(A) Intent and purpose.
(1) The purpose of this section is to provide for the orderly development of manufactured home parks consistent with town standards for the health, safety and welfare of the community. This district provides for development of manufactured home rental parks.
(2) The intent of the MHP District is to provide a means for achieving affordable housing goals, while at the same time assuring appropriate quality of life standards for residents. Preservation of open space, accessibility to open space, and pedestrian traffic issues will be important aspects of the design process.
(B) Development standards.
(1) The following shall apply to all manufactured home parks located within the MHP District:
(a) The minimum area developed as a manufactured home park shall be five acres.
(b) The minimum space size for a manufactured home shall be 3,000 square feet; for a travel trailer or motor home, 1,000 square feet, and all buildable areas for manufactured units shall be clearly marked, as shown on development site plan.
(c) Travel trailers and motor homes shall constitute no more than 15% of total spaces; and these spaces shall be delineated on the approved development plan for each manufactured home park. These spaces should be located together and not spread throughout the park.
(d) No manufactured home used as a dwelling shall contain less than 400 square feet, be less than 40 feet in length, or less than ten feet in width.
(e) No buildable area shall be located closer than 15 feet from another buildable area.
(f) Each manufactured home space shall provide two paved off-street parking spaces in accordance with §§ 154-04-001 through 154-04-003. These spaces shall not encroach upon any pedestrian way nor be closer than five feet from any property line.
(g) There shall be a minimum distance of eight feet between the front of the buildable area and any private street, and a minimum distance of ten feet between the side of a buildable area and a private street. There shall be a minimum distance of 25 feet between any buildable area and a public right-of-way.
(h) There shall be a common parking area for guests and visitors with one paved parking facility for each ten rental spaces.
(i) Private streets within the manufactured home park shall be paved to a minimum width of 24 feet (from back of curb to back of curb), and shall be constructed in accordance with the standards of the town.
(j) All manufactured housing shall meet the minimum standards for manufactured housing established by the State of Arizona in Section R4-34-102 of the Arizona Administrative Code, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 24 CFR 3280, as amended, except as provided in § 154-02-003(B)(1) (Nonconforming Uses).
(k) No manufactured home unit shall have direct frontage on, or access to, a public street outside the manufactured home park boundaries.
(l) Screening. All manufactured home parks shall provide screening in accordance with § 154-03-002.
(m) No more than one manufactured home or travel trailer shall be placed on any lot and no manufactured home or travel trailer shall be used for any use other than a single family residential dwelling.
(n) A common area equal to 10% of the total rental space area shall be provided and approved for recreation, laundry, or other park related services.
(o) When a permit has been issued, the manufactured home shall be securely anchored and set on a stem wall or on concrete piers, and skirted within 90 days after being placed on the lot.
(p) All new development or expansion of manufactured home parks in the MHP District shall be connected to public water and sewer systems.
(2) Approvals required.
(a) Travel trailers may be placed in areas of the manufactured home park designated specifically for travel trailer use in the site plan approved by the town.
(b) Procedures for approval of zoning shall be in accordance with § 154-09-007.
(c) Procedures for approval of conditional use permits shall be in accordance with § 154-09-004, except that the site plan shall show all manufactured home spaces within the manufactured home rental park.
(Ord. 466, passed 2-22-96)