[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1600]
1.
Purpose. The purpose of this District is to provide for mobile homes
and mobile home parks with development standards designed to provide
for health and safety of the residents.
2.
A building or structure may be erected or altered, to be used either
in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of
the following uses and no other, provided that such uses, buildings,
or structures shall comply with such regulations as yards, lot sizes,
lot width, building area, height, impervious surface, easements, bufferyards,
off-street parking, and other requirements as specified by this chapter.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1601; as amended by Ord. 2002-19, 12/30/2002, § II]
1.
Uses Permitted by Right.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2020-04, 9/8/2020; Ord. No. 2023-02, 2/14/2023;
and by A.O.]
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A1
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General Farming
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A2
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Agricultural Retail
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A4
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Forestry or Timber Harvesting
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B1
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Detached Dwelling
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B7
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Mobile Home Park
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B12a
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No-Impact Home-Based Business
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B14b
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Accessory Building, Structure or Use: Storage Sheds
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B17
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Short-Term Rentals
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C7
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Municipal Use or Municipal Building
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D1
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Public Recreational Facility
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G28
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Small Wireless Communications Facility, co-located
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G28
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Small Wireless Communications Facility, requiring installation
of new wireless support structure
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2.
Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
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E1
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Utilities
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3.
Uses
Permitted by Conditional Use.
[Added by Ord. No. 2020-07, 11/10/2020; as amended by A.O.]
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B18
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Event Venue Use
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G28
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Non-Tower-Based Wireless Communications Facility
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[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1602]
All uses shall comply with the area and dimensional requirements listed in this section, unless a different area or dimensional requirement is stated in § 27-304, Use Regulations, for the specific use, in which case the requirements of § 27-304 shall apply.
A.
Requirements for Use B7, Mobile Home Park.
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Minimum lot width
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45 feet
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Minimum distance between mobile homes
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20 feet
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Minimum yards
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Side Yard
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12.5 feet
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Rear Yard
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15 feet
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(1)
There shall be a minimum distance of 20 feet between a deck,
unenclosed patio, accessory shed and any mobile home, deck, unenclosed
patio, storage shed, or other structure.
(2)
There shall be a minimum setback of 20 feet from the cartway
of any street for any mobile home, accessory storage shed, deck, or
unenclosed porch.
B.
Performance Standards for Use B7, Mobile Home Park.
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Minimum site area
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15 acres
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Maximum density
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7 units per acre
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Minimum open space ration
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30%
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(1)
There shall be a minimum building and parking area setback of 100
feet from the ultimate right-of-way of all perimeter roads and from
the perimeter of the site.
C.
Development Regulations.
(1)
No more than one mobile home shall be placed on a mobile home
lot, and the mobile home shall be occupied by not more than a single
family.
(2)
The area between the ground level and the perimeter of the mobile
home shall be enclosed by means of a suitable skirting.
(3)
Each mobile home shall be placed on a permanent foundation of
at least eight poured concrete or masonry pillars set on a concrete
base at least eight inches thick. The pillars shall be spaced no more
than 10 feet apart with the end piers being no farther than five feet
from the ends of the unit. The pillars shall be at least one foot
by two feet in size and at least 36 inches below grade. Each pillar
shall have installed a tie-down ring to which the mobile home shall
be secured.
(4)
Every mobile home shall have access to an improved street in the mobile home park constructed in accordance with Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Township Code.
(5)
No space shall be rented for residential use of a mobile home
in any park except for periods of 30 days or more.
(6)
Public sewer and public water services shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Township Code, and the Township Sewage Facilities Plan.
(7)
Only sheds, decks and unenclosed porches and patios are permitted
to be 20 feet from adjoining mobile homes. Any structure with a roof
that is attached to the mobile home shall not be permitted to be closer
than 25 feet to adjacent mobile homes.
(8)
Any addition to a mobile homes, including, without limitation,
all projections, awnings, roofed porches, and additions, shall be
considered to be part of the mobile home to which it is attached and
shall meet all setback requirements, except as may be expressly exempted
by the terms of this chapter.
(9)
A bufferyard shall be provided around the perimeter of the mobile
home park along all perimeter roads and perimeter property lines.
A fifty-foot planted buffer lying within the setback shall be planted
at a density of at least 10 trees per 60 feet of buffer plus 10 shrubs
per 60 feet and a berm of not less than three feet in height. The
planted buffer shall be located within the 50 feet closest to the
rear of the 100 feet setback requirement.
(10)
Parking. Two spaces per mobile home plus one overflow parking
space per unit shall be provided. Overflow spaces may be provided
in parking courts or lots.
(11)
Centralized mailboxes shall be provided.
D.
Requirements for All Other Permitted Uses.
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Minimum lot area
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40,000 square feet
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Minimum lot width
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100 feet
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Maximum impervious surface coverage
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20%
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Minimum yards
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Front
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50 feet
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Side
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40 feet
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Rear
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50 feet
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