A. Location In Floodplain 2 : No mobile home or manufactured home subdivision, mobile home or RV park which is proposed to be constructed below the 100-year floodplain elevation and other drainage as defined by the U.S. army corps of engineers, shall be approved by the city council.
B. Minimum Standards For Development:
1. Minimum Overall Area:
RMH-1 | 2 acres |
RMH-2 | 1 acre |
RMH-3 | 2 acres |
RMH-4 | 2 acres |
2. Maximum Building Height: The height of any building shall, in no manner, be such as to create a nuisance or safety hazard for air traffic into and about the city.
3. Minimum Net Space: Minimum net space area for each mobile home, RV or manufactured home:
RMH-1 | 4,000 square feet |
RMH-2 | 6,000 square feet |
RMH-3 | 6,000 square feet |
RMH-4 | 1,265 square feet |
4. Minimum Frontage Width: Minimum mobile home, RV or manufactured home space frontage width:
RMH-1 | 40 feet |
RMH-2 | 60 feet |
RMH-3 | 60 feet |
RMH-4 | 23 feet |
5. Minimum Setbacks:
a. Minimum setback of any building, mobile home, RV or manufactured home from a bordering public street line: Fifteen feet (15').
b. Minimum setback from internal street in mobile home parks: Twelve feet (12').
c. Minimum side and rear setbacks or separation for each mobile home, RV or manufactured home lot, where such side and rear does not border on public or internal streets:
RMH-1 5 feet from space side line
RMH-2 71/2 feet from property line
RMH-3 71/2 feet from property line
RMH-4 10 feet separation between units or structures
d. Expandable sections of a mobile home, manufactured home or RV shall be considered a part of the mobile home, RV or manufactured home proper for setback or separation requirements.
6. Utilities: All utilities shall be placed under ground.
7. Compliance With Provisions: Where applicable, all site preparation, construction, mobile home, RV and manufactured home installation, utility connections and occupancy shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Nevada statutes and regulations of the City Code provisions and ordinances.
C. Transportation Systems:
1. Vehicular Access:
a. Access From Public Or Private Streets: All mobile home, RV or manufactured home spaces shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from public or private streets. Alignment and grading of streets shall be properly adapted to topography.
b. Emergency Access: In all districts, adequate provisions for emergency vehicular access during inclement weather shall be provided on internal streets.
c. Snow Removal And Storage: Adequate provisions for snow removal and snow storage areas shall be provided.
2. Street Surfacing; Curbs, Gutters:
a. All streets shall conform to guidelines set in the City codes and ordinances 3 . The following street types shall be used in the following RMH zones:
RMH-1 Lane
RMH-2 Residential
RMH-3 Residential
RMH-4 Alley
3. Street Signs; Lighting Systems: All streets shall be properly signed and lighted; lighting systems to be approved by the City Manager.
4. Parking Spaces And Driveways:
a. A minimum of two (2) off-street parking spaces per mobile home or manufactured home space shall be required. One per RV site shall be required on streets twenty feet (20') in width.
b. All vehicle parking spaces and driveways shall be paved with a hard surface material.
5. Storm Drainage: Adequate storm drainage shall be provided and shall be reviewed by the City Manager for his approval.
D. Recreational Areas Or Usable Open Spaces: The City Council shall require mobile home and RV parks to have at least one recreation area or usable open space accessible from all spaces, the cumulative size of which recreation area shall not be less than:
1. A minimum of two hundred (200) square feet of outdoor recreation area per mobile home space or fifty (50) square feet per RV site shall be provided, exclusive of required yards or setback area. The minimum size for any single outdoor recreation area shall be two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet in mobile home parks and one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet in RV parks, with a minimum width of twenty four feet (24').
2. Parks catering to family use shall provide larger recreation areas and adequate playgrounds. A minimum of three hundred (300) square feet of outdoor recreation area per mobile home space or seventy five (75) square feet per RV site shall be provided, exclusive of required yards or setback areas. All recreation areas and landscaping plans shall be approved prior to issuance of a conditional use permit by the City Council.
E. Pedestrianways: When included as additions to required sidewalks, pedestrianways shall have a minimum width of four feet (4') and shall be surfaced in concrete or a hard surface material.
F. Utilities:
1. Water Supply: An accessible, adequate, safe and potable supply of water for domestic purposes shall be provided to each mobile home or manufactured home space or lot and RV site and proof of same shall be provided to the City Council before approval of any conditional use permit. Such supply of water shall be in conformance with any applicable Nevada statutes and regulations and this Code and City ordinances 4 , and furnished through a pipe-distribution system directly connected to the City water service.
