Farm mobile homes shall:
A. 
Be located only on a farm as defined in § 175-8B of this chapter.
B. 
Be limited to one farm mobile home per farm. Additional farm mobile homes shall be allowed on a farm only after a special use exception is granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals in accordance with § 175-22 of this chapter.
C. 
Be located not more than 200 feet from the nearest farm building and not closer to any County or state road than the principal farm residence or building. If no buildings are presently located on the farm, the farm mobile home shall be located at least 200 feet from any County or state road.
D. 
Be located at least 100 feet from all property lines.
E. 
Be occupied by:
(1) 
The owner(s) of the farm;
(2) 
A person or persons employed to work an average of 40 hours per week on the farm and who derive more than half their income from employment on the farm. The farm owner may not receive any rent or other monetary compensation from the farm mobile home occupants; or
(3) 
A person or persons employed on the farm on a full-time or part-time basis and who do not derive more than half their income from employment on the farm, provided that a Special Use Exception is granted by the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall make findings that the need for the farm mobile home and the services to be provided by the occupants are justified for the effective security, maintenance and/or operation of the farm. The farm owner may not receive any rent or other monetary compensation from the farm mobile home occupants.
F. 
Be removed when no longer occupied as a residence by persons meeting requirements of Subsection E above or when the mobile home has been unoccupied for a continuous period of six months. The Zoning Administrator shall verify annually, by affidavit, that the occupants of the farm mobile home continue to meet the requirements of Subsection E above.
G. 
Have a gross floor area, excluding the hitch and any other additions not a part of the original main structure unit, of at least 600 square feet.
H. 
Meet all of the additional requirements and standards for mobile homes as specified in § 175-72 of this chapter.
Hardship mobile homes may be approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals as a special use exception, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
A. 
The person in need of care, attention and supervision is either a great-grandparent of the applicant, a grandparent of the applicant, a lineal descendant of a grandparent of the applicant or the spouse of such lineal descendant of a grandparent of the applicant.
B. 
The applicant for the special use exception will be responsible for the required care, attention and supervision.
C. 
The applicant has filed a certificate from at least one physician licensed to practice medicine in the United States who has examined the person in need of care, attention and supervision within 30 days prior to the filing of the application. The certificate shall state the date of the physician's last examination of said person; the nature of said person's disability; that, in the physician's best judgment, said person is mentally or physically incapable of self-care; and the probable duration of said person's disability.
D. 
The person in need of care, attention and supervision for practical reasons, financial or otherwise, cannot reside elsewhere and receive the same services.
E. 
The mobile home shall not be used as a profitable enterprise, but nothing contained herein shall preclude the applicant from receiving reimbursement for actual expense in providing the required care, attention and supervision to the person in need.
F. 
The applicant owns, resides or intends to reside on the premises on which the mobile home is to be located, and either the applicant or the person in need of care, attention and supervision may reside in the mobile home.
G. 
The mobile home shall be located within 200 feet of the principal residence on the premises.
H. 
The mobile home shall be removed within 60 days after the person in need of care, attention and supervision dies, permanently vacates the premises or becomes capable of self-care.
I. 
The mobile home shall have a gross floor area, excluding the hitch and any other additions not a part of the original main structure unit, of at least 600 square feet.
J. 
The mobile home shall meet all of the additional requirements and standards for mobile homes as specified in § 175-72 of this chapter.
A. 
Approval procedures. The procedure for establishment of a mobile home zoning district shall be the same as the rezoning by application procedure in Article XXII of this chapter, except that the change or mistake rule in § 175-198G of this chapter shall not apply.
(1) 
For a proposed mobile home park, a site plan shall be submitted with the rezoning application. Prior to establishment of a mobile home zoning district for a mobile home park, a final site plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission.
(2) 
For a proposed mobile home subdivision, a preliminary major subdivision plat, prepared in accordance with the Caroline County Subdivision Regulations,[1] shall be submitted with the rezoning application. Prior to establishment of a mobile home zoning district for a mobile home subdivision, a final major subdivision plat and other documents prepared in accordance with the Caroline County Subdivision Regulations shall be submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission and recorded, when required, in the Caroline County land records.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 162, Subdivision of Land.
