A.
Residential-Mobile Home (R-MH) zoning districts may hereafter be
established by amendments to the Official Zoning Map in any district
previously classified as residential in accordance with the procedures,
requirements and limitations set forth in this article. Within such
districts, mobile homes, with such additional supporting uses and
occupancies as are permitted herein, may be established subject to
the requirements and limitations set forth in these and other regulations.
B.
It is the intent of this article to recognize mobile or manufactured
homes as dwelling units designed to be used as a dwelling with or
without a permanent foundation and that is certified by the Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development as complying with the
standards established under 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 to 5425.
Units constructed prior to 1974 are prohibited. Units not bearing
a housing and urban development (HUD) seal shall not be permitted
in a Residential Mobile Home (R-MH) District except as a conditional
use. Permits for placement of a mobile home in an R-MH District shall
be obtained from the Village Zoning Administrator.[1]
C.
No person shall park, locate or place any mobile home outside of
a licensed mobile home park in the Village of Trempealeau, except
unoccupied mobile homes may be parked on the lawfully situated premises
of a licensed mobile home dealer for the purposes of sale display;
the lawfully situated premises of a vehicle service business for purposes
of servicing or making necessary repairs; the premises leased or owned
by the owner of such mobile home for purposes of sales display for
a period not exceeding 120 days, provided no business is carried on
therein, or in an accessory private garage, building or rear yard
of the owner of such mobile home, provided no business is carried
on therein.[2]
A.
Mobile homes legally located and occupied on premises outside a licensed
mobile home park prior to the enactment of this chapter may be continued
in such location, provided that the owner of the premises on which
such unit is located shall apply to the Zoning Administrator within
60 days after the original effective date of this chapter for a use
permit showing the date on which such use and occupancy commenced,
the names of the owner and occupants and that such use and occupancy
is otherwise in conformity with the applicable laws and regulations
of the state and Village. Such nonconforming use shall be automatically
terminated upon a discontinuance for any reason for 12 consecutive
months or if the total structural repairs and alterations to the mobile
home exceed 50% of the net value, except as otherwise provided in
§ 62.23(7)(hc), Wis. Stats.
B.
The owner or occupant of a mobile home shall, within five days after
entering of a licensed mobile home park or removing to another park
within the Village, obtain a permit from the Zoning Administrator.
Such permits shall be issued only for mobile homes which bear a seal,
stamp or certificate of the manufacturer guaranteeing that the mobile
home is constructed in accordance with the standards of the American
National Standards Institute Book A 119.1, as originally existing
or, if amended, as amended.
C.
Nothing herein shall prevent the owner of a mobile home under Subsection A hereof from replacing the mobile home with a newer model, provided that the replacement unit meets all applicable standards of construction in the industry existing as of the date of replacement, not at the date of manufacture of the replacement unit.
A.
Where a R-MH District is to be established for the development of
a single mobile home park only, minimum area shall be 10 acres. Minimum
number of lots or spaces completed and ready for occupancy before
first occupancy is permitted shall be established as 25% of total
units permitted on zoned site.
B.
These limitations shall not apply where expansion of an existing
mobile home park is concerned and where such expansion will not increase
variation from requirements applying to mobile home communities, as
set forth herein.
The following principal uses and structures are permitted within
R-MH Districts:
A.
One-family detached mobile homes (residential mobile home). In mobile
home communities, recreational vehicles shall not be occupied as living
quarters and sales lots shall not be permitted, but dwellings may
be sold on lots they occupy in residential use.
B.
Permitted accessory uses and structures. Uses and structures that
are customarily accessory and clearly incidental to permitted principal
uses and structures shall be permitted, except for those requiring
specific approval as provided below.
A.
No person shall construct, alter, modify or extend any mobile home
park or mobile home park building or facility within the limits of
the Village without first securing a mobile home park developer's
permit from the Village. Such permits shall be issued by the Zoning
Administrator upon approval by the governing body.
B.
