This article is adopted in order to promote the health, safety and general
welfare of the community and to protect and preserve the property of the Town
of Manchester by regulating the occupancy and maintenance of preexisting mobile
homes and preexisting mobile home parks by establishing minimum standards
for such parks. This article shall not apply to the expansion, construction
or new development of a preexisting mobile home or manufactured home park.
Approval of the Town Board and the Planning Board is required for all expansion, construction or new development as set forth in Articles
I,
II and
III of this chapter.
The preexisting mobile home park and mobile homes therein shall conform
to the following standards.
An application for a construction permit, change of a mobile home or
new placement of a mobile home shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement
Officer or Building Inspector.
Each preexisting mobile home lot shall contain at least 7,200 square
feet with a minimum width of 60 feet for a single width and 8,400 square feet
with a minimum width of 70 feet for a double wide and have such shape that
each mobile home is placed on the lot so as to meet the following setback
requirements:
A. Front yard setback. There shall be 25 feet from the road
right-of-way of the development street to the front outside wall of the mobile
home.
B. Public right-of-way. Setback from the public right-of-way
shall be not less than 100 from all adjoining highways.
C. Side yard setback. The combined distance of side yard
setback shall be not less than 20 feet, but in no instance shall there be
less than 20 feet between mobile homes.
D. Rear yard setback. There shall be a setback of 15 feet
from the rear lot line to any structure on the lot.
E. Minimum size of individual mobile home. The minimum size
of any individual mobile home shall be not less than 1,000 square feet.
F. Accessory buildings on individual lots. One accessory
building not to exceed 120 square feet and 10 feet in height is permitted.
G. Accessory building setback. Setback of accessory buildings
shall be 15 feet from any other structure on the lot.
H. Entrance platform, skirts and parking areas shall be as set forth in Article
III, Requirements, of this chapter.
The entrance road connecting the mobile home park with the public road
shall have a minimum paved road width 32 feet or a total of 50 feet including
right-of-ways.
Prior to the placement of any mobile home, manufactured home in a mobile
home park or manufactured home community, all improvements must be completed.
(See definition of "improvement" in § 325-4.)
The permit shall be valid for a period of one year. Upon application
by the owner and payment of the required fees, the Code Enforcement Officer
shall issue a renewal permit for an additional one-year period. If the mobile
home park or manufactured home community has not been constructed in accordance
with approved plans and all conditions attached thereto, or if a violation
of this chapter shall be found, or if any unapproved change shall have taken
place, the permit will not be renewed until said mobile home park, manufactured
home community has been brought into compliance. In such case, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall serve a notice or order upon the holder of the permit in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter.
Storage space shall be provided for auxiliary vehicles. No travel trailer,
camper, boat, snowmobile or similar auxiliary vehicle or conveyance shall
be stored on any mobile home lot. A supplemental parking area shall be provided
in each park for the storage of temporary parking of all auxiliary vehicles.
Prior to the placement of any mobile home in the mobile home park, all
improvements must be completed. (See definition of "improvement" in § 325-4.)