people living in campers may soon need to find new homes

                Franklin County Commissioners are tightening up the county rule that covers where campers and travel trailers can be stored.

The current rule was created in 1982 and it allows people to store or park their travel trailers on any lot they own in the county, provided the trailers are not occupied.

County Administrative Director Alan Pierce said that allows people who own residential lots to leave their trailer on their property permanently, and then periodically come down and use it.

That has led to the problem of people basically moving into campers on residential lots which is leading to more complaints from homeowners.

Mister Pierce said the issue is not actively policed – there’s not enough staff for that.

The County usually becomes aware of an issue is if someone complains.

The county has decided that the best way to address the issue is just not allow people to store their campers on vacant lot.

The county now plans to change the rule by only allowing travel trailers to be stored on lots with a dwelling.

That will make it easier to police and harder for utilities like water to be connected to a camper.

Existing campers will not be grandfathered.

If the rule is changed, people around the county who are living in campers will have to find somewhere else to live.

A public hearing on the issue will be held in the next month.

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