[Ord. No. 80-22 Art. III § 10, 12-2-1980; Ord. No. 93-24 § 1, 11-9-1993; Ord.
No. 2003-02 § 1, 1-14-2003; Ord. No. 2007-41 § 1, 11-13-2007]
A.
MANUFACTURED MOBILE HOME
Definition. As used in this Section, the following
term shall have the following definition:
A factory-built structure or structures which, in the traveling
mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet
or more in length, or, when erected on site, contains three hundred
twenty (320) or more square feet, equipped with the necessary service
connections and made so as to be readily movable as a unit or units
on its or their own running gear and designed to be used as a dwelling
unit or units with or without a permanent foundation. The phrase "without
a permanent foundation" indicates that the support system is constructed
with the intent that the manufactured mobile home placed thereon may
be moved from time to time at the convenience of the owner.
B.
Within the City a single-wide mobile home may be permitted only in
an approved mobile home park. A double-wide mobile home or factory-built
housing may be permitted in an approved mobile home park, the owner
must attach the mobile home to a permanent foundation complying with
the City's building codes and destroy or modify the vehicular
frame rendering it impractical to reconvert the real property, thus
creating a mobile home or double-wide home that meets the requirements
of Section 29-30.1(B).
A mobile home may also be permitted for the purposes of temporary
relief from a local disaster, such as fire, wind or flood damage,
provided such mobile home shall be removed from the premises within
one (1) year of its original placement; provided further, upon application
to the Building Official and for good cause shown, the one (1) year
period may be extended an additional thirty (30) days.
It shall be unlawful to park or locate any type of mobile home
on any public street, road, highway or alley, or on any lot residential,
commercial or industrial zoned lot, except when in complete conformity
with the ordinances of the City.
[Ord. No. 2015-22 § I, 8-11-2015]
C.
One (1) or more mobile homes or trailers may be used as a temporary
office or other non-residential structure on the site of a construction
project, provided such structure is removed upon completion of the
project. Mobile structures may be used also as temporary classroom
facilities in connection with public schools or private schools with
equivalent curriculum. A mobile home or trailer may be used as a temporary
commercial structure on land already zoned for commercial purpose
the structure will be used for, provided that such use may be only
for a period of sixty (60) days or less, and provided that the structure
is removed on or before that period ends, and provided that such structure
is not placed back on the same property for at least one hundred eighty
(180) days.
D.
For the purposes of occupancy, mobile homes and trailers shall be
located only in approved mobile home parks. Mobile home parks are
permitted only upon review by the Planning Commission. Before the
location of a mobile home park can be approved, the following conditions
must be met.
1.
Mobile home park requirements.
a.
Area. The area of the mobile home park shall be
a minimum of two (2) acres, and the park shall have a minimum of five
(5) mobile home spaces available at first occupancy.
b.
Density. The maximum number of units allowed per
acre of land shall be determined by the minimum acre per unit required
for multi-family dwellings in an "R-3" District, subject to yard and
other setback requirements.
c.
Utilities. The mobile home park and all occupied
units located therein must be connected to the municipal water and
sewerage system.
d.
Access and parking. Paved, privately maintained
roadways must be provided for access to individual units and other
facilities located within the park. All common parking areas shall
also be paved, including parking spaces located on individual mobile
home spaces. The paving of mobile home park streets shall conform
to the specifications contained in the Lexington Subdivision Regulations.
e.
Yards and setbacks. All mobile units and permanent
structures must meet yard and setback requirements of principal structures
in the "R-3" District.
f.
Other permitted uses. Service buildings, recreation
buildings, and other areas or structures providing laundry, sanitation,
and managerial facilities are permitted subject to the approval of
the Planning Commission. Such facilities shall serve only the park
in which it is located. No such facility shall have direct access
to a public street but shall be served by the privately maintained
roadway.
g.
Buffer. A fence or densely planted buffer strip
consisting of trees, shrubs, and other plantings at least five (5)
feet in height, may be required by the Planning Commission along all
rear and side property lines of the park.
2.
Mobile home space requirements.
a.
Access. Each space shall have access to a paved
interior roadway which shall conform to the specifications provided
by the Lexington Subdivision Regulations for minor residential streets.
No space shall have direct access to a collector street or thoroughfare.
b.
Clearance. Each space shall be designed so that
at least thirty (30) feet of clearance will be maintained between
units and other structures located in the park.
c.
Setbacks. Mobile homes shall be located so that
a twenty-five (25) foot setback is maintained from the centerline
of the private interior roadway.
d.
Utilities. Each space shall have hook-up facilities
for water, sewer, electricity, gas and telephone services. All occupied
mobile homes shall have and use sanitary facilities contained wholly
within the mobile home.
e.
Parking. At least one (1) of the two (2) required
parking spaces shall be located on or adjacent to each mobile home
space.
3.
Application procedure for approval of a mobile home park by the Planning
Commission.
a.
Preliminary plan. A preliminary plan drawn to a
scale of not less than 1 inch = 200 feet nor more than 1 inch = 50
feet may be submitted to the Planning Commission prior to application
for approval. The sketch plan shall include among other things:
b.
The owner or developer may discuss the proposed mobile home park
plan with the Zoning Administrator, and members of the Planning Commission
to determine if the proposal meets the requirements and the intent
of this Chapter.
c.
Final plan. Applications to the Planning Commission
for approval to construct, alter, or enlarge a mobile home park shall
be accompanied by a plan for the park prepared by a professional engineer,
architect or city planner, drawn to a scale of not less than one (1)
inch equals two hundred (200) feet nor more than one (1) inch equals
fifty (50) feet. The plan shall show the following:
(1)
Location of all mobile home spaces;
(2)
Location of all utility lines and service facilities, drives,
parking areas, walks, and access to a public street; and
(3)
Property lines of the park and owners of both the park and all
adjacent properties.
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Where a park is to be developed in sections, the plan shall
show that part which is to be developed initially. No approval shall
be given for the initial establishment of any section of a mobile
home park with less than five (5) spaces.
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d.
Utility connections. All required improvements shall
be completed before connections may be made with municipal utilities.
