2015/10/19 RESOLUTION AMENDING THE HARNETT COUNTY UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCEHarnett
C O U N T Y
RTH CAROLINA
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE
HARNETT COUNTY UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Harnett County adopted the UDO on October 17,
2011 for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, and general welfare of the county residents;
and
WHEREAS, this ordinance was adopted under authority granted by the General Assembly of the
State of North Carolina, particularly G.S. 153A-340; and
WHEREAS, the UDO contains provisions for amending said ordinance and those provisions have
been followed; and
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Planning Board has reviewed the amendment to the article of the
UDO as listed below and recommends the adoption of the following amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
HARNETT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA that Article V "Use Regulations", Section 7.3.4
Recreational Campgrounds and Section 1.2 Table of Uses & Regulations, and Article XIV
"Definitions & Certificates" Section 2.2 General Definitions of the UDO shall be amended to read
as indicated in "Attachment'.
"Attachment" is filed with the Unified Development Ordinance in the Clerk to the Board's Office.
Duly adopted this 19`h day of October, 2015 and effective upon adoption.
ATTES'
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Ji urgin, Chai n
1A, ALLt Margaret Regina Wheeler, Clerk to the Board
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ATTACHMENT 1
Re: To establish use regulations for a Primitive Campground.
ARTICLE V. USE REGULATIONS
SECTION 7.3 LODGING SERVICES
7.3.4 Recreational Campground
General Requirements
In districts which permit such activities the following shall apply:
A. There shall be no permanent structures. excluding picnic shelters, erected within any area
deemed "Flood Zone". "Wetland" or "Conservation Zone".
B. Adequate restroom facilities must be provided for campers to maintain sanitary conditions in
accordance with the requirements of the Harnett County Health Department
C. Installation and provision for water and sewage disposal shall be according to the standards of
the Harnett County Department of Public Utilities and the Harnett County Health Department
D. An emergency plan must be submitted and approved by the Harnett County Development
Review Board along with the Commercial Site Plan.
E. Staff shall be on-site or available 24 hours a day to all campers This contact information shall be
posted on site.
F. A campground shall not be utilized as permanent residence.
G. The park owner shall keep all park owned facilities spaces improvements equipment open
space recreational open space and all common areas in good repair and maintained in such a
manner as to prevent the accumulation or storage of material which would constitute a fire
hazard or would cause insect or rodent breeding and harborage. This includes providing
receptacle_ s for the disposal of trash.
H. Prohibited Uses within any Recreational Campground Park
1. junk Motor Vehicles
2. Storage of recreational vehicles cars boats lumber, or other construction materials.
Recreational Vehicle Campground
A. All parks shall have a gross land area of at least three (3) acres.
B. Size of Individual Recreational Vehicle Space
Minimum Space Size 1,000 SCL
Minimum Space Width ~20 feet
C. Recreational Vehicles shall be separated from each other and from other structures by at least
10 feet. No more than one (1) recreational vehicle may be parked on any one (1) space and
shall not be permitted on lots other than those approved through these regulations.
D. A recreational open space area will be developed and maintained that shall be located for safe
and convenient access to all campers and shall meet the following size requirements:
3.00-_6.00 7%
6.01-9.00 - -' 6% --
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> 9.01 5%
E. No recreational vehicle space within a park shall directly access a public right-of-way and such
access shall be approved by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
Access to all campers and accessory structures within the campground shall be made using
internal streets.
P. Internal streets shall have a minimum width of 15 feet and shall be compacted and layered with
four (4) inches of aggregate base course. Cul-de-sacs in a recreational vehicle park shall be
limited to a maximum length of 500 feet and shall be provided with a permanent turnaround
not less than 60 feet in diameter. All entrances in a recreational vehicle park shall be paved a
minimum of 20 feet or to NCDOT Standards, whichever is greater. Maintenance of all internal
streets and drainage facilities shall be the responsibility of the owner of the campground.
G. Each recreational vehicle space shall have off-street parking for one (1) trailer and parking
space for at least one (1) car. Each space shall be sited so that the parking, loading, or
maneuvering of a recreational vehicle shall not necessitate the use of any public right-of-way,
sidewalk, or any private grounds not part of the park.
H. Tent camping shall also be allowed in such campgrounds
Primitive Campground:
A. 'Travel trailers. RV's. or anv other form of mobile shelters shall not be allowed in areas intended
for primitive camping.
B. An adequate all weather access road must be provided in accordance with the Harnett County
Unified Development Ordinance.
C. No provision of utilities or "hookups" shall be constructed on site
ATTACHMENT
Re: To establish the definition of a Primitive Campground.
ARTICLE XIV. DEFINITIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
SECTION 2.2 GENERAL DEFINITIONS
Primitive Campground
A designated tent site of an undeveloped character, provided at carefully selected locations typically in
forested areas.The campground will be located so as to accommodate the need for shelter in a manner that is
least intrusive to the surrounding environment. "These campgrounds shall be developed without hookups for
water, power, sewage, or many of the other amenities found at developed campgrounds.
ATTACHMENT 3
ADD or AMEND the following to Article V "Use Regulations"
Harnett County Unified Development Ordinance Use Table
1.2 Table of Use Types & Regulations
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