Applications for mobile home park developer's permits shall be filed
with the Zoning Administrator with sufficient copies for the Administrator
to forward one each to the Fire Chief and Village Police Officer,
who shall investigate and review said application to determine whether
the applicant, the premises on which said park will be located and
the proposed design and specifications thereof and all buildings proposed
to be constructed thereon will comply with the applicable regulations,
ordinances and laws of the State and Village and report their findings
in writing to the governing body within 60 days. Such reports shall
be considered by the governing body before any permit is issued hereunder.
Failure of any officer or body to report within the allotted time
shall be deemed a favorable recommendation.
C.
Applications for mobile home park developer's permit shall be accompanied
by a fee as set by the Village Board to cover the cost of investigation
and processing, plus regular building permit fees for all buildings
or structures to be erected within the proposed park.
D.
Applications shall be made on forms furnished by the Zoning Administrator
and shall include the following information:
(1)
Name and address of applicant.
(2)
Location and legal description of the proposed park, addition,
modification or extension.
(3)
A complete plot plan showing compliance with all applicable
provisions of this chapter and the municipal building code and zoning
and subdivision ordinances.
(4)
Complete preliminary engineering plans and specifications, including
a scale drawing of the proposed park showing, but not limited to:
(a)
Plans and specifications of all utilities, including: sewerage
collection and disposal, stormwater drainage, water and electrical
distribution and supply, refuse storage and collection, lighting,
telephone and TV antenna systems.
(b)
Location and width of roadways and walkways, buffer strips,
recreational and other common areas.
(c)
The location of mobile home stands with the mobile home spaces,
including a detailed sketch of at least one typical mobile home space
and stand therein.
(d)
Landscape plan showing all plantings.
(e)
Plans and specifications of all park buildings and structures.
(5)
Interest of applicant in proposed mobile home park or extension
thereof. If owner of tract is a person other than applicant, a duly
verified statement by the owner that applicant is authorized by him
to construct and maintain the proposed park, addition, modification
or extension and make the application.
(6)
Written statements describing proposed park operations, management
and maintenance, including proposed fees and charges and other requirements
to be imposed on park occupants by the park operator.
E.
Final engineering plans and specifications complying with the provisions
of this article and the zoning regulations and any modifications or
conditions imposed by the governing body shall be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator and checked by the proper municipal officials
for compliance before the license is issued.
All mobile home parks and modifications of or additions or extensions
to existing parks shall comply with the following:
A.
Chapter SPS 326, Wisconsin Administrative Code, as now existing or
hereafter amended, is hereby made a part of this chapter and incorporated
herein by reference as if fully set forth, except that such regulations
shall not be deemed to modify any requirement of this chapter or any
other applicable law or ordinance of the state or Village.
B.
The maximum number of mobile home spaces shall be 10 per acre and individual spaces shall not be less than 4,250 square feet in area and arranged to afford ample area for a variety of units, a setback of 21 feet from the right-of-way of any arterial street or any collector street and 13 feet from the right-of-way on 11th Street, as such terms are defined under § 512-2 of the Code, 10 feet from the right-of-way of any local street, as defined under § 512-2 of the Code, 10 feet from any common area, including common parking areas, 10 feet from all park boundary lines, 10 feet from any other unit, building or structure. Accessory structures, such as awnings, cabanas, storage cabinets, carports, windbreaks or attached porches shall be considered part of the unit for purposes of determining compliance with this provision. The minimum size of a mobile home park shall be 10 acres; the minimum dimensions of a mobile home site shall be 50 feet wide by 85 feet long; all drives, parking areas and walkways shall be hard-surfaced; there shall be a minimum yard setback of five feet at all lot lines of the mobile home park; no mobile home site shall be rented for a period of less than 30 days; there shall be two surfaced automobile parking spaces for each mobile home; and unless adequately screened by existing vegetative cover, the mobile home shall be screened by: a temporary planting of fast-growing material, capable of reaching a height of 15 feet or more, such as hybrid poplar, and a permanent evergreen planting, such as white or Norway pine, the individual trees to be such a number and so arranged that within 10 years they will have formed a screen equivalent in opacity to a solid fence or wall. Such permanent planting shall be grown or maintained to a height of not less than 15 feet.
