The following paragraphs put forth the purpose and intent for each of the separate land use zones. These statements serve as the basis for the land uses which are either allowed or not allowed within each zoning district.
A. 
Residential – R-1 Zone. This district is intended to protect and preserve the character of existing residential neighborhoods with a medium density of development; only allowing land uses which are compatible with the established pattern including the infilling of the district with medium density residences. It is not intended to allow other land uses of a commercial or industrial nature which have the potential to erode the residential character of the district.
B. 
Public – P-1 Zone. This district includes land and land uses which are publicly-owned, such as schools, government facilities and parks. It is not intended to allow other land uses of a residential or commercial nature which have the potential to create conflicts.
C. 
Downtown Business – C-1 Zone. This district is intended to accommodate commercial land uses which are predominantly pedestrian-oriented or pedestrian-served including commercial uses which are directed towards more than one-stop shopping, which provide financial and professional services, and which include establishments that provide opportunities for entertainment and socializing. Although vehicular access is usually necessary to arrive in this district, pedestrian access is encouraged throughout the area. It is not intended to allow land uses of an industrial nature, nor commercial uses which cater primarily to vehicles as these land uses have the potential to create conflicts with and to erode the established “Main Street” character of the district. Some residential uses of a higher-density nature are allowed for convenience of the residents.
D. 
Multi-Purpose Commercial – C-2 Zone. This district is intended to accommodate commercial land uses which are predominantly vehicle-oriented or vehicle-served including commercial uses which are directed toward tourists, one-stop shoppers and uses which sell or service vehicles. Although pedestrian access from common parking areas is not discouraged in this district, it is recognized that most access to the commercial uses will be from separate parking areas owned by the adjacent commercial business. It is not intended to allow other land uses of a residential or industrial nature in this district which have the potential to create conflicts and diminish the effectiveness of a commercial district.
E. 
Industrial Zone – C-3 Zone. This district is intended to accommodate land uses which are predominantly of an industrial or heavy commercial nature, including manufacturing, processing or distributing uses. It is not intended to allow other land uses of a residential or commercial nature which have the potential to create conflicts.
F. 
Agricultural/Transition Zone – A-1 Zone. This district is intended to accommodate the existing land uses which are predominately agricultural and low-density residential. As change and growth occurs, new land uses within this district are intended to be compatible with the surrounding types.
G. 
Planned Development – PD Zone. This district is intended to permit flexibility in the design and development of tracts of land; to promote the efficient use of land to facilitate a more economic arrangement of buildings, circulation systems, land use and utilities; to preserve to the greatest extent possible the existing landscape features and amenities and to utilize such features in a harmonious fashion; and to provide for more usable and suitably located recreation facilities and other public and common facilities than would otherwise be provided under conventional land development procedures. This district replaces the existing zoning designation of an area when such a zone change is approved.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 869 § 1, 2013)
A. 
Within each of the distinct zoning districts, certain land uses are permitted outright (subject to the conditions and restrictions found elsewhere in this title), and certain land uses are not permitted. The matrices on the following pages serve to illustrate whether or not a particular land use is allowed in a particular zoning district. Allowed (A) means that the land use is allowed outright. Conditional use (C) means that the land use may be allowed if it is granted conditional use.
The final column of the matrices, labeled “Parking,” is referenced to a key in PMC 16.22.230 of the Parking Requirements for each particular land use.
Note: The requirements of the flood damage prevention ordinance shall affect certain lands within the city; please refer to that ordinance for applicability.
B. 
The keeping of domestic animals, which shall not include goats and swine, is permitted, providing shelter and fences for such animals are located at least fifty feet from the side of the adjoining lots, and one hundred feet from any public street, and one hundred feet from any residential building located on any lot adjacent to or adjoining the lot on which the animals are kept, and the occupants of the lot on which the animals are kept shall at all times maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary condition.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 869 § 1, 2013; Ord. 886 § 15, 2016)
Within each of the zoning districts, there are certain requirements which apply evenly to all lots, buildings and land uses within that zoning district. These requirements are put forth in the following matrix.
ZONES
A – Allowed
C – Conditional Use
Blank – Not Allowed
Residential
Public
Downtown Business
Multi-Purpose Commercial
Industrial
Agricultural/ Transition
Parking
Antennas – See Wireless Communication Facilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Arts and Crafts Fair
 
