The MH1 Mobile Home Community District is designed
to provide for planned communities for mobile homes. This district
is intended for the location of mobile homes on land under common
ownership or for the creation of lots for mobile homes. Such planned
developments are intended to be provided with appropriate roadways
and amenities and suitable landscaping and transition areas to blend
the mobile home community with surrounding land uses.
The following uses are allowed:
A.
Mobile homes.
B.
Mobile home parks.
C.
Mobile home subdivisions.
D.
Schools.
E.
Churches.
F.
Public parks, playgrounds and recreational uses.
G.
Accessory uses.
H.
Public utilities excluding energy-generating facilities.
[Amended 1-8-2020]
I.
Fire stations and companies and rescue squads.
J.
Home occupations.
K.
Totally enclosed storage facilities for use by the
residents of the mobile home park or subdivision.
N.
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection N, Signs allowed in § 165-201.06B, added 2-13-2008, was repealed 5-10-2023.
O.
Short-term lodging.
[Added 9-28-2022]
The following uses are permitted with a conditional
use permit:
A.
Cottage occupations.
Mobile homes may be located in planned developments
on parcels of land under common ownership or as mobile home subdivisions.
Such mobile home parks and subdivisions shall meet the following requirements:
A.
Dimensional requirements.
(1)
Density. The gross density of any mobile home
park or subdivision shall not exceed eight units per acre.
(2)
Spacing requirements. No mobile home shall be
placed within 20 feet of another.
(3)
Lot requirements. Minimum lots of 4,000 square
feet shall be established for each dwelling unit. The corners of such
lots shall be clearly posted by permanent markers which shall be maintained.
(4)
Setbacks. All dwelling units shall be set back
a minimum of 20 feet from any street right-of-way. All dwelling units
shall be set back at least 10 feet from all common areas, parking
lots and sidewalks. All accessory uses shall be set back at least
five feet from any lot line or property boundary.
(5)
Perimeter. All structures shall be set back
at least 50 feet from the perimeter boundary of the mobile home park.
B.
Common areas. All mobile home parks and subdivisions
shall have a common area of at least 4,000 square feet in area. In
addition, at least 15% of the total gross area of all mobile home
parks or subdivisions shall be in common areas. There shall be at
least 50 square feet of common area for each dwelling unit.
(1)
Landscaping. All common areas shall be planted
with appropriate landscaping, including trees, shrubs and grass lawns.
This landscaping shall be properly maintained.
(2)
Recreation facilities. All mobile home parks and subdivisions shall contain at least one recreational unit as described by § 165-402.08 of this chapter. This recreational unit shall be intended to meet the needs of 30 dwelling units. One recreational unit shall be provided for each 30 dwelling units. The design and amount of recreational facilities shall be approved by the Administrator and the Department of Parks and Recreation at the time of site plan review.
(3)
Homeowners' associations. In the case of mobile
home subdivisions, common areas shall be dedicated to and maintained
by homeowners' associations. The mobile home subdivisions and the
homeowners' associations shall meet all requirements of this chapter.
C.
Streets.
(1)
All mobile home lots in a mobile home park shall
have direct access to a dedicated public street which meets all requirements
of the Virginia Department of Transportation.
(2)
Private streets in existing mobile home parks.
The Board of Supervisors may allow new sections of existing mobile
home parks, which are currently served by a complete system of private
streets, to be provided with access using private streets. In such
cases, the private streets must meet the following requirements:
[Amended 9-26-2012]
(a)
Street widths. The minimum right-of-way width
for private streets in a mobile home park shall be 30 feet. Dead-end
streets shall be provided with culs-de-sac, with a minimum radius
of 40 feet. A minimum pavement width of 20 feet shall be provided,
with a minimum shoulder width of six feet. The minimum paved radius
for a cul-de-sac shall be 30 feet.
(b)
Street construction. Private streets shall be
adapted to the topography and shall have suitable alignment and gradient
for traffic safety, satisfactory surface drainage and proper functioning
of sanitary and storm sewer systems. A surface of bituminous prime-and-double-seal
treatment shall be applied on a base of no less than six inches of
compacted gravel. The full width of the street shall be properly graded
to provide suitable grades for pavements, adequate surface drainage
and convenient access to the mobile home lots.
(c)
Intersections. Street intersections shall generally
be at right angles. Offsets at intersections and intersections of
more than two streets at one point shall be avoided.
D.
Off-street parking. At least two off-street parking
spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit. Mobile home parks
and subdivisions may employ common parking lots to provide off-street
parking. Such parking lots shall meet all requirements of this chapter.
E.
Sewer and water facilities. It must be certified by
the Virginia Department of Health that each mobile home lot will be
provided with an approved source of water supply and an approved means
of sewage disposal before the mobile home park will be approved. Water
and sewer service must be provided through the use of public or community
systems. All community systems shall be dedicated to a public authority.
