(A) Any person desiring to enlarge, redesign or establish a manufactured home park shall submit a design plat for the consideration of the Planning Board and/or Zoning Commission, and the approval of the City Council.
(B) The person shall also comply with the following design standards.
(1) Site. The manufactured home park site shall not be exposed to smoke, dust, noise, odors or other adverse influences which might create damage to property or bring harm to occupants of the park.
(2) Site size. Minimum site size for manufactured home parks shall be ten acres.
(3) Density. The maximum density of manufactured home parks shall be regulated by separation requirements, lot area requirements and recreation area requirements as set for in this title. In no case shall the density of a manufactured home park exceed the density of the district in which it is located.
(4) Site coverage. Maximum manufactured home lot coverage shall not exceed 50%. Any manufactured home, accessory structure or appurtenance will apply to maximum manufactured lot coverage.
(5) Access. All manufactured home parks shall have access to a collector street.
(6) Lot Size. Minimum lot area shall be 6,000 square feet with no less than 60 feet of lot width, where both municipal or community water and sanitary sewer systems are not available, lot size will be determined by soil and water conditions and approved the State Board of Health.
(7) Manufactured home stand. Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with a well-drained stand with a firm base, approved by the City Building Department for the placement of a manufactured home. Each stand must be at least 12 by 50 feet for single-wide units and 24 by 50 feet for double-wide units.
(8) Setback. All manufactured homes and accessory buildings shall be set back no less than 20 feet from all property lines and street right-of-ways lines. Front and street setbacks shall be the same as the front yard requirements of the district in which the manufactured home park is to be located.
(9) Height. Maximum height for any structure within a manufactured home park shall be that of the district in which the park is to be located.
(10) Streets.
(a) All manufactured home parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets and throughout the manufactured home park.
(b) Street widths should be of adequate widths to accommodate any contemplated parking and expected traffic load, but, in all cases, shall meet the following minimum requirements:
1. Collector streets with guest parking 38 feet wide back of curb to back of curb;
2. Collector streets with no parking 24 feet back of curb to back of curb. These minor streets shall be signed with approved no parking signs;
3. All dead-end streets shall be limited to a maximum length of 500 feet and shall be provided with a cul-de-sac of at least a 50-foot radius;
4. Minimum access width to each manufactured home stand shall be 12 feet; and
5. All streets in a manufactured home park shall be paved with a surface of bituminous surface mat or asphalt of three inches over a sub-base of three-fourths inch crushed gravel six inches deep.
(11) Parking. Off-street parking spaces shall be provided in convenient locations and in sufficient numbers to meet the needs of the occupants of the manufactured home park and their guests, but in no case shall the number of spaces be less than two spaces per lot plus an additional space for each four lots.
(12) Walks. Safe, convenient and all-season walks, with a minimum width of five feet shall be provided in locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated.
(13) Recreational area. A minimum of 10% of the gross site area shall be reserved for park and recreation development. Such area shall be cumulated into central locations and shall be designed with trees, grass, benches, recreational equipment and the like, in relation the park residents.
(14) Landscaping.
(a) Landscaping may be required to provide a buffer between manufactured home parks and adjacent properties in other district classifications.
(b) Examples of what may be required are:
1. A greenbelt planting strip of not less than 20 feet in width along the perimeter of the manufactured home park where it abuts public right-of-way, or an area zoned in any other district classification. The greenbelt shall be developed with a mixture of hardy deciduous and coniferous plant material, grass or ground cover, and maintained thereafter in a neat and orderly manner; and
2. A continual ornamental wall six feet in height above grade, erected one foot off property line abutting property of another district classification and six feet from public right-of-way. Such wall shall be landscaped with suitable plant materials along both sides of the wall.
(15) Utilities. Utilities shall be provided in the following manner or by an alternative manner approved by the City Council.
(a) All sanitary sewage utilities and water facilities, including connections provided to individual lots, shall meet the requirements of the city.
(b) The plumbing connections to each manufactured home lot shall be constructed so that all lines are protected from freezing, from accidental bumping or from creating any type of nuisance or health hazard.
(c) An adequate amount of running water shall be piped into each manufactured home.
(d) Storm drainage facilities, where necessary, shall be so constructed as to protect those that will reside in the manufactured home park, as well as the property owners adjacent to the park. Such park facilities shall be of such capacity to ensure rapid drainage and prevent the accumulation of water in, or adjacent to the park.
(e) All electric, telephone and other lines from supply poles to each manufactured home lot shall be underground. When meters are installed, they shall be uniformly located.
(f) All city services leading to manufactured home lots shall be underground. Where separate meters are installed, each shall be located in a uniform manner.
(g) Facilities for the storage and disposal of trash and garbage in a sanitary and lawful manner shall be provided in each manufactured home park.
(h) Street and yard lights, attached to standards approved by the city, shall be provided in sufficient number and intensity to permit the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night, and shall be effective related to buildings, trees, walks, steps and ramps.
(i) The erection, reconstruction, repair, relocation and/or alteration of all permanent buildings and structures located within a manufactured home park shall conform to the requirements of the International Building Codes adopted by the city and any regulations within ARM Chapter 24.301.
(j) Facilities for the dispersal and distribution of U.S. mail in a secure lawful manner shall be provided in each manufactured home park.
(16) Fire protection. The water supply system serving the manufactured home park shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the local fire prevention rules and regulations of the local fire prevention authority, or the system shall meet the standards for adequate fire protection established by the National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA No. 501a, whichever is more stringent. Nonetheless, fire protection systems must be approved by the Fire Chief.
(Prior Code, § 11.01.060.040) (Ord. 2021-15, passed 12-20-2021)