(a) Purpose.
To provide areas for mobile homes and tiny homes to enable a desirable residential environment, protected from adverse neighboring influences, with adequate access for vehicular traffic and circulation.
To limit excessive vehicular traffic on streets in adjoining neighborhoods by providing pedestrian connections.
To provide overall desirability equivalent to that for other forms of residential development.
(b) Target Areas.
(c) Permitted, Special Exception, and Accessory Uses. See Section 1125.02
- Permitted, Special Exception, and Accessory Uses for each District.
(d) Lot Area, Setback, Height, and Lot Coverage Requirements.
Development Standards | Mobile Home Community (MHC) |
Minimum Tract Size | 5 acres |
Minimum Tract Width (Feet) | 200 |
Minimum Lot Frontage (Feet) | 40 |
Minimum Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) | 3,600 |
Minimum Front Setback (Feet) | 25 from Arterial or Collector 10 from internal private roads |
Minimum Side Setback (Feet) | 5 |
Minimum Rear Setback (Feet) | 10 |
Maximum Height (Feet) | 25 |
Maximum Lot Coverage (Percent) | 45 |
Projection into required setback Projection into required setback Cornices, canopies, eaves (roof overhang), fireplaces-chimneys, bay window, porch, stoop, or other similar architectural features may project into a required setback up to two feet. | |
Exemptions from required side and rear setbacks Exemptions from required side and rear setbacks Swimming pools, tennis courts, clotheslines, barbeque pits, playground equipment, portable or permanent dog run, house or kennel and similar structures customary and ancillary to the primary residential use of the property may be placed in a required minimum side or rear setback, but in no case shall such uses be closer than five (5) feet from a side or rear lot line. A minimum of six (6) percent of the total gross tract area shall be provided as common open space and facilities including trails, playgrounds, community buildings or tot lots. | |
(e) Example Lot Layout and Rendering.
(f) General Development Regulations.
Applicable | Section Reference | Notes | |
Accessory Structures | Y | Section | Detached Accessory Structures may encroach a side or rear setback but shall be no closer than five (5) feet from the side or rear lot line. Accessory structures shall also comply with all other requirements in Section 1147.02.
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Fences | Y | Section | Fences and walls may be placed in a required minimum setback provided they comply with Section 1147.05.
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Landscaping/ Buffering | Y | Chapter | Plant material and berms may be placed in any required minimum setback provided they do not constitute a nuisance as provided in the Lancaster Codified Ordinances. |
Parking | Y | Chapter | Parking must be provided in accordance with Chapter 1143
. Parking is prohibited on lawns or other unpaved areas. |
Signs | Y | Chapter |
(Ord. 15-23. Passed 8-14-23.)