2015-03 Occupation of Residential Camping Units
TOWN OF NEWELL
ORDINANCE 2015-03
An Ordinance for Occupation of Residential Camping Units on
Property Inside the Town of Newell
BE IT ORDAINED and enacted by the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Newell, State of South Dakota as follows:
Camping: No more than one RV, motor home, camper, camping trailers, or two (2) tents can temporarily camp on a residential/commercial property within the city limits of the Town of Newell for a period of time not to exceed fourteen (14) consecutive days for a total of two (2) times per year. Except as per sec 8c and 9c; as permitted on review.
Residential/Commercial Parcel: This shall mean a lot within the city limits of the Town of Newell, as shown by the records at the Butte County Office of Equalization, which lot is used or occupied as a single family home and used or occupied by the owner as a year-round residence or for a lot as shown by the records at the Butte County Office of Equalization used for commercial purposes.
Front setback shall be at least five (5’) feet from the back of the sidewalk or the front lot line and shall be located so as to allow a ten (10’) foot access lane to an entry door of the residence. This allows for no slide units on camping doors opening over sidewalks. No camping units shall be located within five (5’) feet of any public right-of-way. Any easement dedicated for public use or any publicly owned property shall require prior authorization by the City Commissioners.
All waste water or gray water resulting from any temporary toilet or bathing facilities for camping shall be disposed of only at an approved dump station or similar facility open to the public, or by the use of a temporary-type facility, where allowed by City Commissioners. The Town of Newell has a dump station site at the Town of Newell Campground.
Penalty: As provided for in SDCL 9-19-3 and SDCL 22-6-6(2), any person found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to a maximum fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day of public camping in violation of this Ordinance shall constitute a separate violation.
Signed: ___________________________
M.R. Keolker, Mayor
Attested: __________________________
Jennifer Parrow, Finance Officer
First Reading: July 13, 2015 Published: July 22, 2015
Second Reading: September 14, 2015 Published: September 23, 2015