B. 
Mobile home parks. The following specifications shall apply to mobile home parks only:
(1) 
Community water and sewerage systems shall be provided to all individual mobile home sites and shall be in compliance with all requirements of the Caroline County Health Department.
(2) 
All utilities, including but not limited to electric and telephone lines, shall be placed underground in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Maryland Public Service Commission.
(3) 
Mobile home parks shall be surrounded by bufferyards measuring not less than 50 feet in depth on the front and not less than 25 feet in depth on the side and rear between the mobile home sites and adjoining property lines.
(4) 
Not less than 10% of the total area of a mobile home park, exclusive of bufferyards and road rights-of-way, shall be devoted to accessible open space and recreation areas. At least 50% of the recreational or open space land shall be of a character suitable for active recreation, such as playgrounds or ballfields.
(5) 
Interior access roads shall be at least 50 feet in width, with a paved surface at least 20 feet in width, and improved in accordance with specifications of the County Engineer.
(6) 
All access roads, parking areas and walkways within the park shall be illuminated at night so that the roads, areas and walkways are clearly visible.
(7) 
The owner or operator of a mobile home park shall be responsible for providing adequate refuse collection facilities.
(8) 
The mobile home park shall be in compliance with Article VII of the Caroline County Subdivision Regulations.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 162, Subdivision of Land.
(9) 
Mobile home parks containing at least 100 mobile homes may include laundromats and similar commercial and service establishments intended to serve only persons within the mobile home park. Such establishments shall be designed, improved and located to protect the character of the mobile home park and the surrounding neighborhood and shall occupy, including a related parking area, not more than 5% of the area of the development.
(10) 
The mobile home park shall also be in compliance with all requirements and specifications of Subsection D below, and each individual mobile home shall be in compliance with § 175-72 of this chapter.
C. 
Mobile home subdivisions. The following specifications shall apply to mobile home subdivisions only:
(1) 
In addition to any site plans or plats required for the establishment of a mobile home zoning district, the developer of a proposed mobile home subdivision shall comply with all of the requirements for a major subdivision as provided in the Caroline County Subdivision Regulations.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 162, Subdivision of Land.
(2) 
The mobile home subdivision shall also be in compliance with all requirements and specifications of Subsection D below, and each individual mobile home shall be in compliance with § 175-72 of this chapter.
D. 
Additional requirements and specifications for mobile home parks and subdivisions. The following specifications shall apply to both mobile home parks and subdivisions:
(1) 
The minimum total required area for a mobile home park or subdivision shall be 10 acres.
(2) 
Where a mobile home zoning district is to contain both a mobile home park and subdivision, they may be contiguous but shall be separate from each other and shall each separately contain the minimum required area.
(3) 
All enlargements of or extensions to any existing mobile home park or subdivision shall meet all requirements of this section.
(4) 
No individual mobile home site or lot shall be designed for direct access to a County or state road.
(5) 
Recreational vehicles shall not be occupied as living quarters.
(6) 
Retail mobile home sales shall not be permitted; however, mobile homes may be sold on lots they occupy in residential use.
(7) 
Outdoor storage areas, including those for recreational vehicles, shall be designed, improved and located so as to protect adjoining uses from adverse visual or other effects and shall occupy not more than 5% of the area of the mobile home development. Use of such area shall be limited to occupants of the mobile home park or subdivision.
(8) 
Each mobile home shall have a gross floor area, excluding the hitch and any other additions not a part of the original main structure unit, of at least 600 square feet.
If an occupied dwelling in any zoning district is damaged or destroyed by fire, flood or any other sudden catastrophe to a degree so as to make it unsafe or unhealthy for human occupancy, the Zoning Administrator may issue a zoning certificate and/or building permit for the placement of a mobile home on the premises for the purpose of providing emergency housing for the displaced occupants, provided that the mobile home shall:
A. 
Meet all of the additional requirements and standards for mobile homes as specified in § 175-72 of this chapter.
B. 
