The applicant for a mobile home park license shall submit with his or her application a plan of construction within the proposed park adhering to and observing the space limitations and requirements hereinafter prescribed and within a mobile home park, the following space regulations and other requirements shall apply:
(A) Area requirements:
(1) Minimum lot area shall be 3,200 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width at building line shall be 35 feet.
(3) Minimum space between mobile homes shall be 10 feet if a 1-hour fire resistive wall 8 feet in height is constructed on the lot line between the front yard and rear yard lines. In the absence of a wall, the minimum space between mobile homes shall be 20 feet. Except, mobile homes located on lots within mobile home parks at the time of passage of this code shall be required to have a minimum distance between mobile homes or structures attached thereto of 16 feet so long as the mobile home remains on the same lot.
(4) Maximum projection of an attached structure to 1 side shall be 5 feet and a carport may be attached; the projections shall not be included in side yard measurements. Any projection other than the 2 above specified instances shall be counted in determining side yard requirements.
(5) Side yards and rear yards for the mobile home park shall be at least 25 feet; except, when adjacent to other mobile home parks or campgrounds or to zones other than R-1 and R-2, the side and rear yards shall be at least 10 feet.
(6) Front yards of 30 feet shall be provided on dedicated streets measured from the lot line, or 10 feet on private streets measured from the edge of the roadway or back of curb.
(7) In no case shall any mobile home occupy more than 1/3 the total area of any lot.
(8) Exceptions to area requirements for lots established in mobile home parks prior to October 11, 1972:
(a) Minimum lot area shall be 2,200 square feet.
(b) Minimum lot width at building line shall be 31 feet.
(c) Front yards of 25 feet shall be provided on dedicated streets measured from the lot line.
(9) The maximum building site of each mobile home shall be shown on the park plan for each mobile home lot.
(10) BUILDING SIZE in division (A)(9) of this section is defined as the outside measurements of the mobile home excluding the trailer hitch and tongue.
(B) Street and access requirements:
(1) Minimum roadway widths within a mobile home park shall be:
(a) Twenty feet with no parking permitted.
(b) Thirty feet with parking permitted on 1 side only.
(c) Forty feet with parking permitted on both sides.
(2) All mobile home space shall abut upon hard surfaced streets. Surfacing shall be Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete. Completion of surfacing shall be within 2 years of the first occupancy.
(3) All dead-end streets shall terminate in an open space having a 60-foot minimum diameter. No dead-end street shall exceed 500 feet in length.
(4) Streetlights of 175 watt luminairs at 150 feet maximum spacing shall be provided for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night.
(5) Sidewalks shall be provided within the mobile home park between the individual mobile homes, the park streets and all community facilities provided for park residents. Interior sidewalks and individual walks shall be of Portland cement concrete at least 4 inches in thickness and 2½ feet in width; except, individual walks 2 feet in width may be retained where they exist on the date of passage of this code. Exterior sidewalks and sidewalks along public streets shall comply with the requirements of the ordinances of the city pertaining to public sidewalks.
(6) The owner of a mobile home park shall provide a roadway which shall be at least 20 feet in width with no parking permitted, or 30 feet in width with parking permitted on 1 side only, or 40 feet in width with parking permitted on both sides for the purpose of connecting the roadway system within the mobile home park with the public highway system.
(7) It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter for any person to obstruct any roadway required by the provisions of this section.
(C) Every mobile home park shall be located on a well-drained area, and the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or other waters.
(D) Car parking areas shall be provided at the rate of at least 2 car spaces for each mobile home lot, and at least one of the spaces shall be located on the lot. The car parking spaces shall be surfaced with Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete completed in place before occupancy. In no case shall parking be permitted on interior drives within 25 feet of exterior driveways or interior intersections.
(E) Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every mobile home park shall be paved, or covered with stone screenings, or other solid material or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and of eliminating objectionable dust.
(F) Each mobile home space shall be provided with a hardstand of sufficient size and depth to adequately accommodate a mobile home.
(G) Anchors such as deadmen, screw augers or arrowhead anchors approved by the Building Inspector shall be provided and installed by the owner of each mobile home.
(H) Each lot in the mobile home park shall be identified by a clearly visible number the size of which shall be at least 3 inches in height.
(Ord. 124, passed 2-7-1994)