(A) Intent. This District is intended to provide for medium density residential uses and limited commercial services.
(B) Permitted principal uses. The following uses are permitted in the R-3 Residential/Commercial District.
(1) Automobile sales;
(2) Automobile wash facilities;
(3) Churches and other religious institutions;
(4) Construction sales and services;
(5) Commercial operations and businesses, intended for the purpose of servicing travel and recreational users;
(6) Commercial recreational facilities (bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, and similar uses);
(7) Detached banking facilities (ATM);
(8) Electric and telephone substations;
(9) Farm implement sales and services;
(10) Garden centers and nurseries;
(11) Irrigation equipment sales and services;
(12)
Mini warehouses;
(13) Motels, including accessory service uses, such as swimming pools, liquor stores, and restaurants; and
(14) Private kennels.
(C) Permitted accessory uses and structures.
(1) ACCESSORY BUILDING OR USE is defined as a building or use that exhibits the following:
(a) Constructed or located on the same lot as the principal building or use served, except as may be specifically provided elsewhere in this chapter;
(b) Clearly incidental to, subordinate in purpose and area to, and serves the principal use; and
(c) R-3 approved dwelling structure must exist prior to accessory building construction.
(2) The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted:
(a) Buildings and uses customarily incidental to the permitted uses;
(b) Home occupation in accordance with § 153.101;
(c) Accessory uses and structures normally appurtenant to permitted uses and structures, provided that:
1. Collectively the area(s) occupied:
a. By all existing and proposed structures do not exceed 33% of the entire lot area; and
b. Collectively the area of all accessory structures shall not exceed 1,064 square feet or 7% of the lot area up to 2,500 square feet, whichever is greater.
2. The side wall height of an accessory structure does not exceed 11 feet, measured from lowest door threshold to baseline roof height. Accessory structures with a side wall height in excess of ten feet may be approved by application for special use permit in accordance with §§ 153.070 and 153.071); and
(d) Off-street parking.
(1) Mobile home court;
(2) Private clubs and lodges;
(3) Facilities for the commercial storage or sale of fertilizer or toxic or flammable chemicals;
(4) Radio studios, transmitters, and antenna;
(5) Recycling centers;
(6) Mobiles homes sales; and
(7) Mobile homes for residential use.
(E) Prohibited uses and structures. All other uses and structures that are not specifically permitted or not permissible as special uses shall be prohibited from the R-3 Residential District.
(F) Area and lot requirements.
(1) A mobile home court shall have an area of not less than five acres. No mobile homes shall be located within 50 feet of the principal street on which the court has frontage. The setback on all other court property lines shall be 25 feet. These areas shall be landscaped.
(2) Each lot provided for occupancy of a single mobile home shall have an area of not less than 4,000 square feet and a width of not less than 40 feet. Each individual lot shall have:
(a) Side yards which total not less than 20 feet provided one side yard shall not be less than five feet;
(b) Front yard of not less than 25 feet; and
(c) Rear yard of not less than five feet.
(3)
There shall be a minimum livable floor area of 500 square feet in each mobile home.
Lot Area (sq. ft.) | Lot Width | Required Front Yard | RequiredSide Yard | Required Rear Yard | Height | |
Single family dwelling | 7,000 | 50 ft. | 25 ft. | 5 ft. | 15 ft. | 35 ft. |
Two family dwelling | 3,500 per family | 25 ft. per family | 25 ft. | 5 ft. or 7½ ft. on corner lots | 15 ft. | 45 ft. |
Multi-famil y housing | 2,200 per family | 50 ft. per family | 25 ft. | 5 ft. or 7½ ft. on corner lots | 15 ft. | 45 ft. |
Other permitted uses | 7,000 | 50 ft. | 25 ft. | 5 ft. | 15 ft. | 35 ft. |
(G) Community facilities.
(1) Community water and community sewage disposal facilities shall be provided with connections to each lot in accordance with this subchapter. The water supply shall be sufficient for domestic use and for fire protection.
