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(1) A recreational vehicle may be used as a temporary accommodation to allow the owner to construct a permanent residence or remodel an existing residence on the owned property. The use of the recreational vehicle shall be authorized with the written approval of the Town Council upon receipt of a site plan and construction schedule approved by the Town Council. Such use shall not exceed six months in duration unless authorized by the Town Council. The unit shall not be parked on, nor shall it in any manner obstruct, any public or Town right-of-way. The unit shall not be a nuisance to surrounding areas or neighbors. The unit shall only be placed on the site upon receipt of a valid building permit for the construction or remodeling work, and must be removed from occupancy within five days of the receipt of a certificate of occupancy for the newly constructed or remodeled residence. No person other than the owner of the property and immediate family shall occupy the unit. The unit shall not be used as a temporary rental unit by the owner.

(2) The use of one recreational vehicle as a temporary accommodation for guests may be allowed on property with an established residential use, regardless of the use zone. The unit shall not be parked in any manner to obstruct public or Town right-of-way. The unit shall be located a minimum of five feet from any other structure, and no stay shall exceed 14 days at any one time, or 45 days in any one-year period. Guests shall not interfere or be of any nuisance to the surrounding neighbors or community. If guests become a nuisance, the Town has the right to have the vehicle removed immediately. The unit shall not be skirted and the discharge of any holding tank water or sewage on the ground is prohibited. A fine of $350.00 will result per each violation.

(3) The use of one recreational vehicle as a temporary accommodation for a period greater than allowed in subsection (2) of this section may be allowed at the discretion of the Town Council for the purposes of a medical hardship. The hardship must be as a result of an illness or medical emergency, with proof of the hardship submitted to the Town Council. The Town Council may approve the use for a period not to exceed six months. The standards for placement of the unit shall be the same as provided in subsection (2) of this section. (Ord. 466-N, §1, 2018)