[Amended 1-4-2016 by Ord.
No. 1-2016; 2-1-2018 by Ord. No. 2-2018]
C.
No mobile home park shall be laid out, constructed or operated without
Village water supply and sanitary sewer service. All water or sanitary
sewerage facilities in any unit not connected with public water or
sewer systems by approved pipe connections shall be sealed and their
use is hereby declared unlawful.
D.
Individual valved water service connections shall be provided for
direct use of each unit, so constructed and installed that they will
not be damaged by frost or parking of the unit. Water systems shall
be adequate to provide pure, potable water supply of six gallons per
minute at a minimum pressure of 20 psi and capable of furnishing a
minimum of 150 gallons per unit per day. Fire hydrants shall be installed
within 500 feet of every mobile home stand and park building.
E.
All liquid wastes originating at units, service or other buildings
shall be discharged into a sewerage system extended from and connected
with the public sewerage system. Such systems shall comply with all
provisions of the State Code and Village ordinances relating to plumbing
and sanitation. Each individual space shall be provided with a three-inch
watertight sewer connection protected from damage by heaving and thawing
or parking of the unit and located within the rear 1/3 of the stand,
with a continuous grade which is not subject to surface drainage,
so constructed that it can be closed when not in use and trapped in
such a manner that it can be kept odor-free.
F.
Adequate provision shall be made for the disposal of solid and liquid
wastes in a manner approved by the Fire Chief. Open burning of waste
or refuse is prohibited.
G.
All television cable systems, electrical and telephone distribution
lines and oil or gas piping serving the park or spaces therein shall
be installed underground. Distribution systems shall be new and all
parts and installations shall comply with all applicable federal,
state and local codes.
H.
Each space shall be provided with a weatherproof electrical overcurrent
protection device, disconnect means and branch service of not less
than 60 amperes for 220 volt service located adjacent to the water
and sewerage outlets. Receptacles shall be of the four-pole, four-wire
grounding type and have a four-prong attachment for 110-220 volts.
I.
A minimum of two off-street parking spaces surfaced with bituminous
concrete or similar material capable of carrying a wheel load of 4,000
pounds shall be provided for each mobile home space.
J.
Condition of soil, groundwater level, drainage and topography shall
not create hazards to the property, health or safety of occupants
of mobile home spaces or living units. The site shall not be exposed
to objectionable smoke, noise, odors or other adverse influences,
and no portion subject to unpredictable and/or sudden flooding, subsidence
or erosion shall be used for any purpose which would expose persons
or property within or without the park to hazards.
K.
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile home park shall
be paved or covered with stone screenings or other solid material
or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing
soil erosion and eliminating objectionable dust.
L.
The ground surface in all parts of every mobile home park shall be
graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, sanitary
and efficient manner.
M.
All parks shall be furnished with lighting so spaced and equipped
with luminaires placed at such heights as will provide the following
average maintained levels of illumination for the safe movement of
pedestrians and vehicles at night:
N.
All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a street. All streets shall
be provided with a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be well
drained under normal use and weather conditions for the area. Pavement
edges shall be curbed and protected to prevent raveling of the wearing
surface and shifting of the pavement base. Grades of streets shall
be sufficient to insure adequate surface drainage but not more than
8%, provided a maximum grade of 12% may be used if approved by the
Street Superintendent as safe and designed to avoid traffic hazards.
Streets shall be at approximately right angles within 100 feet of
an intersection. Intersections of more than two streets at one point
shall not be allowed. A distance of at least 150 feet shall be maintained
between center lines of offset intersecting streets.
O.
All parks shall be provided with pedestrian walks between individual
mobile homes, park streets and community facilities of not less than
three feet in width. Walks in locations where pedestrian traffic is
concentrated shall be a minimum of 3 1/2 feet wide. Grade and surfacing
of walks shall be approved by the Superintendent of Streets as safe
and comparable to sidewalks in other areas of the municipality subject
to similar usage.
