westernrvparkowner wrote:down home wrote:
It depends on the area of the Country as to how receptive or prohibitive in building an RV park.
In Tn, in a rural county near a popular stream, starting twenty years ago, a Fellow who worked for TVA had his own dozer and few pieces of equipment from his farm.
He built to pads at a time himself.
The ultimate design included planning the electrical grid with is a big expense.
He did the work himself and had it reviewed.
The septic system, if a pumped system is easier to get approved but takes a lot of effort to keep it pumped and costs.
He laid out his own septic drain field which was about twice the size of the park. The tanks were near the pads under concrete with access sealed access covers.
Many Rural Folks build their own homes and septic, everything so it is not like hitting a wall of doom and gloom doing such projects.
I didn't pull out slide rule and so forth with that bit.
Around here commercial is around 11 cents killowatt or was.
Septic system doesn't usually need hauling anything off.
Our system at last home was well built and never needed any service in 37 years.
Water, in the country usually means wells . On this property I can go down just a few feet for flowing water, anywhere, good water, filtered through sinks and limestone of the hills and mountains.
Oh I can run the numbers for you but it would take a week or so to gather the info on the location, the ground, the utilities available taxes, not that I'm going to.
And as far as payroll two thousand a month each is good.
A well laid out and built 50 sites would only require one zero turn and two push mowers and several other pieces of equipment.
Garbage collection would b a commercial firm with two dumpsters, I suppose.I don't have an idea on their cost.
Of course if you or family worked the store with one hired relief, it was assumed. Four Full Time Employees should do it.
You're in Washington I think. I have a SIL from there and know somewhat of the huge cost up there or anywhere in the Northwest.
The septic line depends on the location and soil or rock.
most ground in this part of the country perks like a sponge, but the mtns and hills are limestone.
The "store" can cost however elaborate you want it. Add fifty thousand for assembled rustic style 25x40 bldg insulated on pad and heat and air and septic line. Coolers and supplies rental agreement with vendors butt I would buy.
This is all an exercise in is it feasable not brass tacks to costs etc. It assumes who ever built it would do a large part of off the construction.
And it was all from recollection of what a Client did.
