The mobile home park shall conform to the following standards.
(A) Area and the like of lot. Each space or lot shall contain a minimum of 3,200 square feet, shall be at least 35 feet in width and shall have its boundaries clearly defined and numbered.
(B) Setbacks. No mobile home shall be less than 30 feet from any exterior property line and shall be set back at least 20 feet from the right-of-way of any private drive. No mobile home shall be less than 16 feet from another mobile home, and the minimum distance from a mobile home to the nearest interior lot line shall be no less than eight feet. No mobile home space shall have direct vehicular access to a public street.
(C) Driveways; access. All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a paved driveway of not less than 20 feet in width which has unobstructed access to a public street, alley or highway maintained by the city or by the state Highway Commission.
(D) Paving and lighting. All driveways and walkways within the park shall be paved and lighted at night with streetlights of not less than 175 watts, each, spaced at intervals of not more than 250 feet.
(E) Buffers.
(1) A buffer strip consisting of a durable masonry wall, fence or hedge or other natural planting of comparable opacity shall be provided along the side and/or rear lines of every park. If a durable masonry wall or fence is used, it shall be four feet in height between the street line and the required setback of the zone or district in which the park is located and shall be from four feet to six feet in height along the side or rear yards of any park.
(2) If a hedge or other natural planting of opacity is used, it shall consist of a planted strip at least ten feet in width and containing a mixture of deciduous evergreen trees spaced in a staggered triangular more than ten feet apart and containing not less than two rows of dense plant materials. The same shall be planted at an initial height of at least three feet and shall be of such variety that an average height of six feet can be expected by normal growth within four years from the time of initial planting. No plant material which would be a host to insects, would affect the plants on adjoining property, or would spread disease can be used; and all plant material must conform to the guidelines set forth in the 1959 edition of American Standard for Nursery Stock published by the American Association of Nurserymen, Inc., including any subsequent amendment thereto or revision or edition thereof. All plant material shall be planted at least three feet from the rear lot lines of the adjoining properties.
(F) Authority of inspector to waive screening requirements.
(1) In case of unusual topography or size of the tract involved, or in cases in which screening devices already exist comparable to the general requirements of this section, creating a situation whereby the installation of a masonry wall, fence, hedge or other planting of comparable opacity would not be practical and serve no useful purpose, the Building Inspector is hereby empowered to waive the requirements for screening; provided, that the spirit and intent of this chapter and the provisions pertaining to the required buffer strip are adhered to.
(2) This division shall not be construed to negate the necessity for establishing screening for uses which are adjacent to vacant properties.
(G) Area of park; density. No parcel of land containing less than five acres nor less than seven mobile home spaces available at the time of first occupancy shall be used for a mobile home park, but in no case shall the density exceed nine mobile homes per acre.
(H) Recreation areas. All mobile home parks shall have at least one recreation area, located so as to be free of traffic hazards, easily accessible to all park residents and centrally located where topography permits subject to the following.
(1) Recreation areas and facilities, such as playgrounds, swimming pools and community buildings, shall be provided so as to meet the anticipated needs of the clientele the park is designed to serve. Provision of separate adult and tot lot recreational areas is encouraged.
(2) Not less than 8% of the usable land area in a mobile home park shall be devoted to recreational facilities, generally in a central location. In large parks, this may be decentralized. Recreational areas shall not include land set aside or used for vehicular parking, commercial, maintenance or utility purposes.
(3) All recreational areas and facilities shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition at all times.
(Code 2019, § 12-16) (Ord. passed 5-13-1974) Penalty, see § 10.99