All developments in the Town shall conform to the Rules and
Regulations Governing the Subdivision of Land in the Town of West
Springfield, Massachusetts, as amended.
Conventional residential development includes: any subdivision
of land, as defined in the Subdivision Control Laws, MGL c. 41, §§ 81K
to 81GG, to be developed for residential purposes; and the development
of a single-family home on a lot which does not require approval under
MGL Chapter 41.
In addition to all other appropriate regulations of §
300-7.5, mobile home parks in the Special Use Mobile Home (SU-H) District shall be subject to the following requirements:
A. Site selection criteria. Sites for mobile home parks shall be well
drained and such drainage shall not adversely affect surrounding areas;
in addition, significant environmental assets such as streams, brooks,
large stands of trees, etc., shall be preserved. Mobile home sites
shall not be subject to flooding, fire or safety hazards nor exposed
to chronic nuisances such as noise, smoke, fumes, or odors.
B. Density. Densities within mobile home parks shall not exceed six
units per acre.
C. Buffers. Mobile home parks shall provide the following buffers along
their property lines. Such buffers, exclusive of reasonable access,
shall be landscaped.
(1)
Depth of required buffer along arterial ways: 50 feet.
(2)
Depth of buffer along all other public streets or ways: 25 feet.
(3)
Depth of buffer along all other property lines: 15 feet.
D. Access and interior roadways.
(1)
A mobile home park shall have at least one direct access to
a public street by a roadway at least 30 feet in width.
(2)
All other roadways within the park shall be at least 24 feet
in width and shall provide access to each mobile home space.
(3)
All roadways within a mobile home park shall be paved.
E. Setbacks and required mobile home spaces. The following requirements
shall govern the placement of mobile homes within any mobile home
park:
(1)
Mobile home space: at least 4,000 square feet shall be provided
for each mobile home.
(2)
Required front and rear yard: 20 feet. (Note: All required front
yard areas shall be landscaped, except for access to required parking
spaces.)
(3)
Required side yards: 10 feet. (Note: A side yard abutting a
roadway within a mobile home park shall be at least 20 feet deep.)
F. Recreational areas. Any mobile home park shall provide an area not
less than 8% of the total area of the park or 25,000 square feet,
whichever is greater, for recreational use by the residents of the
park. Such area shall be distinct from any area designated a roadway,
parking area, circulation and access drive, mobile home space, storage,
management or service area or any buffer area required elsewhere in
this ordinance. Areas within the park possessing such characteristics
as severe wetness, extreme slope, shape or such other conditions which
would preclude reasonable use for recreation shall not be included
within the required area.
G. Walkways and required lighting.
(1)
Those areas within a mobile home park, such as recreation areas,
service and management facilities which can be expected to generate
pedestrian traffic shall be provided with paved walkways at least
3.5 feet wide.
(2)
All roadways and walkways within a mobile home park shall be
well-lighted at night.
H. Storage areas.
(1)
An open storage area for boats, boat trailers, camping units
and similar vehicles and surfaced with gravel, asphalt, concrete or
similar substance shall be provided within the mobile home park at
the rate of at least 50 square feet per mobile home space.
(2)
An enclosed storage area of structure for the personal use of
mobile home residents shall be provided at the rate of at least 50
square feet but not more than 100 square feet per mobile home space.
Such storage structure or area may be located on each mobile home
space or within a conveniently located building(s). All storage structures
placed on mobile home spaces shall be considered an integral part
thereof and shall be subject to the front, rear and side yard requirements
applicable to such mobile home.
I. Parking and other requirements.
(1)
On-street parking and parking within the required front yard
of any mobile home space is not permitted.
(2)
Parking for each mobile home space shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for single-family homes contained in §
300-9.0 of this ordinance. However, fewer parking spaces than required by §
300-9.0 may be proposed by the petitioner and approved by the Planning Board, provided:
(a)
The petitioner demonstrates to the Planning Board that the number
of spaces he will provide is sufficient to meet the needs of residents
and visitors of the mobile home park; and
(b)
Further provided that the petitioner reserves sufficient undeveloped land to meet the full requirements of §
300-9.0. Such land shall be distinct from required recreational, buffer, storage and walkway areas.
(c)
In no case shall less than one space per mobile home space be
provided.
(3)
Required parking spaces may be included within each mobile home
space.
(4)
No building within a mobile home park shall exceed a height
of 20 feet above finished grade.
(5)
All mobile homes within a mobile home park shall have a skirting
of a rigid type of material. Such skirting shall be in place within
30 days after a mobile home is placed on a mobile home space.
J. Required facilities. The location of required facilities, including but not limited to open and enclosed storage areas, recreational space, buffer areas and parking areas, shall be clearly designated on the site plan required under the special use provisions of this §
300-8.5.
K. Ownership and management. Mobile home parks shall be owned by a legal
entity which shall be responsible for the management of the park in
compliance with the requirements of this ordinance and the provisions
of MGL c. 140, §§ 32A through 32Q, as amended.