P.
All mobile home parks shall have a greenbelt or buffer strip not
less than 20 feet wide along all boundaries. Unless adequately screened
by existing vegetative cover, all mobile home parks shall be provided
within such greenbelt or buffer strip with screening of natural growth
or screen fence, except where the adjoining property is also a mobile
home park. Compliance with this requirement shall be made within five
years from the granting of the mobile home park developer's permit.
Permanent planting shall be grown and maintained at a height of not
less than six feet. Screening or planting requirements may be waived
or modified by the governing body if it finds that the exterior architectural
appeal and functional plan of the park, when completed, will be materially
enhanced by modification or elimination of such screen planting requirements.
Q.
In all mobile home parks, there shall be one or more recreation areas
easily accessible to all park residents. No single recreation area
shall contain less than 2,500 square feet unless each mobile home
site is provided with a contiguous common recreational area not less
than 20 feet wide at the narrowest dimension. Recreation areas shall
be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and convenient to mobile
home spaces which they serve.
R.
Single-family nondependent mobile homes and approved accessory structures
included in the original plans and specifications or revisions thereof,
parks, playgrounds, open space, off-street parking lots, one park
office and service buildings for exclusive use of park residents shall
be the only permitted uses in mobile home parks, provided the Village
Board may approve the following uses when designed and limited to
exclusive use of park residents:
S.
All mobile home parks shall be provided with safe and convenient
vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to each mobile
home space. Entrances to parks shall be designed to minimize congestion
and traffic hazards and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent
streets.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, operate, maintain
or administer or permit to be established, operated or maintained
upon any property owned, leased or controlled by him a mobile home
park within the Village without a valid, unexpired mobile home park
license issued by the Zoning Administrator and approved by the Village
Board upon determination that the standards in this section have been
met and payment of the required fees.
B.
Mobile home park licenses shall be issued for a calendar year and
shall expire on December 31 next succeeding date of issue. Licenses
may be issued after January 1 of any year, but no rebate or diminution
of the fee shall be allowed therefor.
C.
The fee for a mobile home park license shall be as set by the Village
Board (the statute allows a minimum of $25 and a maximum of $100)
for each 50 mobile home spaces or fraction thereof. Licenses may be
transferred during a license year for a fee as set by the Village
Board.
D.
Licenses granted under this section shall be subject to revocation
or suspension by the governing body for cause in accordance with § 66.0435(2),
Wis. Stats., and the procedures in that section shall be followed.
"Cause," as used in this subsection, shall include, but not be limited
to:
(1)
Failure or neglect to abide by the requirements of this chapter
or the laws or regulations of the State of Wisconsin relating to mobile
home parks and their operation.
(2)
Conviction of any offense under the laws of the state or ordinances
of the Village relating to fraudulent or misleading advertising or
deceptive practices regarding the sale or renting of mobile homes
or the leasing or rental of mobile home spaces or sale, lease or operation
of park facilities.
(3)
Operation or maintenance of the mobile home park in a manner
inimical to the health, safety or welfare of park occupants or the
inhabitants of the Village, including, but not limited to, repeated
violations of laws or ordinances relating to health, sanitation, refuse
disposal, fire hazards, morals or nuisances.
(4)
Transfer or sale of an ownership interest in any mobile home
space or the underlying land other than to another eligible licensee.
Such action shall also subject the owner of the underlying land to
all requirements of the state or municipal subdivision control laws
and regulations regardless of the size or number of lots or spaces
so transferred or sold.
E.
Except as provided in Subsection F of this section, no mobile home park license shall be granted for any premises or to any person not meeting the following standards and requirements:
(1)
All standards and requirements set forth in § 520-110 except as specifically waived or modified in writing by the Village Board and endorsed on the mobile home developer's permit. This requirement includes a valid certificate from the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services that the park complies with the provisions of Ch. SPS 326, Wis. Adm. Code, applicable thereto.
