(A) Land, buildings or structures in this zoning district may be used for the following purposes only:
(1) Any use permitted in the R-2 Zoning District are subject, except as specifically provided otherwise in this subchapter, to the same conditions, restrictions and requirements as are provided in the R-2 Zoning District;
(2) Multi-family dwellings; and
(3) Type A home occupations in single-family dwellings by Zoning Administrator approval subject to conditions set forth in § 157.053 of this chapter.
(1) Nursing homes, senior citizen housing and similar group housing;
(2) Type B home occupations;
(3) Licensed child or adult daycare for seven to 12 non-related individuals; and
(4) Mobile home parks, when authorized by the Planning Commission and provided they are in conformance with all state regulations governing mobile home parks, including the Trailer Coach Park Act of 1959, as amended, and this chapter, in considering the following standards and requirements.
(a) Minimum area and maximum densities. Each mobile home park shall be owned and operated as one entity or on a condominium basis. Each mobile park shall contain a minimum of 50 mobile home lots at first occupancy and may have a maximum of six single-wide mobile homes per gross usable acre or four double-wide mobile homes per gross usable acre.
(b) Buffer zones. All mobile home parks shall provide and maintain as a minimum, a 50-foot landscaped setback from any street right-of-way line that borders the park and a 20-foot landscaped buffer zone where the park boundary is adjacent to neighboring properties. The Board of Appeals may recommend that an additional landscaped setback be provided. The landscaping shall consist of deciduous or evergreen trees which reach a minimum of five feet in height and five feet in width in one growing season. Such trees shall be spaced so they provide a continuous screen from adjacent streets. Alternative screening devices may be utilized if they conceal the mobile home park as effectively as the required landscaping described above.
(c) Minimum lot area. Each mobile home shall have:
1. A minimum lot area of 4,750 square feet; and
2. A minimum width of 50 feet at the front setback line.
(d) Minimum mobile home size. No mobile home in any mobile home park shall contain less than 600 square feet of living area nor have outside dimension of less than 12 feet in width and 50 feet in length.
(e) Yard requirements. The front yard of each mobile home lot shall be no less than 20 feet as measured from the nearest edge of the street pavement to the nearest wall of the mobile home. The rear yard of each lot shall be not less than ten feet. The non-entry side of a mobile home shall have a side yard of no less than ten feet and the entry side shall have a side yard of no less than 26 feet. In the case of a double wide mobile home, side yard requirements shall be met by the provision of larger lots sufficient in width to meet these requirements.
(f) Corner lots. Where a mobile home lot is bounded by two streets, the front yard requirement shall be met for each street. No fence, structure or planting over 30 inches in height shall be located on any corner lot within the required front yards.
(g) Street requirements. If two-way traffic is to be accommodated, the street pavement width shall be no less than 22 feet. If only one-way traffic is to be accommodated, the street pavement width shall be no less than 20 feet.
(h) Parking. Parking shall be provided in off-street parking bays with two parking bays for each mobile home. Each parking bay shall be no less than 200 square feet in area. Each parking bay shall be conveniently located in relation to the mobile home for which it is provided. In addition to the two required off-street parking bays, one additional parking space is permitted on the mobile home lot; provided, it is a hard surface area containing at least 200 square feet of area.
(i) Access from major streets. Each mobile home park shall have a minimum of two access streets that enter from a primary or secondary arterial street as designated in the Township General Development Plan, as amended, and provided a continuous route of travel throughout the park. No ingress or egress shall be provided via local streets as designated in the Township General Development Plan, as amended.
(j) Signs. A maximum of one identification sign is allowed at each access point to the mobile home park. Each such sign shall not exceed 30 square feet in area and shall not be illuminated by any light source other than a continuous indirect white light. In those cases where signs are intended to be read from both sides, the combined total area of both sides when combined shall not exceed 30 square feet.
