Franklin County Commission to consider camper rule on Tuesday

Franklin County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to tighten up local rules covering camper and travel trailers storage.

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.

That allows people who own residential lots to leave a trailer on their property permanently, and then periodically come down and use it.

But it has also led to a number of people basically moving into campers on residential lots which neighboring homeowners do not want to see.

The county has decided that the best way to address the issue is to allow travel trailers to be stored only on lots with a home on them.

Existing campers will not be grandfathered, which means if the rule is changed, people around the county who are living in campers will have to find somewhere else to live.

There are a few other items on the county commission agenda, including presentations from the health department and from the Emerald Coast Warrior training program.

There will also be some discussion of a Corps of Engineers trip to Apalachicola.

The County commission meeting begins at 9 tomorrow at the courthouse annex in Apalachicola.

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