C
C
C
C
C
M
Arts, Crafts, Pottery Studio
 
 
C
A
A
C
R
Asphalt Plant
 
 
 
 
C
 
O
Assisted Living Facility
C
 
C
A
C
C
D
Automobile body repair shop
 
 
C
A
A
C
M
Automobile rental
 
 
A
A
A
C
M
Automobile sales or service
 
 
A
A
 
C
M
Automobile storage
 
 
C
A
A
C
O
Bakery
 
 
A
A
C
C
N
Bank or other financial institution
 
 
A
A
 
C
L
Bar, tavern or cocktail lounge
 
 
A
A
 
 
K
Beauty, barbershop
 
 
A
A
 
C
K
Bed and breakfast inn
C
 
A
A
 
C
C
Billboard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Boarding or rooming house
A
 
C
C
A
C
D
Boat building or repair
 
 
C
C
A
C
N
Boat and mobile home sales/service
 
 
C
A
A
C
M
Bottling Plant
 
 
C
C
A
C
O
Bowling alley/other com. amusement
 
 
A
A
 
C
I
Building supply outlet
 
 
C
A
A
C
L
Business or professional office
C
 
C
A
 
C
K
Cabinet/furniture shop
 
 
C
A
A
C
N
Car wash
 
 
C
A
 
C
R
Cement plant
 
 
 
 
C
C
R
Clay product manufacturing
 
 
C
C
A
C
R
Cemetery
 
A
 
C
 
C
R
Chemical storage and manufacturing, including agriculture fertilizer, etc.
 
 
 
C
C
C
O
Child day care center
A
A
C
A
C
C
H
Church
A
 
 
A
 
C
E
Commercial or industrial laundry
 
 
C
A
C
C
K
Concrete batch job
 
 
 
C
C
C
N
Congregate housing
A
 
C
A
 
C
D
Contractor’s storage yard
 
 
C
C
A
C
L
Convalescent hospital
 
A
C
A
 
C
D
Convenience store
 
 
A
A
C
C
J
Dairy products processing
 
 
C
A
A
A
N
Dance, music, voice studio
C
C
C
C
C
C
L
Dependent mobile home park
 
 
 
C
 
C
B
Dormitory
C
 
 
C
 
C
D
Drive-in theater
 
 
 
C
C
C
R
Drug store
 
 
A
A
C
C
K
Dry cleaning establishment
 
 
A
A
 
C
M
Duplex dwelling
A
 
C
C
 
C
B
Equipment rental and sales yard
 
 
C
A
A
C
L
Farmer’s Market
 
C
C
C
C
C
M
Farming (with livestock, see PMC 16.22.220(B))
C
 
 
C
A
A
R
Farming (without livestock)
C
 
 
C
A
A
R
Farm or heavy equipment sales/service
 
 
C
A
A
A
L
Flea market
 
C
C
C
C
C
K
Funeral home
 
 
C
A
 
C
L
Food processing plant
 
 
C
A
A
C
O
Food store (floor area < 2,500 sq. ft.)
 
 
A
A
C
C
M
Food store (floor area ≥2,500 sq. ft.)
 
 
A
A
C
C
M
Fraternal/Social lodge
C
C
C
A
 
C
E
Freight terminal
 
 
C
A
A
C
O
Frozen food locker
 
 
C
A
A
A
M
Fuel yard
 
 
 
C
A
C
R
Furniture refinishing
 
 
C
A
A
A
M
Garage, private
A
 
A
A
A
A
R
Garage, repair
 
 
A
A
A
C
N
Garden apartments
C
 
A
A
 
 
B
Gift shop
 
 
A
A
 
C
L
Grain storage
 
 
 
A
A
A
R
Health/recreation facility
 
C
C
A
 
C
L
Home for the aged
A
A
C
A
 
C
D
Home occupation
A
 
A
A
A
A
R
Hospital
 
C
C
A
 
C
D
Hotel
 
 
A
A
 
C
C
Ice manufacturer – cold storage plant
 
 
C
A
A
C
O
Industrial use – heavy
 
 
C
A
A
C
O
Industrial use – light
 
 
C
A
A
A
O
Junk yard
 
 
 
