CARAVAN PARKING
PARAGRAPH I: Parking of caravans
Article R443-3
The decree prohibiting the parking of caravans is taken after the opinion of the departmental commission for tourist action. If this committee does not respond within two months of its consultation, its opinion is deemed favorable.
When there is no developed land on the territory of the municipality, this prohibition does not apply, except in exceptional circumstances, to caravans for professional use or to those which constitute the permanent habitat of their users; The decree mentioned above can only limit the parking of the said caravans to a period which may vary according to the periods of the year without being less than two days nor more than fifteen days. It specifies the locations assigned to this use.
The ministers responsible for town planning and tourism jointly fix, by decree published in the Official Journal, the conditions under which the necessary signage is established to bring the regulations provided for in this article to the attention of users. This regulation is only enforceable against users if the signaling measures have actually been taken.
Article R443-3-1
In municipalities where a local urban plan has been approved, excluding the perimeters of operations of national interest, the decree prohibiting parking of caravans is issued by the mayor on behalf of the municipality or by the president of the public intercommunal cooperation establishment on behalf of this establishment.
Article R443-3-2
In the other municipalities, as well as within the perimeters of operation of national interest, the order prohibiting the parking of caravans is issued by the prefect on behalf of the State.
Article R443-4
However, as regards the caravans which constitute the permanent habitat of their users, the authorization is required only if the parking of more than three months is continuous.
The caravan parking authorization is not necessary if the parking takes place:
a) On permanent sites fitted out for the reception of campers and caravans, regularly authorized and classified;
b) to
c) On land developed in application of article R. 443-13;
d) In buildings and sheds and on land where the construction constituting the user’s residence is located.
Article R443-5
In the cases mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 443-5-2 and in article R. 443-5-3, the mayor transmits the request, with his observations, to the head of the State service in the department in charge of town planning.
Article R443-5-1
The authority competent to rule on the request for a parking permit applies the provisions of article R. 443-10 to grant this authorization, with or without prescriptions, or to refuse it. The authorization cannot be granted for a period exceeding three years. It can be renewed.
Special requirements may be imposed, in particular with regard to the minimum surface area of parking spaces and respect for distances from the boundaries of the plots, as well as, where appropriate, the creation of green screens. When several caravans are grouped together in the same place, proof of sanitary equipment or the carrying out of viability works may be required.
The decision must be sent to the person concerned no later than two months from the date of the notice of receipt or of the filing of the request. In the absence of notification within this period, the authorization is deemed to be granted.
Article R443-5-2
In municipalities where a local urban plan has been approved, the caravan parking permit is issued by the mayor on behalf of the municipality or by the president of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation on behalf of this establishment.
However, it is issued under the conditions provided for in article R. 443-5-3 in the cases mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article L. 421-2-1.
A copy of the decision is sent, as the case may be:
– when it is taken on behalf of the municipality, to the prefect, accompanied by the complete application file;
– when it is taken on behalf of the public inter-municipal cooperation establishment, to the prefect, accompanied by the complete application file, and to the mayor of the municipality concerned.
Article R443-5-3