(A) New manufactured home parks and expansions to existing mobile manufactured home parks shall be subject to the provisions placed on subdivisions by § 152.26.
(B) The placement of new or replacement manufactured homes in existing manufactured home parks or on individual lots of record that are located in flood plain districts will be treated as a new structure and may be placed only if elevated in compliance with § 152.23. If vehicular road access for preexisting manufactured home parks is not provided in accordance with § 152.23(A), then replacement manufactured homes will not be allowed until the property owner(s) develops a flood warning emergency plan acceptable to the governing body.
(C) All manufactured homes must be securely anchored to an adequately anchored foundation system that resists flotation, collapse and lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not to be limited to use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This requirement is in addition to applicable state or local anchoring requirements for resisting wind forces.
(D) Travel trailers and travel vehicles that do not meet the exemption criteria specified in division (E) below shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter and as specifically spelled out in divisions (G) and (H) below.
(E) Travel trailers and travel vehicles are exempt from the provisions of this chapter if they are placed in any of the areas listed in division (F) below, and further if they meet the following criteria:
(1) The travel trailer or travel vehicle has current licenses required for highway use.
(2) The travel trailer or travel vehicle is highway ready, meaning on wheels or the internal jacking systems are attached to the site only by quick disconnect type utilities commonly used in campgrounds and trailer parks, and the trailer or vehicle has no permanent structural type additions attached to it.
(3) The travel trailer or travel vehicle and associated use must be permissible in any preexisting, underlying zoning use district.
(F) Areas exempted for placement of travel/recreational vehicles are as follows:
(1) Individual lots or parcels of record;
(2) Existing commercial recreational vehicle parks or campgrounds; and
(3) Existing condominium type associations.
(G) Travel trailers and travel vehicles exempted in division (E) above lose this exemption when development occurs on the parcel exceeding $500 dollars for a structural addition to the travel trailer/travel vehicle or an accessory structure such as a garage or storage building. The travel trailer or travel vehicle and all additions and accessory structures will then be treated as a new structure and shall be subject to the elevation/flood proofing requirements and the use of land restrictions specified in §§ 152.23 and 152.24.
(H) New commercial travel trailer or travel vehicle parks or campgrounds, and new residential type divisions and condominium associations and the expansion of any existing similar use exceeding five units or dwelling sites shall be subject to the following:
(1) Any new or replacement travel trailer or travel vehicle will be allowed in the Floodway or Flood Fringe Districts, provided the trailer or vehicle and its contents are placed on fill above the Regulatory Flood Protection Elevation and proper elevated road access to the site exists in accordance with § 152(E)(1). Any fill placed in a floodway for the purpose of elevating a travel trailer shall be subject to the requirements of § 152.23.
(2) All new or replacement travel trailers or travel vehicles not meeting the criteria of subsection (1) above may, as an alternative, be allowed as a conditional use if in accordance with the following provisions and the provisions of § 152.43. The applicant must submit an emergency plan for the safe evacuation of all vehicles and people during the 100-year flood. The plan shall be prepared by a registered engineer or other qualified individual, and shall demonstrate that adequate time and personnel exist to carry out the evacuation. All attendant sewage and water facilities for new or replacement travel trailers or other recreational vehicles must be protected or constructed so as to not be impaired or contaminated during times of flooding in accordance with § 152.27(C).
(Ord. 148, passed 2-6-95)