(A) Every manufactured home park shall be located on a tract of land not less than two acres.
(B) Each manufactured home space be clearly established on the ground by permanent monuments or markers. Spaces served by municipal water and sewer systems shall be at least 7,200 square feet of ground area. All lots not served by public or community service and/or water shall meet the minimum lot size 20,000 square feet and the requirements of the County Health Department.
(C) No more than one manufactured home may be parked on any manufactured home space.
(D) The supports of all manufactured homes parked within an authorized park shall rest upon footings which meet the state regulations for manufactured homes. Each manufactured home space shall be provided with a patio of at least 100 square feet constructed of concrete, brick, flagstone, or other hard-surfaced material, or a porch of similar size raised above the ground. A paved or gravel walkway two feet wide minimum leading from the road or off-street parking space to the patio shall be provided. Each patio and walkway shall be graded and properly drained to prevent ponding.
(E) The following dimensional requirements shall be met:
(1) Minimum manufactured home park area: two acres;
(2) Minimum park width, without public or community utilities: 100 feet;
(3) Maximum density: two units per acre;
(4) Minimum manufactured home space department: 120 feet;
(5) Minimum setbacks on sides for a manufactured home within a space: 20 feet;
(6) Any attached accessory structure such as room extension, porches and porch roofs, and carports shall, for the purpose of this setback requirement, be considered to be a part of the manufactured home.; and
(7) Minimum setbacks for a manufactured home to external park boundaries:
(a) Front yard: 50 feet;
(b) Side and rear yards: 20 feet; and
(c) Maximum building height: 35 feet.
(F) A driveway and parking space sufficient to accommodate at least two automobiles shall be constructed within or assigned to each manufactured home space and shall be paved or covered with crushed stone or other suitable material.
(G) The manufactured home park shall be located so as not to be susceptible to flooding and graded so as to prevent any water from ponding or accumulating on the premises. Where storm drainpipes are located in adjacent streets, underground drainage facilities with connections to the storm drainage systems shall be provided for the manufactured home park when needed so long as the capacity of the existing system can handle the additional load.
(H) Each manufactured home stand and the manufactured home space shall be graded to provide adequate storm drainage away from the manufactured home and such that there will exist no more than three feet difference between the chassis of the manufactured home and the finished grade of the manufactured home stand along the entire perimeter of the manufactured home proper.
(I) The manufactured home park shall have paved or gravel roads and streets, lighted at night, that directly abut all manufactured home spaces. Road surface widths shall be at least:
(1) One-way, no parking: 11 feet;
(2) One-way, parking on one side only: 18 feet;
(3) Two-way, no parking: 20 feet;
(4) Two-way, parking on one side only: 26 feet; and
(5) Two-way, parking on both sides: 32 feet.
(J) No manufactured home space shall have direct vehicular access to a public street.
(K) Area to provide proper ditches and a minimum three to one back slope shall be provided where determined necessary by the Planning Board.
(L) Closed ends of dead-end streets shall be provided with an adequately surfaced vehicular turning circle at least 60 feet in diameter or a turning “Y” with an angle of at least 90 degrees.
(M) Each manufactured home stand shall have adequate access, for both the manufactured home and autos, with a minimum access width of 20 feet unless more is deemed necessary because of topographical conditions or street curvature, so that the parking, loading, or maneuvering of a manufactured home shall not necessitate the use of any public street or right-of-way or any private property not part of the manufactured home park.
(N) When the manufactured home park has more than one direct access to a public street, they shall not be less than 200 feet apart or less than 200 feet from a public street intersection unless topographical or site conditions demand otherwise.
(O) Sign for the identification of manufactured home parks must meet the requirements of the town.
(P) Buffers shall be installed around the entire perimeter of the manufactured home park. Such buffers must meet the requirements of the Planning Board and not be included within the dimensions of any manufactured home space.
(Q) The following utility standards shall apply. In every manufactured home park, all installations (other than those within the manufactured home itself) of plumbing and electrical wiring and all gas and oil appliances shall comply with the provisions of the building, plumbing, electrical, heating, and gas regulations of the state, county, and town.
(1) Utilities. All utilities shall be installed underground.
(2) Manufactured home stand utilities. Each manufactured home stand shall be equipped with plumbing and electrical connections grouped together within the manufactured home stand.
(3) Water supply. Each manufactured home park shall obtain water from a public water supply, when available, and when unavailable, from a source approved by the County Health Officer. The supply shall be adequate for the park requirements. The drinking, cooking, laundry, and general bathroom water supply for each individual manufactured home shall be obtained from faucets or other plumbing connections located within each unit.
(4) Sewage disposal. Each manufactured home park shall be provided with an adequate sewage disposal system, either by connection to a public sewage system, or septic tank system approved by the County Health Department.
(R) Ground anchors shall be installed at each manufactured home stand to permit tiedowns of manufactured homes. Each ground anchor shall be capable of resisting an allowable working load equal to or exceeding 3,150 pounds applied in the direction of the tiedown. In addition, each ground anchor shal1 be capable of withstanding a 50% overload without failure. Ground anchors must be resistant to weathering deterioration. The anchors shall be not more than eight feet on centers beginning from the front line of the manufactured home stand (congruent with the front wall of the mobile home). Not more than six feet open-end spacing shall be provided at the rear line of the manufactured home stand. These distance requirements may be modified if the entire tiedown system, including ground anchors, is designed by a registered professional engineer or architect. Ground anchors, for diagonal ties shall be provided in conjunction with each vertical tiedown anchor.
(Ord. passed 5-4-1993) Penalty, see § 153.99