Land which the Commission determines to be unsuitable for development
of a manufactured home park because of vulnerability to flooding,
poor drainage, or other characteristics likely to be harmful to the
safety, welfare or health of future residents shall not be permitted
for development, unless adequate methods to correct all such hazards
are devised and are approved by the Commission. No manufactured home
park shall be permitted in:
A. The one-hundred-year designated floodplain.
B. Wetlands, swamps, natural drainageways, etc.
C. Areas critical to the provisions of water sources (i.e., springs,
fragile watersheds, etc.).
D. Areas subject to geological hazards (i.e., faults, landslides, etc.).
All proposed manufactured home parks shall conform with any
adopted plans for the County and shall be accordance with planning
policies of the County.
In the design of any manufactured home park, careful consideration
shall be given to preserving natural features and amenities such as
large trees, natural rock outcroppings, streams, and other landscape
features and historical and other features, including cemeteries.
Street and block layout shall be made with consideration of
the most advantageous development of adjoining tracts and the entire
neighborhood.
Accessory buildings may be located at the end of a manufactured
home at a point or points furthest away from the servicing street
or driveway, except where a manufactured home is situated parallel
to the servicing street or driveway. In that case, accessory buildings
may be located only at the rear of the manufactured home. Where there
is a servicing street or driveway at either end of a manufactured
home, accessory buildings may be located at the end furthest from
the front doorway of the manufactured home. In every case, not less
than 10 feet shall be provided between any accessory building and
the individual lot line of a manufactured home space and not less
than five feet between any accessory building and a manufactured home.
The total square foot area of the accessory building shall not exceed
2.5% of the total square foot area of the manufactured home lot. Accessory
buildings shall be constructed or placed on the basis of a building
permit. They must be permanent buildings constructed of new materials
suitable for outdoor construction, and they shall be neat in appearance.
Building permits shall be required for any additional construction
to a manufactured home.
Storage under a manufactured home will be permitted when none
of the items so stored shall be such as to create a fire hazard.
Due consideration shall be given by developers of manufactured
home parks and by the governing body to sites for recreation parks
or open spaces. Manufactured home parks with 25 or more lots shall
have not less than 15% of the gross site area devoted to recreational
areas and facilities, generally provided in a central location.
Convenience establishments of a commercial nature, such as stores
and coin-operated laundry and dry-cleaning establishments, including
the parking area serving such operations, shall not occupy more than
10% of the area of the manufactured home park. Moreover, they shall
be subordinate to the residential use and character of the manufactured
home park, shall be located, designed, and intended to serve frequent
trade or service needs of persons residing in the court, and shall
present no visible evidence of their commercial character from any
portion of any residential district outside the manufactured home
park.
Motor homes and travel trailers shall be permitted for occupancy
in a manufactured home park, but only if occupied for 30 days or more.
A special use permit, to be granted by the Board, shall be required
for camps and parks for travel trailers.
Proposed streets which are obvious in alignment with other already
existing and named streets shall bear the name of the existing street.
In no case shall the names of proposed streets duplicate existing
street names irrespective of the use. Names of existing streets shall
not be changed except by approval of the governing body.
Alleys shall not be permitted in manufactured home parks.