All applicable site planning requirements contained in §
211-44 of this chapter shall be applied in the design of mobile home park developments, and in addition, the following standards shall be met.
A. Minimum park area and density requirements. The minimum
gross area provided for a mobile home park shall be at least two contiguous
acres of land, unless specified otherwise in the district regulations
of the Township Zoning Ordinance. Overall density of the park shall not exceed four mobile
home lots per acre of gross area of the park, provided that all other
applicable requirements of this chapter and the Township Zoning Ordinance
can be met. There shall be no more than one mobile home placed on
any one mobile home park lot.
B. Mobile home lot area and width requirements.
(1) Minimum lot sizes. Each mobile home lot shall contain
no less than 10,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width. The minimum width of any mobile
home lot, measured at the building setback line, shall be not less
than 75 feet, exclusive of easements or rights-of-way.
C. Mobile home lot pad requirements. All mobile home
lots within the mobile home park shall be improved to provide durable
and adequate support for the placement of the mobile home and shall
be properly equipped to render the lot usable. All such improvements
shall be maintained in satisfactory condition by the developer or
park owner. At a minimum, the following standards shall be met:
(1) The mobile home lot pad shall be equal to the length
and width of the mobile home proposed to use the lot.
(2) The mobile home lot pad shall not heave, shift or
settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home due to frost action,
inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the structure
and shall be designed to uniformly support the mobile home in a level
position. At a minimum, each pad shall be provided with one frostproof
footer, at least 16 inches in width, extending the full width of the
pad, for every 10 feet of mobile home length.
(3) Each mobile home lot pad shall be provided with anchors
and tie-downs, such as "deadman" eyelets embedded in the concrete,
or run-ways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors or other devices designed
to secure the stability of the mobile home. The type, number and location
of the tie-downs or anchors shall be as specified by the manufacturer
of the mobile home or, where such information is not available, shall
be of a type consistent with mobile home industry standards. At a
minimum, there shall be one tie-down on each corner of the home, with
two additional tie-downs placed at intermediate locations.
(4) Each mobile home lot shall be equipped with properly
designed and approved water and sewer connections and shall be provided
with approved electrical service connections.
(5) Each mobile home lot shall be provided with an all-weather-surfaced
patio not less than 200 square feet in area.
D. Minimum yard requirements.
(1) Setbacks from public streets. All mobile homes and
auxiliary park buildings shall be located at least 30 feet from the
right-of-way of any adjoining public street or road.
(2) Side and rear yard setbacks. All mobile homes (including attached patios, decks or carports) shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the side and rear lines of the mobile home lot. Where rear yards abut a street, mobile homes shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the edge of the street right-of-way, except as may be provided otherwise in Subsection
D(5) below. Accessory structures shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the side and rear lot lines of the mobile home lot.
(3) Minimum distance between mobile homes. Each mobile
home (including attached patios, decks or carports) shall be located
at least 40 feet from any other mobile home in the park.
(4) Minimum distance between mobile homes and auxiliary
structures. All mobile homes shall be located at least 50 feet from
any auxiliary park buildings and repair, maintenance or storage buildings.
Screening may also be required to effectively and attractively conceal
repair, maintenance or storage buildings from mobile home lots, park
streets or public roads.
(5) Park perimeter buffer yard requirements. All mobile homes and auxiliary park buildings shall be set back at least 50 feet from the boundary lines of the mobile home park. If, however, a suitable attractive screen, either fencing or natural plantings, is provided along the perimeter of the tract, the minimum buffer yard may be reduced to 25 feet. Buffering and screening shall be provided in accordance with the requirements set forth in §
211-44D of this chapter.
E. Traffic access. All mobile home lots shall abut and have access on a street of the mobile home park internal street system. No individual dwelling unit shall have direct access to a public street. Where possible, mobile home parks shall be provided with two points of ingress and egress. All such accessways shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of §
211-26 of this chapter. And, in order to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance and exit of the facility and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets in the mobile home park, a fifty-foot-wide cartway shall be provided at all of the park's entry/exit intersections extending for a distance of 100 feet.
