(A) Intent. The intent and purpose of this section is to assure quality development equal to that found in other types of residential areas throughout the community. Excellence of design, development and maintenance is the desired objective.
(B) Permit required. No person shall attempt to develop or operate a mobile home park within the community without first obtaining a permit therefor. The requirements of a permit shall prevail over all other standards and requirements notwithstanding the more restrictive sections of this chapter. A permit for a mobile home park may contain other requirements beyond those mentioned in this section.
(C) Application. The applicant for a permit, in addition to other requirements, shall include the name and address of the developer and a general description of the construction schedule and construction cost. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by 12 copies of plans which indicate the following:
(1) Location and size of the mobile home park;
(2) Location, size and character of all mobile home lots, mobile home stands, storage areas, recreation areas, laundry drying areas, central refuse disposal, roadways, parking spaces and sites and all setback dimensions;
(3) Detailed landscaping plans and specifications;
(4) Location and width of sidewalks;
(5) Plans for sanitary sewage disposal, surface drainage, water systems, electrical service, telephone service and gas service;
(6) Plans for an overhead street lighting system shall be submitted for approval by the County Engineer;
(7) The method of disposing of garbage and refuse;
(8) Location and size of all streets abutting the mobile home park and all driveways from such streets to the park;
(9) Plans and specifications for all road construction either within the park or directly related to park operation;
(10) Floor plans of all service buildings to be constructed within the mobile home park;
(11) Such other information as may be required or requested by the community; and
(12) Detailed description of maintenance procedures and grounds supervision.
(D) Performance standards for mobile home parks.
(1) A mobile home park shall contain at least 150 fully developed lots. A minimum of 50 mobile home stands must be fully developed, together with all required auxiliary buildings and areas, before any mobile home may be occupied.
(2) All mobile homes shall be properly connected to a central water supply and a public sanitary sewer system. All water and sewer systems shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the County Engineer. Where a public water supply is available to the mobile home park or at the boundary of the park, a connection to said public water supply shall be provided for each mobile home.
(3) All mobile home parks shall have one or more recreational areas which shall be easily accessible to all park residents. Recreational areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and should, where the topography permits, be centrally located. The size of such recreational area shall be
based upon a minimum of 15% of the land area (exclusive of streets), but no outdoor recreational area shall contain less than 2,000 square feet. All equipment installed in such an area shall be owned and maintained by the owner or operator at his or her own expense.
(4) Each mobile home park shall maintain a paved off-street overload parking lot for guests of occupants in the amount of one space for each three coach sites and located within 300 feet of the unit to be served.
(5) All utilities, such as sewer, water, fuel, electric, telephone and television antenna lead-ins, shall be buried to a depth specified by the County Engineer, and there shall be no overhead wires or support poles, except those essential for street or other lighting purposes. All utility connections shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator prior to connection and electrical service shall be at least 120-volt, 100-ampere capacity. Plan for the disposal of surface storm water shall be approved by the County Engineer.
(6) A properly landscaped area shall be adequately maintained around each mobile home park. All mobile home parks shall be screened with a fence along the property boundary lines separating the park from residential and non-residential uses to protect adjoining property owners.
(7) No mobile home, off-street parking space or building shall be located within 30 feet of the exterior boundary of any mobile home park. No mobile home shall be located within 125 feet of the existing or planned centerline of a public street.
(8) Signs shall be limited to one nameplate or identification sign not to exceed 25 square feet, with lighting, height and location as approved by the Zoning Administrator and have a 15-foot setback from the front line.
(9) The area beneath all mobile homes shall be enclosed with a material that shall be generally uniform through the entire mobile home park; except that, such an enclosure must be so constructed that it is subject to reasonable inspection. No obstruction shall be permitted that impedes the inspection of plumbing, electrical facilities and related mobile home equipment.
(10) Each mobile home lot shall be served by a central fuel supply system such as natural gas or a central LP system. No separate private fuel containers, such as fuel oil tanks or LP tanks shall be allowed in the mobile home park.
(11) All mobile home parks shall have an area or areas set aside for dead storage. Boats, boat trailers, hauling trailers and all other equipment not generally stored within the mobile home or within the utility enclosure, that may be provided, shall be stored in a separate place provided by the park owner. This storage place shall be screened. Such equipment shall not be stored upon a mobile home lot which is occupied by a mobile home nor upon the streets within the mobile home park.
(12) Each mobile home lot within a mobile home park shall abut on and have access to a private road used by the inhabitants of the park and built and maintained by the owner thereof. This road shall lead to and furnish ingress and egress from a public street through controlled driveways which shall have a right-of-way at least 60 feet in width. The private roads and the access roads to public streets shall be paved with a concrete or bituminous material complying with the specifications for the construction of any community street. The paved surface shall be at least 36 feet in width from curb to curb. A concrete curb and gutter shall comply with all applicable community ordinances. There shall also be a paved three-foot wide walkway from the slab to the frontage curb. Access drives off roads to all parking spaces and mobile home slab sites shall be paved.
