(A) Mobile home parks may not be constructed unless first approved by the Planning Commission, after review of plans for said mobile home park which satisfy the Commission that the said development will:
(1) Be in keeping with the general character of the district within which the development is to be located;
(2) Have written approval from the state’s Division of Health;
(3) Be limited to nine units per acre, except mobile homes may be clustered; provided that, the total number of units does not exceed the number permitted on one acre multiplied by the number of acres in the development; and
(4) An overall plan for development of a mobile home park shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review. The plan shall be drawn to scale no smaller than one inch to 50 feet. At least six copies of the plan shall be submitted. The plan shall show:
(a) The topography of the site represented by contours shown at not greater intervals than two feet when required by the Planning Commission;
(b) The proposed street and mobile home space layout;
(c) Proposed reservations for parks, playground and open space;
(d) Tabulations showing per cent of area to be devoted to parks, playgrounds and open spaces, number of mobile home spaces, and total area to be developed;
(e) Proposed locations of parking spaces;
(f) Generalized landscaping and utility plan, including locations of water, electricity, gas lines, fire hydrants; and
(g) Any other data the Planning Commission may require.
(B) Applications for approval shall be in writing, submitted to the Planning Commission at its regular meeting and shall be granted or denied within 30 days after the meeting date, unless an extension of such time is approved by the applicant. An application denied by the Planning Commission may be appealed to the Board of County Commissioners, which appeal must be made in writing within ten days after the denial is made by the Planning Commission.
(C) Standards and requirements for mobile home parks shall be as provided.
(1) Storm drainage facilities shall be so constructed as to protect residents of the development, as well as adjacent property owners. Such facilities shall be of sufficient capacity to insure rapid drainage and prevent the accumulation of stagnant pools of water in or adjacent to the development.
(2) To accommodate anticipated traffic, roadways shall be designed including the following standards, unless modified by an approved planned unit development plan:
(a) One-way traffic: a minimum of 15 feet in width plus extra width as necessary for maneuvering mobile homes;
(b) Two-way traffic: a minimum of 30 feet in width; and
(c) Access: each mobile home park shall have at least two accesses to public streets.
(3) In a mobile home park, no home or add-on shall be located closer than 20 feet from the nearest portion of any other home or add-on. All such homes and add-ons shall be set back at least ten feet from road curbs or walks. If the mobile home tongue remains attached, it shall be set back a minimum of six feet from road curbs or walks. All mobile homes shall be set back at least 15 feet from any boundary of the mobile home park.
(D) Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of two parking spaces per mobile home space and each such parking space shall have a minimum width of ten feet and the minimum depth of 20 feet. In no case shall the parking space be located farther than 100 feet from the mobile home space it is designed to serve.
(Ord. passed 9- -2011)