(A) Minimum design standards: each manufactured home park shall be designed in accordance with all city and state codes and to the following minimum design standards:
(1) All roadways and sidewalks within the manufactured home park shall be hard surfaced and shall be adequately lighted at night;
(2) The perimeter of all manufactured homes shall be fully skirted;
(3) Sidewalks shall be required on one side of all streets;
(4) All manufactured home lots shall front upon a private hard-surfaced/dust-free roadway of not less than 25 feet in width. If parallel parking is permitted on one side of the street, the width shall be increased to 30 feet, and if parallel parking is permitted on both sides of the street, the width shall be increased to 36 feet. All roadways shall have unobstructed access to a public street;
(5) A community structure may be provided which may include recreation facilities, laundry facilities, and other similar uses;
(6) A storm shelter shall be provided for any new manufactured home park, or any manufactured home park which is expanded in size;
(7) A site plan must be submitted for each manufactured home park, and such site plan must be approved by the Administrative Official prior to the issuance of final approval for the manufactured home park; and
(8) Final approval for development shall be obtained before any grading, clearing, installation of streets or moving a manufactured home into any “M” district.
(B) Manufactured home required setbacks, buffer strips and screening.
(1) Within a manufactured home park, all manufactured homes shall be located at least 50 feet from any exterior property line of the park and from a public road right-of-way.
(2) Within a manufactured home park, there shall be a minimum distance of 15 feet between manufactured homes, common parking area or other common areas located within such manufactured home park.
(3) For all manufactured homes not located within a manufactured home park, but within the “M” district, the designed front of the manufactured home shall face the public road right-of-way, or private road right-of-way (whichever is applicable).
(C) Off-street parking.
(1) Off-street parking areas shall be provided at the rate of at least two car spaces for each manufactured home lot.
(2) Required car parking spaces shall be so located as to provide convenient access to the dwelling it serves and shall not exceed a distance of 200 feet from such dwelling.
(D) Water supply.
(1) Water shall be supplied to the dwellings in a manufactured home overlay district by a public water system.
(2) The size, location and installation of water lines shall be in accordance with the requirements of the codes of the city.
(3) Individual water service connections shall be provided at each manufactured home lot.
(E) Required recreation areas.
(1) In all manufactured home parks accommodating or designed to accommodate 25 or more manufactured homes, there shall be one or more recreation areas which shall be easily accessible to all residents within such park.
(2) The size of such recreation areas shall be based upon a minimum of 100 square feet for each lot within the manufactured home park. No outdoor recreation area shall contain less than 2,500 square feet.
(3) Recreation areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and should be centrally located.
(4) The required recreational area(s) within the manufactured home park shall contain playground equipment or other recreational facilities as approved by the Planning Commission. The cost of purchasing and installing said recreational equipment shall be paid for by the developer of the manufactured home park.
(5) The maintenance of recreation area(s) and equipment within each manufactured home park shall be paid for by the owner of the park and/or trustees.
(F) Sewage disposal: each manufactured home park shall be connected to the city’s sewer system and each manufactured home within a manufactured home park shall be connected to and served by the city’s sewer system.
(G) Tie-downs and ground anchors: all manufactured homes shall be secured to the ground by tie-downs and ground anchors in accordance with the Illinois Tie Down Act.
(H) Electrical: each manufactured home space shall be provided with an individual electrical supply which shall be installed in accordance with the building codes of the city and requirements of the electric supplier.
(I) Gas: natural gas hookups, when provided, shall be installed in accordance with the building codes of the city and the regulations of the gas supplier.
(J) Refuse and garbage handling: storage, collection and disposal of refuse in a manufactured home park shall be in accordance with city code.
(Ord. 2013-22, passed 11-25-2013)