C
C
 
O
Kennel – commercial
 
 
 
C
 
C
M
Machine shop
 
 
C
A
A
C
N
Manufactured/mobile home
Manufactured homes which are not lot eligible may be sited only in a manufactured home park or mobile home park/RV park, except by conditional permit or variance.
Manufactured home, lot eligible/designated. (See siting requirements in Ch. 16.24 PMC, Building Code)
A
 
 
C
 
A
A
Manufactured home park
C
 
 
A
 
C
A
Meat packing plant
 
 
C
A
A
A
O
Medically related professional office
C
 
A
A
 
C
K
Medical, dental, optical laboratory
C
 
C
A
 
C
K
Mobile home park/RV park
C
 
 
C
 
C
A
Monument works
 
 
C
A
A
C
N
Mortuary
 
 
C
A
 
C
L
Motel
 
 
C
A
 
C
C
Multi-family dwelling
A
 
A
C
 
C
B
Museum
C
A
A
A
 
C
J
Nursery for flowers and plants
 
 
C
A
 
A
M
Nursing home
 
A
C
A
 
A
D
Park trailer, house trailer, park model, mobile home
Allowed only in mobile home parks
Parking lot, not part of required parking
 
C
A
A
A
C
R
Petroleum storage
 
 
 
C
A
C
R
Photo studio
C
 
A
A
 
C
K
Planned unit development
C
 
C
C
C
C
A
Print shop
 
 
A
A
A
C
M
Public utility yard
C
C
C
C
C
C
O
Recreational vehicle park
C
 
C
C
C
C
L
Recreational vehicle and recreational park trailer, independent primary residence qualified
A
 
 
 
 
A
 
Recycling center
 
 
C
A
A
C
R
Recycling collection point
 
 
C
A
A
C
R
Recycling plant
 
 
 
C
A
C
O
Rendering plant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research laboratory
 
 
C
A
A
C
L
Restaurant
 
 
A
A
C
C
K
Restaurant Drive-through
 
 
A
A
C
C
K
Retail store
 
 
A
A
 
C
M
Schools (College)
 
A
 
A
 
A
H
Schools (K-12)
A
A
 
A
 
A
H
Second floor apartment
A
 
A
A
 
A
B
Self-service laundry
 
 
A
A
C
C
J
Senior Housing
C
 
 
C
C
C
D
Service station
 
 
C
A
A
C
L
Sign shop
 
 
C
A
A
C
N
Single-family dwelling (680 sq. ft. minimum)
A
 
 
C
 
A
A
Storage rental unit
 
 
 
A
A
C
R
Terminal yard, trucking
 
 
 
A
A
C
R
Theater – indoor
 
 
A
A
 
C
E
Tire shop
 
 
C
A
A
C
M
Transportation facilities
 
 
C
A
 
C
R
Truck and tractor repair
 
 
C
A
A
C
M
Upholstery shop
 
 
C
A
A
C
N
Veterinary clinic
 
 
C
A
 
A
M
Warehouse
 
 
 
A
A
C
O
Wholesale distributing facility
 
 
 
A
A
C
O
Winery and Wine Tasting facilities
 
 
A
A
 
A
N
Wireless Communication Facilities – Microcell or Minor Facilities. Refer to subchapter 16.26 PMC for specific conditions.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Wireless Communication Facilities – Other than Microcell or Minor Facilities. Refer to subchapter 16.26 PMC for specific conditions.
 
 
 
C
C
C
 
Wood processing plant
 
 
 
A
A
C
O
Wrecking yard
 
 
 
