Mobile home parks are permitted as a special use in the D-3, Mobile Home Dwelling District subject to the following provisions and the provisions of ILCS Ch. 210, Act 115 § 1.
(A) Special use permits for mobile home parks; additional requirements for special use permit applications. It shall be unlawful to construct, alter, or expand any mobile home park, unless a valid special use permit is issued by the City Council for the specific construction, alteration, or expansion proposed. All application for special use permits for mobile home parks shall, in addition to the information required by §§ 156.035 through 156.042, contain the following minimum plans and specifications:
(1) A map indicating the area and dimensions of the tract of land;
(2) The number, location, and size of all mobile home sites;
(3) The location and width of all public and private streets, roadways, and walks;
(4) The location of all water, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer lines, and refusal disposal facilities;
(5) All buildings existing or to be constructed within the mobile home park;
(6) The location of internal lighting and electrical systems.
(B) Development standards.
(1) General provisions.
(a) No mobile home park shall be located such that it is exposed to objectionable smoke, dust, noise, odors, vibrations, or other adverse influences.
(b) Ingress and egress to a mobile home park shall be provided in such a manner to facilitate access by emergency vehicles, and shall be designed to provide efficient and safe traffic circulation in the vicinity.
(c) No part of any mobile home park shall be used for nonresidential purposes except for accessory uses that are required to directly serve mobile home park residents and for management and maintenance of the mobile home park.
(d) No mobile home park shall be located in an area, where the conditions of soil, groundwater level, drainage, or topography may cause hazard to the property, health, or safety of the occupants.
(2) Size and density of mobile home parks. No mobile home park shall contain an area of less than five acres nor less than 20 mobile home sites provided, however, that mobile home parks in existence on the effective date of this chapter having a total area or number of mobile home sites less than hereinabove prescribed may continue to operate. Existing mobile home parks may be altered to bring such parks into conformity with this chapter. However, no additions or alterations may be made to any existing mobile home park unless such additions or alterations are in conformity with this chapter and unless such additions or alterations contain not more than eight mobile home sites for each gross acre of land.
(3) Required setbacks and screening for mobile home park exterior boundary.
(a) All mobile home stands shall maintain the following setbacks from mobile home park boundaries facing public streets:
State, U.S., or interstate highways | 45 feet |
County highways | 35 feet |
Township roads or city streets | 25 feet |
(b) All mobile home parks shall have minimum side and rear yards of 15 feet.
(c) All mobile home parks shall be provided with visual screening such as fences or screen planting along any boundary lines abutting nonmobile home residential areas, such boundary not being a thoroughfare.
(4) Required recreation space. Not less than 8% of the gross area of the mobile home park shall be devoted to recreational facilities. Such facilities shall be centrally located on the mobile home park site and shall be readily accessible to all mobile home occupants. Recreation facilities may include park space, play lots, swimming pools and community buildings (exclusive of laundry rooms and administrative offices.) Recreation facilities may be decentralized provided that no parcel of outdoor recreation space contains less than 6,000 square feet nor has a minimum average width of less than 30 feet.
(5) Mobile home site requirements.
(a) The boundaries of each mobile home site shall be designated in accordance with the approved plan required by division (A) above.
(b) Each mobile home shall maintain the following minimum setbacks from the boundaries of its mobile home site:
1. The minimum distance between a mobile home and its site boundary adjacent to private streets or roads shall be 15 feet.
2. The minimum distance between the entrance side of a mobile home and its site boundary shall be 20 feet.
3. All other setbacks shall be a minimum of ten feet.
(c) In no case, however, shall a mobile home site consist of an area of less than 3,200 square feet.
(d) A mobile home stand or pad shall be provided on each mobile home site of sufficient size to accommodate the mobile home to be located thereon. Mobile home stands shall be concrete slabs or runways, constructed so as not to shift or settle unevenly under the weight of a mobile home or other forces due to frost, vibration, wind, or water. Provisions shall be made for the use of ground anchors designed to withstand a minimum of 4,800 pounds each. Four ground anchor connections shall be provided for each mobile home of less than 50 feet in length and six ground anchor connections shall be provided for each mobile home equal to or exceeding 50 feet in length.
(e) Each mobile home site shall be provided with an outdoor living space to supplement the interior living space of the mobile home. This outdoor living space must be paved, or constructed of masonry or concrete slabs or blocks placed sufficiently close together to create a single usable surface. The area of the outdoor living space shall be a minimum of 160 square feet with one dimension being a minimum of eight feet.
(f) The space between the mobile home stand and the floor of the mobile home shall be enclosed with noncombustible skirting.
