R 325.1555 Temporary campgrounds; application for license; operational period.

Rule 5. (1) An applicant for a temporary campground license shall submit an application on a form supplied by the department to the local health department having jurisdiction not less than 2 weeks before operating the temporary campground. The local health department shall then issue or deny the license and forward a copy of the completed application for a license or the reasons for denial to the applicant and to the department. The temporary campground shall not receive recreational units until a license is issued by the department or local health department and displayed at the campground. A temporary campground may operate for not more than a 2-week period, unless approval for an extension is obtained from the local health department. An applicant for an extension shall submit an application to the local health department not less than 3 days before the expiration date of the first 2- week period. A temporary campground shall not operate for more than a 4-week period. Not less than 30 days shall elapse between the end of one licensing period for a temporary campground and the beginning of another for the same campground location. These rules apply to temporary campgrounds, except as modified by this rule. (2) A temporary campground owner or operator shall provide toilet facilities in a temporary campground in accordance with the schedules indicated in R 325.1555a for temporary primitive campgrounds and R 325.1555b for temporary modern campgrounds. If a temporary campground owner or operator operates the campground in conjunction with other events at the site or an adjacent site, then the owner shall ensure that these toilet facilities are accessible only to the campers. A temporary campground owner or operator shall provide 1 water outlet for every 50 sites, or fraction of 50 sites, and shall provide a sanitary station for the proper disposal of holding tank waste. The owner or operator need not provide showers but if the owner provides showers, then the owner shall follow the schedule in R 325.1571(5). The local health department having jurisdiction may approve alternative proposals for sanitary stations, including the use of a nearby sanitary station, the use of an existing manhole at a municipal sanitary sewer if an attendant is provided, or the use of a licensed septic tank pumper if the campground owner or operator obtains a contract with the septic tank cleaner. (3) A temporary campground owner or operator shall locate recreational units in a temporary campground to allow an unobstructed path which is not less than 4 feet wide and which extends completely around the recreational unit. (4) If a water distribution system or a temporary water distribution system is proposed for a temporary campground, then the campground owner or operator shall obtain a construction permit from the department before the system is constructed. (5) If electrical service or temporary electrical service is provided in a temporary campground, then the campground owner or operator shall obtain an approval from the electrical authority having jurisdiction before the electrical service or temporary electrical service is energized.