(A) Minimum density and area requirements. Lot areas and density as hereby established shall be considered the minimum requirements within a mobile home park.
(1) Minimum area requirements for a mobile home park shall be five acres and shall not be less than 150 feet in width; and
(2) A minimum of 500 square feet per mobile home shall be provided for definable play areas and open space within the mobile home park. Such areas of open space and/or play area shall not be areas included within any setback nor shall they include any areas of less than 20 feet in length or width.
(B) Lot coverage and setback requirements.
(1) Maximum lot coverage for mobile home parks shall be 25%.
(2) Minimum distance between units shall be not less than 20 feet, or the sum of the heights of the two units, whichever is greater; the point of measurement being a straight line between the closest point of the units being measured.
(3) (a) When a mobile home park abuts a single-family residential use area, there shall be a minimum setback on that side of 50 feet between the street right-of-way line and any mobile home park use; which setback area shall act as a buffer zone and shall be landscaped according to a landscape plan, to be submitted at the time of application.
(b) Such plan shall show the type of planting material, size, and planting schedule.
(C) General internal park development requirements.
(1) There shall be a minimum front yard setback from the mobile home unit to the street line of 15 feet.
(2) The mobile home stand shall be at such elevation, distance and angle relative to the street and driveway that placement and removal of the mobile home with a car, tow truck, or other customary moving equipment is practical. The mobile home stand shall have a longitudinal grade of less than 4% and transverse crown or grade to provide adequate surface drainage. The stand shall be compacted and surfaced with a material which will prevent the growth of vegetation while supporting the maximum anticipated loads during all seasons.
(3) The entire mobile home park shall be landscaped (excluding hard surfaced areas) and there shall be planted, or otherwise located, one shade tree placed and maintained near each unit pad.
(D) Parking and street requirements.
(1) Parking.
(a) Off-street parking areas shall be surfaced in accordance with the street surface standards below.
(b) All required off-street parking space shall be located not further than 200 feet from the unit or units for which they are designed.
(c) A minimum of one and one-fourth spaces of parking must be provided for each mobile home unit space provided within the park. The one-unit space for occupant use must be within the distance from the unit established above. The remaining spaces equivalent to one-fourth spaces must be in the group compounds at an appropriate location within the park.
(2) Streets.
(a) Streets shall be of sufficient width so as to permit ease of access to the mobile home parking stands and the placement and removal of mobile homes without causing damage to or otherwise jeopardizing the safety of any occupants or mobile homes in the park.
(b) Streets shall have a minimum width so as to permit two moving lanes of traffic. Minimum lane width shall be 15 feet.
(c) Public access to a mobile home park shall be so designed as to permit a minimum number of ingress and egress points to control traffic movement, and to keep undesirable traffic out of the park.
(d) Streets shall be graded to their full width to provide proper grades for pavement and sidewalks to have adequate surface drainage to the storm sewer system. The improvements shall extend continuously from existing improved streets to provide access to each lot and to provide connections to existing or future streets at the boundaries of the mobile home park.
(e) Streets and parking areas shall be surfaced for all weather travel with not less than four inches of crushed stone, gravel, or other suitable base material topped with not less than one and one-half inches of bituminous concrete, or four inches Portland cement concrete. The surface shall be limited at the edge by a Portland cement curb not less than four inches high.
(E) Storage. Enclosed storage lockers when provided, shall be located either adjacent to the mobile home in a mobile home park or at such other place in the park as to be convenient to the unit for which it is provided. Storage of large items such as boats, boat trailers, and the like, shall not be accomplished at the site of the mobile home unit, but rather shall be provided in a separate screened area of the park.
(F) Registration.
(1) (a) It shall be the duty of the operator of the mobile home park to keep a register containing a record of all mobile home owners and occupants located within the park.
(b) The register shall contain the following information:
1. The name and address of each mobile home occupant;
2. The name and address of the owner of each mobile home;
3. The make, model, year, and license and number of each mobile home;
4. The state, territory, or county issuing such license;
5. The date of arrival and departure of each mobile home; and
6. The number and type of motor vehicles of residents in the park.
(2) The park shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by city and county law enforcement officers, public health officials, and other public offices whose duty necessitates acquisition of the information contained in the register. The register record for each occupant and/or mobile home registered shall not be destroyed until after a period of three years following the date of departure of the registrant from the park.
(G) Maintenance. The operator of any mobile home park, or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile home park, its facilities and equipment, in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, with said operator, for the violation of any provisions of these regulations to which said operator is subject.
(H) Relocated structures.
(1) Before any house or other structure is moved onto a vacant lot, a special use permit must be secured. The Planning Department shall submit a report concerning type of building and improvements that should be made if the building is relocated. The applicant shall submit photographs taken from two or more angles of the structure to be moved and photos of the lot on which the structure is to be located together with adjacent lots and structures.
(2) Notice shall be given by mail at least ten days prior to the meeting, to the property owners within 150 feet of the subject property. The Planning Commission shall report to the Council whether the structure will be compatible with other development in the area.
(3) If the Council concurs with the decision of the Planning Commission that a structure would depreciate the area into which it is to be moved, the Council may withhold issuance of a permit for such relocation. These requirements do not apply to construction sheds or other temporary structures to be located on a lot for 12 months or less.
(2006 Code, § 11.20) (Ord. 130, passed 12-24-1971; Ord. 8, 3rd Series, passed 4-17-1980) Penalty, see § 152.99