[Ord. No. 157, 8-26-2008]
A. Permitted Uses. The R-MP Manufactured Home Residence District is established for manufactured home parks and manufactured home subdivisions with densities up to five (5) dwelling units per acre. The following uses are permitted in the R-MP District:
1. Single manufactured homes on individual lots.
3. Manufactured home subdivision.
5. Family day care homes and group day care homes.
6. Schools, elementary and secondary, or development centers for elementary and secondary school-age children with handicaps or developmental disabilities, on a minimum of five (5) acres of land.
7. Churches and other places of worship, including parish houses and Sunday schools, but excluding rescue missions and overnight shelters, that meet the following requirements: frontage on and primary access to an arterial or higher classification street, and on a minimum of two (2) acres of land to provide sufficient space for off-street parking and site design to minimize impact on adjacent residential uses. Churches and other places of worship on less than two (2) acres of land at the time this Chapter is adopted shall be considered conforming uses.
8. Public utilities and governmental buildings, including transformer stations, pumping stations, lift stations, but excluding office buildings, garages and shops, loading yards and warehouses.
9. Clubhouses associated with any permitted residential use, subject to the requirement that such clubhouses shall be for the use of the residents of the associated residential development and their guests, and shall not be open for general public use.
10. Home occupation, in accordance with Article
VI.
11. Accessory uses in accordance with Article
VI.
12. Temporary uses in accordance with Article
VI.
B. Conditional Uses. Any conditional use that may be allowed in the R-1 Single-Family Residence District may be allowed in the R-MP Residence District subject to the provisions of this Chapter and approval by the Board of Trustees.
C. Use Limitations. In Manufactured Home Districts, recreational vehicles shall not be occupied as dwellings and manufactured home sales lots shall not be permitted.
D. Minimum Area Requirements. Where the district is established, the minimum area shall be ten (10) acres. The tract shall comprise a single parcel, except where the site is divided by a public street or where the total property includes separate parcels for maintenance and storage facilities and the like. All parcels involved shall be of sufficient size and dimensions to allow for efficient design and management.
E. Minimum Lot Size, Bulk And Open Space Requirements.
Minimum Lot Area | |
Manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision tract area | 10 acres |
Manufactured home in manufactured home parks | 8,500 square feet per dwelling unit |
Manufactured home in a manufactured home subdivision | 8,500 square feet per lot for a manufactured home subdivision |
All other permitted uses and conditional uses | 8,500 square feet |
Minimum Lot Width | |
Manufactured home park or subdivision tract | 200 feet |
Manufactured home in manufactured home park or subdivision | 80 feet |
All other permitted and conditional uses | 100 feet |
Minimum Lot Depth | |
Manufactured home park or subdivision tract | 200 feet |
Manufactured home in manufactured home park or subdivision | 100 feet |
All other permitted and conditional uses | 100 feet |
Maximum Structure Height | |
Principal structure | 35 feet |
Accessory structure | 16 feet |
Minimum Yard Requirements | |
Front yard | 25 feet |
Rear yard | 15 feet |
Side yard | 40 feet for manufactured home park tract 15 feet for all other uses |
Maximum Building Coverage (including accessory structures) | 40% |
Minimum Living Space per Dwelling Unit | 950 square feet |
Maximum Age of Manufactured Home | 5 years or newer |
F. Minimum Open Space. For individual lots in manufactured home subdivisions, not less than thirty percent (30%) of the total lot area shall be devoted to open space including required yards and bufferyards. For manufactured home park developments, not less than twenty percent (20%) of the development shall be devoted to open space including required yards and bufferyards. Open space shall not include areas covered by buildings, parking areas, driveways or internal streets.
G. Design Requirements For Manufactured Home Subdivisions.
1. A site plan meeting the provisions of Article
III shall be submitted and approved for all uses except single-family manufactured homes on individual lots.
2. A landscaping plan, including bufferyard plan if applicable, meeting the requirements of Article
VIII shall be submitted and approved for all uses, except single-family manufactured homes on individual lots.
3. All off-street parking and vehicular use areas permitted for non-residential uses shall be screened from all residential uses in accordance with Article
VIII.
4. Refuse storage areas, storage for maintenance, mechanical and electrical equipment, or other equipment incidental to uses, except for single-family manufactured homes on individual lots, shall be screened from view.
5. Off-street parking and vehicular use areas shall be provided in accordance with Article
IX.
6. Manufactured homes sited on an individual lot in a manufactured home subdivision shall be anchored on a permanent foundation. Siding on manufactured homes shall have a similar appearance to site built homes in nearby residential areas and shall have a pitched roof with composition shingles.
H. Design Requirements For Manufactured Home Parks.
1. A site plan meeting the provisions of Article
III shall be submitted and approved.
2. A landscaping plan meeting the requirements of Article
III shall be submitted and approved. The development shall also provide for bufferyard requirements in accordance with the provisions of Article
VIII.
3. All off-street parking and vehicular use areas permitted for non-residential uses shall be screened from all residential uses in accordance with Article
IX.
4. Refuse storage areas, storage for maintenance, and mechanical, electrical or other equipment incidental to any permitted non-residential use shall be screened from view.
5. Off-street parking and vehicular use areas shall be provided in accordance with Article
IX. In addition, each manufactured home park shall provide a parking lot for storage of boats, recreational vehicles and trucks that do not exceed one-ton capacity.
6. There shall be at least fifteen (15) feet between manufactured homes or any other buildings located in a manufactured housing park.
7. Manufactured homes shall be anchored to a foundation that is similar in appearance to the materials used for permanent foundations. Siding shall be similar in appearance to site built homes in nearby neighborhoods and the manufactured home shall have a pitched composition roof.
8. Every manufactured home shall have direct access to a hard surfaced driveway or interior street. Interior streets shall be constructed in conformance with the requirements of the Village of Merriam Woods Design Standards for Public Improvements.