22.48.080 Recreational vehicles.1
A. Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect the visual character and identity of the city by regulating the use of recreational vehicles within city limits.
B. Overnight Use – Regulation. No recreational vehicle shall be used as a permanent place of residence or dwelling for indefinite periods of time in the city of Algona. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied for more than seventy-two hours unless approved as follows:
1. Permission may be granted for up to thirty days by the mayor upon receipt of written request by the property owner stating the nature of the request.
2. Permission may be granted over thirty days by the city council upon receipt of written request by the property owner to the city clerk’s office stating the nature of the request.
C. Regulation – Utility Connection/External Appurtenances Prohibited. No recreational vehicle approved as above shall:
1. Connect to or be supplied any public utility from the main residence except as approved by the mayor.
2. Attach any external appurtenances, such as carports, cabanas, or patios, except as approved by the mayor.
D. Commercial Use Prohibited. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied for commercial purposes within the city of Algona. (Ord. 1190-21 § 2, 2021).
1Ord. 1190-21 added two sections numbered 22.48.070. This section has been editorially renumbered to avoid duplication.