A.
The purpose of this article is to permit the creation of residential
mobile home districts (RMD) and to establish the procedures for their
creation. It is the intent of this article to regulate the location
and design of RMDs in such a manner as to create neighborhoods designed
for long-term occupancy, to ensure compatibility with surrounding
areas and with the natural environment, and to provide safe, sanitary
and attractive living conditions for occupants of mobile homes located
in such parks. No mobile home park shall be created or extended in
the Town of Coventry after this article is adopted except in conformance
with this article.
B.
Residential mobile home district. A district limited to mobile home parks and accessory uses as permitted by this chapter, created in accordance with this chapter and based on an approved comprehensive site plan as set forth below. The minimum gross land area, excluding swamps, ponds, streams, unsuitable soils and other unusable land under single ownership, shall be 10 acres. All RMDs shall adhere to the regulations of this article and Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town.
A.
RMDs may be established in the Town by amendment of this chapter
and accompanying maps in accordance with the requirements and procedures
of this article.
B.
Procedures. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter
or any other provisions of the ordinances of the Town, the following
procedures shall apply:
(1)
Application for amendment to the Zoning Map to create a RMD shall be made according to Article XVIII of this chapter. However, the fee for such application shall be $500 plus advertising costs. In addition to the plat requirements, a site plan, prepared by a registered architect or engineer, shall be required that, as a minimum, shows the following, together with appropriate dimensions and descriptive material as necessary:
(a)
The items in § 255-1620B(1) through (18)
of this chapter;
(b)
Proposed location of riser pipes;
(c)
Refuse disposal facilities;
(d)
Location of electrical system;
(e)
Location and details of underground gas and oil
systems;
(f)
Plans and specifications of all buildings constructed
in the park;
(g)
Number, location, dimensions and size of all lots;
(h)
Evidence that other local, state, or federal permits
have been applied for or obtained;
(i)
An impact analysis of the proposed development
which shall contain detailed economic, social, physical studies of
the area and a proposed population analysis. The Commission may request
additional information if desired;
(j)
Type and size of home to be used in development;
and
(k)
Applicable rules and regulations for the development.
A.
All applications for a RMD shall be referred to the Commission
by the Town Council. The Commission shall have 60 days to respond
to the Council. This sixty-day period shall begin upon the receipt
of two copies of all plans and the application in the Planning Department
from the Town Clerk's Office after referral by the Council. The Commission
may request an extension of this time period if additional time is
required to complete the review of the proposed RMD rezoning. The
Council may act if the Commission fails to respond within the allotted
time.
B.
The applicant shall show to the satisfaction of the Commission
that:
(1)
The granting of approval will not result in conditions inimical
to the public health, safety, morals and welfare;
(2)
The granting of such approval will not substantially or permanently
injure the appropriate use of property in the surrounding area or
district;
(3)
The plans for such project comply with all of the requirements
of this chapter; and
(4)
The plans for such project are in conformance with the Coventry
Comprehensive Plan.
C.
In recommending an action to the Town Council, the Commission
shall enumerate its reasons for approval or denial and any stipulations
that the Commission would like imposed.
D.
After receipt of the Commission's recommendations, the Council shall hold a public hearing in accordance with Article XVIII of this chapter and shall act on the amendment within 45 days of the hearing and may attach conditions to ensure the public health, safety, morals and welfare. Approval of the amendment requires that the final development shall conform to the plans as approved by the Council. Any changes to the plan will require a resubmittal of the application for the rezoning following all procedures of this article.
E.
The approved site plan with any conditions stipulated in the
rezoning shall be recorded in the Town Clerk's Office within 14 days
of the Zoning Approval. The Town Planner and Town Engineer shall review
the site plan for conformity with the approved rezoning and shall
certify to the Town Clerk the conformance of the plan prior to its
recording. If the plan does not conform to the approved rezoning,
it shall not be recorded and the applicant shall have 14 days to correct
the plan and resubmit for review and recording.
F.
There shall be written on the plan the following note: "Failure
to act on this rezoning in one year shall cause this plan to become
null and void."
