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Any parcel of land proposed for use as mobile home park shall meet the following minimum location factors:
(A) All parks shall be provided with at least two points of direct vehicular access to a major thoroughfare, as delineated in the Town Master Plan.
(1) No entrance or exit for a park shall open upon a residential subdivision street.
(2) No entrance or exit for a park shall be located closer than 125 feet from the intersection of the proposed or existing right- of-way lines of any two streets.
(3) The minimum distance between the centerline of any two park entrances or exits shall be 125 feet.
(B) No mobile home shall have direct vehicular access to any public street or drive. All access shall be from an improved street or drive within the park.
('82 Code, § 19-401) Penalty, see § 152.99
(A) In order to minimize the potential impact of mobile home development on adjacent undeveloped or residential property, the developer of the park shall provide a buffer strip in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) All park boundaries not contiguous to a public right-of- way shall provide a buffer strip not less than 20 feet in width.
(2) All park boundaries contiguous to adjoining property fronting on the same public right-of-way shall provide a buffer strip not less than 20 feet in width plus an open space, equal in width and depth to the minimum lot design requirements of the zoning district of the adjoining parcel at the time of application. With the exception of the required 20-foot buffer, the additional open space required may be developed, deeded off, or transferred for development in accordance with the regulations of the zoning district in which it lies, but not for mobile homes.
(B) The buffer strip shall include a chain link, split rail, wood, or other decorative fence approved by the Plan Commission. The fence shall not be less than four feet in height or greater than six feet in height, and shall be effectively landscaped.
(C) When all or part of the proposed mobile home park is adjacent to land zoned for business or industry or when the mobile home park is adjacent to a major thoroughfare as shown on the Master Plan, or a railroad, or natural condition which creates a physical barrier, a dense screen planting of shrubs and trees which will provide an effective visual barrier when viewed at right angles shall be required. Such barrier shall achieve, at maturity, a height of not less than six feet.
(D) The Plan Commission may require that plans for proposed buffer strips be submitted to the County Cooperative Extension Service Landscape Architect or other qualified experts for review and recommendation to the Plan Commission.
('82 Code, § 19-402) Penalty, see § 152.99
The minimum area of any new mobile home park shall be 15 acres, with the first phase of development being not less than five acres in size.
('82 Code, § 19-403) Penalty, see § 152.99
All open and recreational space standards shall apply to any new park, or, in the case of an existing park being enlarged, or improved, to the area being enlarged, extended, or improved. Every park shall provide a recreational area or areas equal in size to at least one acre for every 40 mobile homes or fraction thereof.
(A) Streets, drives, parking areas, service facility areas, and open space on individual mobile home sites shall not be included as part of the required recreational areas.
(B) Common open space for the use of all tenants in cluster design parks may be counted.
('82 Code, § 19-404) Penalty, see § 152.99
(A) All parks shall be served by a common water supply system. For purposes of this chapter, individual water wells are not acceptable. Water supply systems shall be submitted to, and approved by, the State Board of Health.
(B) All parks shall be served by a central or public sewerage system connected to a sewage treatment plant approved by the State Board of Health. For purposes of this chapter, individual septic tanks shall not be acceptable.
(C) Each park shall contain an underground electrical system, which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing such systems. The electrical distribution system shall be installed underground in a manner approved by the Power Company.
(D) Individual television antennas on mobile homes shall be prohibited. If necessary, each mobile home park shall contain a central television antenna with underground service to each mobile home stand.
(E) Each mobile home park shall be served by an approved central fuel system. Individual fuel storage tanks shall not be permitted.
(F) All parks shall be provided with storm water sewers or a surface drainage system in accordance with the requirements of the appropriate highway department and surveyor's office.
(G) (1) Garbage and rubbish shall be disposed of in a manner approved by the Health Department and in a manner designed not to create a nuisance or a menace to health.
(2) All refuse and garbage shall be collected at least twice weekly. Where suitable collection service is not available from municipal or private agencies, the park operator shall provide this service. Refuse incinerators, if permitted, shall be constructed in accordance with engineering plans and specifications which shall be reviewed and approved by the Health Department.
(3) Parks shall be maintained free of accumulations of debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitos, and other pests.
('82 Code, § 19-405) Penalty, see § 152.99
(A) All streets or drives, whether public or private, shall be designed in substantial relation to:
(1) Topographic conditions and drainage;
(2) Public convenience and safety;
(3) The proposed uses of land to be served by such street or drive. A street or drive shall be provided for convenient access to each individual mobile home site within the park.
(B) All streets intended to be dedicated into the public highway system shall be:
(1) Designed and constructed in accordance with the rules and specifications of the appropriate highway department and the town subdivision regulations, as amended.
(2) Laid out in conformity to street or highway plans officially adopted by the town. Wherever a planned street or highway runs through a proposed mobile home park, it shall be provided for in the place and with the width indicated on the plan.
(C) All streets or drives intended to be private and for the exclusive use of tenants and guests of the park shall be constructed to meet the following minimum standards:
(1) All streets or drives within any mobile home park shall have an approved cross-section with a paved surface of 26 feet measured from back to back of the curbs. If parking is to be allowed on both sides of the street, it shall be at least 35 feet wide.
(2) All cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum radius of 60 feet to the outer edge of the pavement. The developer shall provide a landscaped island with a diameter not to exceed six feet.
(3) All private streets or drives shall be constructed in the manner prescribed in the edition of Standard Specifications of the State Highway Department in effect at the time of application, and any subsequent and applicable town ordinance. In any instance where conflicting requirements may appear between Standard Specifications and an applicable town ordinance, the town ordinance regulation shall rule.
(4) All streets or drives shall be provided with a smooth, graded, drained, sealed, and paved durable surface commencing from the public street to and throughout the park. All street or drive surfaces shall be maintained free of holes and other hazards.
(5) Concrete curb and gutter shall be provided along the outside edge of all street, drive, and parking area pavements. Concrete curb, gutter, and sidewalk may be one and the same.
(D) Street names and addresses shall be assigned to all streets and mobile home stands appearing on the final plan according to and in compliance with the street naming procedure used by the Plan Commission.
('82 Code, § 19-450) Penalty, see § 152.99
(A) All mobile homes, occupied or vacant, shall be set back at least 50 feet from any pubic right-of-way, or the distance required by the setback requirements of the zoning ordinance for the type of street on which it fronts or sides, whichever is the greater distance.
(B) No mobile home shall be located closer than 15 feet to any park vehicular drive or street, as measured to the nearest part of the mobile home or its hitch, unless otherwise specified in § 152.29.
('82 Code, § 19-451) Penalty, see § 152.99
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