C
C
C
O
Parking Requirements
The following requirements list the number of parking spaces required for specified land uses as referenced on the land use matrix. The required number of parking spaces includes the required handicapped parking spaces.
A
2 spaces per dwelling unit
B
1.5 spaces per dwelling unit
C
1 space per guest room
D
1 space per bed of patient/resident
E
1 space per four seats or eight feet of bench length in main room
H
1 space per classroom or E, whichever is greater
I
6 spaces per alley
J
1 space per 100 sq. ft. of floor area
K
1 space per 200 sq. ft. of floor area
L
1 space per 300 sq. ft. of floor area
M
1 space per 400 sq. ft. of floor area
N
1 space per 600 sq. ft. of floor area
O
1 space per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area
R
The optimum number of spaces shall be left to the recommendation of the owner with approval by the zoning official.
REQUIREMENTS MATRIX ZONES
A - Allowed
C - Conditional Use
Blank - Not Allowed
Residential
Public
Downtown Business
Multi-Purpose Commercial
Industrial
Agricultural/ Transition
Minimum lot size
5000
5000
2500
5000
NA
5000
Area required for additional dwelling units
3000
NA
2000
2000
NA
3000
Minimum lot width
50
40
40
50
NA
50
Minimum lot depth
80
80
80
80
NA
80
Maximum building height (2)
35
40
40
40
613
40
Maximum lot coverage by structures, %
40
NA
100
60
NA
40
Primary Building:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front yard setback on an interior lot, the distance to the lot line abutting the street; in the case of a corner lot, distance to the shortest property line along a street. See front yard line definition for through and flag lots.
25
25
0
25
0
25
Rear yard setback (1)
30
10/25
0/15
10
0/10
30
Side yard setback on one side (1)
3
3
0/3
3
0/3
3
Side yard setback combination total(1)
15
15
0/3/6
3/6/6
0/3/6
15
Accessory Building (more than 120 sq. ft.):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front yard setback
25
25
0/15
25
0
25
Rear yard setback (3)
5/20
10/20
0/20
3/20
0/20
5/20
Side yard setback (1)
3
5
0/3
0/3
0/3
3
Accessory Building (120 or less sq. ft.):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Front yard setback
25
25
20
25
0
25
Rear yard setback
0
0
0
0
0
0
Side yard setback
0
0
0
0
0
0
(1)
The larger setback number (after the /) is the requirement where the yard adjoins a residential property. A third side yard setback combination total number is the requirement where the yard adjoins a residential property on both sides. Greater side yard setbacks may be required by building codes depending on the required fire rating of the building.
(2)
Excludes steeples, grain elevators, antennas, etc.
(3)
The larger setback (after the /) is the requirement where vehicular access to the garage is perpendicular to the alley or at an angle between forty-five and ninety degrees to the alley. This requirement is to allow for safe visibility and maneuverability.
NOTE: the maximum eave overhang or other building projection allowed into a setback area is four inches for every twelve inches of required setback, but no more than 24 inches. The required setback is measured from the property line to the outside of the foundation wall. Projections allowed under this note shall not include any foundation or structural wall piece.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 783 §§ 1, 2, 2001; Ord. 869 § 1, 2013)
The restriction in the “zones” grid that prohibits a “park trailer, house trailer, park model, and mobile home” being lived in outside of mobile home parks shall not apply when the user of the recreational vehicle is not a resident of the city, in which event the recreational vehicle may be lived in for a period not to exceed fourteen consecutive days. Specific exceptions may be granted under this section. The RV shall not be permanently connected to separate water or sewer service, but may be temporarily connected to existing water service and electric service. The RV shall be located off the public right-of-way at all times if it can be done.
(Ord. 869 § 1, 2013; Ord. 904, 2018)
The planned development process may be applied to any zoning district of the city and is employed as an overlay upon that pre-existing zone. Regulations for a planned development are found in the city subdivision code.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997)
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of this section shall be to ensure a suitable living environment for residents of mobile homes and RVs located within mobile homes and RV parks. The following standards and regulations are necessary for the health, safety, general welfare and convenience of the inhabitants of the city.
B. 
Permits. No person shall establish a new mobile home or RV park or alter an existing park without first complying with the provisions and standards of this ordinance and obtaining all necessary permits and approvals.
C. 
Permits Required. Before any person shall commence construction of a new mobile home or RV park or make any alterations to an existing mobile home or RV park, a valid permit shall be secured and held.
D. 
Permit Application.
1. 
Application for a permit to create or alter a mobile home or RV park shall be filed at the office of the building inspector. The fee for such application shall be set by separate resolution.
2. 
The application for a permit shall be in writing, signed by the owner, and shall include the following:
a. 
The name and address of the owner;
b. 
The location and legal description of the mobile home or RV park;
c. 
