The regulations set forth in this section or elsewhere in this ordinance which are applicable, shall apply in the R-5, Mobile Home Park District.
1. Statement of Intent. The R-5 District is intended and designed for medium density residential areas of the City which permits development of mobile home parks, and by reason of their design and location, will be compatible with adjoining and nearby land uses.
2. Principal Permitted Uses. Only the use of structures or land listed in this subsection shall be permitted in the R-5 District.
A. Any principal permitted use in the R-3, Medium-Density Multiple-Family Residential District, and such uses shall comply with the minimum requirements of the R-3 District.
B. Mobile Home Parks, in accordance with the provisions of this sub-section and master planned as a complex with a minimum of fifty (50) mobile homes required.
3. Permitted Accessory Uses. The following uses are permitted as part of, or in accessory to the principal permitted uses, provided accessory buildings shall not occupy more than five (5) percent of the gross site area of a mobile home park.
A. All accessory uses permitted in and as limited in the R-3 Zoning District.
B. Recreation buildings and facilities including club house, game courts, swimming pools, and play fields, limited to use by residents and their guests.
C. Management and sales offices associated and accessory to a mobile home park complex, provided that display areas for sale of mobile homes shall not be greater than five percent (5%) of the site area, and shall comply with the bulk regulations set forth in Subsection 6.
D. Service buildings that allow placement of vending equipment or laundry facilities limited to use by residents and their guests.
E. Storm shelter facilities shall be required as part of a mobile home park, and shall be in compliance with all applicable codes to house residents in the event of threatening weather conditions. See Subsection 175B.08(12).
4. Special Uses. The following uses may be permitted in the R-5 District subject to approval of a special use permit by the Board of Adjustment in accordance with Chapter 175J, after notice and public hearing.
A. All special uses permitted in and as limited in the R-3 Medium-Density Multiple Family Residential District.
5. Maximum Height Regulations. All uses which are permitted in the R-3 Medium-Density Multiple-Family Residential District shall comply with the maximum height regulations of the R-3 Zoning District. No building within a mobile home park shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height and no accessory garage or storage building shall exceed fifteen (15) feet in height.
6. Bulk Regulations. The following minimum bulk requirements shall be observed in the R-5 District, except uses permitted in the R-3 District shall comply with R-3 District Bulk Regulations:
Use | Lot Area | Lot Width | Front Yard Setback | Side Yard Setback, Least Width on Any One Side | Sum of Both Side Yard Setbacks | Rear Yard Setback |
Mobile Home Park | 400,000 sq. ft. | 300 feet | * | * | * | * |
Other uses | 80,000 sq. ft. | 200 feet | 50 feet | 25 feet | 50 feet | 50 feet |
* The minimum area of a site or lot permitted for occupancy by an individual mobile home within a mobile home park shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet and shall have a minimum dimension of fifty (50) feet by one hundred twenty (120) feet. Mobile homes shall be located on each lot so there is a minimum twenty (20) foot clearance between each mobile home, five (5) feet of open space between the mobile home and any detached accessory building or walkway, and ten (10) feet of setback between the mobile home and the rear and side lot boundaries. All mobile homes shall maintain a minimum setback of seventy-five (75) feet from a public street right of way, thirty (30) feet from a private street, and thirty-five (35) feet from the boundary of the mobile home park. Accessory buildings shall not be located in the front yard of a mobile home, or between the mobile home and a public or private street. | ||||||
7. Open Space and Landscaping Requirements. See Chapter 175D.
8. Off-Street Parking and Loading. See Chapter 175E.
9. Buffer Requirements. See Chapter 175F. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 175F, mobile home parks shall be screened from public street view and any other R District with a landscape buffer, which may be incorporated as part of the yard setback.
10. Architectural Standards. See Chapter 175G. In addition to the requirements of Chapter 175G, all parts of a mobile home, including building additions, shall be skirted within thirty (30) days after occupancy with skirting material standardized by restrictive covenants established for the mobile home park and approved by the City at the time of site plan review. The developer shall submit to the City for approval, covenants establishing standards for maintenance and construction of skirting and building additions (steps, decks, porches, etc.) which require adequate structural integrity, compatible appearance, and standards to keep property clean and in good repair. Skirting shall be of a permanent type material enclosing the open space between the bottom of the mobile home’s floor and the ground or pad elevation, and structurally sufficient to withstand high winds. Tie-down and anchors shall be provided on every mobile home stand. Each anchor or tie-down shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile strength of two thousand eight hundred (2,800) pounds or as required by any other applicable codes.
11. Sign Regulations. See Chapter 175H.
12. Site Plan Requirements. See Chapter 175I. Site plans shall be submitted for approval of a mobile home park, and shall address all requirements as set forth in Chapter 175I, including the proposed location of mobile home pads (spaces), architectural standards, buffers, and development staging. A storm shelter or shelters shall be shown on the site plan, constructed as part of a mobile home park, and shall have adequate occupancy to accommodate all residents of the mobile home park with a minimum of thirty (30) square feet of floor area provided for each mobile home planned. All internal streets, storm drainage facilities, sanitary sewers, and water mains and appurtenances, both public or privately owned, shall comply with City of Norwalk standard specifications for public improvements. Traffic control and directional signage shall be shown on the site plan, installed, and maintained in a manner acceptable to the City.