(A) All manufactured home courts shall be evaluated for their impacts on the town’s water supply and distribution system, sewage collection and treatment system, solid waste collection and disposal program, fire protection facilities and streets. Manufactured home courts shall also be evaluated for their internal circulation and access patterns; unit size, arrangement and layout; and their relationship to natural conditions of soil type, drainage and hydrology, slopes, floodplains and other natural resources considerations.
(B) All spaces shall be at least 4,000 square feet and at least 40 feet wide.
(C) Manufactured homes shall be at least ten feet from all property lines. Where spaces are located side by side, there shall not be less than 20 feet between manufactured homes. Where spaces are located end to end, there shall not be less than 20 feet between manufactured homes.
(D) Manufactured homes shall be located at least 20 feet from all park roadways and at least 20 feet from all public rights-of-way.
(E) All manufactured home courts shall have safe access onto a public roadway.
(F) Pavement and right-of-way width shall be determined to be adequate to accommodate two-way traffic flow through the court, the movement of manufactured homes, the use of emergency and maintenance vehicles and right-of-way for all utilities and their maintenance. The right-of-way width shall not be less than 45 feet.
(G) All streets will be graveled and paved to the specifications of the town’s master plan.
(H) Drainage through natural or human-made drainage shall be certified as adequate by a registered engineer prior to approval.
(I) An extra vehicle parking area for recreational vehicles and the like shall be provided at a rate of one space per manufactured home lot.
(J) All areas subject to erosion or made subject to erosion during construction shall be stabilized.
(K) All spaces shall be provided with a concrete pad or permanent material with anchors provided to stabilize the manufactured home.
(L) All spaces shall be provided with a paved parking space large enough for two automobiles.
(M) Garbage containers shall be provided which are adequately sized to contain all refuse generated. The containers shall be accessible by all-weather walkways. Arrangements for garbage pickup shall be made with occupants’ responsibility, if any, clearly identified.
(N) All-weather walkways provided for pedestrian use must be a minimum of three feet in width.
(O) All manufactured home courts shall meet the minimum standards for fire protection in manufactured home courts set forth by the State Department of Fire Protection and Electrical Safety.
(P) Skirting of all manufactured homes shall be required within 60 days after occupancy in the manufactured home court. Skirting material shall consist of wood or wood products, stucco, brick, rock, lap steel, lap aluminum or lap vinyl. One or a combination of these materials shall be used to cover the exterior of the housing unit. The manufactured home court owner shall be responsible to enforce this standard.
(Q) No attachments, additions, alterations or modification of the exterior walls of a manufactured home are allowed except those approved by the manufacturer for the specific unit. All other additions, porches, decks, garage or other add-on attachments must be free-standing and self-supporting with no structural reliance on the manufactured unit. The manufactured home court owner shall be responsible to enforce this standard.
(R) The final plan shall reflect all recommendations of the Council. The Town Clerk/Treasurer shall be provided with one reproducible and two paper copies of the final plan. The Town Clerk/Treasurer shall also be provided with reproducible copies of as-built maps of all utility lines installed by the applicant. The final plan shall be filed in the office of the County Clerk as a record of survey and shall meet requirements of a record of survey.
(S) The final plan shall be accompanied by:
(1) Approval of the sewage collection and water distribution systems from the Department of Environmental Quality and approval by the State Health Department; and
(2) A contract between the town and the applicant ready for signature, approved by the Town Attorney, specifying the exact nature of all improvements to be completed by the applicant. This contract, when fulfilled, shall be deemed a license to operate the manufactured home court. No units may be occupied or spaces rented or leased until all improvements are completed. The contract may include provisions for phasing improvements subject to a plan approved by the town.
(Ord. 294, passed 3-25-2014) Penalty, see § 152.999