1143.16 MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES.

   (a)   No manufactured homes or similar residential structures shall be permitted to locate in the Municipality except as a manufactured home community in an “R-5" District.

   (b)   A manufactured home community shall conform to the following requirements:

      (1)   Contain a minimum of six acres.

      (2)   Have municipal water and sewer facilities, and all other utilities normally provided by the municipality.

      (3)   Provide a clearly defined minimum lot area of 5,000 square feet, including a minimum width of fifty feet for each manufactured home, not to exceed five lots per acre when the gross area of the community is used to make the subject ratio determination.

      (4)   Provide a minimum twenty foot clearance between individual homes, and a twenty-five foot setback from any property line bounding the manufactured home community.

      (5)   All manufactured home spaces shall abut upon a driveway which shall have an unobstructed access to a private street.

      (6)   A safe, usable recreation area shall be conveniently located in each manufactured home community and shall not be less than ten percent of the gross area of the tract.

      (7)   Conform to all City and State of Ohio Health Department requirements.

      (8)   Manufactured home communities shall be effectively screened on all sides by means of walls, fences or plantings. Walls or fences shall be six feet to eight feet in height without advertising thereon. In lieu of such wall or fence, a strip of land not less than fifteen feet in width, and planted and maintained with an evergreen hedge or dense planting of evergreen shrubs not less than six feet in height, may be substituted.

      (9)   Private streets in manufactured home communities shall conform to the same requirements designated for public streets in Chapter 1109, Design Standards, and in Chapter 1111, Minimum Required improvements. Entrance and exit streets shall have a minimum sixty foot width with a 36 foot pavement and all other streets shall have a minimum fifty foot width with a thirty foot pavement. (Ord. 44-98. Passed 8-10-98.)

      (10)   Manufactured homes located in R-5 Zoning Districts may be erected on concrete pads or pillars in lieu of being installed on a permanent perimeter, wall foundation.

      (11)   Manufactured homes located in R-5 Zoning Districts shall have roofs with a minimum pitch of 4 to 12 (4" vertical to 12" horizontal).

      (12)   Manufactured homes located in R-5 Zoning Districts shall have exterior walls constructed with a minimum of 2" by 6" framing grade lumber or better material. All exterior walls shall also be covered with OSB wood composite board or better material.

      (13)   Manufactured homes located in R-5 Zoning Districts shall have interior walls constructed with a minimum of 2" by 4" framing structure or other HUD approved framing structure covered by a minimum of ½” drywall.

      (14)   Separate structure storage units shall be no larger than ten percent (10%) of the floor space of the dwelling or 100 square feet, whichever is less. Storage units shall be constructed of similar or better quality material on the exterior of the structure then that of the principal dwelling.

      (15)   No dwelling unit shall have any exposed towing mechanism, undercarriage or chassis. (Ord. 62-98. Passed 10-5-98.)