(13) Each mobile home park shall have one or more central community buildings with central heating which must be maintained in a safe, clean and sanitary condition. Said buildings shall be adequately lighted during all hours of darkness and shall contain laundry washers, dryers and drying areas, public telephones and public mail boxes, in addition to public toilets and lavatory. For each 100 mobile home lots or fractional part thereof, there shall be one flush toilet and one lavatory for each sex.
(14) Every structure in the mobile home park shall be developed and maintained in a safe, approved and substantial manner. The exterior of every such structure shall be kept in good repair and shall be repainted or refinished when so directed by the community’s Building Inspector. All of said structures must be constructed to meet existing community codes. Portable fire extinguishers rated for electrical and liquid fires shall be kept in all service buildings and other locations conveniently and readily accessible for use by all occupants.
(15) All structures shall require a building permit. It is not the intent of this section to repeal or abrogate any part of the Building Code. The provisions of the section shall be enforced in addition to and in conjunction with the provisions of the Building Code.
(E) Mobile home park lots.
(1) Each mobile home site shall contain at least 6,000 square feet of land area for the exclusive use of the occupant and shall be at least 60 feet wide, which size site allows for a maximum length mobile home of 55 feet. Larger mobile homes will require longer lots to comply with the following requirements of this chapter.
(2) Mobile homes shall be placed upon mobile home lots so that there shall be at least a 20-foot clearance between mobile home and 20 feet between the front of the mobile home and the front lot line and 25 feet between the rear of the mobile home and the rear lot line. Mobile homes shall be parked no closer than ten feet to a side lot line.
(3) The area occupied by a mobile home shall not exceed 50% of the total area of a mobile home site; land may be occupied by a mobile home, a vehicle, a building, a cabana, a ramada, a carport, an awning, storage closet or cupboard or any structure.
(4) The yards shall be landscaped except for the necessary driveway and sidewalk needs which shall not exceed one-half the width of the site. Landscaping shall include at least one tree, hedges, grass, fences, windbreaks and the like. Temporary storage shall not be allowed in the lawn area.
(5) Each mobile home lot shall have paved off-street parking space for at least two automobiles. Each space shall be ten feet by 20 feet minimum or as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(6) The corners of each mobile home lot shall be clearly marked and each site shall be numbered.
(7) Each mobile home lot shall be so designed that automobiles may not be parked within five feet of the side of any mobile home or within five feet of the front or back of the mobile home.
(F) Mobile home stands. The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved to provide adequate support for the placement and tie-down of the mobile home, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation and overturning.
(1) The mobile home stands shall not heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home, due to frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting upon the structure.
(2) The mobile home stand shall be provided with anchors and tie-downs, such as cast-in-place concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors or other devices providing for stability of the mobile home.
(3) Anchors and tie-downs shall be placed at least at each corner of the mobile home stand and each anchor shall be able to sustain a minimum tensile strength of 2,800 pounds or as approved by the current Minnesota State Uniform Mobile Home Standards Code, whichever is more restrictive.
(4)
All land areas shall be adequately drained and properly maintained free of dust, refuse, garbage, rubbish or debris. The proposed method of garbage, waste and trash disposal must be approved by the community and must conform to the regulations of the state’s Pollution Control Agency. Refuse collection stands shall be provided for all refuse containers. Such stands shall be so designed as to prevent containers from being tipped, to minimize spillage and container deterioration, and to facilitate cleaning around them. The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution.
(5) No mobile homes shall be located in the mobile home park that do not conform to the requirements of the most current Minnesota State Uniform Mobile Home Standards Code and has the state seal of compliance affixed to it. No mobile home shall be allowed therein which is in an unsanitary condition, or which has an exterior in bad repair, or which is structurally unsound, or which fails to protect the inhabitants of said mobile home against all the elements.
(6) No person shall erect, place, construct, reconstruct, relocate, alter, maintain, use or occupy a structure in a mobile home park without the written consent of the owner or operator of said park.
(7) Dogs and animals shall not be permitted to run at large within the mobile home park.
(8) No public address or loud speaker system shall be permitted.
(9) No tents shall be erected, or occupied, and there shall be no outdoor camping anywhere in the trailer park.
(10) Laundry and clothes shall be hung out to dry only on lines located in approved areas established and maintained exclusively for that purpose.
(11) No person shall bring or keep an automobile into the mobile home park that does not have a current license and is not in operable condition.
(12) Land in the mobile home park shall be used for residential purposes only.
(13) Each mobile home shall be equipped with an approved fire extinguisher.
(14) No open fires shall be permitted within the park and no fires in burners or incinerators shall be left unattended at any time. The operator shall provide safe, adequate incinerator service in full compliance with any state laws or local ordinances pertaining thereto.
(Ord. 18-4, passed 6-19-2018)