A. Definitions. See Section 80.008, Definitions, at the beginning of this ordinance for definitions of 1) Manufactured Home, 2) Mobile Home, and 3) Modular Home.
B. Temporary installation during construction. A manufactured home may also be installed and temporarily occupied by the owner of a lot upon which a permanent residence is under construction or under contract for construction, or upon which the permanent residence has been damaged by fire or other calamity so as to be temporarily uninhabitable, provided that:
1. Such manufactured home shall be installed either upon the same property as the permanent residence or upon some other lot in the same subdivision.
2. Such manufactured home shall be occupied for no longer than necessary for the construction or repair of the permanent residence, but in any case for no longer than is specified in the permit for such occupancy hereinafter required.
3. Such manufactured home shall be connected with the public sewer.
4. Such manufactured home shall be so parked as to observe the setback and yard requirements for an accessory building in the zoning district in which it is located.
5. Such manufactured home shall be installed only after a written permit is obtained from the city Building Inspector, and which shall specify the date of termination. Such permit shall originally be for a period of six (6) months or less. It may be extended one (1) time, for a period of not over two (2) months by the Building Inspector upon a showing that circumstances beyond the control of the occupant have delayed the construction or repair of the main residence.
C. Manufactured homes permitted. Individual manufactured homes are permitted in Residential District R-6 as single-family residences. Manufactured home parks shall be permitted only as conditional uses approved by the Board of Adjustment after referral and recommendations from the Planning Commission. Manufactured home parks shall be permitted only in the R-6 Residential District.
1. Area and density requirements. No manufactured home park shall be permitted on an area of less than three (3) acres in size, although the developer shall be permitted to develop the park in stages as long as he or she complies with an overall plan approved the Planning Commission for the entire tract. The number of manufactured homes permitted in the manufactured home park shall not exceed a density of twelve (12) manufactured homes per net acre in areas served by public sewer, or six (6) manufactured homes per acre in areas not served by public sewer. A net acre shall be deemed to be the land to be subdivided into lots after streets and other required improvements have been installed.
2. Lot requirements. Individual lots within a manufactured home park shall not be less than thirty-five hundred (3,500) square feet in area, and in no instance shall more than one (1) manufactured home be permitted on a single lot. The minimum lot width shall be fifty (50) feet.
3. Setback. No manufactured home or accessory building or structure shall be located closer to any street than the minimum front yard setback for permanent residential structures along said street. Where the manufactured home park is not bounded by a dedicated street, the minimum setback shall be thirty (30) feet.
4. Spacing. No manufactured home shall be located within thirty (30) feet from another manufactured home, except that a minimum end-to-end clearance of not less than twenty (20) feet shall be permitted.
5. Utilities. All lots within the manufactured home park shall be provided with sewer, water, and electrical facilities meeting the standards specified by local and state building and health regulations, and each manufactured home shall be properly connected with said utilities.
6. Accessory structures. No accessory building or structure, including patios, shall be located within five (5) feet from any individual lot line.
7. Procedure for establishing manufactured home park. In that manufactured home parks are permitted as conditional uses only, the prospective developer, before attempting to obtain a building permit or beginning any construction, shall prepare a plan showing the lot dimensions and bearings of the parcel he or she intends to develop, its location within the city, general layout or design he or she intends to follow and improvements he or she expects to make on the land. He or she shall then meet with the Planning Commission, the purpose being to inform the developer of any plans that would affect his or her development and to allow the Planning Commission to review the plan to insure that the developer's plan are not in conflict with any of the Commission's plans. This meeting would also form a common ground whereby the Planning Commission and the prospective developer could reach an understanding of the types of improvements necessary. In making recommendations on the development plan, the Planning Commission may recommend certain conditional requirements pertaining to such things as landscaping, screening, and road requirements. After recommendations from the Planning Commission, the prospective developer shall meet with the Board of Adjustment and request the necessary permission before a building permit can be issued. Any condition requirements established by the Board of Adjustment shall be considered as a part of the official zoning regulations and failure to comply therewith shall be subject to the penalties contained herein.
8. Pre-owned manufactured homes. Pre-owned manufactured homes, purchased outside Kentucky, must meet the requirements of KRS 227.600, and have the numbered Class B1 Seal affixed to the unit.
D. Existing manufactured homes outside an R-6 District. All existing manufactured homes located outside an R-6 (Manufactured Homes) District as of this date of this ordinance shall be allowed to remain in their present location as a legal non-conforming use. No additional manufactured home shall be permitted on a permanent basis within the city except those located within an approved manufactured home park. Existing manufactured homes that are non-conforming uses may be replaced by a new manufactured homes, equivalent in size.
E. Modular homes. Modular homes, which have been approved by the Kentucky Division of Codes Enforcement, may be installed in any residential zoning district in accordance with the applicable building codes and zoning criteria of subject district.
(Am. Ord. 2014-12, passed 7-15-14)