Both subdivisions and land developments involving manufactured housing shall fall under the standard procedure and regulations of this chapter and Chapter 205, Zoning, except as specifically set out herein.
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Editor's Note: Former § 187-50,
Manufactured housing subdivisions, was repealed 2-28-2006 by Ord.
No. 06-04.
A.
The minimum area for any manufactured home park constructed
shall be five acres.
B.
Each manufactured home park shall have a minimum of
100 feet of road frontage along a state or County road.
C.
The following site design requirements shall be required
of every manufactured home park constructed after the effective date
of this chapter:
(1)
All manufactured dwelling units shall be sited with
regard to the topography, soils and natural features of the parcel.
(2)
All manufactured dwelling units shall be sited to
promote privacy and ensure natural light for all principal rooms.
(3)
No manufactured dwelling unit or other structures
shall be located less than 50 feet from the property lines of the
project, and a buffer yard of 20 feet in width shall be provided along
all property lines at the periphery of the project. The buffer yard
shall include a visual screen with a minimum height of six feet. Such
screening may consist of evergreen and/or deciduous vegetation, louvered
wall, or fence.
(4)
No manufactured dwelling unit shall be situated so
that it is located closer than 20 feet to any other adjacent structure
or dwelling unit.
(5)
No manufactured dwelling unit shall take direct access
from any state or County road. Individual dwelling access shall be
limited to interior streets or parking compounds.
(6)
All interior private streets shall be constructed in accordance with the construction standards of § 187-53A(4) with a minimum width as follows:
(7)
All streets shall be paved with a weatherproof bituminous
pavement approved by the office of the Kent County Department of Public
Works.
(8)
Convenient access from a street or parking compound
shall be provided to each manufactured dwelling unit site by means
of an accessway of a minimum width of 12 feet, reserved for maneuvering
the manufactured dwelling into position and kept free of trees and
other immovable obstructions. The accessway shall be of extra width
as necessary for maneuvering a manufactured dwelling unit on a curve,
and as required for newer manufactured dwelling units.
(9)
A paved on-site walkway of a minimum width of three feet shall be provided to each manufactured dwelling unit from a street or parking compound. Such walkways may be combined with parking space requirements of Chapter 205, Zoning, in Article XVII, Parking, where such parking space is on the manufactured home site, in which case, the area of paved parking space shall be increased commensurately.
(10)
Appropriate outdoor living space, surfaced with
weather-resistant material, of a minimum area of 150 square feet,
shall be provided adjacent to the manufactured dwelling unit except
where its equivalent is provided by manufactured home models.
D.
Within a manufactured home park the following accessory
structures and uses are permitted:
(1)
Management office;
(2)
Community buildings and facilities;
(3)
Recreational facilities;
(4)
Coin-operated laundry facilities;
(5)
Other uses and structures customarily incidental to
operation of a manufactured home park; and
(6)
Manufactured home sales, provided that:
(a)
The sales area should not exceed 10% of the
total area of the park or two acres, whichever is smaller;
(b)
Storage of manufactured homes shall be limited
to model units and units for sale;
(c)
The sales and storage area shall be separated
from the remainder of the park by a continuous visual screen with
minimum height of eight feet;
(d)
Principal access to the sales and storage area
shall be from a major street as defined above;
(e)
The sales area shall be provided with adequate
off-street parking (10 spaces minimum).
