§ 153.115 MOBILE HOME ZONE.
   (A)   Purpose. To provide for the development of mobile home subdivisions, mobile home parks and recreation vehicle parks in a quality environment. Mobile homes are not intended for the isolated lot, but for placement in parks or subdivisions. The mobile home parks are designed and intended from the beginning of development for mobile homes only. Mobile home zones should be attractively developed, landscaped and maintained for the benefit of residents and for visitors to the community.
   (B)   Allowable uses.
      (1)   Manufactured homes;
      (2)   Household pets, but not livestock or fowl;
      (3)   Horticulture and gardening for personal use; and
      (4)   Accessory buildings and uses.
   (C)   Conditional uses.
      (1)   Parks and playgrounds;
      (2)   Other uses similar to the above and judged by the Planning and Zoning Commission to be in harmony with the intent of the zone and similar to the above listed uses;
      (3)   On lots of one-half acre or larger, the zone gives protection to property owners who may keep livestock for their own use (see § 153.114); and
      (4)   Temporary mobile home can be hooked to another home up to one month. Then a conditional use permit must be requested.
   (D)   Height requirements. No building or other structure shall be erected to interfere with solar rights of neighbor.
   (E)   Mobile home subdivision development standards area, width and yard requirements.
 
District
Square Feet
Lot Width
Front
Side
Rear
MH-8
8,000
70 feet
20 feet
10 feet
10 feet
MH-10
10,000
80 feet
20 feet
10 feet
10 feet
MH-12
12,000
80 feet
20 feet
10 feet
10 feet
MH-20
1/2 acre
100 feet
20 feet
10 feet
10 feet
MH-40
1 acre
100 feet
20 feet
10 feet
10 feet
 
      (1)   Private garages and accessory buildings located at least ten feet from any main dwelling may have a side yard setback of two feet from interior lot lines, but drainage from roof must fall on owner’s property.
      (2)   The requirements relating to the keeping of livestock animals in the MH-20 and MH-40 Zones shall be the same as found in § 153.114 dealing with the keeping of livestock in Residential Zones.
      (3)   In mobile home subdivisions, all mobile homes shall conform to applicable codes, shall have copper electrical wiring, shall be structurally sound, and all doors and windows shall be functional and in good repair. Siding shall also be in good repair with no unsightly voids or holes. Mobile homes shall be placed on a foundation or shall be skirted with a quality skirting material as approved by the Town Building Inspector. A three-foot square minimum entry porch is required.
      (4)   Restriction on age of mobile homes brought to the town on or after 9-1-2000.
         (a)   Effective 9-1-2000, no mobile home, as defined herein, may be placed within the Mobile Home Zone or anywhere within town’s boundaries and occupied as a residence unless the mobile home was first constructed or assembled no more than 15 years prior to the first date it would be lawfully occupied as a residence within the town’s boundaries.
         (b)   This division (E)(4) shall not apply to any mobile home that was lawfully occupied as a residence within the town’s boundaries as of 8-31-2000.
   (F)   Mobile home park development standards.
      (1)   All interior access roads shall be at least 25 feet in width to serve each mobile home space and parking area.
      (2)   Access to all mobile home parks shall be from a dedicated and approved public street at an approved access point or points.
      (3)   Parking shall be provided at a ratio of at least two parking spaces per mobile home.
      (4)   Playground or open space recreation areas shall be provided for each mobile home park with a minimum of 2,000 square feet and an additional 200 square feet for every mobile home space over ten spaces.
      (5)   Each mobile home space shall have a minimum of 4,500 square feet and a minimum width of 45 feet.
      (6)   Each mobile home shall have the following minimum yard clearances:
         (a)   Side yard bordering adjacent property: ten feet;
         (b)   Rear yard bordering adjacent property: ten feet; and
         (c)   A six-foot screening barrier shall be erected adjacent to any existing single-family residential zone.
      (7)   Minimum yard clearances for each mobile home space within the mobile home park:
         (a)   Front yard on private access street: ten feet;
         (b)   Side yard on main door side of mobile home: 15 feet;
         (c)   Side yard on “no access” side of mobile home: five feet;
         (d)   Rear yard: ten feet;
         (e)   No two mobile homes shall be closer together than ten feet; and
         (f)   All utilities shall be located underground.
      (8)   The minimum size of a mobile home park shall be one acre.
      (9)   Tie down requirements.
   (G)   Recreational vehicle park development standards.
      (1)   Each recreational vehicle park shall have a minimum size of one acre.
      (2)   Each recreational vehicle park shall be provided with roadways of at least 25 feet in width for two-way traffic and 15 feet in width for one-way traffic to serve each recreational vehicle space in the park.
      (3)   Access to all recreational vehicle parks shall be from a dedicated public street at an approved point or points. No RV unit shall have direct access to a space from a public street.
      (4)   Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for the parking of each RV located in the park.
      (5)   Recreation space shall be provided for each RV park at a ratio of 2,000 square feet for ten or less units and an additional 100 square feet for each additional space provided.
      (6)   Each recreational vehicle space shall have a minimum width of 20 feet and all recreational vehicles shall be able to park in designated spaces with no portion of a driveway or roadway being used for RV parking.
      (7)   No recreational vehicle shall be parked closer than ten feet to another recreational vehicle.
      (8)   Minimum yard clearance for a recreational vehicle park:
         (a)   Front yard on a public street: 25 feet;
         (b)   Side yard bordering adjacent property: ten feet;
         (c)   Rear yard bordering adjacent property: ten feet; and
         (d)   A six-foot screening barrier shall be erected along all sides bordering existing residential subdivision.
      (9)   No mobile or manufactured home shall be located in a recreational vehicle park, except for an owner’s or manager’s unit that shall be permanently installed.
      (10)   All RV parks shall contain a service building containing sanitary facilities, as may be required by the State Department of Environmental Health, and a dump station for dependent recreational vehicles.
      (11)   The maximum density for an RV park shall be 12 units per acre.
      (12)   All utilities shall be located underground.
(1974 Code, § 18-4-6) (Res. 99-016, passed 9-8-1999; Ord. 99-002, passed 9-8-1999; Ord. 00-015, passed 7-11-2000)