(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) âCamperâ means an individual or individuals all camping under one reservation or registration. (2) âCommercial lodging facilityâ has the same meaning as the term âhotelâ is defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1865 of the Civil Code. (3) âLow-impact camping areaâ means any area of private property that provides for the transient occupancy rental of a temporary sleeping accommodation for recreational purposes that is not a commercial lodging facility. (4) âOnline hosting platformâ means a digital marketplace that facilitates the booking of low-impact camping areas. (5) âRecreational vehicleâ has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 18010. (6) âTemporary sleeping accommodationâ includes, but is not limited to, a tent, yurt, or recreational vehicle. (b) A low-impact camping area is not a special occupancy park, as defined in Section 18862.43, if it is located in a county that has enacted an ordinance, subject to the requirements of existing law, authorizing low-impact camping and meets all of the following requirements: (1) Provides for the transient occupancy rental of a temporary sleeping accommodation, not exceeding 14 consecutive nights per camper and not exceeding 28 nights per calendar year per camper. (2) Includes no more than nine temporary sleeping accommodations, of which no more than four may be concurrently occupied by recreational vehicles, as defined in Section 18010. (3) Does not include a temporary sleeping accommodation that is rented out for permanent human occupancy. (4) Does not allow for onstreet parking. (5) Complies with applicable state and local fire safety requirements. (6) Complies with applicable state and local tax and fee requirements, including, but not limited to, the payment of local transient occupancy taxes. (7) Complies with applicable local requirements for disposal of human waste, or in the absence of applicable local requirements, maintains sanitation facilities that are fully self-contained or connected to a permitted sewage disposal system serving the property. (8) Complies with applicable local requirements for disposal of trash, or in the absence of applicable local requirements, requires all solid waste to be removed from the premises after each occupancy and onsite trash receptacles to abide by applicable animal-protection trash best practices or requirements. (9) Complies with applicable local requirements for quiet hours, or in the absence of applicable local requirements, enforces quiet hours from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (10) Complies with applicable local requirements relating to low-impact campsites, low-incident camping, or incidental camping, including, but not limited to, local zoning, permit, lot size, and setback requirements. (11) Designates an operator or property manager who is available by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (12) Includes no more than one temporary sleeping accommodation per acre and is located on a parcel of two acres or more. (13) Requires all temporary sleeping accommodations to be located no less than 200 feet from any offsite residence and no less than 30 feet from any adjoining property or road. (14) Is not located on a site that meets both of the following: (A) A site that is a legal parcel or parcels located in a city if, and only if, the city boundaries include some portion of either an urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by the United States Census Bureau, or, for unincorporated areas, a legal parcel or parcels wholly within the boundaries of an urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by the United States Census Bureau. (B) A site in which at least 75 percent of the perimeter of the site adjoins parcels that are developed with urban uses. For purposes of this paragraph, parcels that are separated only by a street or highway shall be considered to be adjoined. (15) Has not been used as a special occupancy park for th
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