(A) Defined. All proposed mobile home parks shall comply with all applicable state, federal, and county subdivision regulations and zoning regulations. MOBILE HOME PARKS are wherever:
(1) Three or more mobile homes occupy, or are intended for occupancy, on a single lot in the MHP zone; or
(2) On a lot where there is a principal building and one or more rental or lease spaces on one lot, with less than 12,000 square feet of lot area per structure.
(B) Mobile home park requirements.
(1) Minimum area requirements. No mobile home park shall be permitted on an area of less than five acres. However, the park may develop in stages as long as it complies with an overall approved development plan.
(2) Lot requirements. Individual lots within a mobile home park shall not be less than 5,000 square feet in an area with only one mobile home per lot. Minimum lot width shall be 40 feet.
(C) Lot coverage. Lot coverage by mobile home and accessory structures shall not exceed 66% of the lot area.
(D) Setback. No mobile home or accessory structure shall be closer than 30 feet to any public street right-of-way. No mobile home or accessory structure shall be closer than 15 feet to any privately maintained street right-of-way within the mobile home park. No mobile home or accessory structure shall be closer than seven and one-half feet to a rear lot line or less than ten feet to side lot line. No mobile home or accessory structure shall be closer than 25 feet to any property boundary line of the park. No mobile home or accessory structure shall be closer than 25 feet to any property boundary line within the park. No mobile home shall be located within 20 feet to another mobile home except that a minimum end-to-end clearance of not more than 15 feet shall be permitted.
(E) Common open space and facilities. At least one substantial area of usable open space shall be provided. Such area shall:
(1) Total at least 2.5% of total park area;
(2) Be developed for active and passive recreation, including new children's equipment and a fenced tot lot; and
(3) This area shall be landscaped, improved, and maintained.
(F) Perimeter. All mobile home park boundary lines excluding public road rights-of-way shall have either a six-foot high fence that is 90% visually solid or four feet tall shrubs and/or evergreen trees that will attain six feet in height within three years and also be 90% visually solid year round.
(G) Street and sidewalks. All mobile home lots shall abut upon a street of not less than 30 feet in right-of-way width. All streets shall have a pavement width of not less than 20 feet. All streets within a mobile home park shall be paved, surfaced, and well lighted. All mobile home parks shall have a three feet wide sidewalk on one side of all park streets. They shall be smooth surfaced, and free from mud, dust, and standing water at all time.
(H) School bus stops. There shall be a sheltered school bus stop provided. The location shall be designated by the local school board and shown on the preliminary plat. The shelter shall be a minimum of an open-sided, roofed structure with a hard surfaced, well-drained floor. The shelter square footage shall be a minimum of six square feet for every dwelling unit.
(Ord. 2017-07, passed 11-27-2017; Ord. 2022-11, passed 1-9-2023)