(A) Intent. To provide for the development of higher density residential areas and mobile home parks and areas where individuals may purchase lots and attach mobile homes.
(B) Permitted principal uses and structures.
(1) Mobile homes for residential purposes;
(2) Single-family dwellings;
(3) Two-family dwellings;
(4) Townhouses;
(5) Multi-family dwellings;
(6) Public parks, buildings and grounds; and
(7) Child care home.
(C) Permitted accessory uses and structures.
(1) Home occupations, in accordance with § 152.060; and
(D) Permitted conditional uses. A building or premises may be used for the following in conformance with the conditions prescribed herein:
(1) Bed and breakfast guest home:
(a) Parking, as required in § 152.145;
(b) Signs, as required in § 152.111;
(c) A maximum of four rooms or suites of rooms are made available for use as transient lodging;
(d) The remainder of the dwelling shall be used and owned as a residence by the host family.
(2) Domestic shelter: the maximum number of occupants of the facility shall not exceed one person per 750 square feet of lot area.
(1) Mobile home parks;
(2) Nursing and care homes;
(3) Utility substations;
(4) Places of worship such as churches, synagogues and temples;
(5) Communication and utility uses;
(6) Pre-schools; and
(7) Child care center.
(F) Prohibited uses and structures. All other uses and structures which are not specifically permitted or not permissible as special uses shall be prohibited from the R-4 Residential District.
(G) Height and area regulations. The maximum height and minimum area regulations shall be as follows:
(1) General requirements:
Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Lot Width (ft.) | Required Front Yard (ft.) | Required Side Yard (ft.) | Required Rear Yard (ft.) | Height (ft.) | |
Mobile home | 4,400 | 40 | 17 | 5 if lot width is less than 70 feet, 10 if lot width is 70 feet to 100 feet and 10% if lot width is greater than 100 feet | 20 | 35 |
Dwelling, single-family | 4,400 | 40 | 17 | 20 | 35 | |
Dwelling, two-family | 2,200 per family | 20 per family | 17 | 20 | 35 | |
Multiple-family | 1,200 per family | 40 | 17 | 20 | 35 | |
Other permitted uses | 4,400 | 40 | 17 | 20 | 35 |
(2) There shall be a required front yard setback of 17 feet on each street side of a double-frontage lot.
(3) Buildings on corner lots shall provide a second frontage on the street side of not less than 15 feet; provided that, the buildable width need not be reduced to less than 28 feet, yards remaining shall be designated side yards each with a minimum of five feet in depth.
(4) Buildings or structures shall not exceed three stories in height.
(5) (a) Mobile home parks shall have a minimum tract area of two acres.
(b) Each mobile home park shall be designed in accordance with the following minimum design standards.
1. Minimum design standards.
a. The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
b. Mobile home parks hereafter approved shall have a maximum density of seven mobile homes per gross acre and minimum area of 4,400 square feet shall be provided for each mobile home space.
c. Each mobile home space shall be at least 40 feet wide at the front setback line and clearly defined.
d. Mobile homes shall be located on each space so as to maintain a setback of no less than 17 feet from any public street, highway right-of-way or R-4 Residential District boundary; as to maintain a setback of no less than 20 feet from the edge of a park roadway or sidewalk; as to maintain a setback of no less than 20 feet or 20% of lot depth from a rear boundary line, whichever is smaller, of a mobile home space when the boundary line is not common to any public street, highway right-of-way or R-4 Residential District boundary; and as to maintain a setback of no less than five feet from any side boundary line of a mobile home space.
e. All mobile homes shall be so located to maintain a clearance of not less than 20 feet from another mobile home and as to maintain a clearance of not less than 15 feet between any mobile home and any appurtenance to a mobile home.
f. All mobile home spaces shall front upon a private roadway of not less than 24 feet in width, including curbs on each side; provided, however, that, no on-street parking is permitted. If parallel parking is permitted on one side of the street, the width shall be increased to 32 feet. All roadways shall have unobstructed access to a public street.
