Our property is zoned residential, but surrounded by agriculture on all sides. It is also zoned single family, and multiple "living" structures cannot be installed. There are no restrictions for parking RV's on the property, or using them.
In order to be completely compliant, we have never hooked up our camper "permanently" (actually we travel too much to do so). But we basically live in the camper, been doing so for 12 years now, in the driveway.
What we did though, was install an actual RV electric hook up. We started with 2, yes 2 - 30 amp boxes at different locations, and when we got the fifth wheel replaced one with a 20-30-50 amp RV box. We keep ours plugged in 24x7 with the camper electric cord, and also keep the Progressive EMS plugged in at the power box. In other words, there is no electricity wired "permanently" directly into the camper.
Second, we fill our fresh water tank ... always and NEVER leave the garden hose attached to the trailer. Why? 1) The garden hose is stretched across the yard and the driveway and that's in the way when mowing grass or using the drive way. 2) I never take chances on water hose leaks if we are not home. With no water actually attached permanently to the trailer, the trailer cannot be considered a permanent dwelling. (temporary, maybe, but not permanent)
Third, we have not tapped into our septic tank with a separate dedicated sewer connection. We did have the septic tank top undug and replaced the buried cap with an extension that comes up and completely out of the ground with an easy to remove cap so septic tank pumper services can access the tank without having to dig any more.
We use our portable blue tote to dump our camper black and grey water and then haul it to the septic tank cap and let gravity empty the tank. I built a ramp so the tote sits higher than the top of the opening so it drains easily.
That is the work around. Do not attach anything permanent to anything on the property. Garden hose for water, and keep it unattached except for filling the fresh water tank. Hook up your electricity exactly like you do at a campground, nothing permanent. Do not hook up anything permanent to the septic tank. Keep it all portable, keep the tires on the camper and keep the tires on the ground. Then the owners can probably stay in it as long as they want and no one will ever complain.
It's all about appearances and how one presents the argument.
Dumping the tote every couple days takes a little time and effort, and it takes times to do so, and to fill the fresh water tank, and constantly be aware of water usage because of the tank sizes. But the alternative is to live in a motel for 6 months!