F. Mobile home park internal street system requirements.
(1) Streets and related drainage control systems shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the standards for local streets outlined in §
211-26 of this chapter, except that street widths shall be as follows:
(a)
Where no parking is permitted on either side
of the street, a minimum cartway width of 20 feet shall be required
for all streets being provided in mobile home parks.
(b)
Where parking is permitted along one side of
the street, a minimum cartway width of 26 feet shall be required.
(c)
Where parking is permitted along both sides
of the street, a minimum cartway width of 32 feet shall be required.
(2) The Township may also consider the use of one-way
streets within the mobile home park. In such instances, the minimum
right-of-way width shall be no less than 30 feet; the minimum cartway
width, no less than 18 feet; and there shall be no parking permitted
on either side of the street.
G. Off-street parking requirements. A minimum of two
off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home lot
within the mobile home park. These parking spaces shall be located
within 200 feet of the mobile home lot which they are intended to
serve. All off-street parking spaces shall be designed and provided
in accordance with the standards set forth in the Mahoning Township
Zoning Ordinance.
H. Grading and ground cover. Where any excavating or grading is proposed or where existing trees, shrubs or other vegetative cover is to be removed, plans shall be prepared by the developer and submitted to the Township which illustrate that all applicable erosion and sedimentation control requirements will be met. In addition, all site preparation requirements set forth in §
211-31 of this chapter shall be met.
I. Drainage/stormwater management facilities. The ground surface in the mobile home park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner. In addition, all drainage and stormwater management standards set forth in §
211-32 of this chapter shall be met. It shall be the responsibility of the mobile home park owner to maintain the integrity of the approved stormwater management plan.
J. Park streetlighting. Each mobile home park shall be furnished by the developer with lighting designed to adequately illuminate driveways, walkways, streets, intersections and to provide for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians throughout the park at night. All such lighting shall be designed in accordance with the requirements of §
211-44G of this chapter and all applicable sections of the Mahoning Township Zoning Ordinance.
K. Common open space requirements. A minimum of 10% of the gross park area or 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit, whichever is greater, shall be reserved by the developer as common open space for the use of all residents of the park. At least a portion of this area shall be set aside for recreation use. All such space shall be suitable for outdoor recreation activity and shall be easily accessible to all mobile homes. Such areas shall be maintained free of potentially harmful growths. Applications for mobile home parks shall include a proposal regarding the ultimate ownership and maintenance responsibilities for such open space areas. Copies of all approved arrangements shall be included in the lease for each lot in the park. (See also §
211-27 of this chapter for additional requirements for open space/recreation areas.)
The developer shall submit a copy of the proposed
rules and regulations to be followed by tenants of the mobile home
park to the Township for approval as part of the development plan
submission process. At a minimum, such regulations shall include the
following provisions:
A. Each mobile home shall be skirted. (Skirting shall
include materials which have been prefabricated for this specific
purpose or similar materials, but shall not include bales of hay,
straw, interior plywood or like materials.) Skirting shall be installed
around the entire perimeter of the base of the mobile home, but shall
not be used to attach the mobile home to its foundation. Where a mobile
home is provided with a masonry wall around its entire perimeter,
additional skirting shall not be required.
B. Garbage and trash shall be placed in appropriate receptacles.
C. One storage building or accessory structure containing a maximum of 100 square feet, provided by the individual tenant, may be situated on each lot in the mobile home park. The placement of such building shall meet all setback requirements established in §
211-52D above and shall be approved by the resident manager. A zoning permit shall also be required prior to the placement of any such storage building or accessory structure.
D. Each mobile home lot in the mobile home park shall
be provided with an identification number by the developer or owner
of the park. To facilitate emergency location, the developer shall
be responsible to see that all lot numbers are readily visible from
the park's internal street system.