(A) Primary approval. Prior to issuance of an improvement location permit in a R-3 mobile home park zone, the Commission shall grant primary approval of a development plan for the entire tract and secondary approval either for the entire tract or that portion of the tract in which improvements are to be located. The submissions and procedures required to obtain such development plan approval are set forth in § 153.090.
(B) Action on proposed development plans. In determining the action to be taken on a proposed R-3 development plan, the Commission shall be guided by the design standards set forth in § 153.090(I) and supplemented below.
(1) The wheels shall be removed from each mobile home occupying a lot in the park.
(2) Each mobile home shall be supported under all exterior walls by a permanent foundation completely enclosing the undercarriage.
(3) Each mobile home occupying a lot in the subdivision shall contain a flush toilet, sleeping accommodations, a tub or shower bath, kitchen facilities, and plumbing and electrical connections designed for and attached to appropriate external systems.
(4) The developer shall provide a substantial and attractive fence of at least six feet in height or a dense evergreen screen planting of at least six feet in height after one full growing season, when adjoining property is zoned or used for residential purposes. When said park is adjacent to an arterial thoroughfare, the park yard fronting on the thoroughfare shall be landscaped and maintained.
(5) Provision must be made, in every mobile home park, for a road in front of every lot. The road surface shall be of the all-weather type with a traffic surface of not less than 20 feet in width, properly crowned and graded; When off-street parking is not utilized, a parking surface of eight feet in width shall be provided along each side of said traffic surface. When such roads come in contact with any public roads or highway, reinforced concrete sewer pipe with cemented joints or continuous iron or steel pipe shall be installed to provide drainage. The cost of such pipe shall be defrayed by the owner or operator of the park, and the installation shall be approved by the County Highway Supervisor and the County Surveyor. All roads within the park must be accessible for traffic at all times and shall be maintained in first class condition. Roads in any mobile home park may be accepted into the county road system; however, if they are not acceptable, the operator shall provide for their maintenance.
(6) All R-3 mobile home park zones shall have open space, unless waived by the Commission, at a rate of 200 square feet per mobile home lot. The Commission may require recreational space the same as set out in § 153.088(F)(5).
(7) In addition to the parking regulations in § 153.082(A)(1), the mobile home park developer shall provide two parking areas per each lot.
(8) Sidewalks of 36-inch minimum width shall be provided by the developer; said sidewalks shall serve each lot and mobile home.
(9) Street lighting shall be provided by the developer. The light value on all occupied streets shall be a minimum of one-tenth footcandle.
(10) Water supply shall be from a municipal water service or from approved and protected driven wells that meet all test requirements, provided with tight, elevated concrete platforms, and which will not be subject to overflow or surface drainage. The source and supply of the water for human consumption must meet all the requirements of the County and State Boards of Health. The use of open wells, springs, cisterns, or open storage tanks for human consumption is unlawful and shall constitute a violation of the terms of this chapter.
(11) (a) Mobile home parks must be kept in clean and sanitary condition and provided with suitable covered metal receptacles for garbage, waste, litter, and trash. Receptacles must be emptied once a week, and the contents of same must be disposed of immediately by other approved means of regular collection by a garbage disposal service.
(b) Liquid wastes from mobile homes shall be collected by a sewage system which has a trapped outlet available to each lot or unit plot and which shall discharge into an approved sewage disposal system. The use of buckets as a depository for waste is unlawful.
(12) Primary treatment of all sewage shall be through a sewage disposal process which meets all state and local health requirements. A percolation test which meets the requirements of the prevailing county and state regulations shall be required of all septic tanks. All sewage disposal plants or lagoons shall be approved by the County and State Board of Health prior to use. All mobile home parks shall provide at least one service building and the supervision and maintenance of mobile home parks shall comply with all provisions of I.C. 16-41-27 et seq.
(13) All mobile homes occupying any lot in the county must be kept in such operating condition that they may be removed or placed in transit within 24 hours upon legal service of the Sheriff or other law enforcement officer.
(C) Mobile home park regulations. Every owner, agent, lessee, person, firm, or corporation that operates or manages any area, tract, subdivision, or any part thereof for the use as a mobile home park shall file with the Commission, at the time of opening the park for occupancy, a mobile home park registration. The form shall be furnished by the Commission. Before renting or leasing any unit plot, the owner or operator, or agent of the owner or operator, shall submit one original mobile home park registration form to the Commission and a copy of the form to each of the following:
(1) The mobile home park operator;
(2) The State Board of Health;
(3) The school superintendent of the school district in which the park is located;
(4) The County Sheriff; and
(5) The County Board of Health.
(Ord. 2005-01, passed 2-17-2005) Penalty, see § 153.999