A.
In a RMD, the following uses shall be permitted:
(2)
Accessory uses. Uses directly accessory to a mobile home including
parking areas, carport, patios and semienclosed outdoor living areas
not intended for overnight occupancy. Service buildings as required
in § 255-1150, recreation areas and facilities for the exclusive
use of occupants of the mobile home park and as further provided in
this section; offices intended for management and/or service to the
mobile home park; and central laundry facilities designed for residents.
(3)
Garages shall not be allowed. The addition to or expansion of
a mobile home so as to make it a permanent structure shall not be
allowed.
B.
Site standards.
(1)
Lot coverage. Maximum lot coverage by a mobile home in an individual
mobile home lot shall not exceed 20% of the gross area of the lot.
(2)
Width and depth. For portions of the tract used for general
vehicular entrances and exits only, the lot width shall be a minimum
of 50 feet; for portions containing mobile home lots and buildings
open generally to occupants, the width of the lot shall be a minimum
of 250 feet. The ratio of width to depth shall not exceed one to five.
(3)
Landscaping and buffering. Along all exterior property lines of a mobile home park, a landscaped buffer strip shall be maintained. Such buffer strip shall be no less than 100 feet wide along all property lines. Such buffer strip shall be planted, screened, or otherwise maintained in a natural condition in order to provide year-round visual obstruction of the mobile home lots from abutting land and streets. The provisions of Article XVII shall be met for all landscaping in a mobile home park. Such buffer strip may be used for recreation of a nonintensive character; provided, however, that no structure be located thereon.
(4)
Recreation and open space. At least 10% of the gross land area
of the mobile home park shall be reserved for recreational and open
space uses. Such recreation and open space shall be located outside
the required buffer strip. However, this figure is in addition to
any other open areas required by yard provisions or other sections
of this chapter. Recreation areas shall be so located as to be free
of traffic hazards and should, where the topography permits, be centrally
located.
(5)
Access. All mobile home parks shall have a minimum lot frontage
of 50 feet on a public street.
(6)
All mobile homes shall be a minimum distance of 75 feet from
any park boundary line abutting a public street.
C.
Lot requirements. Individual mobile home lots in a RMD shall
conform to the following requirements:
(1)
Lot size. Each individual mobile home lot shall contain a minimum
area of 6,000 square feet. Lot size shall be increased by five square
feet for each square foot that the mobile home and accessory buildings
exceed the allowable size of 1,200 square feet.
(2)
Lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 50 feet.
(3)
Required separation between mobile homes. Mobile homes shall
be separated from each other and from other buildings and structure
by at least 30 feet. Any accessory structure which has a horizontal
area exceeding 25 square feet, is attached to a mobile home or located
within 10 feet of its window, and has an opaque top or roof that is
higher than the nearest window shall, for purposes of all separation
requirements, be considered to be part of the mobile home.
(4)
Setbacks. No mobile home shall be located closer than 15 feet
to a lot line abutting an internal street, common parking area or
other common areas.
(5)
Frontage. Each mobile home lot shall have frontage on an internal
street.
D.
Streets. All streets shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances of the Town. Storm drainage plans must be provided and approved by the Town Engineer and shall result in no net increase of runoff.
E.
Density requirements.
A.
No lot shall be rented for residential use in a RMD except for
periods of 30 days or more, and no mobile home shall be admitted to
any park unless it can be demonstrated that it meets the requirements
of the BOCA Basic Building Code, as amended.
All mobile home parks shall be provided with a service building
consolidating all sanitary, laundry, management and other service
facilities. The floor area of such service building shall not exceed
2,500 square feet.
No mobile home shall be sold in a RMD unless it is located on
a mobile home stand and connected to pertinent utilities.
The size of mobile homes in an approved park shall not be changed
to a larger home unless the size of the mobile home lot is increased
according to § 255-1130B(2). Prior to any change in a RMD,
the proposed changes shall be submitted to the Commission for review.
The Commission may approve the changes if they adhere to this chapter.
