Temporary Park Camps

The Cuyahoga County Board of Health conducts a Park/Campground Program which is state mandated under Ohio Revised Code Section 3733. The rules for this program are prescribed under Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-25

Definitions

A “recreational vehicle park” is defined as a tract of land used for parking five or more self contained recreational vehicles. These vehicles can operate independent of connections to sewer and water and have plumbing fixtures or appliances that are connected to sewage holding tanks located within the vehicle.

A “recreation camp” is defined as a tract of land upon which five or more portable camping units are placed. These units include dependent recreational vehicles, tents, and portable sleeping equipment used for travel, recreation, or vacation purposes.

A “combined park-camp” is defined as any tract of land used for parking five or more self contained recreational vehicles or portable camping units that are used for recreation or vacation purposes.

A “temporary park-camp” is defined as a tract of land used for a period not to exceed a total of twenty-one days per calendar year for the purpose of parking five, but not more than seventy-five, recreational vehicles, dependent recreational vehicles, or portable camping unit, or any combination thereof, for one or more periods of time that do not exceed seven consecutive days.

License and Inspections

Recreational Vehicle Parks, Recreation Camps, and Combined Park-Camps:

Inspections of these locations must be conducted at least once per year and are typically concerned with sanitary facilities, water protection, solid waste disposal, lot size, spacing, fire protection, safety, and nuisance abatement. Licenses for these locations are valid until May 1st of each year. The license fee is determined by the number of sites in the park:

Less than 50 sites $255.00
Each additional site $0.50

Temporary Park Camps:

Plans should be submitted to the Board of Health at least fifteen days prior to the event. These sites should be licensed at least seven days prior to the event.

Less than 75 units $75.00

These inspections address similar concerns as in the other sites described above and are conducted before the event begins and then again during the event as necessary. The sites currently in the Board of Health’s jurisdiction are temporary in nature and are limited to one or two events per year. The only exception is the International Exposition Center in Brook Park, Ohio for the Indoor Amusement Park which runs for twenty-four days.

All of the necessary forms for this program are available as links below.

Application For License To Operate A Recreation Camp, Park, etc.
Application For Plan Review
Application For License To Operate A Temporary Park-Camp
Sample Plot Plan