Ten copies of the complete layout plan for the park to be forwarded to persons reviewing the application. These plans shall contain the following information:
-area and dimensions of the tract of land
-number, location, dimensions, and area of all mobile home or RV spaces including the size of mobile home or RV each space is intended to contain
-location and dimensions of all streets and walks
-location of any proposed buildings
-location of any existing buildings
-location of water, sewer and gas lines or alternative sewage disposal systems
-a map or maps of the existing and proposed site topography including grading and drainage
-location of fence
-location and dimensions of off-street parking areas,
-location of fire hydrants
-location of common refuse container
-other applicable information as might be necessary to interpret the compliance of the plans to the regulations of this title.
d. 
Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements, and other facilities such as electrical wiring, water service pipes, gas service pipes, and sewer service, constructed or to be constructed within the park;
3. 
Such further information as may be requested by the Building Inspector to enable him to determine if the proposed park will comply with all the requirements of this title and other applicable state and local regulations.
E. 
Review Procedure.
1. 
Upon receipt of the application and plans, the Building Inspector shall forward plans to the following: the planning commission, the health officer, the city engineer, and the affected utilities. The health officer, city engineer and affected utilities shall review the application and submit written comments to the planning commission within twenty days of receipt of the application.
2. 
The planning commission shall review the application for compliance with the provisions of this ordinance and other applicable laws and regulations, shall review the comments received from the review sources, and shall determine whether the proposed uses serves and make appropriate provision for the public health, safety and general welfare.
3. 
The planning commission shall, within thirty days of receiving the application, make a written recommendation of approval, approval with conditions, or disapproval to the council and shall forward copies of all written comments received on the application.
4. 
Upon receipt of the planning commission’s recommendation, the council shall schedule and hold at least one public hearing on the application prior to taking action. Notice of said hearing shall be published in the official gazette of the city and posted on the proposed site in a minimum of two conspicuous locations at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing. Failure of a person to receive a notice prescribed in this section shall not impair the validity of the hearing.
5. 
The council shall consider the recommendation of the planning commission and any other input contributed and shall either approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the application. If the application is approved or approved with conditions by the council, the applicant shall prepare and submit a binding site plan to the Building Inspector. Said binding site plan shall conform to the approval granted by the council.
F. 
Binding Site Plan. The binding site plan shall include all information requested on the layout plan in addition to the legal description of the tract and shall include the following statement which has been signed by the owner and notarized:
I(We), the owner(s) of the hereto described real property located in Garfield County, Washington, do hereby bind ourselves, heirs, or assigns to the binding site plan shown, until such time as the plan is amended or the use as a mobile home or RV park ceases.
Said plan shall be filed in the office of the Building Inspector. Upon receipt of the approved binding site plan the Building Inspector shall issue a Building Permit. The permit fee will be based upon the value of the work to be accomplished and shall be set by separate Resolution.
G. 
Amendment of a Binding Site Plan. A binding site plan as approved by the council shall not be altered unless approved by both the public works department and the council. If the alteration is felt to be of a substantial nature, either the public works department or the council shall require that the plan be resubmitted in compliance with these regulations.
H. 
Duration of Approval. Approval of the building site plan shall be effective for three years from the date of approval by the council. During this time the terms and conditions upon which the approval was given will not be changed except as provided in subsection (G) of this section. During this time, improvements required by the approved action shall be completed.
I. 
Completion Prior to Occupancy. All required improvements and other conditions of park approval shall be met prior to occupancy of any space by a mobile home or RV; provided that completion may be accomplished by phases if approved by the council.
J. 
Inspection Required. Before any person shall maintain or operate a park, an inspection shall be done on the park to assure conformance. With respect to nonconforming parks, the inspection shall be done to assure that any alterations or enlargements are in conformance with subsection (F) of this section.
K. 
Inspection Application.
1. 
Application for an inspection shall be filed at the office of the public works director.
2. 
The application for an inspection shall be in writing, signed by the owner, and shall include the following:
a. 
Name and address of owner
b. 
