(a) Minimum Site Size. Every mobile home park shall be placed on not less than four (4) acres of land.
(b) Minimum Initial Improvement. Before a mobile home park may be occupied, it shall be a condition that at least forty percent (40%) of the mobile home park lots be completed and ready for occupancy, including installation of roadway, sidewalks, lighting, public utilities, service and management buildings.
(c) Minimum Lot Size and Maximum Lot Coverage.
(1) Every mobile home shall be on a lot having an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet; and every mobile home trailer park shall contain a density of no more than six (6) mobile homes per "gross" acre.
(2) Each mobile home dwelling, including accessory buildings, carports and porches, shall not cover more than fifty percent (50%) of each mobile home park lot.
(d) Dwelling Standard. Every mobile home dwelling shall have a total ground floor area of not less than six hundred (600) square feet, measured from the outside of exterior walls, including utility rooms, but excluding open porches, breezeways and carports.
(e) Concrete Stand, Anchors and Skirts. Each mobile home shall be parked on and supported by a concrete stand designed to carry the full mobile home weight. The minimum dimensions of this concrete stand shall be twelve (12) feet wide by sixty (60) feet long. Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a minimum of four (4) anchors and tie-downs such as cast in place concrete "dead men" eyelets imbedded in the concrete, screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other suitable devices for securing the stability of the mobile home. Each mobile home shall be skirted entirely enclosing the bottom section. These requirements shall be met within sixty (60) days after the mobile home is placed on the lot.
(f) Streets, Sidewalks and Parking. Every mobile home park shall provide a main entrance driveway not less than thirty-six (36) feet in width. All interior streets shall have a minimum pavement width of not less than twenty (20) feet, and shall be protected at the edges by curb-and-gutter, or other suitable edging where necessary for the stabilization of the pavement, and for adequate drainage. All mobile home lots shall front upon a paved interior street which shall not be a public right-of-way. All streets within a mobile home park shall be lighted at night.
(1) Paved sidewalks at least four (4) feet in width shall be provided on at least one (1) side of each street throughout the mobile home park, unless waived by the Board of Appeals.
(2) Within the boundary of each mobile home site there shall be two (2) suitable paved parking spaces not closer than three (3) feet to the mobile home, nor closer than ten (10) feet from an adjoining mobile home.
(g) Communal Facilities. In all mobile home parks, the following facilities shall be provided and available to residents:
(1) A service building for laundry facilities and management and maintenance offices including storage facilities for groundskeeping equipment.
(2) A safe usable recreation area or areas conveniently located in each mobile home park and shall not be less in area or areas than ten percent (10%) of the gross area of the mobile home park or one-half (½) acre, whichever is greater.
(h) Required Utilities.
(1) Drinking water. The water system shall be inspected and approved by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Village Board of Public Affairs, providing adequate pressure with appropriate water connections for domestic usage.
(2) Fire protection. Fire hydrants shall be provided where municipal water service is available. Otherwise, fire extinguishers shall be provided in accord with the regulations of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
(3) Sanitary sewer. The disposal system shall be inspected and approved by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Village Board of Public Affairs, with appropriate sewage connections for mobile home usage. Connection between storm water drainage systems and sewage disposal systems shall not be permitted.
(4) Storm drainage. Adequate storm drainage, as determined by the Zoning Enforcement Officer and Board of Appeals, shall be provided throughout the entire site.
(5) Garbage and refuse storage. The storage and collection of garbage and refuse within each mobile home park shall be conducted so as to create no health hazards or air pollution. If municipal refuse collection is not provided on a lot-by-lot basis, garbage shall be contained in insect and rodent-proof containers located no more than 200 feet from each lot.
(6) Liquified petroleum gas or fuel. When liquified petroleum gas is used, the containers for such gas shall be the liquified petroleum gas container approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission for its intended purpose and shall be integrally attached to the mobile home in a manner as approved by the Liquified Petroleum Gas Association or other appropriate authority including the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Putnam County Health Department.
(7) Fuel oil supply. Fuel oil supply systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable state and local codes and regulations. All fuel oil storage containers, barrels, tanks or cylinders and piping to the mobile homes shall be securely fastened in place and protected against physical damage.
(8) Electricity. At least one (1) electrical connection shall be provided for each mobile home dwelling.
(9) Natural gas system. If natural gas is to be used, the piping system shall be installed underground in accordance with applicable codes and regulations and public utility standards. Each mobile home lot provided with piped gas shall have an approved manual shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas outlet. The outlet shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental discharge of gas when the outlet is not in use.
(10) Underground utilities. With each mobile home park, all utility lines, including those for electricity and telephone service shall be located underground. (Ord. 1986-2. Passed 2-24-86.)