(2)
Mobile home parks should be used only for the parking and occupancy of single-family nondependent mobile homes and accessory structures and appurtenances and uses authorized and approved under § 520-110R.
(3)
Applicant shall file with the Village Board certificates certifying
that all equipment, roads, sanitary facilities, water facilities and
other equipment and facilities, have been constructed or installed
in the park as required by this chapter and are in required operating
condition at the time of said application. In addition, the Village
Police Officer and the Chief of the Fire Department shall inspect
or cause to be inspected each application and the premises to determine
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances applicable
thereto. These officials shall furnish the Village Board in writing
the information derived from such investigation and a statement as
to whether the applicant and the premises meet the requirements of
the department for whom the officer is certifying.
(4)
Location and operation of the park shall comply with all zoning
and land use ordinances of the state and Village.
F.
Mobile home parks in existence and operating under a valid mobile
home park license upon the effective date of this chapter, including
parks in areas hereafter annexed to the Village, shall be exempt from
the requirements hereof relating to land use and occupancy, provided
such use and occupancy complies with the applicable laws and ordinances
in effect at the time of issuance of the original license but shall
file application for a mobile home park developer's nonconforming
use permit and comply with all other provisions of this chapter within
six months after the effective date hereof, provided that an existing
mobile home park having a density in excess of that provided in this
section shall not increase its density and shall be operated in other
respects in accordance with this chapter. The governing body may extend
the time for compliance as herein required upon such conditions as
it shall determine necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare
of park occupants or inhabitants of the Village. All extensions, modifications
or additions to lawfully licensed existing parks or facilities or
structures therein shall comply with this chapter.
G.
Each applicant for an original or renewal license shall file with the Zoning Administrator a bond in the sum of $1,000 for each 50 mobile home spaces or fraction thereof guaranteeing the collection by the licensee of the monthly parking permit fees as provided in Chapter 353 of this Code and the compliance of licensee and the park management with the provisions of this chapter. Such bond shall also be for the use and benefit and may be prosecuted and recovery had thereof by any person who may be injured or damaged by reason of the licensee violating any provision of this chapter.
A.
In every mobile home park there shall be located an office of the
attendant or person in charge of said park. A copy of the park license
and of this chapter shall be posted therein and the park register
shall, at all times, be kept in said office.
B.
The attendant or person in charge and the park licensee shall operate
the park in compliance with this chapter and regulations and ordinances
of the Village and state and their agents or officers and shall have
the following duties:
(1)
Maintain a register of all park occupants, to be open at all
times to inspection by state, federal and municipal officers, which
shall show:
(a)
Names and addresses of all owners and occupants of each mobile
home.
(b)
Number of children of school age.
(c)
State of legal residence.
(d)
Dates of entrance and departure of each mobile home.
(e)
Make, model, year and serial number or license number of each
mobile home and towing or other motor vehicles and state, territory
or country which issued such licenses.
(f)
Place of employment of each occupant, if any.
(2)
Notify park occupants of the provisions of this chapter and
inform them of their duties and responsibilities and report promptly
to the proper authorities any violations of this chapter or any other
violations of law which may come to their attention.
(3)
Report to the Police Department all cases of persons or animals
affected or suspected of being affected with any dangerous communicable
disease.
(4)
Supervise the placement of each mobile home on its stand which
includes securing its stability and installing all utility connections
and tiedowns.
(5)
Maintain park grounds, buildings and structures free of insect
and rodent harborage and infestation and accumulations of debris which
may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes
and other pests.
(6)
Maintain the park free from growth of noxious weeds.
(7)
Maintain the park free of litter, rubbish and other flammable
materials; provide portable fire extinguishers of a type approved
by the Fire Chief in all locations designated by the Chief and maintain
such extinguishers in good operating condition and cause every area
within the park designated as a fire lane by the Fire Chief to be
kept free and clear of obstructions.
