These districts are composed of areas containing mobile/manufactured
home dwelling sites arranged on a large tract and designed to accommodate
mobile/manufactured homes for more or less permanent duration, as
well as other compatible uses which provide related services. Such
areas shall be well suited for residential purposes; commercial and
office uses are prohibited. These districts encourage a suitable living
environment for family life by including among the permitted uses
such facilities as schools and churches and preserve the openness
of the areas by requiring that certain minimum yard and area standards
be met.
The Planning Commission may attach reasonable special conditions
to its approval of a trailer park and may direct the Administrative
Official to issue a building permit only when such conditions have
been complied with.
The Administrative Official shall insure that all trailer parks
(mobile home parks) maintain valid permits to operate and maintain
in conformance with all applicable regulations of the zoning regulations
and all special conditions.
The lawful use of a mobile home park existing at the time of
passage of this regulation may be continued, although such use may
not conform to the provisions of this chapter. The continuance of
a nonconforming mobile home or mobile home park shall be subject to
the nonconforming provision of this chapter with the exception that
a nonconforming mobile home park may not be enlarged or expanded unless
such enlargement or expansion shall meet the regulations set forth
in this section.
Class A manufactured home. Manufactured housing certified by
the Department of Housing and Urban Development as meeting all federal
manufactured home construction and safety standards which is 10 years
old or less from date of a conditional use application. All manufactured
homes shall meet acceptable installation standards and all acceptable
appearance standards hereinbelow.
A. Acceptable installation standards:
(1)
The home shall be anchored to the ground in accordance with
manufacturer's specifications as approved by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
(2)
All wheel, trailer tongue and hitch assemblies shall be removed
upon installation.
(3)
All stairs, porches, entrances, platforms and other means of
entrance and exit to the home shall be installed and constructed in
conformance to the Kentucky Building Code.
(4)
All utilities shall be permanently connected to a public utility
system in accordance with all applicable codes, regulations, or ordinances.
(5)
The home shall meet all requirements for lot, yard, building
and other requirements for the district in which it is located.
(6)
Supported by a permanent foundation that is:
(a)
Capable of transferring, without failure, into soil or bedrock,
the maximum design load imposed by or upon the structure; and
(b)
Constructed of concrete; and
(c)
Placed at a depth below grade adequate to prevent frost damage.
B. Acceptable appearance standards:
(1)
The manufactured home shall be oriented so that its long axis
is parallel with the street, unless allowed by the Board of Zoning
Adjustment. Such reasons shall be site conditions such as topography,
drainage conditions, and remoteness to a public road and/or utility
location. The Board of Zoning Adjustment must find that the granting
of the request will not adversely affect the public health, safety
or welfare, will not alter the essential character of the general
vicinity, will not cause a hazard or a nuisance to the public, and
will not allow an unreasonable circumvention of the requirements of
the zoning regulations.
(2)
A conditional use permit application shall provide information
on compatibility with architectural appearance of properties located
immediately adjacent to either side of the proposed site, adjacent
to the front and rear, or within a one-half-mile radius or less from
the proposed location of the manufactured home based on the following
criteria: square footage of living space; roof pitch; or siding or
exterior.
(3)
Exterior siding cannot have a high-gloss finish and must be
residential in appearance including, but not limited to, clapboards,
simulated clapboards such as conventional vinyl or metal siding, wood
shingles, "glossy" shakes, or similar material but excluding smooth,
ribbed, or corrugated metal or plastic panels.
(4)
Skirting shall be constructed beneath and along the entire perimeter
of the manufactured home, including the perimeter of the front steps
and front porch, even if the skirting is not structurally required
by manufactured installation specifications. Venting and access requirements
shall be in accordance with the Kentucky Building Code.
Class B manufactured home. Manufactured housing certified by
the Department of Housing and Urban Development as meeting all federal
manufactured home construction and safety standards which is 10 years
old or more from date of a conditional use application. All manufactured
homes shall meet the acceptable installation standards and all acceptable
appearance standards hereinbelow.
A. Acceptable installation standards:
(1)
The home shall be anchored to the ground in accordance with
manufacturer's specifications as approved by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
(2)
All wheel, trailer tongue and hitch assemblies shall be removed
upon installation.
(3)
All stairs, porches, entrances, platforms and other means of
entrance and exit to the home shall be installed and constructed in
conformance to the Kentucky Building Code.
(4)
All utilities shall be permanently connected to a public utility
system in accordance with all applicable codes, regulations, or ordinances.
(5)
The home shall meet all requirements for lot, yard, building
and other requirements for the district in which it is located.
(6)
Supported by a permanent foundation that is:
(a)
Capable of transferring, without failure, into soil or bedrock,
the maximum design load imposed by or upon the structure; and
(b)
Constructed of concrete; and
(c)
Placed at a depth below grade adequate to prevent frost damage.
B. Acceptable appearance standards:
(1)
The manufactured home shall be oriented so that its long axis
is parallel with the street, unless allowed by the Board of Zoning
Adjustment. The manufactured home shall either be oriented so that:
1) its long axis is parallel with the street; unless allowed by the
Board of Zoning Adjustment. Such reasons shall be site conditions
such as topography, drainage conditions, and remoteness to a public
road and/or utility location. The Board of Zoning Adjustment must
find that the granting of the request will not adversely affect the
public health, safety or welfare, will not alter the essential character
of the general vicinity, will not cause a hazard or a nuisance to
the public, and will not allow an unreasonable circumvention of the
requirements of the zoning regulations.
(2)
A conditional use application shall provide information on compatibility
with architectural appearance of properties located immediately adjacent
to either side of the proposed site, adjacent to the front and rear,
or within a one-half-mile radius or less from the proposed location
of the manufactured home based on the following criteria: square footage
of living space; roof pitch; or siding or exterior.
(3)
Exterior siding cannot have a high-gloss finish and must be
residential in appearance including, but not limited to, clapboards,
simulated clapboards such as conventional vinyl or metal siding, wood
shingles, "glossy" shakes, or similar material but excluding smooth,
ribbed, or corrugated metal or plastic panels.
(4)
Skirting shall be constructed beneath and along the entire perimeter
of the manufactured home, including the perimeter of the front steps
and front porch, even if the skirting is not structurally required
by manufactured installation specifications. Venting and access requirements
shall be in accordance with the Kentucky Building Code.
Class C manufactured home: a manufactured/mobile home built
before the HUD Code (1976) which is not certified by the Department
of Housing and Urban Development as meeting all federal manufactured
housing and safety standards and not meeting all of the acceptable
installation standards and acceptable appearance standards described
above. No class C manufactured homes will be permitted.
Class D manufactured home: a manufactured home having been issued
a "class B2 seal", which means the home has been inspected and found
not to be in compliance with applicable codes and is a salvage unit
unfit for human habitation. No class D manufactured homes will be
permitted.