(A) Generally. The five mobile home residential districts enumerated above are each single-family residential districts, consisting of one-story, mobile home units located, established and put in place prior to the date of enactment of this subchapter. It is the purpose and intent of this subchapter to permit and allow each residential mobile home district to continue to accommodate the housing, use, occupancy and character or theme of such district as it lawfully existed in this mobile home park prior to the enactment of this subchapter. It is intended thereby to preserve the character, quality and historical nature of the existing community, in accordance with the adopted Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the town.
(B) Uses permitted in RMH I to IV Districts. In Residential Mobile Home Districts I through IV, inclusive, the land, buildings, mobile homes or premises which constitutes a unified building site, may be used by right only for one or more of the following purposes:
(1) A detached single-family one story mobile home, trailer, manufactured housing unit or qualified modular home affixed to a foundation upon a designated lot;
(2) All new mobile home units hereafter located within the town are required to be all electric;
(3) Customary accessory uses and structures, for mobile homes provided such uses and structures are incidental to the principal use and do not include any activity not permitted in said district nor commonly conducted as a business; and/or
(4) Support facilities customary for mobile home usage such as limited recreational areas, open space, restrooms, vehicle parking areas and community facilities for the use of the town residents, guests and other designees.
(C) Special exceptions in RMH I to IV Districts. Utility services, substations, transmission lines and mains and pipes for utility purposes may be permitted as a special exception, subject to meeting the requirements for same, and provided such uses are effectively screened or given other aesthetic treatment to minimize adverse impact on the surrounding area where it is practical to do so.
(D) Uses permitted in RMH-V District. In Residential Mobile Home District V (RMH-V), under the present configuration of lots and the existing pattern of development, the use shall be restricted to the use and occupancy of recreational and travel trailers only. In the event, however, that the land area comprising this district should be reconfigured into a new pattern of not more than eight lots, the uses permitted in this district shall be the same as for Residential Mobile Home Districts I to IV (RMH I to IV).
(E) Purpose and intent for RMH I-IV Districts. The land area comprising the Residential Mobile Home Districts I through IV inclusive, is fully developed. It is the purpose and intent of this code to permit and allow each mobile home, building and structure within these districts to continue the activities, uses and occupancy thereof as they lawfully existed in this mobile home park prior to the enactment of this chapter.
(F) Site development standards For RMH I-IV Districts. In Residential Mobile Home Districts I through IV, inclusive, the location and renovation of mobile homes, the addition of patios and cabanas thereto as combined units, the requirements for air conditioning equipment, and the placement of utility cabinets, are subject to the following site development standards.
(1) General requirements.
(a) Installation of mobile home, patio, cabana or add-a-room shall be subject to the dimensions and setbacks specified in the table and notes provided for each district.
(b) Blocking, anchoring and tie-down shall conform to the Florida Motor Vehicle Code or Florida Building Code, whichever is the appropriate governing organization for the home type.
(c) All plumbing work and renovations shall conform to the Florida Building Code including the Florida Plumbing Code, or to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, the Mobile/Manufactured Home Repair and Remodeling Code (F.A.C. § 15-C-2.0081), and the Florida Department of Highways Safety and Motor Vehicles Mobile/Manufactured Home Repair and Remodeling Guidelines, as appropriate.
(d) All electrical work and renovations shall conform to the Florida Building Code including the National Electrical Code, or to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, the Mobile/Manufactured Home Repair and Remodeling Code (F.A.C. § 15-C-2.0081), and the Florida Department of Highways Safety and Motor Vehicles Mobile/Manufactured Home Repair and Remodeling Guidelines, as appropriate.
(e) All structural repairs, alterations, installations or renovations shall conform to the Florida Building Code or to the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, the Mobile/Manufactured Home Repair and Remodeling Code (F.A.C. § 15-C-2.0081), and the Florida Department of Highways Safety and Motor Vehicles Mobile/Manufactured Home Repair and Remodeling Guidelines, as appropriate.
(f) New mobile homes are to be all electric.
(g) Second level construction or usage is prohibited.
(h) Certification by an engineer licensed by the state is required certifying that the lowest floor elevation to all manufactured homes, mobile homes, second unit, screen rooms, add-a-rooms and the like is a minimum of seven feet above mean sea level or pursuant to current regulations promulgated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
(i) An accessory building shall be located on the same lot as the principal building.
(2) Air conditioning requirements.
(a) Central single units and split system condensing units shall be located beneath the mobile home, where possible and practical, and shall exhaust to the front or patio side as near to the front of the mobile home, as possible.
(b) Central single units and split system installation of condensing units shall be made with the unit placed at the front or on the patio side as near to the front of the mobile home as possible, if unable to conform to the provisions of division (F)(2)(a) above.
(c) Window or wall air conditioning units are not allowed except to replace units already in existence.
(d) Water cooled condensing units are not allowed.
(e) No air conditioning unit shall exceed the maximum noise level of 8.2 Bels, as rated by the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (A.R.I.).
(f) The make, model number, EER rating, noise level and proposed location for all air conditioning units must be stated in the application for installation.
(g) In Residential Mobile Home District IV (RMH-IV), the air conditioning unit may be placed in the side yard area on the “back side” (non-entry side), provided that it does not extend beyond the lot line, and it otherwise complies with all of the other setback requirements in said district.
(3) Utility cabinet requirements.
(a) A utility cabinet shall be permitted provided it does not exceed three feet in depth, six feet in width and six feet in height, and is placed a minimum of five feet from the rear corner of the mobile home, seven feet minimum from rear lot line on the patio side.
(b) A utility cabinet, the size of which does not exceed 20 inches in depth, four feet in width and six feet in height, may be installed on the patio side, parallel to the mobile home, provided it does not extend closer than one foot to the rear corner of the mobile home.
(G) Purpose and intent For RMH-V District. Under the present configuration of lots and the existing pattern of development, the land area comprising Residential Mobile Home District V (RMH-V) is limited to the location, use and occupancy of travel trailers and recreational trailers only. Such use and occupancy is intended to be of limited and temporary duration only.
(H) Site development standards for RMH-V District. All such mobile home units shall be located on the lots within the RMH-V District on an individual basis, subject to the following requirements: trailer length shall not exceed 29 feet and the spacing between trailers must be a minimum of ten feet in all directions.
(I) Optional site development standards for RMH-V District. Under the optional plan of reconfiguration of the land area comprising RMH-V District into not more than eight lots, the site development standards for this district shall be the same as for Mobile Home Districts (RMH) I to IV,
(Ord. 1-90, passed 1-31-1991; Ord. 1-96, passed 7-25-1996; Ord. 4-2017, passed 1-25-2018; Ord. 01-2020, passed 5-28-2020)