All mobile home parks and vacation travel trailer parks constructed in whole or in part after March 2, 1970, shall conform to the provisions of this division.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-41)
Initial development of any mobile home park shall not be less than eight (8) acres fully improved with serviced spaces. All site plans shall define the initial development area.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-42)
Mobile home and vacation travel trailer park minimum setback and spacing requirements shall be as follows:
Mobile Home | Vacation Travel Trailer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) | Spacing: | |||
(A) | Between mobile structures | 15' | 10' | |
(B) | End-to-end parking | 10' | 6' | |
(2) | Setbacks: | |||
(A) | From permanent structures (excluding individual storage structures, patio roofs and carports) | 10' | 5' | |
(B) | From patio roof or carport of one mobile structure to adjacent mobile structures | 3' | 3' | |
(C) | Rear and side park property lines | 10' | 5' | |
(D) | Front park property lines | 25' | 13' | |
(E) | From interior streets | 15' | 10' | |
(F) | From cul-de-sac streets | 25' | 10' | |
(3) | Space width | 35' | 25' | |
(2000 Code, sec. 15-44)
Mobile home parks shall provide storage facilities of one hundred twenty (120) cubic feet minimum on each mobile home space.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-45)
Mobile home and vacation travel trailer spaces may have open unenclosed patio roofs and carports of metal, fiberglass or other incombustible materials.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-46)
An adequate supply of potable water for domestic and fire protection purposes shall be supplied to meet the requirements of the park. Mobile home and vacation travel trailer spaces shall be provided with a water hookup at least four (4) inches above the ground and a hose connection for lawn maintenance.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-47)
Waste from showers, bathtubs, toilets, and lavatories in mobile homes, vacation travel trailers, and service or other buildings within the park shall be discharged into a public sewer system in compliance with applicable ordinances. In the event public services are not available, such waste shall be discharged into a private disposal system approved by the city-county health unit.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-48)
Mobile home and vacation travel trailer spaces shall be provided with a natural gas hookup at least four (4) inches above the ground.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-49)
Underground service shall be provided throughout mobile home parks and vacation travel trailer parks, and service to individual mobile homes and vacation travel trailers shall meet the requirements as set out and provided in the electrical code (article 3.04 of this chapter) of the city. All electric meters shall be permanently installed in a location accessible from an interior street, alley or all-weather walkway.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-50)
(a)
Entrances and exits to mobile home parks and vacation travel trailer parks shall be lighted with one or more luminaires (or fixtures) totaling 7700 lumens.
(b)
The interior area of the mobile home park or vacation travel trailer park shall be lighted to five-tenths (0.5) footcandle average maintained. All luminaires shall be mounted fifteen (15) feet to twenty-five (25) feet above ground level.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-51)
All interior walks of mobile home parks and vacation travel trailer parks shall be all-weather and not less than four (4) feet in width. Walks provided adjacent to interior streets shall be three-foot concrete gutter-walks.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-52)
(a)
Interior asphalt streets shall be provided to service each mobile home and vacation travel trailer space. All spaces shall abut upon such paved interior street, which shall connect with a public street. Interior streets where on-street parking is permitted shall not be less than thirty-five (35) feet in width.
(b)
In mobile home parks and vacation travel trailer parks where no on-street parking is permitted, the interior streets shall not be less than twenty (20) feet in width.
(c)
All streets shall have standard curb and gutter except where three-foot gutter-walks or drives are stipulated.
(d)
No cul-de-sac street shall be over two hundred fifty (250) feet from the center of the turnaround to the nearest curbline of the street it abuts. At the end of each cul-de-sac, a six-foot-wide open, unobstructed firefighting easement shall be provided. This easement shall not be more than two hundred (200) feet in length and shall abut and open onto a private or public street other than a cul-de-sac. Gates may be installed in such opening, provided breakaway locks are used.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-53)
All mobile home parks and vacation travel trailer parks shall have a double drive entrance separated by a thirty-foot median and a secondary access street at least three hundred (300) feet from this double entrance. Such streets shall have standard curb and gutter and shall not be less than twenty (20) feet in width. A secondary access street can be chained for control as long as a breakaway lock is used.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-54)
A driveway or accessway shall be reserved from the street to the mobile home or vacation travel trailer stand.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-55)
(a)
Two (2) off-street paved parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home space and two (2) additional guest paved parking spaces shall be provided in a common area for each three (3) mobile homes in the park. Such parking spaces shall not be over three hundred (300) feet from the mobile homes they serve.
