(A) Purpose. The Mobile Home Residential District is established to provide areas for mobile home communities which will be located, designed, and improved so as to provide a desirable residential environment, protection from potentially adverse neighboring influences, protection for adjacent residential properties, access for vehicular traffic without promoting undue traffic on minor streets in adjoining residential neighborhoods, and overall accessibility equivalent to that for other forms of permitted residential development.
(B) Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(1) MANUFACTURED HOUSING. A building designed for residential use, which has all of the following:
(a) It is mass-produced in a factory.
(b) It is designed and constructed for transport to a site for installation and use when connected to the required utilities.
(c) It is either an independent, individual building or module for combination with other elements to form a building on the site.
(2) MOBILE HOME. Manufactured housing which is constructed on a chassis. A mobile home shall be construed to remain a whole home, subject to all regulations applying thereto, whether or not wheels, axles, hitches or other appurtenances of mobility are removed and regardless of the nature of the foundation provided. A travel trailer or other form of recreational vehicle shall not be construed as a mobile home.
(3) MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY. A mobile home development, with continuing local general management and with special facilities for common use by occupants, including such items as common recreational buildings, and/or areas, common open space, and the like.
(C) Permitted uses.
(1) One- and two-family detached, semi-detached, and attached dwellings.
(2) Mobile home communities.
(3) Public or private parks or playgrounds.
(D) Accessory uses. Uses and structures incidental and accessory to specified permitted uses to include common areas, community/recreational facilities and offices for rental and management of units therein.
(E) Development standards. The following standards for the arrangement and development of land and buildings are required in the R-4 District.
(1) Minimum lot area.
(a) The minimum lot area for any mobile home community shall be ten acres. Maximum gross density shall not exceed six mobile homes per acre.
(b) Individual mobile home lots shall be not less than 2,500 square feet.
(c) For any other permitted use, the minimum lot area shall be not less than 7,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum lot width.
(a) The minimum lot width for any mobile home community shall be not less than 250 feet. Frontage shall be provided on a publicly dedicated and improvement street. The ratio of width to depth shall not exceed one to five.
(b) The minimum lot width for any individual mobile home lot shall be not less than 30 feet.
(c) For any other permitted use, the minimum lot width shall not be less than 75 feet.
(3) Minimum front yard.
(a) The minimum front yard depth for any mobile home community shall be not less than 35 feet.
(b) For any other permitted use, the minimum front yard depth shall be 25 feet.
(4) Minimum side yard width.
(a) The minimum side yard width for any mobile home community shall be not less than 35 feet.
(b) The minimum side yard width for any individual mobile home lot shall be not less than eight feet.
(c) For any other permitted uses, the minimum side yard width shall be not less than eight feet, with a minimum of 20 feet for the sum of side yards.
(5) Minimum rear yard depth.
(a) The minimum rear yard depth for any mobile homes community shall be not less than 35 feet.
(b) The minimum rear yard depth for any individual mobile home lot shall be not less than ten feet.
(c) For any other permitted use, the minimum rear yard depth shall be not less than 40 feet.
(6) Minimum lot coverage. Detached dwelling units and their accessory buildings shall not occupy more than 40% of the lot area of any individual mobile home lot.
(7) Required open space and recreational areas.
(a) 1. At least 15% of the gross land area for any mobile home community shall be reserved for common recreational areas and facilities, such as playgrounds, swimming pools, pedestrian paths, and similar facilities.
2. Such recreational areas shall not include streets or parking areas, shall be closed to motorized traffic except for maintenance and service vehicles, and shall be landscaped, improved and maintained for the uses intended.
(b) 1. At least 10% of the gross land area of each individual mobile home lot shall be provided as an outdoor living area. Such outdoor living area shall not be counted as any portion of the required common recreational area referenced in division (E)(7)(A) of this section.
2. Such outdoor living area shall be properly drained, located for optimum use, and fenced or planted to provide for reasonable privacy. A portion of the outdoor living area may be covered by a roof or outdoor storage shed, provided the provisions of division (E)(6) of this section are followed.
(8) Maximum building height. Twenty-five feet.
(9) Anchors and skirting. Each mobile home shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs suitable to insure the securing and stability of the mobile home. Each mobile home shall be provided with a suitable skirt, entirely enclosing the area below the floor of the structure to the ground.
(10) Off-street parking.
(b) In mobile home communities, parking spaces shall be provided for two vehicles for each mobile home. Such parking spaces shall be located either on the same lot as the dwelling which they serve, or in specially provided common areas located not more than 200 feet from the dwelling which they serve, or some combination thereof. Required parking spaces shall not be provided on public or private streets within and on the perimeter of the community. Parking shall be so arranged that there is no maneuvering incidental to parking in the travel lane of streets.
(11) Lots and locations of dwellings on lots; occupancy.
(a) Location on the lot shall be suitable for the type of dwelling proposed, considering size, required open spaces, and manner of support.
(b) Any improvements on the lot, including those necessary for the support or anchoring of the dwelling as required by this chapter, shall be provided to the dwelling prior to the granting of a certificate of occupancy.
(c) The limits of each mobile home lot shall be clearly marked on the ground by permanent flush stakes, markers, or other suitable means.
(12) Access. All mobile home communities shall have direct access to collector streets with a right-of-way of not less than 60 feet in width. Principal vehicular access points shall be designed to encourage smooth traffic flow. Merging and turnout lanes and/or traffic dividers shall be required where existing or anticipated traffic volumes indicate need. Minor streets shall not be connected with streets outside the district in such a way so as to encourage the use of those streets by substantial amounts of through traffic. No lot within the community shall have direct vehicular access to a street bordering the development.
(13) Streets and street layout.
(a) All streets, whether private or dedicated to the city, providing access to the individual lots in a mobile home community, shall be dimensioned and improved in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Subdivision Regulations of the city.
(b) The proposed layout of streets within a mobile home community shall be approved by the Planning Commission. In making such determinations, the Planning Commission may procure the assistance of an engineer or other professional. All costs associated with such approval shall be paid by the applicant prior to issuance of Certificates of Occupancy.
(15) Water and sewer. Any mobile home community shall be provided with a water and sanitary sewer distribution system, serving each individual mobile home lot, which is connected to the municipal water and sanitary sewage system. The design and construction of such distribution systems shall be approved by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the city. All costs associated with such approvals shall be paid by the applicant prior to the issuance of certificate of occupancy.
(16) Storm drainage. All areas within a mobile home community shall be graded and drained so as to minimize standing water and surface runoff. Open drainage ditches shall be prohibited. The proposed methods for alleviation of standing water and excessive surface runoff shall be submitted by the applicant, and approved by the city. All costs associated with such approvals shall be paid by the applicant prior to the issuance of certificates of occupancy.
(17) Underground utilities. All utility lines, including electricity, telephone, and cable television shall be located underground.
(18) Trash and garbage control. All trash and garbage shall be stored in container systems which are located and enclosed in a manner which provides ease of access to individual mobile home lots, while effectively screening them from view. Screening of trash and garbage areas shall meet the requirements of §§ 156.130 through 156.133 of this chapter. The disposal of trash and maintenance of the area shall be the responsibility of the owner of the mobile home community.
(19) Fire protection. Within each mobile home community there shall be provided a fire protection system approved by the local fire authority. Standard fire hydrants shall be located within 400 feet of all mobile lots, or another system constructed which in the opinion of the local fire authority provides an equal or greater measure of protection.
(Ord. 34-90, passed 12-26-90)