19.30.080 Installation standards for recreational vehicles used as primary residences.
Pursuant to and as authorized by RCW 35A.21.312 recreational vehicles may be permitted as a primary residence in all residential parks; provided, that the following fire and safety standards are met:
(1) A three-foot-by-three-foot landing must be installed at the main entrance/exit door if more than two steps are required to access the recreational vehicle;
(2) For recreational vehicles with internal toilets and showers, water and sewer service connections must be made underneath the recreational vehicle and must be protected by insulated skirting unless it can be demonstrated that water and sewer connections in other locations can be protected from freezing during winter months;
(3) Sewer drain lines attached to the recreational vehicle must be schedule 40 PVC or other approved rigid piping;
(4) Holding tanks must be protected from freezing;
(5) No external propane tanks will be permitted unless the onboard propane tank is disabled and the external tank is fitted with a pressure valve installed by a propane supplier to equal the pressure value rating of the onboard propane tank;
(6) External propane tanks must be located out of vehicle pathways or parking pads. External propane tanks must be secured to the ground to prevent overturning or damage to the line supplying propane to the recreational vehicle.
(7) Recreational vehicles without internal toilets or showers may only be permitted in residential parks where toilet and shower facilities meeting the following standards are provided:
(a) No less than one commode, one lavatory and one shower, accessible per the guidelines established by the Washington State Barrier Free Code, for each gender shall be provided;
(b) Restroom facilities provided for each gender be properly identified and shall be connected to the City’s water and sewer utility; and
(c) For each 10 recreational vehicle spaces provided or part thereof, there shall be one additional commode, lavatory and shower provided for each gender.
(8) Any recreational vehicle modified or altered for placement in a residential park without Washington State Department of Labor and Industries approval and permits will not be permitted to be used as a primary residence (WAC 296-150R-1000). [Ord. 3951 § 8, 2009; Ord. 3300 § 7, 1998; Ord. 2446 § 2, 1983; Code 1970 § 19.24.080.]