(b)
Vacation travel trailer parks shall provide one automobile parking space for each vacation travel trailer space, and one additional guest parking space shall be provided in a common area for each four (4) vacation travel trailer spaces in the park. Such parking spaces shall not be over two hundred (200) feet from the travel trailer they serve.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-56)
A landscaped recreation area or areas totaling not less than eight percent (8%) of the total mobile home park site shall be provided. Such recreation area shall be provided in a central location where possible, and may be divided so as not to exceed one such recreation area per five acres of gross mobile home park area. Regardless of location, each recreation area’s smallest dimension shall be not less than fifty (50) feet. Community buildings and community use facilities, adult recreation and child play areas and swimming pools may be included in these recreation areas. This area shall be protected from traffic hazards.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-57)
Vacation travel trailer parks shall provide toilets, baths or showers, and other sanitation facilities which shall conform to the following requirements:
(1)
Service buildings.
The toilet and other sanitation facilities for males and females shall be either in separate buildings or shall be separated, if in the same building, by a soundproof wall. Such service buildings shall be well-lighted and ventilated at all times with screened openings. These service buildings shall be maintained in clean, slightly condition and kept free of any condition that could menace the health of any occupant. Service buildings shall be located not closer than five (5) feet nor farther than two hundred (200) feet from any vacation travel trailer space.
(2)
Hot water.
An adequate supply of hot water shall be provided at all times in any required service buildings, and for all bathing, washing, cleansing and laundry facilities.
(3)
Toilet facilities and showers.
(A)
Males.
Toilet facilities for males shall consist of not less than one flush toilet for every fifteen (15) vacation travel trailers, one urinal for every fifteen (15) vacation travel trailers, and one shower with individual dressing accommodations for every ten (10) vacation travel trailers.
(B)
Females.
Toilet facilities for females shall consist of not less than one flush toilet for every ten (10) vacation travel trailers, and one shower with individual dressing accommodations for every ten (10) vacation travel trailers.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-58)
Mobile home parks and vacation travel trailer parks shall provide a sufficient number of dumpsters to handle the refuse generated by their occupants. Such dumpsters shall be located in designated areas where pickup will be made by the city.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-59)
(a)
Mobile homes.
(1)
Each mobile home shall contain a five-pound CO2 fire extinguisher at all times.
(2)
Fire hydrants shall be installed so that no mobile home space will be over three hundred (300) feet from a hydrant setting on a water main.
(3)
There shall not be any storage under the mobile home.
(4)
Fences around mobile homes shall not be over thirty (30) inches high within the required front yard.
(b)
Vacation travel trailers.
(1)
Each vacation travel trailer shall contain a five-pound CO2 fire extinguisher at all times.
(2)
Fire hydrants shall be installed so that no vacation travel trailer space will be over two hundred (200) feet from a hydrant setting on a water main.
(3)
There shall not be any storage under the vacation travel trailer.
(c)
Inspections.
The mobile home park and vacation travel park licensee shall be responsible for maintaining the conditions of this section. The city fire marshal shall make periodic inspections of these parks to insure the above conditions are maintained.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-60)
A concrete pad, four (4) inches thick, is to be placed at the location of the wheels of each mobile home or vacation travel trailer. The size of the pad will be determined by the location and spacing of the wheels. A pier is to be located at each corner of the building. The pier hole is to be at least eight (8) inches in diameter and three (3) feet deep. It is to be filled with concrete and an eyelet embedded in the concrete. The trailer is to be connected to each eyelet by a cable or some other device, thus securing the structure and insuring its stability.
(2000 Code, sec. 15-61)