RV Parking Rights Manual?
Does anyone have a softcopy or link to a copy of the Good Sam RV Parking Rights Manual? I called Good Sam and was only offered hard copy via snail mail ("2-3 weeks"). We have a city council meeting in...
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Bottom Line: RV-ers in Custer South Dakota can park on their private property indefinitely including hookup to electric. Only catch is there has to be another residential dwelling on the property i.e. no full-time living in the RV. Occupancy in the RV by friends and family are officially limited to 14-day periods with no limit to how many visits.
City Council and Planning Director said nobody will get "hassled" (especially on the 14-day limit for temporary guests) unless another resident files a complaint..which is unlikely in our town. Translation - visitors can stay longer than 14 days as long as there are no complaints.
The main issue was folks living in RV's fulltime; the city did not want that.
More Detail (than you probably need, but might be useful) The main council meeting had several people who spoke against the "1st Reading" which did not allow any hookups. The "2nd Reading" I went to allowed electric, but there was so much discussion the ordinance could not get a "second" - a rarity in our town. The council asked people to come the next week for a "government committee" meeting to talk about the issue more. That following week there was the "government committee" meeting... and I was the only one who showed up.
I had a fully prepared statement which I was allowed to present in which I restated RV owners' rights as opposed to the "fulltimer" problem facing the city.
The result was the "government committee" will recommend to the full council what I stated above - unlimited parking on private property, no setback requirements, electric hookup OK as is hooking to water to fill tank and an occasional waste dump in the sewer cleanout many people have on their property.
Overall, a good experience and an excellent civics exercise.
Hank Whitney
Custer SD
2005 Mandalay DP
2012 Honda CRV
City Council and Planning Director said nobody will get "hassled" (especially on the 14-day limit for temporary guests) unless another resident files a complaint..which is unlikely in our town. Translation - visitors can stay longer than 14 days as long as there are no complaints.
The main issue was folks living in RV's fulltime; the city did not want that.
More Detail (than you probably need, but might be useful) The main council meeting had several people who spoke against the "1st Reading" which did not allow any hookups. The "2nd Reading" I went to allowed electric, but there was so much discussion the ordinance could not get a "second" - a rarity in our town. The council asked people to come the next week for a "government committee" meeting to talk about the issue more. That following week there was the "government committee" meeting... and I was the only one who showed up.
I had a fully prepared statement which I was allowed to present in which I restated RV owners' rights as opposed to the "fulltimer" problem facing the city.
The result was the "government committee" will recommend to the full council what I stated above - unlimited parking on private property, no setback requirements, electric hookup OK as is hooking to water to fill tank and an occasional waste dump in the sewer cleanout many people have on their property.
Overall, a good experience and an excellent civics exercise.
Hank Whitney
Custer SD
2005 Mandalay DP
2012 Honda CRV
