NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Tehama Times Eagle

June 24, 2014

TEPEE CAMPGROUND GOING ROGUE?

It’s an RV, It’s a Cabin, It’s a Modular Home.

by Zena Owens, Times Eagle Correspondent

Though enmeshed in a legal battle with Tehama County about whether she needs
permission to use cabins-on-wheels, Jane Maya, owner of Tepee Campground, decided to
bring the units in anyway. She believes they are allowed, while the County Planning
Department says she needs a special permit for them.

Recreational park trailers, or RPTs as they are known in the trade, are a fast-growing
trend in the camping community. They bear little resemblance to a typical RV. They look
more like modular cabins.

“Jane says these RPTs are just like RVs. I don’t agree,” said Planning Director Jason
Drulard.

County land regulations do not allow permanent structures in campgrounds without the
permission of the County. Two months ago, Maya sought permission to bring RPTs on 54 of
her RV sites.

Drulard acknowledged that Maya at first tried to work with the County. “I really regret
what has happened,” Drulard said. “We persuaded Jane to seek a conditional use permit, but
then her neighbors flooded the County Commissioners with complaints, and they temporarily
suspended the process.”

Drulard admits that government does not move at the pace of commerce, but says he is
just following protocol. “I am absolutely appreciative of her frustration right now,” Drulard
added.