[R.O. 2012 §405.235]
The purpose of this district is to provide for the regulation
of manufactured homes on limited areas within the community and to
assure that these activities are well planned, aesthetically pleasing,
provide adequate sanitary, electrical and kitchen facilities and services
and do not detract from the use and enjoyment or degenerate the value
of adjacent properties.
[R.O. 2012 §405.240]
The permitted uses in the "R-4" Planned Mobile Home Park District
shall be as set out in Appendix A of this Title.
[R.O. 2012 §405.243]
The conditional uses in the "R-4" Planned Mobile Home Park District
shall be as set out in Appendix A of this Title.
[R.O. 2012 §405.245]
A.
Subject
to compliance with the procedures of this Section, accessory buildings,
structures and uses are permitted in conjunction with a permitted
land use or development or (unless restricted by applicable condition)
a conditional land use or development when such accessory building,
structure or use is customarily found in conjunction with the primary
use, is a reasonably necessary incident to the primary use, is clearly
subordinate to the primary use, and serves only to further the successful
utilization of the primary use. Accessory buildings which are not
a part of the main building may be built only in a required rear yard,
but such accessory building shall not be nearer than five (5) feet
of the rear lot lines nor eight (8) feet of the side lot lines nor
shall any such accessory building occupy more than ten percent (10%)
of the required rear yard or a maximum of one thousand two hundred
(1,200) square feet, whichever is less. Accessory uses include the
following:
1.
Accessory buildings under mobile home park management supervision
for use as office space, storage, laundry facilities, recreation,
garage storage or other services for the exclusive use of park residents.
2.
Swimming pools.
a.
Swimming pools shall be fenced so as to insure the safety of the
citizens of Union. For the purposes of this Chapter, proper fencing
shall be, at a minimum, four (4) feet high and constructed so that
any such pool is not readily accessible to passersby or small children.
[Ord. No. 3887 §4, 8-11-2014]
b.
Any such swimming pool shall conform to the side and rear yard setback
lines.
c.
All such swimming pools shall be constructed so as to avoid drainage
onto adjoining property and shall meet all regulations and Building
Codes in effect.
[R.O. 2012 §405.250]
The maximum height of mobile homes and all accessory structures
shall be fifteen (15) feet, measured from the ground to the highest
point of the structure or lowest point of ground or one (1) story,
whichever is less.
[R.O. 2012 §405.255]
A.
Land
area provided for a planned mobile home park shall be not less than
five (5) acres.
B.
Each
mobile home site shall have an area of at least five thousand (5,000)
square feet and a minimum width of fifty (50) feet. The total site
coverage shall not exceed thirty-five percent (35%). Site coverage
shall be calculated by dividing the total ground floor area in the
mobile home unit plus the total ground floor area of any enclosed
structure attached to the mobile home unit by the total site area.
The floor area of a detached, enclosed structure shall not be included
in the total ground floor area, provided the area of said structure
does not exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet.
[R.O. 2012 §405.260]
A.
Side Yard. Each mobile home site shall have side yards of
a minimum of five (5) feet on each side.
B.
Front And Rear Yard. Each mobile home site shall have front
and rear yards of not less than eight (8) feet each and the sum of
both yards not less than twenty (20) feet.
C.
Yard
width shall be determined by measurement from the mobile home face
(side) to its mobile home site boundary, and every point shall not
be less than the minimum width herein provided. Open patios and carport
facilities shall be disregarded in determining yard widths. Enclosed
all-weather patios and individual storage facilities shall be included
in determining yard widths. The front yard is that yard which runs
from the hitch end of the mobile home to the nearest street line.
The rear yard is at the opposite end of the mobile home and side yards
are at right angles to the front and rear ends.
D.
An
opaque planting screen, as set forth in Appendix B of this Title shall
be planted within a buffer or landscaped area of not less than thirty
(30) feet in width and shall be provided and maintained at the perimeter
of the mobile home park except that if two (2) or more adjoining parcels
contain planned mobile home parks within an "R-4" District, no such
buffer shall be required along the common boundary between the two
(2).
E.
Refuse Disposal. The storage and collection of refuse shall
be so managed as to create no health hazard, rodent harboring, insect
breeding areas, accident hazards, or air pollution. All refuse shall
be stored in fly-tight, water-tight, rodent-proof containers which
shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to accommodate
all refuse. Satisfactory containers shall be provided at permanent
locations, in areas appropriately and visually screened and accessible
to solid waste collection vehicles.
G.
The
area of the mobile home pad shall be improved to provide adequate
support for the placement and tie-down of the mobile home, thereby
securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation and
overturning as provided in the City Building Code.
H.
Driveways
shall be provided on the site where necessary for convenient access
to service entrances of buildings, to delivery and collection points
for fuel, refuse and other material, and elsewhere as needed.
[R.O. 2012 §405.265]
Supplemental regulations shall be as permitted in Article XVI of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §405.270]
Signs shall be as permitted in Article XVIII of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §405.275]
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as permitted in Article XIX of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §405.280]
A.
The
developer or applicant shall file fifteen (15) copies of the preliminary
site plan prepared on twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inch sheets
to the Zoning Enforcement Officer on behalf of the Planning and Zoning
Commission. Such plans shall show the location and size of buildings
and structures as well as mobile home pads, site layout, parking areas,
drives, walkways, recreation and common areas, refuse disposal areas,
required buffers, and general location, type and capacity of utilities
including storm water, drainage, sanitary sewer, electric, gas, cable,
telephone and other utilities. Preliminary site plans shall also include
general grading and landscaping plans reflecting thereon existing
and proposed contours at vertical intervals of not more than two (2)
feet referred to sea level datum which shall reflect thereon the location
of major existing growth to be retained as well as new planting and
landscaping plans.
B.
The
Zoning Enforcement Officer shall review such plans and provide recommendations,
comments and suggestions to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
C.
The
Planning and Zoning Commission shall study the preliminary plan and
supporting data and may make suggestions for changes and adjustments.
After the Commission reviews the preliminary plans, it shall within
sixty (60) days of receipt of the plan submit same with a brief report
to the Board of Aldermen. The Commission and the Board may vary or
reduce requirements if increases are made for other features. Should
the Board of Aldermen approve the preliminary plans and supporting
material, two (2) copies shall be filed in the office of the City
Clerk and one (1) copy shall be given to the petitioner.
D.
Upon
receipt of the approved preliminary plans, the petitioner may proceed
with the final plans and specifications for all or any portion of
the project that is approved. The final plans and specifications shall
be reviewed by the Commission and the Board of Aldermen in the same
manner as the preliminary plans. No permits shall be issued for any
construction upon the project until the final plans have been approved
by the Commission and by the Board.
