Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Drinking Water And Municipal Assistance Division › Campgrounds › Section R. 325.1555 - Temporary campgrounds; application for license; operational

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
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.