(A) Mobile home parks may be permitted only in those zoning districts where they are specifically designated as a permitted uses under the zoning district regulations. All mobile home parks shall conform with all provisions of the KRS 219.120 through 219.250, and shall conform with all applicable provisions of this Zoning Code and all attached special conditions.
(B) It shall be deemed unlawful for any person to construct, alter, or extend any mobile home park within the corporate limits of the city without the application and receipt of permits from both the local health authority and the local Enforcement Officer. When the application is made for both the health certificate and the building permit, the applicant must show at least the following:
(1) Name and address of applicant;
(2) Name and legal description of the mobile home park; and
(3) The complete engineering plans and specifications of the proposed park showing but not limited to the following:
(a) The area and dimensions of the tract of land;
(b) The number, location, and size of all mobile home lots; with each lot being numbered;
(c) The location and width of roadways and walkways;
(d) The plans and specifications of all buildings, if any are proposed, constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park;
(e) The location and details of lighting and electrical systems;
(f) Contour lines to indicate slope and drainage;
(g) Location of all utilities and easements;
(h) Public areas such as visitors' parking, recreational areas, and the like, if such areas are proposed;
(i) Large scale plan of one typical mobile home lot showing mobile home location, automobile parking space, and the like; and
(j) Location of planting for landscaping purposes or as required for protective buffer purposes as a special condition.
(C) All applications to the local health authority and the Enforcement Officer shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee of $50.
(D) If the local health authority and Enforcement Officer deem the proposed plans and specifications to be in agreement with all statutes and ordinances of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the city, the permit shall be issued.
(E) Standards. All mobile home parks shall conform with the following standards for development:
(1) All mobile home parks shall include lots for at least 25 mobile homes. Mobile homes are not permitted on individual lots outside of approved mobile home parks in any district.
(2) Each mobile home shall be placed on a lot of at least 2,500 square feet, and in the case of mobile homes exceeding 70 feet in length and mobile homes that are designed as dwellings for more than one family they shall be placed on a lot of at least 3,000 square feet.
(3) Each mobile home shall be connected with the public sewer.
(4) No mobile home shall be located closer than 30 feet to another mobile home.
(5) No mobile home shall be located within 30 feet of another mobile home, except that a minis end-to-end clearance of not less than ten feet shall be permitted, and in an instance where the sides opposite the entrance of two mobile homes may be reduced to not less than 20 feet. No mobile home, accessory building, or structure, including patios and carports shall be within five feet of any individual space boundary.
(6) A road with a hard surface pavement at least 20 feet wide shall provide direct access to each mobile home lot. The area occupied by the road shall not fulfill part of the area requirements for any lot. All roads shall be designed to enable mobile homes entering the park to reverse direction without having to back more than one mobile home length.
(7) A paved automobile parking area of not less than 20 feet by 20 feet provided on every mobile home lot.
(8) All mobile home parks shall conform with the State Board of Health Regulations or the city, whichever is more restrictive, which prescribe standards for water supply, sewage disposal, and other facilities. Each mobile home park shall be adequately drained so that no mobile home lot shall be subject to the collection of storm water.
(Ord. 71-09, passed 9-7-71; Am. Ord. 93-005, passed 7-13-93) Penalty, see § 154.999
Cross-reference:
Mobile Homes and Mobile Homes Parks, see Chapter 152