Montclair Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

This title shall he known as and may be referred to as the "Minimum Mobile Home Park Development Standards."

(Prior code § 9-8.101)

A. It is the intent of this chapter to provide minimum regulations for the establishment, operation and maintenance of mobile home parks, which regulations equal or exceed all applicable State laws. It is intended that livability be one of the major concerns in the development of mobile home parks. With the increased development and use of mobile homes and mobile home parks, privacy, convenience and recreation have become critical factors and are of primary concern in regulating mobile home parks.

It is the further intent of these regulations that innovative and modern design criteria shall be one of the central concerns in the development of mobile home parks within the City. Additionally, mobile home park design shall be developed to conform to community goals enumerated in the General Plan.

B. An optimum living environment shall be maintained within the City's mobile home developments. It is the management's responsibility to ensure such maintenance. The optimum living environment, based on General Plan goals and objectives and staff analyses of current mobile home park trends, shall observe the following general characteristics:

1. Responsible neighborhood relationships with amenities, such as street lighting; street trees; and walkways to every home site, park site, and recreational area;

2. Open to "all" segments of the community: young and old, family and non-family, and all ethnic backgrounds;

3. Provisions for all current coach styles at the time of the park construction;

4. Proper and equitable public and private utility and management services; and

5. It is also intended to permit individually owned mobile home sites within an approved mobile home park with adequate management services.

C. It is intended that these regulations shall be minimum regulations below which no variance or deviation will be permitted.

(Ord. 99-791 Exh. A (part); prior code § 9-8.102)

In addition to other pertinent State and local regulations, the regulations and the general rules set forth in this chapter shall apply for the construction of any new mobile home park or the expansion of any existing park site.

(Prior code § 9-8.103)