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(A) All exposed ground areas on a lot or parcel surrounding a principal or accessory structure that are not devoted to drives, sidewalks, patios or parking lots shall have a minimum of four (4) inches of topsoil and be covered with sod, seed or other landscaping materials as approved by the city.
(B) Non-residential uses are subject to the same requirements and may be subject to additional landscaping as determined by the Planning Commission and City Council.
(C) All required landscaping shall be replaced by the property owner if vegetation dies or is otherwise removed. Landscaping may be located within a utility or drainage easement, but the owner of the property shall be responsible for any cost associated with removing and replacing said landscaping if work within the easement requires removal of the landscaping.
(D) Existing vegetation, which are of acceptable species, size and location and are of good quality, may be used to fulfill landscaping requirements.
(E) A landscape deposit, as established by resolution of the City Council, will be collected at the time of building permit application. The deposit shall be in the form of cash, letter of credit, or other means as approved by the city. Said deposit will be released when all required landscaping is installed. Landscaping must be completed within one (1) year of building permit issuance or the deposit will be forfeited.
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010) Penalty, see § 150.999
R-2 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK DISTRICT
The R-2 Manufactured Home Park District is intended to provide a district exclusively for manufactured homes served by public sanitary and storm sewers and water facilities. Every manufactured home park in the R-2 district must conform to all state regulations. No manufactured home built before June 15, 1976 shall be permitted on any site within the city unless said site is part of an approved manufactured home park, and it has a HUD seal showing it has been inspected.
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010)
Within the R-2 Manufactured Home Park District, no structures or land shall be used except for one (1) or more of the following uses:
(A) Manufactured homes. Only units which are connected to electric, sewer and water utilities shall be allowed as a permitted use.
(B) Storm shelter.
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010) Penalty, see § 150.999
Within any R-2 Manufactured Home Park District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses, except by conditional use permit:
(A) Permanent residential structures. Includes residence connected with management offices.
(B) Essential service structures. Essential service structures including, but not limited to, buildings such as telephone substation, pumping station and elevated water storage tanks.
(C) Manufactured home sales. Sales office and display area.
(D) Parking. Off-street parking when the proposed site of the off-street parking abuts on a lot which is in the B or I districts and in the same ownership as the B or I district.
(E) Service buildings. Laundry facilities, management offices, repair shops, and storage areas.
(F) Recreation facilities. For exclusive use of mobile home park residents, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, community center, etc.
(I) Day care facilities - Residential. Facility serving up to fourteen (14) persons.
(J) Day care facilities - Non-Residential. Facility serving up to fourteen (14) persons.
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010; Am. Ord. 484, passed 12-21-2021) Penalty, see § 150.999
Those other uses which in the opinion of the Planning Commission are appropriate only on an interim basis, and pursuant to § 150.037.
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010)
Within any R-2 Manufactured Home Park District, the following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses:
(A) Car ports. Car port or parking space for passenger cars.
(B) Enclosed entry. An entry addition consistent with the design of the manufactured home to which it is attached and not exceeding one hundred twenty (120) square feet of the manufactured home floor area.
(C) Signs as permitted by this Zoning Code.
(D) Decorative landscaped features. Decorative landscape features including but not limited to, pools, arbors, hedges, walls, shrubs, trees and similar features.
(E) Utility and storage building. Lawn, garden and other buildings used for private storage purposes, provided that not more than one (1) building is located per lot and the maximum floor area of the building does not exceed one hundred sixty-eight (168) square feet. The structure shall be located no less than six (6) feet from the home and no less than ten (10) feet from any adjacent principal structure.
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010)
(A) Side yard-corner lot. A side yard abutting a public street shall not be less than thirty (30) feet in width.
(B) Area, frontage, and yard requirements. The following requirements shall be the minimum permitted in this district.
Area (sq.ft.) | Frontage (ft.) | Height (ft.) | Front yard setback (ft.) | Side yard setback (ft.) | Aggregate setback (ft.) | Rear yard setback (ft.) |
4,000 | 40 | 15 or 2 stories, whichever is lesser | 20 | 5 | 14 | 10 |
(C) Land coverage. The maximum percentage of the manufactured home park permitted to be covered by mobile homes and other structures is thirty-five percent (35%).
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010) Penalty, see § 150.999
(A) Play area. A minimum of four hundred (400) square feet per manufactured home site shall be provided for definable play areas and open space within the manufactured home park. Such areas of open space and play areas shall not be areas included in any setback nor shall they include any areas of less than twenty (20) feet in length or width. In addition, if the manufactured home park is part of a new subdivision; there shall be a dedication of land for public recreation and open space uses in accordance with provisions of the Subdivision Code.
(B) Landscape buffer. Where a mobile home park abuts a single-family residential area or external street area, there shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet between the lot or right-of-way line and any manufactured home park use; such setback area shall act as a buffer and shall be landscaped according to a landscape plan to be submitted at the time of application.
(C) Landscaping.
(1) The entire manufactured home park shall be landscaped and there shall be planted or otherwise located one (1) shade tree with a minimum diameter of two (2) inches on or near each manufactured home site.
(2) Manufactured home parks shall be enclosed by a fence or screen planting so as to provide privacy for the occupants of the park.
(D) Street access. Access to or from a manufactured home park shall not be permitted into or upon local streets serving single-family residential areas.
(E) Street width. Streets shall have a minimum width so as to permit two (2) moving lanes of traffic. Minimum lane width shall be twelve (12) feet.
(F) Street and parking area paving. Private streets and parking areas within a manufactured home park shall be hard surfaced to control dust and drainage according to city standards as specified by the City Engineer.
(G) Public utilities. All utilities supplied by the manufactured home park shall be underground. This shall include electricity and telephone lines.
(H) Skirting. Each manufactured home shall be completely enclosed with weatherproof skirting.
(I) Visitor parking. Off-street parking for visitors shall be provided as required by the city.
(J) Anchoring. All manufactured homes shall be anchored in accordance with the State Building Code.
(K) Set-up. All manufactured homes must be completely set-up and skirted within thirty (30) days of permit issuance.
(L) Address. Each manufactured home shall be clearly marked with an address designation.
(Ord. 395, passed 7-6-2010) Penalty, see § 150.999
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