No person, firm or corporation being the owner or occupant of
any land or premises within the Town of Martinsburg shall use or permit
the use of such land as a location for a mobile home without obtaining
a permit therefor as hereinafter provided and without complying with
the following requirements and regulations:
A. Each mobile home lot shall have a minimum lot frontage of 200 feet.
B. Each mobile home lot shall have a front yard of a minimum of 70 feet.
C. Each mobile home lot shall have a minimum side yard size of 25 feet.
D. Each mobile home lot shall have a minimum back yard size of 20 feet.
E. Each mobile home lot shall contain at least 20,000 square feet.
F. Each mobile home shall be enclosed between the bottom and the ground
with a durable fire-resistant material.
G. Each mobile home shall be equipped with at least one smoke or heat
detector or combination to give warning to occupants in case of fire.
H. Each mobile home shall have an adequate water supply system that
is located at least 100 feet from the sewage disposal system.
I. Each mobile home shall have a sewage disposal system. If such sewage
disposal system is not supplied by a municipality, the sewage disposal
system shall be by means of a septic tank and underground absorption
bed. The septic tank shall be not less than 10 feet from the structure
and not less than 100 feet from any well used as a water supply. The
absorption bed shall be located not less than 100 feet from any well
nor less than 20 feet from the lot line.
J. Each mobile home shall be placed upon an adequate foundation for
the placement allowing tie-down of the mobile home, securing the superstructure
against uplift, sliding, rotation and overturning. Such foundation
shall be sufficient so that the mobile home shall not heave, shift
or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home. Such foundation
shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs such as cast-in-place
concrete "dead men," eyelets imbedded in concrete foundations or runways,
screw augers, arrowhead anchors or other devices securing the stability
of the mobile home. Anchors and tie-downs shall be placed at least
at each corner of the mobile home stand and shall be able to sustain
a minimum tensile strength of 2,800 pounds.
K. Mobile homes shall be used only as a dwelling, except upon issuance of a temporary development permit as provided for in §
240-78 of the Code of the Town of Martinsburg.
L. All mobile
homes shall be in compliance with standards equal to or more stringent
than the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) Manufactured Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards,
24 CFR 3280 (1976). The applicant is responsible for providing adequate
evidence that these standards have been complied with. The presence
of a permanent certification label affixed to the mobile home by the
manufacturer shall be presumptive evidence that the construction of
a mobile home is in compliance with such standards. In all other respects,
mobile homes shall be subject to all applicable portions of this chapter
pertaining to single-family dwellings.
A fee of $50 shall be charged for issuing a permit pursuant to §
145-12 of this chapter as pertains to locating an individual mobile home; payment to be made at the time application is filed.
Upon application from a senior citizen defined as the owner of property who is 65 or more years of age and upon a showing of an annual income by such senior citizen of $3,500 or less, the permit fee required of §
145-13 shall be waived for such senior citizen making application hereunder.