(2) Service buildings including adequate laundry and drying facilities, and toilet facilities for a mobile home which do not have these facilities within each unit.
(3) Not less than 8% of the total court area shall be designated and used for park or playground and recreational purposes.
(H) Plan requirements. A complete plan of the mobile home court shall be submitted showing:
(1) A development plan and grading plan of the court;
(2) The area dimensions of the tract of land;
(3) The number, location, and size of all mobile home spaces;
(4) The area and dimensions of the park, playground, and recreation areas;
(5) The location and width of roadways and walkways;
(6) The location of service buildings and any other proposed structures;
(7) The location of water and sewer lines and sewage disposal facilities; and
(8) Plans and specifications of all buildings and other improvements constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home court.
(I) Use limitations. Each mobile home park shall be designed in accordance with the following minimum design standards.
(1) Minimum design standards.
(a) The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage, and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
(b) Mobile home parks hereafter approved shall have a maximum density of seven mobile homes per gross acre, and minimum area of 4,000 square feet shall be provided for each mobile home space.
(c) Each mobile home space shall be at least 40 feet wide at the front setback line and clearly defined.
(d) Mobile homes shall be located on each space so as to maintain a setback of no less than 25 feet from any public street, highway right-of-way, or R-2 District boundary; as to maintain a setback of no less than 20 feet from the edge of a park roadway or sidewalk; as to maintain a setback of no less than 15 feet from a rear boundary line that is not common to any public street, highway right-of-way, or R-2 District boundary; and as to maintain a setback of no less than five feet from any side boundary line of a mobile home space.
(e) All mobile homes shall be so located to maintain a clearance of not less than 20 feet from another mobile home and as to maintain a clearance of not less than 15 feet between any mobile home and any appurtenance to a mobile home. No mobile home shall be located closer than 20 feet from any building within the park.
(f) Mobile home spaces when front upon a private roadway shall not be of less than 24 feet in width, including curbs, if required; provided, however, that no on-street parking is permitted. Parallel parking is permitted on one side of the street; the width shall be increased to 36 feet. All roadways shall have unobstructed access to a public street.
(g) Common walks shall be provided in locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated; for example, to the entrance and to the office and other important facilities;
(h) All roadways and sidewalks within the mobile home park shall be constructed in accordance with city standards and shall be adequately lighted at night. A street must be completely constructed prior to the occupancy of any mobile home space fronting on said street.
(i) A community building may be provided which may include recreation.
(j) A storm shelter or an approved evacuation plan to a designated storm shelter shall be provided.
(k) A landscape buffer may be required to provide screening for the park.
(2) Tie-downs and ground anchors. All mobile homes shall be secured to the ground by tie-downs and ground anchors in accordance with industry standards.
(3) Blocking. All mobile homes shall be blocked at a maximum of ten-foot centers around the perimeter of each mobile home, and this blocking shall provide 16 inches bearing upon the stand.
(4) Pad requirements. Pads shall be a flexible surface with a minimum of five-inch thick gravel, stone, or compacted surface, treated to discourage plant growth, constructed to discharge water, and edged to prohibit fraying or spreading of surfacing materials, or shall be a hard surface of a minimum of two 18-inch wide concrete ribbons or slabs capable of carrying the weight and of sufficient length to support all blocking points of the mobile home.
(5) Fire safety standards. When liquefied petroleum gas is used in a mobile home park, containers for such gas shall not hold more than 500-gallon water capacity, shall be the liquefied petroleum gas containers approved by the United States Commerce Commission for its intended purpose, and shall be attached to the mobile home in a manner approved by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association.
(6) Skirting. Each mobile home shall be skirted within 30 days after placement in the park by enclosing the open area under the unit with a material that is compatible with the exterior finish of the mobile home.
(Ord. 667, passed 12-3-2014; Ord. 726, passed 6-1-2022; Ord. 731, passed 9-7-2022)
Penalty, see § 153.999