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Excavations of and removal of top soil from any property in the Town of Kouts shall be prohibited, except as such excavations and removal of top soil is incidental to the erection and maintenance of structures or appurtenances thereto or the use of property permitted by this chapter and other ordinances of the Town of Kouts.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
(A) All proposals for a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision shall contain a minimum area of 20 acres.
(B) Water supply shall be from the municipal water supply of the Town of Kouts.
(C) Sewage treatment and sewage disposal shall be from the municipal sewerage disposal system of the Town of Kouts.
(D) Waste and garbage disposal shall be from municipal service of the Town of Kouts.
(E) All homes shall have or cause to have its undercarriage enclosed with material conducive to the home of a non-flammable and non-combustible material.
(F) There shall be provided for every home, storage facilities, either on-site or in a common area, for occupants of every home, in the amount specified by the State Board of Health.
(G) Every street shall be constructed in compliance with the standards of the Town of Kouts. All proposals for a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision shall provide for adequate pedestrian sidewalks and landscaping, including, but not limited to, green areas, individual lot landscaping and general landscaping plans.
(H) All parking spaces shall be nine feet wide and 20 feet long, and all parking shall be provided off-street, and:
(1) Where those lots are offered for sale, rent or transfer, there shall be provided two off-street parking spaces per lot;
(2) Where lots and improvements will remain in ownership of the developer or his or her assigns:
(a) Two off-street parking spaces per lot, on lot; or
(b) 2.4 parking spaces per home shall be provided in a common parking facility, provided that no home shall be further than 300 feet from any common parking facility.
(I) There shall be provided open space in the amount of 20% of the gross land area or one acre for each 100 people, assuming that there are 4.0 people per family.
(J) All servicing utilities to the home, including television, shall be underground. Upon approval of the project, it shall be assumed that one centrally located television tower is a permitted use.
(K) Lot area:
(1) Those lots offered for sale or transfer shall contain an area of 4,000 square feet and a minimum width at the imposed building line or setback line of 44 feet;
(2) Those developments where lots are not offered for sale or transfer may employ the open- space, planned unit development concept. This provides that the Board may waive lot area, density or setback requirements in order to accomplish a more harmonious overall plan;
(3) In either case, the density of develop- ment shall not exceed ten units to the acre.
(L) Side yards:
(1) In subsection (K)(1) above, there shall be on all interior lots, two side yards of ten feet each. On all corner lots, there shall be two side yards, the side yard abutting the street shall not be less than 15 feet.
(2) In method (K)(2) above, there shall be provided a minimum of 15 feet between each home. In either case, no streets and improvements shall be accepted into the maintenance system of the Town of Kouts unless all side yard requirements of this chapter are complied with.
(M) There shall be a rear yard on each lot, the depth of which shall be not less than 15 feet, except that, when lots are not offered for sale or transfer, the rear yard may be ten feet.
(N) Not more than 45% of the area of any lot shall be occupied by buildings or other structures.
(O) No home shall be placed in any mobile home park or subdivision having a ground floor area of less than 600 square feet.
(P) Only one story, single-family homes shall be placed in any mobile home park or subdivision.
(Q) A planting strip of five feet wide and a tree planted no less than every 30 feet shall completely encompass the proposed park or subdivision.
(R) General provisions:
(1) No mobile home or lot shall be rented for less than 12 months;
(2) Mobile homes shall not be permitted in any park or subdivision until proof of payment of taxes and town utilities has been verified by the Clerk- Treasurer of the Town of Kouts;
(3) Mobile homes shall not be permitted to leave any park or subdivision until proof of payment of taxes and town utilities has been verified by the Clerk-Treasurer of the Town of Kouts.
(S) Each lot provided for mobile homes shall have the following improvements prior to the placement of any home:
(1) Twelve feet by 55 feet concrete home stand, three inches thick;
(2) If on-site parking is provided, there shall be two inches of compacted base material and two inches of bound aggregate;
(3) Eyelet, located at each corner concrete home stand, for anchoring the home;
(4) Each lot shall be maintained in an attractive and desirable condition, grassed and the like.
(T) For every lot, there shall be a site plan submitted to the Building Inspector, showing setbacks, side yards, lot dimensions and location of all proposed structures. Along with the site plan shall be submitted the verification by the Clerk-Treasurer that all taxes and town utilities have been paid. Only then shall a permit be issued.
(U) The above listed performance standards shall be interpreted in the minimum requirements.
(V) No mobile home shall be used as a dwelling unit on any lot, plot or tract of land other than one approved as a mobile home park by special exception granted by the Kouts Board of Zoning Appeals. No mobile home shall be used as a dwelling unit on any lot, plot or tract of land without full approval and licensing by the Indiana State Board of Health.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
SIGN REGULATIONS
The following signs shall be prohibited in all zoning districts:
(A) Signs which are illegal under the laws and regulations of the State of Indiana;
(B) Signs which violate the provisions of the State of Indiana Building or Electrical Codes;
(C) Signs which utilize exposed, strung wiring;
(D) Signs which interfere with, block or in any manner obscure directional and official signs;
(E) Signs which are illuminated in such a way as to cast unreasonable light or shadows upon neighboring properties or buildings;
(F) Signs which are affixed to any tree or utility pole;
(G) Off-premises signs located in any residential zoning district;
(H) Portable off-premises signs and portable on- premises signs for longer than 24 hours;
(I) Signs which display any flashing or intermittent lights or lights changing intensity or color, except signs indicating time or weather conditions;
(J) Signs which contain fluttering, rotating or other moving parts, whether operated by motor, electrical current or atmospherical forces;
(K) Signs which lie within the visual triangle of private drives or public thoroughfares.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
The following signs shall be permitted, without obtaining a permit, as hereafter set forth.
(A) Residential Zoning Districts.
(1) Signs not exceeding one square foot in area and bearing only property numbers, post office box numbers or names of occupants of premises.
(2) Directional and official signs and notices, historical markers or identification guides, erected by governmental bodies.
(3) Flags, insignia, banners or logos of any government, except when displayed in connection with any commercial production or partisan political advertisement.
(4) Integral decorative or architectural features of buildings.
(5) Temporary signs, not exceeding nine square feet, located advertising the sale or rental of the premises or advertising a garage sale, auction or moving sale.
(6) On-premises signs identifying the property as being used as publicly or privately owned buildings and schools licensed by the State of Indiana, for grades 1 through 12 or non-profit organizations.
(7) Special event signs for churches, clubs, government or non-profit organizations for a period not to exceed ten days, with the following restrictions:
(a) The signs shall be non-illuminated and shall not encroach on any designated right-of- way;
(b) The signs shall be restricted to 32 square foot poster-type signs, but may include flags, pennants or bunting which shall be removed at the conclusion of the event;
(c) Political signs for election purposes shall be permitted, provided they do not encroach on public rights-of-way or easements. The signs shall not be in place more than 30 days prior to an election and 48 hours after an election.
(B) Open Space, Commercial and Industrial Districts.
(1) All signs permitted within Residential Zoning Districts.
(2) Letters, trademarks or other insignia of any on-premises commercial enterprise, permanently affixed and containing no moving parts, flashing lights or illumination.
(3) Permanent signs located on-premises, not exceeding eight square feet, nor more than four feet high, containing no advertising matter and limited to guiding and directing traffic and parking on the premises.
(4) On-premises, non-illuminated signs projecting at right angles for a distance of less than 12 inches from the building and at such a height as to constitute no hazard to passing pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
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