(8)
Check to insure that every mobile home unit has furnished, and
in operation, a substantial, fly-tight, watertight, rodentproof container
for the deposit of garbage and refuse in accordance with the Code
of the Village. The management shall provide stands for all refuse
and garbage containers so designed as to prevent tipping and minimize
spillage and container deterioration and facilitate cleaning.
(9)
Provide for the sanitary and safe removal and disposal of all
refuse and garbage at least weekly. Removal and disposal of garbage
and refuse shall be in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin
and the ordinances and regulations of the municipality, including
regulations promulgated by the Fire Chief.
(10)
Collect a security deposit equal to three months' parking fee
for each occupied nonexempt mobile home within the park and remit
such fees and deposits to the Village Clerk-Treasurer.
A.
Park occupants shall comply with all applicable requirements of this
chapter and regulations issued hereunder and shall maintain their
mobile home space, its facilities and equipment in good repair and
in a clean and sanitary condition.
B.
Park occupants shall be responsible for proper placement of their
mobile homes on the mobile home stand and proper installation of all
utility connections in accordance with the instructions of the park
management.
C.
No owner or person in charge of a dog, cat or other pet animal shall
permit it to run at large or to cause any nuisance within the limits
of any mobile home park.
D.
Each owner or occupant of a nonexempt mobile home within a mobile
home park shall remit to the licensee or authorized park management
the cash deposit and monthly parking permit fee.
E.
It shall be the duty of every occupant of a park to give the park
licensee or management, or his agent or employee, access to any part
of such park or mobile home premises at reasonable times for the purpose
of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary to effect compliance
with this chapter or any law or ordinance of the state or Village
or lawful regulation or order adopted thereunder.
F.
Mobile homes shall be parked only on the mobile home stands provided
and shall be placed thereon in accordance with all requirements of
this chapter.
G.
No mobile home owner or occupant shall conduct in any unit or any
mobile home park any business or engage in any other activity which
would not be permitted in single-family residential areas in the Village.
H.
No person shall discharge any wastewater on the surface of the ground
within any mobile home park.
I.
No person shall erect or place upon any mobile home space any permanent
or temporary structure intended to be used for dwelling purposes or
in connection with any mobile home unit except as specifically authorized
by this chapter.
A.
Wrecked, damaged or dilapidated mobile homes shall not be kept or
stored in a mobile home park or upon any premises in the Village.
The Building Inspector or Village Board shall determine if a mobile
home is damaged or dilapidated to a point which makes it unfit for
human occupancy. Such mobile homes are hereby declared to be a public
nuisance. Whenever the Building Inspector or Village Board so determines,
he shall notify the licensee or landowner and owner of the mobile
home in writing that such public nuisance exists within the park or
on lands owned by him giving the findings upon which his determination
is based and shall order such home removed from the park or site or
repaired to a safe, sanitary and wholesome condition of occupancy
within a reasonable time, but not less than 30 days.
B.
Authorized representatives of the Village Board are authorized and
directed to inspect mobile home parks not less than once in every
twelve-month period to determine the health, safety and welfare of
the occupants of the park and inhabitants of the Village as affected
thereby and the compliance of structures and activities therein with
this chapter and all other applicable laws of the state and ordinances
of the Village.
C.
Fires in mobile home parks shall be made only in stoves and other
cooking or heating equipment intended for such purposes. Outside burning
is prohibited except by permit and subject to requirements or restrictions
of the Fire Chief.
D.
All plumbing, building, electrical, oil or gas distribution, alterations
or repairs in the park shall be in accordance with the regulations
of applicable laws, ordinances and regulations of the state and municipalities
and their authorized agents.
E.
All mobile homes in mobile home parks shall be skirted unless the
unit is placed within one foot vertically of the stand with soil or
other material completely closing such space from view and entry by
rodents and vermin. Areas enclosed by such skirting shall be maintained
free of rodents and fire hazards.
F.
