It is the intent of the city for mobile and manufactured homes to be permitted only within an approved mobile home park or subdivision. Mobile and manufactured homes are expressly prohibited from being located sporadically throughout the city as in-fill development. The following provisions are for the siting of an individual home within a park or subdivision, and the siting of an entire mobile/manufactured home park or subdivision.
(A) Standards for individual placement.
(1) Location. The establishment, location and use of manufactured homes, including mobile homes, as individual scattered-site residences shall be permitted in any zone permitting dwelling units subject to requirements and limitations applying generally to such residential use in the district and provided such homes shall meet the following requirements and limitations:
(a) The home shall meet all requirements applicable to single-family dwellings and possess all necessary improvement location, building and occupancy permits and other certifications required by the code;
(b) The home shall be larger than 950 square feet of occupied space or meet the minimum square footage requirements for the appropriate zone;
(c) The home shall be attached and permanently anchored to a permanent foundation in conformance with the regulations in the Indiana One-and-Two-Family Dwelling Code and with the manufacturer’s installation specifications;
(2) Placement with permit. Mobile homes, as well as any manufactured homes, that do not meet the terms of division (1), shall be permitted within the city only after receiving a special exception use permit.
(3) Structural alteration. Due to its integral design, any structural alteration or modification, proposed for a manufactured or mobile home after it is placed on a site may be allowed only in accordance with current state law.
(B) Manufactured and mobile home subdivisions.
(1) Mobile home subdivisions, where permitted, shall be developed in accordance with the Mobile Home Parks Act of 1955, as amended; the Indiana State Board of Health Regulations, as amended; and the requirements of this Section.
(2) The minimum area of a mobile home subdivision shall be five acres.
(3) Each mobile home site within the mobile home subdivision shall have a minimum area of 3,600 square feet (excluding roadways), or three times the homes living space, whichever is greater.
(4) Each mobile home site shall have a minimum width of 40 feet.
(5) Parking spaces shall be adequate for the use and shall be located conveniently near each manufactured home site. Guest parking spaces or overflow parking spaces shall be provided as regulated in Rule 410 IAC 6-6 and its subsequent amendments.
(6) Not less than 10% of the gross area of the mobile home subdivision shall be improved for recreational activities for the residents of the subdivision.
(7) The mobile home subdivision shall meet all requirements of Subdivision Control Ordinance in Chapter 152.
(8) Coin-operated laundries, laundry and dry-cleaning pick-up stations and other commercial convenience establishments may be permitted in mobile home subdivision provided:
(a) They are subordinate to the residential character of the subdivision;
(b) They are located, designed and intended to serve only the needs of persons living in the subdivision;
(c) The establishments and the parking areas related to their use shall not occupy more than 10% of the total area of the subdivision; and
(d) The establishments shall present no visible evidence of their commercial nature to areas outside the subdivision.
(9) Each mobile home site shall be provided with a stand consisting of either a solid concrete slab or two concrete ribbons of a thickness and size adequate to support the maximum anticipated loads during all seasons. When the concrete ribbons are used the area between the ribbons shall be filled with a layer of crushed rock.
(10) All mobile and manufactured homes placed on a subdivision site shall be properly anchored to the ground in accordance with manufacture’s specifications or the ANSI/NFPA 501 A installation standards.
(11) Mobile home subdivisions shall be subject to major subdivision review as established in the subdivision control ordinance.
(12) Each subdivision shall be equipped with a structure of adequate construction to provide shelter for residents from tornados and other sever weather conditions. The shelter shall be of sufficient size to accommodate a population equal to 2.5 persons per home site.
(Ord. 4-2009, passed 3-9-09)