2. Sewerage Facilities: An adequate and safe sewer system shall be provided to each mobile home, manufactured home or RV space, lot or site. Such sewer system shall be in conformance with any applicable Nevada statutes and regulations and this Code and City ordinances 5 , and directly connected through a pipe-collection system to the City sewer facilities.
3. Refuse And Garbage Disposal:
a. Storage, collection and disposal of garbage and refuse shall be in conformance with any applicable Nevada statutes and regulations and this Code and City ordinances 6 . In mobile home parks (RMH-1, RMH-2, and RMH-3) each space shall have at least one garbage container compatible with the City's automated garbage collection system. In RV parks, one metal dumpster with lid per twenty five (25) spaces located no more than one hundred fifty feet (150') from mobile home lots and RV sites shall be required.
b. Permitted dump stations in RV parks shall meet all applicable Nevada statutes and regulations and City requirements.
5. Public Telephone: At least one public telephone is required for an RV park.
G. Fire Prevention And Protection:
1. Fuel Supply And Storage: Installation of liquid petroleum gas or fuel oil containers within a mobile home or manufactured home subdivision or mobile home or RV park shall be in conformance with any applicable Nevada statutes and this Code 9 .
2. Fuel Cylinders: No extra or empty fuel cylinders are allowed to be stored on RV sites. Fuel cylinders being used shall comply with the latest edition of NFPA 58 (standard for the storage and handling of liquified petroleum gases).
3. Application Of Fire Code Standards: Where this Code does not address a particular problem, the use of the latest edition of NFPA 501A (Manufactured Home Installations, Sites and Communities), 501D (Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds) and 501C (Fire Safety Criteria for Recreational Vehicles) will be used. Wherever 501A, 501D and 501C and this Code differ, the requirements which are more stringent shall apply.
4. Fire Hydrants: In every mobile home or RV park, mobile home subdivision or manufactured home subdivision, fire hydrants shall be installed as may be required by the West Wendover Fire Department.
H. Tie-Downs And Skirting:
1. Tie-downs for all mobile homes or manufactured homes shall be provided in accordance with the State Fire Marshal's regulations and applicable Nevada statutes and regulations. Tie-downs shall not be required on RV sites.
2. Skirting shall be of durable materials suitable for exterior exposures and be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. It shall be secured, as necessary, to assure stability, to minimize vibrations, to minimize susceptibility to wind damage and to compensate for possible frost heave.
I. Fences: Mobile home and RV parks shall be fenced with a solid view-screening decorative fence not more than six feet (6') nor less than three feet (3') in height around the entire boundary of the park. However, no such fence over three feet (3') in height shall be allowed within thirty feet (30') of the intersection of any two (2) streets. The design and construction materials of said fence shall be subject to approval by the City Council prior to the issuance of any conditional use permit.
J. Numbering Of Spaces: All spaces shall be numbered, and such number shall be posted in a place clearly visible and conspicuous from the internal street.
L. Grading; Erosion Control; Protection Of Utility Lines: Whenever it may be necessary for the developer of a mobile home, manufactured home, manufactured home subdivision, mobile home or RV park to cut and fill, or to alter the contours of the land in any way, he shall comply with the provisions of the City building code 11 .
M. Landscaping: Exposed ground surfaces in the park shall be covered with stone, screening or other materials or protected with a vegetative growth in a well-kept manner, either of which is capable of preventing soil erosion and eliminating objectionable dust. (RMH-1, RMH-3 and RMH-4 Districts only.) (Ord. 97-05, 7-15-1997)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also title 7, chapter 9 of this code. |
| 2 | 2. See title 10 of this code. |
| 3 | 1. See Title 6, Chapter 1 of this Code. |
| 4 | 1. See Title 6, Chapter 2 of this Code. |
| 5 | 2. See Title 6, Chapter 3 of this Code. |
| 6 | 3. See Title 4, Chapters 3 and 6 of this Code. |
| 7 | 4. See subsection 7-1-1B1 of this Code. |
| 8 | 5. See subsection 7-1-1B1 of this Code. |
| 9 | 1. See Title 7, Chapter 2 of this Code. |
| 10 | 1. See Title 7, Chapter 4 of this Code for Sign Code. |
| 11 | 2. See Title 7, Chapter 1 of this Code. |