(a) General Requirements.
(1) All mobile home parks shall be located so as not to be exposed to swamps or marshes or to objectionable smoke, noxious odors, objectionable noise, sudden flooding, erosion, or other adverse influences which may expose persons or property to health or safety hazards. If proposed site is in a floodplain district, all FEMA regulations must be adhered to.
(2) Ground and paved surfaces in all parts of mobile home parks shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe and efficient manner.
(3) Landscaping by means of trees, shrubs and other ornamental plantings for site beautification, buffer zones between common-use areas and mobile home lots, and screening of park area from surrounding properties shall be provided.
(4) Exposed ground surfaces in mobile home parks shall be covered with stone, screenings, other solid material or protected with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion.
(5) No part of a mobile home park shall be used for nonresidential purposes except for such uses that are required for the direct servicing and well-being of the mobile home park occupants and for the maintenance and management of the mobile home park.
(6) Nothing contained in these regulations shall be construed as prohibiting the sale of a mobile home located on a mobile home stand and connected to pertinent facilities. Mobile home or mobile home lots shall under no circumstances be subleased.
(7) The area of a mobile home park shall be large enough to accommodate:
A. The designated number of mobile home lots;
B. All necessary streets and walkways;
C. Parking areas for motor vehicles;
D. Management buildings, where applicable, and other buildings or structures used for, or intended to be used for, the servicing, maintenance or management of a mobile home park;
E. Recreational areas, where applicable;
F. Water supply systems and sewage treatment systems, where applicable.
(b) Space Requirements.
(1) Mobile homes including their porches, canopies, and similar appurtenances, shall be separated from other mobile homes and from other buildings and structures by at least fifteen feet.
(2) There shall be a minimum ratio between mobile home unit floor space and the mobile home space or lot of one to four, but total area not less than 5,000 square feet.
(3) The boundary lines of each mobile home lot shall be clearly marked on the ground by permanent flush stakes, markers or other suitable means.
(4) No occupied mobile home shall be permitted in a mobile home park unless such mobile home is situated on a mobile home stand.
(5) All mobile homes shall be located at least fifteen feet from any mobile home park property boundary line abutting upon a public street or highway and at least ten feet from other park property lines.
(6) There shall be at least ten feet of space between a mobile home and any mobile home park street, common parking area or other common-use area.
(c) Mobile Home Stands.
(1) Mobile home stands shall be so constructed as to prevent heaving, shifting or uneven settling under the weight of the mobile home due to frost action, drainage, vibration, or forces acting on the superstructure of the mobile home. The stand shall be sufficient in area to accommodate the mobile home and any attached structure and shall be constructed of not less than six inches depth, and not less than twenty-four inches width of concrete strips.
(2) A mobile home shall not be occupied for dwelling purposes unless it is properly placed on an approved mobile home stand and is properly connected to water, sewage and other essential utilities.
(d) Street, Roads and Walkways.
(1) All mobile home parks shall be provided with safe and easily accessible vehicular access to an abutting public street or road. Alignment and gradient shall be properly adapted to topography Where topography exceeds an average of seven percent (7%) grade, curbs and/or gutters will be provided so as to control roadway water run-off.
(2) Access to mobile home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance or exits and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets and roads.
(3) The mobile home park streets and roadways shall be subject to all of the applicable requirements of the City. Minimum street width is twenty-six feet with four inch curbing on each side of such street. A paved sidewalk of four feet minimum shall be provided on both sides. The owner/operator is responsible for maintenance and upkeep of streets and roadways within the mobile home park.
(4) All mobile home parks shall be provided with a safe, accessible, durable, all-weather surfaced walkway from the individual mobile home to the mobile home park street or road and between locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated. Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall be avoided.
(5) Off-street parking area shall be provided in all mobile home parks for the use of the mobile home park occupants and their guests. Parking area for motor vehicles shall be provided at a minimum ratio of two parking slots per mobile home stand to be surfaced with material comparable to roadway surface. Additional parking facilities are encouraged. Parking may be in tandem. Vehicular parking shall take place only in those areas designated as such in the site plan approved by the Municipal Planning Commission.
(6) All mobile home parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaries as will provide and maintain sufficient levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night. (Ord. 0-779. Passed 6-27-95.)