(g) A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home site. One of these parking spaces may be provided off the site provided such parking space is not located more than 200 feet from the mobile home site served.
(6) Street requirements.
(a) All mobile home parks shall be provided with adequate, safe, and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets.
(b) Public street dedications within or abutting mobile home parks shall be made in accordance with the subdivision regulations. No mobile home shall have direct access onto a dedicated public street.
(c) Entrance drives into mobile home parks shall have direct access to a public street and shall be designed to have free traffic flow onto such public streets. No parking or mobile home lot access driveway shall be permitted off an entrance for a distance of 50 feet from a public right-of-way.
(d) The internal private street system serving mobile home sites shall provide convenient circulation by means of minor private streets and properly located collector minor streets. Cul-de-sac private streets shall be limited to a length of 300 feet.
(e) Minimum pavement widths for private streets shall be as follows:
Private Streets | Minimum Widths |
Collector streets | 30 feet |
Minor streets | 24 feet |
Cul-de-sac streets | 24 feet |
Cul-de-sac turnarounds | 80 feet |
All dimensions are exclusive of parking areas.
(f) With respect to paving materials, curbs and gutters, grading, intersections, off sets, and radii of curvature, the provisions of chapter 154 shall apply to private streets.
(g) Parking spaces perpendicular to private streets shall not be located within the required pavement width. Parallel parking on one side of a minor street is permitted provided the required 24 feet of pavement remains unobstructed for travel.
(7) Street lighting.
(a) Street lighting shall be designed to produce a minimum of 0.1 footcandle throughout the street system. Potentially hazardous locations such as intersections, major pedestrian crossings, and portions of streets abutting service buildings and recreation areas shall be illuminated with a minimum of 0.3 footcandle.
(b) All gas or electric service to the street lighting system shall be located underground.
(8) Pedestrian walkways.
(a) Common walks are required at locations where heavy pedestrian traffic is likely to occur such as entrances, service facilities, and recreation areas. Common walks should be located through interior areas removed from streets wherever possible.
(b) Individual and common walks shall be paved or constructed of masonry or concrete blocks or slabs placed sufficiently close together to create a uniform surface for accessibility by the handicapped. Individual walks shall not be less than two feet in width. Common walks shall not be less than 3-1/2 feet in width.
(c) No walk shall be used as a drainage way. Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall be avoided.
(C) Utilities and required services.
(1) Water supply and distribution system.
(a) Connection shall be made to public water supply and its supply used exclusively.
(b) All applicable minimum requirements of the State Department of Public Health shall be met.
(2) Sewage systems.
(a) Connection shall be made to the public sewage collection and treatment system. All sewage and water carried waste shall be carried into such public system.
(b) All applicable minimum requirements of the State Department of Public Health shall be met.
(3) Solid waste disposal.
(a) All refuse shall be stored in watertight containers located on each mobile home site or within 150 feet thereof.
(b) Refuse shall be collected regularly and transported to a disposal site in compliance with state law. Incineration of any refuse or vegetation within a mobile home park is prohibited.
(c) All applicable minimum requirements of the State Department of Public Health shall be met.
(4) Electrical distribution system.
(a) Electrical installations in mobile home parks including site feeder circuits and additional secondary receptacles shall conform to the National Electrical Code, latest edition.
(b) The electrical distribution system in all mobile home parks shall be underground.
(c) The total load for a mobile home park shall be calculated on the basis of 16,000 watts per mobile home site.
The minimum allowable demand factors which may be used in calculating load on feeders and service are as follows:
Number of Mobile Home Sites Serviced | Demand Factor (Percent) |
1 | 100 |
2 | 55 |
5 | 33 |
10 | 27 |
20 | 25 |
50 | 23 |
100 or more | 22 |
(5) Telephone service and television systems.
(a) All telephone service to mobile homes in mobile home parks shall be underground.
(b) Distribution of master television antenna service to mobile home sites in mobile home parks shall be underground.
(6) Fire protection.
(a) Mobile home parks shall be kept free of all litter, rubbish, or other accumulated flammable materials.
(b) Fire hydrants shall be located throughout the mobile home park and shall be located not more than 500 feet from any mobile home. The hydrants shall deliver a minimum of 75 gallons of water per minute at a pressure of 20 pounds per square inch at the highest elevation point of the mobile home park.
(c) Fire extinguishers shall be provided in accordance with the State Department of Public Health requirements.
(d) Service buildings and other community facilities. All mobile home parks shall provide the following community facilities.
1. A management office;
2. Management and maintenance storage facilities; and
3. Other facilities as may be required.
(Ord. 80-0-24, passed 1-12-81) Penalty, see § 156.999