g. Common walks shall be provided in locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated; for example, to the entrance and to the office and other important facilities. Common walks should preferably be through interior areas removed from the vicinity of streets.
h. All roadways and sidewalks within the mobile home park shall be constructed in accordance with city standards and shall be adequately lighted at night. A street must be completely constructed prior to the occupancy of any mobile home space fronting on the street.
i. A community building may be provided which may include recreation facilities, laundry facilities, storm shelter and other similar uses.
j. Each mobile home shall devote a minimum of 100 square feet per mobile home space for recreational area. Individual recreational areas shall not be less than 5,000 square feet and required setbacks, roadways and off-street parking spaces shall not be considered as recreational space. A minimum of 50% of the recreational facilities shall be constructed prior to the development of one-half of the project and all recreational facilities shall be constructed by the time the project is 75% complete.
k. A landscape buffer shall be provided not less than 15 feet in width and the landscape buffer shall be planted with coniferous and deciduous plant material along all edges of the mobile home park so as to provide proper screening for the park. The landscape buffer shall be properly policed and maintained by the owner.
l. Each mobile home space shall be provided with paved patio or equivalent, other than parking space, of not less than 100 square feet. The paved surface shall be of asphalt, concrete or precast concrete blocks. No open storage of any unsightly material shall be permitted within the mobile home park and the space beneath the mobile home shall be considered as open storage.
2. Water supply.
a. All mobile home parks shall be connected to a public water supply.
b. The individual water service connection shall be provided at each mobile home space and the size, location and installation of water lines shall be in accordance with the requirements of the City Plumbing Code.
3. Sewage disposal. Individual sewer connections shall be provided for each mobile home space and shall be installed in accordance with the City Plumbing Code. All mobile home parks shall be connected to a public sewer system.
4. Tie downs and ground anchors. All mobile homes shall be secured to the ground by tie downs and ground anchors in accordance with standards of the State Department of Health.
5. Blocking. All mobile homes shall be blocked at a minimum of ten-foot centers around the perimeter of each mobile home, and this blocking shall provide 16 inches by 16 inches bearing upon the stand.
6. Pad requirements. Shall be a flexible surface with a minimum of five-inch thick gravel, stone or compacted surface, treated to discourage plant growth, constructed to discharge water and edged to prohibit fraying or spreading of surfacing materials, or shall be a hard surface of a minimum of two 18-inch wide concrete ribbons or slabs capable of carrying the weight and of sufficient length to support all blocking points of the mobile home.
7. Fire safety standards. When liquified petroleum gas is used in a mobile home park, containers for the gas shall not hold more than 25-gallon water capacity, shall be the liquified petroleum gas containers approved by the United States Commerce Commission for its intended purpose, and shall be attached to the mobile home in a manner approved by the Liquified Petroleum Gas Association.
8. Skirting. Each mobile home shall be skirted within 30 days after placement in the park by enclosing the open area under the unit with a material that is compatible with the exterior finish of the mobile home and is consistent with the quality of development of the park.
9. Mobile home park application requirements.
a. An applicant for a mobile home park in the R-4 Residential District shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a preliminary mobile home park plan, drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet and 15 copies of the plan shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for its review and recommendations. The plan shall be designed in accordance with the minimum design standards of these regulations, and shall have contours shown at two-foot intervals.
b. Upon approval of the preliminary mobile home park plan by the Planning Commission, the applicant shall prepare and submit a final plan, which shall incorporate any changes or alterations requested. The final plan and the Planning Commission recommendations shall be forwarded to the City Council for their review and final action.
c. Any substantial deviation from the approved plan, as determined by the Building Inspector, shall constitute a violation of the zoning certificate authorizing construction of the project. Changes in plans shall be resubmitted for reconsideration and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(H) Parking regulations. Parking within the R-4 Residential District shall be in conformance with the provisions of § 152.145.
(I) Sign regulations. Signs within the R-4 Residential District shall be in conformance with the provisions of § 152.111.
(Prior Code, § 11-406)