(k) Mobile home sales prohibited. The business of selling new/or used mobile homes as a commercial operation in connection with the operation of a mobile home park is prohibited. Mobile homes located on lots within the mobile park may be sold by the owner or operator of the park; provided, no more than five are offered for sale at any one time. This section shall not prohibit the sale of a new or used mobile home by a resident of a mobile home park.
(l) Underground utilities. All public and private utilities shall be installed underground.
(m) Site improvements. Each mobile home shall be provided with a continuous pad of four-inch thick concrete running the full length and width of the mobile home. In lieu of a continuous concrete pad, concrete piers four inches thick may be provided if they run the full length of the mobile home. Each pad shall be equipped with hurricane anchors or tie down equipment capable of being connected to the mobile home to secure the home during high winds. Skirting shall be installed along the base of each mobile home sufficient to hide the undercarriage and supports from view.
(n) Sidewalks. Paved sidewalks shall be provided throughout each mobile home park. Sidewalks shall be:
1. A minimum of four feet in width;
2. Raised a minimum of six inches above road grade in front of each site;
3. Adjacent to each street; and
4. Laid out such that they connect the recreation area, common open spaces and the community building with mobile home sites.
(o) Streets and parking areas. All streets and parking areas in a mobile home park shall be of a hard surface.
(p) Refuse disposal. Each mobile home park shall provide an effective system of garbage and rubbish storage, collection and disposal.
(q) Lighting. Each mobile home park shall be provided with sufficient lighting to illuminate all parking bays, streets and sidewalks.
(r) Central television antenna. Each mobile home park shall have a master underground television antenna system. Exterior television antennas shall not be permitted on individual mobile homes.
(s) Ground cover. All exposed ground surfaces in the mobile home park must be sodded, seeded or covered with ornamental stone. One shade tree at least ten feet in height when planted shall be provided for each two mobile home sites.
(t) Drainage. An adequate storm drainage system, including necessary storm sewers, drains inlets, manholes, culverts, bridges and other appurtenances, shall be provided. The requirements for each particular mobile home park shall be established by the County Drain Commissioner. Construction of storm drainage systems shall be in accordance with the standards and specifications adopted by the County Drain Commissioner. All proposed storm drainage construction plans for mobile home parks shall be approved by the County Drain Commission.
(u) Storage areas. Each mobile home lot shall be equipped with a storage cabinet of no less than 300 cubic feet and no more than 400 cubic feet of storage area, or in lieu thereof, a minimum of 350 cubic feet of storage area in a central storage building. Said storage cabinet shall be placed or constructed within the required rear or entry side yard.
(v) Recreation vehicle storage. All mobile home parks shall contain a storage area for the storage of campers, trailers, motor homes, boats, snowmobiles and other vehicles ordinarily towed or driven for a special purpose. The storage of these vehicles in the mobile home park is specifically prohibited, except in the storage area. The storage area shall be screened by solid type fence five feet in height around its perimeter or by some other screening device which is approved by the Planning Commission.
(w) Recreation area. Each mobile home park shall include a recreation area or areas equal in size to no less than 10% of the total gross usable park area. Required setbacks or buffer zones may not be used for the required recreation areas. All recreation areas shall be centrally located, well drained, accessible to all residents of the mobile home park, and improved with playground equipment and other facilities for all age groups. In no case shall any intensive use playground equipment be located closer than 50 feet to any mobile home.
(x) Community building. Each mobile home park shall have a community building or buildings to provide the laundry and toilet facilities required by the Trailer Coach Park Act and a tornado shelter or shelters of sufficient size to provide a safe refuge for all mobile home park residents. Such building(s) may also house offices and other facilities that are necessary for the management of a mobile home park.
(Prior Code, Ch. XV, § 8.02) (Ord. 1977-1, passed 10-10-1977; Ord. 2001-1, passed 7-17-2001; Ord. 2-2014, passed 8-11-2014) Penalty, see § 157.999