(A) Intent. The intent of an R-6 Mobile Home District is to:
(1) Allow mobile homes outside a mobile home park;
(2) Allow the mix of single-family detached dwellings;
(3) Require greater lot sizes than mobile home parks; and
(4) Allow a mix of uses other than residential uses which are compatible with the district.
(B) Principle permitted uses.
(1) Church;
(2) Community center;
(3) Family child care home;
(4) Home occupation;
(5) Mobile homes;
(6) Municipal uses;
(7) Rooming/boarding house (not more than two guests);
(8) School; and
(9) Single-family detached dwelling.
(C) Special permit uses.
(1) Cluster housing, condominiums, and townhouses, provided all planned unit development standards are met pursuant to Article 7 of this chapter and the density does not exceed the density level permitted in the zoning district in which the planned unit development is proposed to be located;
(2) Mobile home parks with the following performance standards;
(3) Nursery school or day care center; and
(4) Temporary building or contractor’s storage and construction yard, incidental to the construction of a residential development or a real estate sales office to be used in marketing lots in a new subdivision, may be permitted if such a building or structure complies with all height and area requirements for the zone in which it is located.
(D) Performance standards.
(1) Area and bulk regulations.
Use | Minimum Lot Size (Sq. Ft.) | Minimum Lot Width (Sq. Ft.) | Maximum Lot Coverage (%) | Maximum # of Dwelling Units | Setbacks | Side Street (Ft.) | Floor Area Minimum (Sq. Ft.) | Height (Ft.) | ||
Front (Ft.) | Rear (Ft.) | Interior Side (Ft.) | ||||||||
Mobile home | 16,640 | 70 | 40 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 12.5 | 700 | 35 |
Single-family | 16,640 | 70 | 40 | 1 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 12.5 | 35 | |
Accessory building | 3 | 2 | 1 story | |||||||
Garage | 3 | 2 | 15 | 700 | 18 | |||||
Mobile home parks * | 4.5 acres | 7 per gross acre | 15 | 20 | 10 between units | 12.5 | 320 | 35 | ||
* Mobile homes shall not be closer than 18 feet from any service or any other mobile home park permanent building. Mobile homes must meet HUD standards. A If buildings have been built on lots which comprise more than 25% of the front footage of any block, no building or structure may be built or structurally altered which projects beyond the average front yard setback already established. If the only building is one on an adjoining lot, the minimum front yard setback shall be the greater of 20 feet or the setback of such building. If buildings have been built on lots which comprise 25% or less of the front footage of any block, the minimum front yard setback shall be 20 feet. No front yard setback shall exceed 50 feet. B Mobile homes shall set back a minimum of 20 feet from the property line of the mobile home park. A front setback of mobile homes shall be a minimum of 15 feet from the curb on interior drives, and the side setback shall be a minimum of ten feet between mobile homes. No mobile home shall be situated closer than 18 feet to any service or other mobile home park permanent building. C The density of a mobile home park shall not exceed seven dwelling units per gross acre. | ||||||||||
(2) Accessory building; detached.
(a) A detached accessory building must be located:
1. To the rear of the main building;
2. At least ten feet from the main building, or a distance of at least five feet from the main dwelling building if the interior wall of the accessory building adjacent to the main building complies with the International One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code §309.2, which has been adopted by this code of ordinances, provided a detached accessory building constructed prior to June 26, 1974, to the rear of and at a distance not less than five feet from the main building shall not be deemed to be in violation of this requirement;
3. At least three feet from the rear lot line if the lot line is a common lot line abutting a lot;
4. At least two feet from the interior side lot line; provided, this requirement shall not apply where the interior side lot lines is over which the main building extends. If the lot abuts a side street, an accessory building must comply with the setback requirements applicable to the lot or tract of land upon which the main building is located. Setbacks shall be measured from the nearest eave of the building or buildings; and
5. Minimum rear yard setback to a garage with an alley entrance shall be five feet.
(b) On an existing reversed corner lot, a detached accessory building or garage may project into the side yard nearest the rear lot line if it does not extend beyond the front yard setback of the main structure, and if entrance to the garage is from the side street, the garage must be set back from the side street property line a distance of not less than 20 feet.
(c) A detached garage may be located in the side yard if the following requirements are met:
1. The garage must meet the performance guidelines in the residential zone;
2. The garage must observe the same front yard setbacks required for the main structure;
3. Garages shall not be placed over easements; and
4. Lot coverage will meet requirements in the zoning district.
(Ord. 4072, passed - -2012)