Chapter 17.34 — MOBILE HOME PARK STANDARDS

The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply to all mobile home parks within the town which receive approval after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title. All proposed newly established or expanded mobile home parks shall require approval of a conditional use permit granted in accordance with the provisions of this title. All uses not specified in this chapter shall not be permitted within a mobile home park.

(Ord. 264 § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 § 2(part), 1992)

A.

Mobile homes containing not less than five hundred (500) square feet of gross area (area excludes decks, awnings, or similar attached structures).

B.

Management offices and maintenance equipment storage.

C.

Laundry facilities, for residents only.

D.

Vending machines, for residents only.

E.

Noncommercial recreation/meeting halls, clubhouses, swimming pools, and similar uses.

F.

Other uses which are clearly incidental and subordinate to mobile homes.

(Ord. 264 § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 § 2(part), 1992)

A.

Minimum Site Area. Two (2) contiguous acres.

B.

Maximum Density. Mobile home parks shall not exceed the following potential maximum land use densities for the zoning district in which they are located:

Zoning District Density

RR-1 2 mobile homes/gross acre

RR-2/3 2 mobile homes/gross acre

RR-1/2 3 mobile homes/gross acre

TR-1 4 mobile homes/gross acre

TR-1/2 5 mobile homes/gross acre

TR-1/3 6 mobile homes/gross acre

M-F 7 mobile homes/gross acre

C-C 8 mobile homes/gross acre

C.

Parking Requirements. Except for senior and/or disabled housing mobile home parks, the overall parking ratio shall be a minimum of two (2) parking spaces per dwelling. The overall parking ratio for senior and/or disabled housing mobile home parks shall be a minimum of one and one-half (1½) parking spaces per dwelling. At least one parking space shall be provided on or immediately adjacent to each mobile home space. All parking within mobile home parks approved after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title shall conform to the parking requirements contained in this title.

D.

All structures, including mobile homes, shall have a minimum side and rear yard setback area of ten (10) feet from property lines in the zoning district in which they are located, and twenty-five (25) feet from all street and private road right-of-way lines.

E.

Signs. Each mobile home park may have a bulletin board for the listing of each mobile home site and name of an occupant thereof. Signs identifying the park may be erected if approved by the planning director. Such signs must be located on the premises and shall be not larger than twenty-five (25) square feet. They shall not be illuminated except by indirect nonflashing light.

(Ord. No. 496, § 2, 3-9-2010; Ord. 362 § 11, 2001; Ord. 264 § 2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 § 2(part), 1992)

The following development standards shall apply to the individual mobile home sites. Plans and grading elevations for before and after construction for the mobile home park shall be submitted along with other construction plans with the master development plan for the mobile home park, and shall be subject to review and change as determined necessary upon recommendation of the planning director or the town engineer.

A.

Mobile Home Site Area. Each mobile home site in a mobile home park shall contain a minimum of three thousand (3,000) square feet.

B.

Mobile Home Site Width. Each mobile home site designed for occupancy by a mobile home shall be an average width of thirty (30) feet plus the width of the mobile home, unless the applicant can show that adequate space for a patio, parking and side yards will be assured.

C.

Mobile Home Site Frontage. Each mobile home site shall abut directly upon a mobile home park street for a minimum distance of thirty (30) feet.

D.

Space Use. Not more than one single-family mobile home may be placed on a mobile home site.

E.

Landscaping. All landscaping, signing, and lighting for mobile home parks affected by this chapter shall be subject to review and approval of the planning director.

(Ord. 264 §2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 §2(part), 1992)

A.

Walls and Fences. Walls or fences shall be erected around the perimeter of each mobile home park as required by the planning director or the planning commission. The height, construction and type of material for such perimeter walls or fences shall be as specified by the planning director.

B.

Mobile Home Park Streets. Interior park streets shall be provided in such a pattern as to provide convenient traffic circulation within the mobile home park. They shall be constructed to the following standards.

Width. Not less than twenty-four (24) feet (with no on-street parking) including curbs, or asphalt dikes, but not including roadside ditches.

Streets shall be paved in conformance to the town standards.

Streets shall have adequate lighting.

Drainage facilities and encroachment to public streets shall conform to the town standards.

All roads and drainage improvement facilities shall meet the requirements of the town engineer.

(Ord. 264 §2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 §2(part), 1992)

Each mobile home park subject to the requirements of this chapter may include a permanent building for office use. Such building may include a single-family dwelling for the exclusive use of the owner or manager of the mobile home park.

(Ord. 264 §2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 §2(part), 1992)

Each mobile home park subject to the requirements of this chapter may have one or more laundry rooms. Laundry drying lines shall not be permitted on any mobile home site.

(Ord. 264 §2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 §2(part), 1992)

Each mobile home site shall have a receptacle for mail deliveries in accordance with acceptable standards of the United States Post Office Department.

(Ord. 264 §2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 §2(part), 1992)

Each mobile home park shall contain at least one public telephone for the use of park residents.

(Ord. 264 §2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 §2(part), 1992)

Areas used for storage of recreational vehicles, or other outdoor storage areas shall be screened from public view outside the mobile home park.

(Ord. 264 §2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 §2(part), 1992)

Not more than twenty (20) percent of the mobile home sites may be used for recreational vehicle sites. Sites reserved for recreational vehicles shall be designated as such on the application for the use permit and shall be separate from the area designated for mobile homes.

(Ord. 264 §2(part), 1995; Ord. 214 §2(part), 1992)