Name and address of park operator/manager
c. 
Name and address of mobile home or RV park
d. 
Number of spaces in mobile home or RV park
3. 
The public works director shall inspect the park to assure that it meets the requirements of this title and other applicable regulations.
4. 
Fees for said inspection and subsequent inspections shall be adopted by separate resolution and shall be collected by the public works director.
L. 
Inspection. Each mobile home or RV park shall be inspected by the public works director biennially. Each park owner shall be given written notice ten days prior to said biennial inspection. Furthermore, any park may be inspected at any reasonable time by the public works director or health officer and if they find conditions or practices which exist that are in violation of any of the provisions or regulations of this title or other applicable regulations, the public works director or health officer shall give notice in writing either by registered mail or personal service to the owner. Unless such violated conditions or practices are corrected within the time stated in said notice, the matter may be turned over to the city attorney.
M. 
Park Administration. The owner or operator of a mobile home or RV park shall be responsible for ensuring the maintenance of all structures and their sites. Park management shall conform to applicable state laws.
Compliance with this title shall not exempt the park owner from complying with all other applicable local, state, and federal coded and regulations.
N. 
Standards. The following standards and regulations shall apply to all mobile home or RV Parks or mobile home or RV spaces within a park.
1. 
Minimum Area. The minimum area for a mobile home or RV Park shall be two acres, however when a RV park is part of a mobile home park, only the combined total of the park need be two acres.
2. 
Spaces. The square footage of a mobile home or RV on a space shall not exceed forty percent the total area of the space. The area of a space includes off-street parking if provided for that space.
Minimum space area for mobile home–2,800 sq. ft.
Minimum space area for RV–1,200 sq. ft.
Minimum space width for mobile home-30 ft.
Minimum space width for RV–20 ft.
3. 
Setbacks. The following are minimum setbacks for mobile homes or RVs within a park:
From a public road right-of-way–25 ft
From a street within the park–5 ft
From an adjacent property line–10 ft
Front setback for fence–0 ft
Furthermore, there shall be a ten ft minimum clearance end to end and side to side between mobile homes or RVs. Slide-outs and tip-outs shall not encroach upon the required clearance space.
4. 
Fence. Upon complaint of nearby residents, the city shall require there shall be constructed a sight-obscuring fence of a minimum of five feet in height between the mobile home or RV park and the residences. The use of trees and/or shrubbery may be used in conjunction with a fence to accomplish the same sight-obscuring objective.
No object within the park, including the fencing shall impinge upon the clear vision area requirements (PMC 16.22.320 and 16.22.330) as they apply to public streets and furthermore, that requirement is extended to apply to the private streets within a park.
5. 
Streets.
a. 
Streets within a park shall be designed so as to provide continuous forward movement, shall have access onto a public street with a minimum of fifty feet of public right-of-way, shall have at least two hundred feet of sight distance at the intersection with the public right-of-way, and said public street shall be capable of accommodating the proposed traffic increases.
b. 
Every space within the park shall have direct access onto a street within the park and shall not have direct access onto a public street.
c. 
Within a park there shall be no dead-end street longer than fifty feet without an adequate cul-de-sac. An adequate cul-de-sac is defined as having an unobstructed surface area with a minimum diameter of seventy-six feet. If parking is not restricted, the surface are shall have a minimum diameter of ninety feet.
d. 
Streets within the park shall have a minimum unobstructed width of sixteen feet for two-way streets and ten feet for one-way streets. If on-street parking is not restricted on one or both sides, the minimum width shall be increased by eight feet for each unrestricted side. All streets shall have a dust-reduced surface of gravel, Portland cement concrete, asphalt chip seal, or asphaltic concrete surface with an adequate base to support the traffic loads.
6. 
Lighting. Throughout the park there shall be night lighting of an amount equal to or greater than the equivalent of one foot candle at thirty inches above the ground at all pedestrian walkways. This illumination may be provided with individual lamp posts at each space or combined into overhead street lamps or any other arrangement which fulfills or exceeds the requirements of this regulation.
7. 
Sewage.
a. 
A park which accommodates dependent RV/mobile homes shall provide a minimum of one service building (more may be required by state health and/or plumbing codes) providing at the minimum one wash sink, two flush toilets, one lavatory, and one shower or bathtub for each sex.
b. 
A park which accommodates independent RVs/mobile homes shall provide a minimum of one approved sewage dump and a flush water standpipe at the sewage dump with an approved reduced pressure backflow prevention device.
8. 