Be removed from the premises when the damaged dwelling is habitable or within six months, whichever comes first, unless the Board of Zoning Appeals shall grant a special use exception to extend the time limit to a total of not more than 12 months.
Mobile homes for use as temporary dwellings or offices shall be permitted in any zoning district, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
A. 
The placement of the mobile home is determined to be incidental to construction to be performed on the premises and the Zoning Administrator has issued a zoning certificate and/or building permit for said construction.
B. 
For any mobile home to be used as a temporary dwelling:
(1) 
The mobile home shall be occupied by the owner(s) of the property or a security guard.
(2) 
The mobile home shall meet all of the additional requirements and standards as specified in § 175-72 of this chapter.
(3) 
The Board of Zoning Appeals shall grant a special use exception for the placement of the temporary mobile home and shall specify a time limit for removal of the mobile home.
C. 
For any mobile home to be used as a temporary office:
(1) 
The mobile home shall be in compliance with the County Health Department's requirements as to water supply and sewage disposal if sanitary facilities are located with the mobile home.
(2) 
The mobile home shall be removed within 30 days following completion or abandonment of the construction, when the zoning certificate and/or building permit expires or is revoked or in 24 months from the date of placement, whichever comes first.
(3) 
The Zoning Administrator shall issue a zoning certificate and/or building permit.
A. 
A multisection mobile home shall also be permitted on any lot approved for a single-family dwelling, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) 
The minimum width of the main structure unit of the mobile home, as originally manufactured for occupancy, shall be equal to or greater than 24 feet for a continuous distance of at least 40 feet.
(2) 
The mobile home shall have a gross floor area, excluding the hitch and any other additions not a part of the original main structure unit, of at least 960 square feet.
(3) 
The mobile home shall meet all of the additional requirements and standards for mobile homes as specified in § 175-72 of this chapter.
(4) 
The placement of the mobile home shall comply with minimum required setbacks and any other provisions of this chapter in the same manner as for a single-family dwelling.
B. 
A single-wide mobile home or a multisection mobile home not meeting the floor area or dimension requirements of Subsection A above shall be permitted on any lot approved for a single-family dwelling, provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) 
No property owner whose property line is within 1,000 feet of the applicant's property line objects, in writing, within 30 days of receiving notice. The Zoning Administrator shall send the notices by certified mail, return receipt requested. The notices shall be directed to the names and addresses as shown on the most recently available quarterly subdivision listing for Caroline County published by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation.
(a) 
If an objection is received, then the applicant may apply to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a special use exception within six months of the end of the objection period.
(b) 
If no objections are received, then the applicant must obtain a zoning certificate and/or building permit within one year of the end of the objection period.
(2) 
The minimum width of the main structure unit of the mobile home, as originally manufactured for occupancy, shall be at least 12 feet.
(3) 
The mobile home shall have a gross floor area, excluding the hitch and any other additions not a part of the original main structure unit, of at least 720 square feet.
(4) 
The mobile home shall meet all of the additional requirements and standards for mobile homes as specified in § 175-72 of this chapter.
(5) 
The placement of the mobile home shall comply with minimum required setbacks and any other provisions of this chapter in the same manner as for a single-family dwelling, except that:
(a) 
No mobile home permitted by Subsection B of this section may be placed within 1,000 feet of a major highway as defined in § 175-8B of this chapter.
(b) 
No mobile home permitted by Subsection B of this section may be placed within 2,500 feet of the tidal mean high waterline of the Choptank River and Tuckahoe Creek.
Where required in this chapter, the following mobile home standards and requirements shall apply:
A. 
Mobile homes shall be certified and labeled as meeting the Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or they shall bear the insignia of the Maryland Department of Economic and Community Development in accordance with the Industrialized Building and Mobile Homes Act of 1971.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Article 41, § 11-501 et seq., of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
B. 
Mobile homes shall be erected, fully enclosed and finished in conformance with guidelines approved by the Zoning Administrator.
C. 
Mobile homes shall be in compliance with the County Health Department's requirements as to water supply and sewage disposal.
D. 
No mobile home shall be used for storage purposes only.