Mobile home parks may be permitted in the R+A, R-1 and R-2 Districts
upon the issuance of a special use permit, provided that the following
standards and requirements are complied with. Any changes to the approved
mobile home site plan must be presented to and approved by the Town
Planning Board.
A. Size. The size of all mobile home parks shall be a minimum of 15
acres.
B. Construction and safety standards. All mobile homes within the park
shall comply with the current construction and safety standards set
forth by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(1)
Mobile homes shall have a minimum habitable floor area of 800
square feet.
(2)
Solid-fuel-burning devices shall not be permitted within any
mobile home in a mobile home park.
C. Layout and design.
(1)
Double access. All mobile home parks containing 20 or more units
shall have access to a public highway at two points, with such points
being separated by at least 200 feet. This provision may be waived
by the Town Planning Board if the applicant's proposal contains acceptable
alternatives for emergency access.
(2)
Buffer zones. The site shall be located and laid out so that
no mobile home is located within 100 feet of any adjacent public highway
right-of-way or within 100 feet of any other adjoining property line.
Additional buffer areas may be required by the Town Planning Board
if deemed necessary in order to avoid potential conflicts with existing,
permitted or planned adjacent land uses.
(3)
Other principal structures. A private conventional residence
may be located within the confines of the mobile home park only to
the extent that it is used as an office. Lot location and minimum
distances shall be fixed by the Town Planning Board after due consideration
of each case.
(4)
Interior roadways. The layout of interior roadways, driveways
and walkways shall be designed and maintained in such a manner as
to provide for safe, efficient and orderly vehicular and pedestrian
traffic acceptable to the Planning Board after a written report from
the Highway Superintendent. In addition, all interior roadways shall
be clearly identified by signs at each intersection. Such signs shall
be acceptable to the Town Planning Board.
(5)
Roadway (or driveway) clear zone width. All roadways shall have
a minimum clear zone width of 40 feet which is completely clear of
obstructions to a height of 12 feet.
(6)
Roadway grades. The maximum roadway grade shall be 7%. Entrance
gradients shall be less than 3% for a distance of 75 feet from the
edge of the right-of-way of the public highway.
(7)
Minimum radius. The minimum radius of curvature for any street
shall be 50 feet.
(8)
Alignment. Roadways shall be laid out so as to intersect as
nearly as possible at right angles, and in no case shall any angle
or intersection be less than 75°. Roadways in four-way intersections
shall be directly across from one another or offset a minimum of 125
feet.
(9)
Roadways. Roadway or driveway pavement shall be located in the
center of the roadway clear zone and shall be at least 20 feet wide
with five-foot wide shoulders. If parking provision is made within
the roadway clear zone, such parking shall be off the pavement, and
the clear zone shall be increased accordingly.
(10)
Parking. Two parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile
home lot to meet the needs of occupants of the mobile home park and
their guests without interference with normal movement or vehicular
or pedestrian traffic. Such parking may be in tandem. Each parking
space shall have minimum dimensions of at least 10 feet by 20 feet
per vehicle and shall have concrete or blacktop surfacing.
(11)
Auxiliary parking. Auxiliary parking areas for motor vehicles
shall be provided at a ratio of one parking space to every three mobile
home units. Additional auxiliary parking areas are to be provided
for parking trucks, maintenance equipment, boat trailers, utility
trailers and similar such equipment and vehicles as may be determined
by the Town Planning Board.
(12)
Mobile home lot size. All lots shall be a minimum of 10,000
square feet, exclusive of any common areas, and shall have a minimum
dimension of 80 feet across the lot. No common areas such as buffer
zones, roadway clear zones, auxiliary parking lots, recreational areas,
service buildings and areas, etc., shall be counted towards required
individual mobile home lot areas.
(13)
Walkways. Walkways shall be laid out so as to connect service
buildings, dry yards and storage lockers with roadways. Walkways shall
also provide access to recreation areas if such areas are not located
adjacent to a roadway. Each roadway shall have a walkway running parallel
to it, separated from the roadway by a minimum distance of seven feet.
Additional walkways may also be placed along the rear of each lot.
All walkways shall be a minimum of three feet wide and thickness of
four inches over four inches of ROB gravel and shall be provided with
joints so designed as to minimize cracking. All walkways shall be
made of concrete or blacktop or other similar material approved by
the Town Planning Board.
(14)
Recreation areas. Recreation areas shall be provided in central
locations at a minimum of 5% of the total park area or as required
by the Planning Board. Recreational areas shall include playgrounds
for children and separate areas for more passive enjoyment by adults.
The playgrounds shall be equipped with play equipment for children
under 10 years of age and should be away from traffic.
(15)
Public telephones. If public telephones are provided within
the court, they shall be located directly adjacent to service buildings.
(16)
Mailboxes. Mailboxes shall be located in compliance with United
States Postal regulations and shall not be placed in any location
where they constitute a safety hazard to pedestrians or to vehicles.
(17)
Trees. All existing trees shall be preserved insofar as possible
in the design of the park.
D. Siting of mobile homes. Mobile homes shall be so situated within
the mobile home park in conformance with the following:
(1)
The following minimum setback distances shall be maintained
when providing specific locations of mobile homes as related to each
other within the park:
(a)
Side yard: Minimum distance of 10 feet to line.
(b)
Front and rear yards: Minimum distance of 25 feet to line.
(2)
In cases of irregularly shaped lots, the Planning Board may
modify and vary the above provisions and shall determine the application
of the above listed provisions, but in no case shall any two mobile
homes be closer than 20 feet from one another.
(3)
No mobile home shall be located less than 50 feet from any service or storage building other than approved accessory buildings located on and serving the specific mobile home lot as set forth in §
165-41.6L of this chapter.
(4)
The percent lot coverage for an individual mobile home lot shall
be no greater than 25%.
(5)
No occupied travel or recreational vehicle or other form of
temporary-type living units shall be permitted in a mobile home park.
(6)
Every mobile home lot shall be clearly identified by a number
located on a sign or light post located on the lot.