screened porches and carports that are normally associated with more permanent residences. There are known violations of the screened porch/carport prohibition; most notably for 10 RV sites in the Sunshine Travel Park. To legalize these existing structures, Sunshine RV Park has requested that the county's CRVP regulations be changed to reflect wording contained in Florida Statutes 513, which governs mobile home and recreational vehicle parks. Specifically, the request is to allow screened porches and carports with "removable attaching devices" and to allow continuous occupancy at a site for up to 6 months. Staff s research indicates that the request is consistent with Florida Statutes 513 and requirements of most other local governments (see attachment #8). Most of the local governments surveyed allow screened porches and other accessory structures so long as such structures are not permanently attached to a recreational vehicle. Such structures are considered part of the RV space improvements, similar to the way concrete pads are treated as acceptable RV space improvements under current CRVP regulations. Although staff is concerned that the proposed changes will allow RV park spaces to be used for more permanent residences, the changes are consistent with state rules and most other surveyed jurisdictions which have set a more lenient standard for what constitutes temporary residential use for an RV site. In addition to changes regarding the occupancy period and attachment of accessory structures, a third proposed change would establish separation distance requirements between RVs. Current regulations address setbacks from lot/property lines but do not address distances between RVs in parks that are not platted, such as the Sunshine RV park. Consistent with minimum fire code standards, the proposed amendment would establish a minimum separation distance between RVs of 10' side-to-side, 8' end-to-side, and 6' end-to- end. Staff Recommendation: Approve the requested changes, consistent with state regulations and most other local governments. PSAC Recommendation: Voted 7-0 for the same recommendation as staff. PZC Recommendation: Voted 7-0 for the same recommendation as staff. -9. LDR Amendments: Relationship Between Zoning Districts and Land Use Designations The existing zoning Chapter 911 contains regulations regarding which zoning districts are allowed in which land use designations. Such regulations are necessary to ensure that rezoning actions result in assigning a-zoningdistrict that is consistent with and that furthers the comprehensive plan. For example, such regulations do not allow residentially designated properties (e.g. L-1, L-2, M-1, M-2) to be rezoned to agricultural districts, but do allow rezonings of such properties to one of a few appropriate residential zoning districts. May 4, 1998 8