No person shall construct, alter or add to any structure, attachment
or building in a mobile home park or on a mobile home space without
a permit from the Village Clerk-Treasurer. Construction on, or addition
or alteration to the exterior of a mobile home shall be of the same
type of construction and materials as the mobile home affected. This
subsection shall not apply to addition of awnings, antennas or skirting
to mobile homes. Accessory structures on mobile home spaces shall
comply with all setback, side yard and rear yard requirements for
mobile home units.
G.
Storage under mobile homes is prohibited.
All plumbing, electric, electrical, building and other work
on or at any mobile home park under this chapter shall be in accordance
with the Code of the Village and the requirements of the state plumbing,
electrical and building codes and the regulations of the State Department
of Safety and Professional Services. Licenses and permits granted
under this chapter grant no right to erect or repair any structure,
to do any plumbing work or to do any electric work.
In connection with mobile home communities, no sign intended
to be read from any public way adjoining the district shall be permitted
except:
A.
No more than one identification sign, not exceeding 20 square feet
in area, for each principal entrance.
B.
No more than one sign, not exceeding four square feet in area, advertising
property for sale, lease or rent, or indicating "Vacancy" or "No Vacancy,"
may be erected at each principal entrance.
C.
In the case of new mobile home communities consisting in whole or
in part of mobile home subdivisions or condominiums, one sign, not
exceeding 20 square feet in area, may be erected for a period of not
more than two years at each principal entrance to advertise the sale
of lots or dwellings.
D.
No source of illumination for any such signs shall be directly visible
from adjoining streets or residential property, and no such signs
shall be erected within five feet of any exterior property line.
A.
No less than 10% of the total area of any mobile home park established
under these regulations shall be devoted to common recreational areas
and facilities, such as playgrounds, swimming pools, community buildings,
ways for pedestrians and cyclists away from streets and play areas
for small children for other recreational areas in block interiors.
At least one principal recreation and community center shall contain
not less than 5% of the total area of the community.
B.
To be countable as common recreational area, interior-block ways
for pedestrians or cyclists shall form part of a system leading to
principal destinations. Such ways may also be used for installations
of utilities.
C.
Common recreational area shall not include streets or parking areas,
shall be closed to automotive traffic except for maintenance and service
vehicles, and shall be improved and maintained for the uses intended.
The following guides, standards and requirements shall apply
in site planning for mobile home communities:
A.
Principal vehicular access points. Principal vehicular access points
shall be designed to encourage smooth traffic flow with controlled
turning movements and minimum hazards to vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
Merging and turnout lanes and/or traffic dividers shall be required
where existing or anticipated heavy flows indicate need. In general,
minor streets shall not be connected with streets outside the district
in such a way as to encourage the use of such minor streets by substantial
amounts of through traffic. No lot within the community shall have
direct vehicular access to a street bordering the development.
B.
Access for pedestrians and cyclists. Access for pedestrians and cyclists
entering or leaving the community shall be by safe and convenient
routes. Such ways need not be adjacent to or limited to the vicinity
of vehicular access points. Where there are crossings of such ways
and vehicular routes at edges of planned developments, such crossings
shall be safely located, marked and controlled and where such ways
are exposed to substantial vehicular traffic at edges of communities,
safeguards may be required to prevent crossings except at designated
points. Bicycle paths, if provided, shall be so related to the pedestrianway
system that street crossings are combined.
C.
Protection of visibility for automotive traffic, cyclists and pedestrians. At intersections of any streets, public or private, the provisions of § 520-68 shall apply and is hereby adopted by reference. Where there is pedestrian or bicycle access from within the community to a street at its edges by paths or across yards or other open space without a barrier to prevent access to the street, no material impediment to visibility more than two and 2.5 feet above ground level shall be created or maintained within 25 feet of said street unless at least 25 feet from said access measured at right angles to the path.
D.
Exterior yards for mobile home communities; minimum requirements;
occupancy. The following requirements and limitations shall apply
to yards at the outer edges of mobile home communities:
(1)
Along public streets. Where R-MH communities adjoin public streets
along exterior boundaries, a yard at least 25 feet in minimum dimensions
shall be provided adjacent to such streets. Such yard may be used
to satisfy open space depth requirements for individual dwellings
but shall not contain carports, recreational shelters, storage structures
or any other structures generally prohibited in yards adjacent to
streets in residential districts. No direct vehicular access to individual
lots shall be permitted through such yards, and no group parking facilities
or active recreation areas shall be allowed therein.
