(A) Minimum area. Each mobile home park shall be developed on a tract not less than two acres in size and shall contain at least five mobile home spaces available at first occupancy.
(B) Lot requirements. Each mobile home lot or space shall consist of a minimum of 5,000 square feet and shall have a minimum width of 50 feet at the street line. Each mobile home space shall be designated by permanent markers located on the ground and may be occupied by one mobile home at any time. All mobile home spaces or homes shall be numbered, with numerals visible from the internal street. A density no greater than five mobile homes per gross acre is permitted.
(C) Setbacks. No mobile home shall be located closer than:
(1) Forty feet from a state highway or city street right-of-way;
(2) Thirty feet from the exterior boundary of the park;
(3) Twenty feet from another mobile home; and/or
(4) Twenty feet from an internal street in the park. Distances shall be measured from the outermost part of the unit, including tongue.
(D) Streets and driveways. All streets within the mobile home park shall be paved. The access streets must be connected with a state or city street or highway. All internal streets must have a paved width no less than 18 feet with an eight-foot shoulder on at least one side of the street. Each mobile home space must be served by a driveway, surfaced as per division (E) below, connecting to an internal street. No space shall have direct access to a town street or state highway. All streets shall meet town standards and must be approved by the Public Works Director.
(E) Off-street parking. Each mobile home space shall have two off-street parking spaces surfaced with pavement or a minimum of four inches of crushed stone or gravel, extending to the internal street serving the space.
(F) Cul-de-sacs. Dead-end streets exceeding 300 feet shall be provided with a cul-de-sac paved to a minimum of 45 feet in diameter.
(G) Signs. Permanent signs for identification of mobile home parks shall be no more than 50 square feet in size, and no closer than 20 feet to any property line. One sign per park is permitted. Illumination of the signs must be indirect and nonflashing, and the source must not be visible from adjoining property or public streets or roads.
(I) Water and sewerage service. Mobile home parks shall install public water and sewerage systems as per town sizes, standards, and specifications. After construction, the systems shall be dedicated to the town for operation and maintenance. If town water and sewerage services are not available or the proposed park is outside the town boundary, the developer shall construct approved systems which must be approved by the appropriate state agency prior to the approval of park development plans by the Planning Board.
(J) Fire protection. Fire hydrants shall be installed to provide unobstructed access within 500 feet from any mobile home space.
(K) Drainage. Each mobile home space shall be graded so as to provide proper drainage. No mobile home space shall be located in an area subject to flooding or seasonal high water table.
(L) Street lighting. All streets in the mobile home park shall be adequately illuminated from sunset to sunrise. The minimum street light size shall be 175-watt mercury vapor fixtures at not less than 250-foot intervals. Underground electrical devices are required within the park.
(M) No mobile home sales within park. Mobile homes shall not be sold within a mobile home park, except that an individual mobile home owner shall be allowed to sell the mobile home in which he or she resides and except as set out in division (O) below.
(N) Administrative office. Within a mobile home park, one mobile home may be used for an administrative office.
(O) Mobile home sales; when permitted. The owner or operator of a mobile home park shall not sell mobile homes on or within a mobile home park unless the mobile home unit for sale shall be placed individually and separately upon an existing mobile home space where all design standards and utilities have been completed as specified by this chapter, and unless the mobile home is being occupied as a residence.
(P) Garbage and refuse. All garbage and refuse in every mobile home park shall be stored in suitable watertight and flytight receptacles which shall be kept covered with closely fitting covers. The size and type of all garbage receptacles shall be in conformance with town standards. No person shall throw or leave garbage or refuse upon the grounds of any mobile home park. It shall be the duty of the mobile home park operator to personally make certain that all garbage and refuse are regularly disposed of in a sanitary manner. If the mobile home park is located within the corporate limits, the town will pick up and dispose of the garbage and refuse.
(Q) Foundations and the like. Each mobile home unit shall be secured by adequate foundations, tie-downs, and anchors so as to conform to the state regulations for mobile homes. All mobile homes shall be skirted with approved materials if not placed on a permanent foundation.
(R) Registration of occupants. Every mobile home park owner or operator shall maintain an accurate register containing a record of all occupants and owners of mobile homes in the park. The register shall contain the following information:
(1) Name of owner or occupant;
(2) Mobile home space number;
(3) Make, model, and registration number of mobile home; and
(4) Date when occupancy within the mobile home park begins and date when occupancy within the mobile home park ceases.
(Ord. passed 7-9-1985; Ord. passed 5-10-1990; Ord. passed 3-9-1999; Ord. passed 8-10-1999; Ord. passed 3-14-2000; Ord. passed 5-9-2000; Ord. passed 9-9-2003; Ord. passed 9-13-2005; Ord. passed 9-12-2006; Ord. passed 6-29-2021) Penalty, see § 154.999