Dunkirk Zoning Board Tightens RV Rules After Compliance Dispute

From the Board of Zoning & Appeals meeting on June 24, 2026

The Dunkirk Board of Zoning & Appeals voted unanimously to impose three new requirements on a local mobile home park that had been granted a variance to host RVs. The action came after a resident, Jerry Wesley, pulled an RV onto the property without proper permits or utility hookups.

The property owner, identified as Dan, told the board he had tried to arrange a water meter fitting as early as May 4, but it was delivered to the wrong property. He said Wesley was a Dunkirk neighbor staying temporarily, not a wind farm worker.

Under the new rules, a permit must be obtained before any RV arrives on the property, an appointment with the city sewage department must confirm holding tanks are empty before entry, and city utility hookups for water and sewer must be ready before the trailer moves in.

The meeting also surfaced a zoning question. The property is currently zoned Industrial (I-1), but a board member reported checking the courthouse recorder's office and finding no record of a prior rezoning to Residential that some believed had occurred. The property owner asked to have his attorney review before any zoning change is pursued. The matter was referred to the Planning Commission.

Board members also noted that minutes from the previous meeting were not properly taken — a non-board member had been recording them, which members flagged as improper.

Source: Meeting transcript — City of Dunkirk - Board of Zoning & Appeals Meeting - June 24, 2026

Some information may be inaccurate due to video audio quality.