(A) All mobile homes shall be located in and only in mobile home parks. A mobile home park shall be located only in a permitted zoning district and shall require a special use permit.
(B) The following conditions of use shall apply:
(1) A mobile home park shall be located on a tract of land not less than ten acres in area, with minimum width and depth dimensions of 400 feet.
(2) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed as prohibiting the sale of a mobile home located on a mobile home space in a mobile home park and connected to the pertinent utilities, provided that any mobile home in a mobile home park shall not be sold with the lot upon which the mobile home is placed unless the lot is at least 5,000 square feet minimum, or the zoning lot is a part of a planned unit development with common lands, and that the rights to the enjoyment of common lands is transferred to the person purchasing the lot.
(3) All mobile home parks shall be provided with a planting screen of at least 20 feet in depth and height along the property boundary line separating the development and any adjacent zoning district or as approved by the Administrative Official.
(4) Streets and other access ways within mobile home parks shall be private streets and access ways, except in unusual circumstances. All mobile home parks shall have safe and convenient access to public streets. Such access way or street shall meet the construction and design standards of the subdivision regulations, or as approved by the City Engineer.
(5) No parking shall be permitted on the entrance street of the mobile home park for a distance of 100 feet from its point of beginning.
(6) Each mobile home space in a mobile home park shall be located within 200 feet of a drive or access way of not less than 20 feet in width which provides access to entrance and exit streets. All streets, drives and access ways shall be bounded by curbs and gutters.
(7) All mobile home parks shall be provided with safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian access. Sidewalks shall meet the requirements of the municipality.
(8) (a) All mobile homes shall meet the tie-down anchorage requirements of the following table (see also Appendix D).
10- and 12-foot Wide Mobile Homes
| 12 and 14-foot Wide Mobile Homes
| ||||
30 to 50 ft. long | 50 to 60 ft. long | 60 to 70 ft. long | |||
No. of frame ties (pairs) | No. of over- the-top ties | No. of frame ties (pairs) | No. of over the-top ties | No. of frame ties (pairs) | No. of over the-top ties |
4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
(b) Tie-down components used, including anchor systems, must be able to withstand at least 4,800 pounds without failure. The holding power of ground anchors can be determined by conducting pullout tests or by consulting with an anchor dealer. An anchor dealer should be able to provide data on anchor holding power for various kinds of soils.
(Ord. 887, § 4.17, passed - -; Am. Ord. 969, passed 11-25-1980) Penalty, see § 155.999