(2)
At edges of R-MH Districts (other than at streets or alleys).
Where R-MH communities are so located that one or more boundaries
are at the edges of R-MH Districts and adjoining neighboring districts
without an intervening street, alley or other permanent open space
at least 20 feet in width, an exterior yard at least 20 feet in minimum
dimension shall be provided. Where the adjoining district is residential,
the same limitations on occupancy and use of such yards shall apply
as stated above concerning yards along public streets. Where the adjoining
district is nonresidential, such yards may be used for group or individual
parking, active recreation facilities or carports, recreational shelters
or storage structures.
E.
Ways for pedestrians and/or cyclists in exterior yards. In any exterior
yard, required or other, ways for pedestrian and/or cyclists may be
permitted, if appropriately located, fenced or landscaped to prevent
potential hazards arising from vehicular traffic on adjacent streets
or other hazards and annoyances to users or to occupants of adjoining
property. When otherwise in accord with the requirements concerning
such ways set forth above, approved ways in such locations shall be
counted as common recreation facilities and may also be used for utilities
easements.
F.
Yards, fences, walls or vegetative screening at edges of mobile home
communities. Along the edges of mobile home communities, walls or
vegetative screening shall be provided where needed to protect residents
from undesirable views, lighting, noise, or other off-site influences
or to protect occupants of adjoining residential districts from potentially
adverse influences within the mobile home park. In particular, extensive
off-street parking areas and service areas for loading and unloading
other than passenger vehicles, and for storage and collection of trash
and garbage, shall be screened.
G.
Internal relationships. The site plan shall provide for safe, efficient,
convenient and harmonious groupings of structures, uses and facilities,
and for appropriate relation of space inside and outside buildings
to intended uses and structural features. In particular:
(1)
Streets, drives and parking and service areas. Streets, drives
and parking and service areas shall provide safe and convenient access
to dwellings and community facilities and for service and emergency
vehicles, but streets shall not be so laid out as to encourage outside
traffic to traverse the community, nor occupy more land than is required
to provide access as indicated, nor create unnecessary fragmentation
of the community into small blocks. In general, block size shall be
the maximum consistent with use, the shape of the site and the convenience
and safety of the occupants.
(2)
Vehicular access to streets. Vehicular access to streets from
off-street parking areas may be direct from dwellings if the street
or portion of the street serves 50 units or less. Determination of
units served shall be based on normal routes anticipated for traffic.
Along streets or portions of streets serving more than 50 dwelling
units, or constituting major routes to or around central facilities,
access from parking and service areas shall be so combined, limited,
located, designed and controlled as to channel traffic conveniently,
safely and in a manner that minimizes marginal traffic friction, and
direct vehicular access from individual dwellings shall generally
be prohibited.
(3)
Ways for pedestrians and cyclists: use by emergency, maintenance
or service vehicles.
(a)
Walkways shall form a logical, safe and convenient system for
pedestrian access to all dwellings, project facilities and principal
off-street pedestrian destinations. Maximum walking distance in the
open between dwelling units and related parking spaces, delivery areas
and trash and garbage storage areas intended for use of occupants
shall not exceed 100 feet.
(b)
Walkways to be used by substantial numbers of children as play
areas or routes to school, bus stops or other destinations shall be
so located and safeguarded as to minimize contacts with normal automotive
traffic. If an internal walkway system is provided away from streets,
bicycle paths shall be incorporated in the walkway system. Street
crossings shall be held to a minimum on such walkways and shall be
located and designated to provide safety and shall be appropriately
marked and otherwise safeguarded. Ways for pedestrians and cyclists,
appropriately located, designed and constructed may be combined with
other easements and used by emergency, maintenance or service vehicle
but shall not be used by other automotive traffic.