(A) Stages. The tract may be developed in two or more stages, provided that said stages conform in all respects with the approved mobile home park design and are developed within the prescribed period of time.
(B) Fronting. Each mobile home lot shall front onto a paved internal street of a minimum for 20 feet with a minimum right-of-way width of 40 feet.
(C) Pad and skirting. Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a pad consisting of either a solid concrete slab or other adequate concrete supports of a thickness and size adequate to support the maximum anticipated loads during all seasons. When concrete ribbons are used, the area between he ribbons shall be filled with a layer of crushed rock or asphalt. Each concrete pad shall be provided with a minimum of six anchor rings for each mobile home. Each mobile home unit shall have the undercarriage completely enclosed by skirting.
(D) Paved outdoor living area. Each mobile home lot shall be provided with a suitable paved outdoor living area of a minimum of 100 square feet with a minimum width of ten feet. This area shall be covered with a roof, subject to limitations imposed by the lot coverage maximum of 30%. Parking areas and driveways shall not be included as part of this outdoor living space.
(E) Landscaping.
(1) Lawn and ground cover shall be provided where needed to prevent erosion of swales, slopes and other areas to obtain useable yards.
(2) Lawn and ground cover shall be appropriate for the use and location.
(F) Lot markers. The boundaries of each mobile home lot shall be permanently and visibly marked on the ground by flush stakes, markers, or other suitable means approved by the Area Plan Commission. Each mobile home site shall be numbered.
(G) Storage. Each mobile home park shall have a central storage structure available for use by all residents of the park or individual storage structures on each mobile home site. The storage structures, whether individual or central shall be waterproof. Each individual storage structure shall contain a minimum of 90 cubic feet. Central waterproof structures shall provide 90 cubic feet of space for each mobile home lot that they serve.
(H) Water and sewage. Each mobile home site shall be connected with a municipal water and sewer system if such systems are adjacent to the park site or within one hundred fifty 150 feet.
(I) Utilities. All interior utility lines, including, but not limited to, gas, electric, communications, street lighting, and cable television, shall be placed underground. Individual antennas for televisions may be installed on each mobile home site but centralized antennas shall be encouraged.
(J) Common walks. Common walks at least three feet in width shall be provided in locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated; for example to the entrance and to the office and other important facilities. No required walk shall be used as a drainage way.
(K) Street.
(1) Access to the mobile home park shall be free from a public street.
(2) The number and location of access streets shall be controlled for traffic safety and protection of surrounding properties.
(3) No mobile home site, recreation area, or service facility shall be designed for direct access to a street outside the boundaries of the mobile home park.
(4) All streets within the mobile home park shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 40 feet, and shall be surfaced according to the standards adopted by location jurisdictions.
(5) In the event sheets are not dedicated, the mobile home park owner shall, prior to final approval, provide written certification that lease or rental agreements contain regulations to prohibit street parking in such a manner that impedes the movement of emergency vehicles.
(L) Grading and drainage. Prior to construction, the drainage plan shall be submitted to the City (or Town) Engineer and the Street and Sewer Commissioner for approval or the County Highway Engineer (or County Commissioners) and the County Surveyor (or County Commissioners) for approval.
(1) The mobile home park shall be graded and drained giving due consideration to the protection of the proposed development from inundation of flood hazard from an adjacent water course and to provide for the safe conveyance of storm waters, both those originating outside and inside the proposed park.
(2) This to be carried out through the development of facilities of sufficient capacity to permit ultimate development of the upstream tributary areas, and to allow discharge of storm waters originating within the park and/or conveyed through the park, on to downstream adjacent lands, to return to predevelopment flow conditions as closely as possible.
(3) This does not imply that the developer make extensive or reasonable improvement of existing inadequate drainage facilities on adjoining properties other than those necessary for satisfactory operation of the drainage facilities in the proposed development.
(M) Signs. See § 153.051(D)(4).
(N) Illumination of parks. All mobile home parks shall be furnished with lighting units spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such heights and at such locations within the park to provide safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles. Lights shall be located at all entrances and exits. The illumination shall be by constant light and be so arranged as to direct the light within the boundaries of the park.
(O) Fire protection. The mobile home park shall meet the standards for adequate fire protection established by the National Fire Protection Association NFPA No. 501A and all amendments thereto. No open fires shall be permitted at any time or place within the mobile home park.
(P) Trash and refuse storage and collection.
(1) All refuse shall be stored in fly-tight, watertight, rodent proof containers, which shall be located no more than 150 feet from any mobile home site. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse. Refuse collection stands shall be so designed to prevent containers from being tipped, this is to minimize spillage, container deterioration, and to facilitate cleaning around them.
(2) Refuse, when not collected by a municipally sponsored service, shall be collected at least once a week. Where suitable collection service is not available from municipal or private agencies, the mobile home park operator shall dispose of the refuse by incineration or transporting refuse to a disposal site outside of the park area. Incinerators shall be authorized and operation if there is no conflict resulting with other statutes, ordinance or regulation. Authorized refuse incinerators shall be constructed in accordance with specifications of the Indiana State Health Department. Incinerators shall be operated only when attended by a person specifically authorized by the mobile home park owner or operator.
(Q) Location of buildings and structures within mobile home parks. The location of buildings and structures within a mobile home park shall be subject to the following regulations.
(1) Permitted buildings or structures which are not located upon a mobile home site shall be located at least ten feet from any mobile home site line.
(2) Swimming pools (their related facilities) and all other recreational areas shall be located at least 100 feet within the boundary of the mobile home park.
(3) One dwelling unit, other than a mobile home, may upon approval of the Area Plan Commission, be constructed for the owner or operator to reside.
(R) Abandonment and expiration. In the event a mobile home park is abandoned for a period of one year, or if upon expiration of three years from the adoption of this chapter the mobile home park has not been substantially completed, as determined by the Area Plan Commission, the land shall be rezoned by the Area Plan Commission. Rezoning would return the land in question to its previous zoning classification and may occur only after proper zoning application has been filed by the Commission. The Commission may, upon good cause, grant one extension for a period of one year upon application and public notice as required by law. Such application for extension shall be filed with the Commission six months prior to the expiration of the aforesaid three year period.
(Ord. 12-16, passed 8-8-12)