As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESS DRIVE
A private paved drive within a mobile home park which provides
direct vehicular access to the individual mobile home units.
COLLECTOR DRIVE
A private, paved vehicular drive within a mobile home park
which connects a public street or streets with access drives serving
individual mobile home units.
COMMON OPEN SPACE
Open space within a development, not dedicated for public
use, which is designed and intended for the common use or enjoyment
of the residents of the development. Open space uses may include detention
basins, buffer areas, easements, natural resource areas, parks, playgrounds,
walkways, trails, tennis courts, putting greens, swimming pools and/or
similar recreational uses, together with clubhouses or other social
or service facilities customarily associated with such open space
uses, so designed as not to detract from the open space character
of the area. Areas required as lot area for the exclusive use and
enjoyment of each dwelling unit, areas within the lines of any public
or private street and areas designed for off-street parking are not
included within the meaning of "common open space" and shall not be
included in calculating the area of "common open space" required by
this article.
MOBILE HOME
A transportable single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit or in two or more units designed
to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated
for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for
occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations,
and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.
MOBILE HOME LOT
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned
and improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use,
consisting of two or more mobile home lots.
Density, area, bulk and dimensional requirements
shall be as follows:
A. Minimum tract area: 15 contiguous acres.
B. Maximum density: four units per gross acre.
C. Minimum lot size: 5,000 square feet.
D. Minimum lot width: 50 feet @ BSBL.
E. Minimum yard requirements.
(2)
Side: seven feet/15 feet (aggregate).
F. Minimum setback requirements. The following minimum
setback distances apply to all mobile home units and accessory structures:
(2)
Public rights-of-way: 25 feet.
(3)
Access road/aisle: 20 feet.
(4)
Parking space/common parking area: five feet/20
feet.
G. Maximum lot coverage: 45%.
H. Maximum tract coverage: 40%.
I. Maximum height: three stories/35 feet.
J. Minimum common open space area: 25% of gross tract
area.
Common open space areas shall be located and
designed as areas easily accessible to all residents and in a manner
sensitive to the preservation of natural features. Existing trees
and shrubs, rock formations, streams, floodplains, steep slopes and
other natural features of the tract shall be preserved to the extent
practical. At least 25% of the required common open space shall be
suitable for outdoor passive and/or active recreational use.
A mobile home park shall be serviced by public water and public sewer. Applicable provisions within this chapter shall apply. Other utilities shall be located in accordance with §
137-52 of this chapter.
Two parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home unit within the park, either on the lot or in common parking areas within 150 feet of lots served. The off-street parking regulations under §
155-142 of Chapter
155, Zoning, shall apply.
Lighting facilities shall be required where
deemed necessary by the governing body for the safety and convenience
of the mobile home park residents and shall be arranged so as to protect
the residents, neighboring properties and adjacent highways from direct
glare or hazardous interference of any kind.
In accordance with § 155-144D(2)(g) of Chapter
155, Zoning, mobile homes are not permitted within the designated flood hazard area.
The standards for storm drainage and erosion and sediment control contained in §§
137-44 and 137-45 of this chapter shall apply to mobile home park development.
The operator and owner shall be responsible
for maintaining all common facilities, including but not limited to
drives, parking areas, walkways, common open space, recreational facilities,
landscaping, water supply and sewage disposal systems and service
buildings, in a condition of proper repair and maintenance.