Parking. A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home space and a minimum of one parking space for each RV space, of which one parking space may be on-street if the street width is adequate as per subsection (F) of this section. Furthermore, these parking spaces shall be situated on or immediately adjacent to each individual space. In addition, there shall be a minimum of one parking space per every three mobile home or RV spaces provided for the parking of recreational vehicles, trailers, boats, etc. These parking spaces may be grouped or located anywhere in the park. For the purposes and intent of this regulation, a parking space shall be a minimum of nine feet by twenty feet, shall have sufficient room for access and mobility and shall have a durable, dust-free surface.
9. 
Fire Hydrants. Every space within the park shall be within six hundred feet of a fire hydrant or as required by the fire chief. This distance shall be measured and determined along the route by which the fire hose would be laid. Furthermore, the park shall conform to the requirements of all other fire/safety codes.
10. 
Refuse Disposal. There shall be at least one individual refuse disposal container located at each mobile home or RV space and/or at least one - one cubic yard refuse disposal container located within the park for use by the residents of the park.
11. 
Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings, if provided, shall be for the purpose of storage only and shall be located on the space in such a manner as to meet the setback requirements. Accessory buildings shall conform to the setbacks as set forth in subsection (N)(3) of this section except that with respect to property lines, the setback distance shall be a minimum of five feet. In no case shall an accessory building obstruct free egress from door exits of the mobile homes or RVs.
12. 
Storm Drainage Containment.
a. 
The city shall, as a condition of approval, require the owner to construct storm drainage facilities such as dry wells, setting basins, or other methods acceptable to the city so that the excess storm water runoff of at least a ten-year flood flow rate will be satisfactorily contained. If deemed necessary by the public works director, higher runoff factors may be required when the developer designs said containment facilities. The director of public works may allow storm drainage to be run into a city storm drain system. In such case the owner shall construct any connection or expansion of the storm necessary to accept the storm water runoff.
b. 
The developer may be required to show by engineering analysis, that any settling and storm water runoff containment facilities or storm drainage into the city system will contain 10-year runoffs so that storm water runoff from the developed mobile home or R.V. park is no greater than it would have been if the land was left undeveloped.
O. 
Nonconforming Parks. All now existing mobile home or RV parks not meeting the requirements of this title are considered to be nonconforming parks. As such, these parks are not required to comply with the regulations of this title with the exception of subsection (J) of this section unless the park is to be altered, extended or the use discontinued.
1. 
Discontinuance. Any nonconforming park that is abandoned or not operated as a mobile home or RV park or the park is vacant and no spaces are used by an occupied mobile home or RV other than that of the residence of the owner or manager for a period of six consecutive months shall not resume operations until the park is inspected and made to meet the conditions and regulations of this title.
2. 
Alteration. Subject to the provisions of this section, a nonconforming park may be continued and maintained but shall not be altered without complying with all requirements of this ordinance. Exceptions to this section are as follows:
a. 
Any alteration which brings the park further into compliance with the regulations of this title without increasing the number of spaces or the existing configuration of the park.
b. 
Any enlargement (or addition) to the park must be in full compliance with the regulations of this title. This shall not be constructed to mean that the existing portion of the park must be brought into full compliance. However, if such extension (or addition) is constructed in such manner that access from the public street serving the park to the extension (or addition) is through any or all of the existing nonconforming park, that access route shall be made to conform with the street standards as prescribed in subsection (N)(5) of this section.
P. 
Utility Requirements. All mobile home or RV parks shall provide permanent electrical, water and sewage disposal connections to each mobile home or RV space in accordance with applicable state and local codes and regulations.
1. 
Water. All plumbing in the park shall conform to the requirements of the Uniform Plumbing Code as adopted by the city.
2. 
Sewage. The sewer lines of the mobile home or RV park shall be connected to a public sewer system, where available. Where a public sewer system is not available, an on-site sewage system shall be used. The approval of the health officer shall be obtained on the type of on-site treatment proposed and on the design and construction of the on-site disposal system. All sewage system plumbing within the park shall conform to the requirements of applicable codes.
3. 
Underground Utilities. All water, sewer, electrical and communication service lines shall be underground and shall be approved by the agency or jurisdiction providing the service. Water and/or gas shutoff valves, meters and regulators shall not be located beneath the mobile homes or RVs.
(Ord. 747 § 1 (part), 1997)