§ 6.305. Development Standards.

A.

Mobile Home Parks.

1.

Minimum size of such mobile home park shall be ten (10) net acres.

2.

The current setback requirements and spacing standards of this district shall be met prior to replacing mobile homes or travel trailers in an existing nonconforming park. No permits shall be issued without a scaled development plan on file showing existing improvements and locations of all units.

3.

The minimum space size for a mobile home shall be three thousand (3,000) square feet; for a travel trailer or motor home, one thousand (1,000) square feet.

4.

There shall be a distance of not less than twenty (20) feet between the front or rear of a mobile home or travel trailer and not less than five (5) feet between fixed canopies.

5.

Travel trailers and motor homes shall constitute no more than fifteen (15) percent of total spaces. These spaces must be delineated on the approved development plan for each mobile home park. These spaces should be located together and not spread throughout the park. These spaces shall not be continuously occupied for more than six (6) months.

6.

No mobile home, travel trailer, or accessory building shall be placed or built within fourteen (14) feet of the side of another mobile home, travel trailer, or accessory building.

7.

There shall be a seven (7) foot setback from all interior drives, roadways, and exterior perimeters to the nearest edge of any mobile home or travel trailer.

8.

No more than one (1) mobile home, travel trailer, or motor home shall be placed on each space.

9.

Off-street parking for at least two (2) automobiles shall be provided in each space or on each lot or on a separate designated parking area within the mobile home park.

10.

Interior private streets shall not be less than thirty (30) feet in width.

11.

Screening shall be provided around the exterior of the mobile home park by a minimum six (6) foot masonry wall.

12.

All mobile homes shall be skirted in a uniform manner.

13.

No mobile home space shall be located within twenty (20) feet of a property line. Such area shall be maintained as a landscape buffer area which can be used for recreation or as part of a retention area.

14.

A common area of five hundred (500) square feet for each rental space shall be provided and approved for recreation, laundry, and service purposes.

15.

No boat, motor home, or travel trailer shall be permitted to be stored on any rental space. Such storage area shall be provided by the park at a ratio of fifty (50) square feet for each rental space.

16.

Mobile home parks may include accessory storage buildings, office buildings, recreational facilities, laundry facilities, and other common facilities use provided for park residents.

B.

Mobile Home Subdivision Development Standards.

1.

Minimum size for mobile home subdivisions shall be ten (10) net acres.

2.

Mobile home subdivision density, yard, area, and sign requirements shall be determined by the underlying residential district.

3.

No more than one (1) mobile home shall be placed on any lot and no mobile home shall be used for anything other than a single residence dwelling.

4.

All mobile homes shall be mounted and anchored to a continuous masonry foundation in accordance with approved standards.

5.

No mobile home containing less than six hundred (600) square feet shall be used as a dwelling.

6.

Approval of all mobile home subdivisions shall be subject to the provisions of the subdivision ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1772, 6-23-93)