Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024
Section R. 325.1556b - Group camping areasRule 6b.
(1) A campground owner may provide a group camping area. If individual site water connections or site electrical connections are provided, the campground owner shall ensure that a recreational unit connects to the nearest electrical outlet or the nearest site water connection. The campground owner shall ensure that no more than 1 recreational unit connects to an electrical outlet or a site water connection.(2) A campground owner is not required to mark an individual campsite boundary in group camping areas if the area boundary is marked and arranged so that it can be readily located and identified by campers. A campground owner shall identify a group camping area by appropriate signs that signify the area name or area number and the maximum number of people that are permitted to use the area. The campground manager shall keep a record at his or her office or home of the number of campers who use the group camping area. A campground owner shall limit the number of persons camping in a group camping area based on the facilities that the campground provides. Eight persons are the equivalent of 1 campsite.(3) A group camping area shall contain a minimum of 1,200 square feet for each equivalent of 1 campsite.(4) If a group camping area is provided, then a campground owner shall determine the number of sanitary facilities required in accordance with R 325.1556a(1) for primitive campgrounds and in accordance with R 325.1571(2) and (5) for modern campgrounds.(5) A campground owner shall arrange a recreational unit in a group camping area so as not to restrict the access of emergency vehicles and recreational units and to provide an unobstructed path which is not less than 4 feet wide and which extends completely around the recreational unit.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.1556b