§ 35-379. Manufactured Home and Recreational Vehicle Parks.

(a)

Purpose. The purpose of this division is to achieve orderly development of manufactured home and recreational vehicle parks, to promote and develop the use of land to assure the best possible community environment in accordance with the master plan of the city, and to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare. Adequate protection shall be provided against any undesirable off-site conditions or any adverse influence from adjoining streets or areas. Throughout this division references and provisions relating to manufactured home parks shall also apply to recreational vehicle parks unless specifically noted.

(b)

Procedures. See subsection 35-424(g) of this chapter.

(c)

Arrangement of Building and Facilities.

(1)

The site including manufactured home stands, patios, buildings and all site improvements shall be harmoniously and efficiently organized in relation to topography, the shape of the parcel, the shape, size and position of buildings and common facilities and with full regard to use and appearance.

(2)

Stand Requirements. The objective of the manufactured home stand requirements set forth in this division is to provide for the following:

A.

Practical placement of a manufactured home on its stand by means of a car or conveyor truck.

B.

Retention of the manufactured home on the stand in a stable condition and a satisfactory relationship to its surroundings.

C.

Practical removal of the manufactured from the lot by means of a car, conveyor truck, or other customary moving equipment.

(d)

Density.

(1)

A manufactured home park shall be designed with a maximum density of ten (10) units per acre.

(2)

Recreational vehicle parks may be designed with a maximum density of twenty (20) units per acre.

(e)

Required Recreation Areas.

(1)

In all recreational vehicle parks there shall be one (1) or more recreation areas which shall be accessible to all park residents. The size of the recreation areas shall be based upon a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet for each lot. No recreational area shall contain less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.

(2)

Manufactured home parks shall provide parks and/or open space consistent with the requirements of section 35-504 of this chapter.

(f)

Yards and Distances Between Stands and Buildings. The objectives of yard requirements are:

• To obtain sufficient distances between the manufactured home stand on its lot and obstructions on adjoining land to assure privacy, adequate natural light and air, and convenient access to the unit.

• To provide for circulation around the unit for such uses of the yard spaces as are considered essential to the manufactured home.

(1)

Determination of Yards. Yard width shall be measured from the required manufactured home stand to the individual manufactured home lot line. At every point it shall be at least equal to the required minimum. Patios, carports and individual storage lockers shall be disregarded in determining yard widths.

(2)

Yard Requirements. Manufactured home stands shall be separated from each manufactured home site line a distance of not less than ten (10) feet on the entry side and five (5) feet on all other sides. Detached accessory structures shall be located no nearer than three (3) feet from any required site line. In no case, however, shall the accessory structure occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the required yard area of the entry side. Accessory structures attached to a manufactured home shall be construed to be a part of that structure and shall adhere to the yard requirements of same.

(3)

Yards Abutting Common Areas. The distance from any manufactured home stand to a street right-of-way shall be eight (8) feet minimum.

(4)

Distance to Park Boundaries. The distance from the line or corner of any manufactured home stand to a boundary line of the manufactured home park shall be as specified for the zoning district.

(g)

Streets.

(1)

Generally. Streets shall be provided within manufactured home parks to provide convenient circulation by means of local streets and properly located collector streets. Streets within a manufactured home park shall be private streets and shall be maintained by the manufactured home park owner or licensee.

(2)

Design Standards and Construction Specifications. The street system shall comply with the standards for private streets as specified in the transportation standards of this chapter.

(h)

Driveways. The minimum width of driveways to manufactured home stands and other facilities shall be twelve (12) feet, plus any extra width necessary for maneuvering a manufactured home on a curve.

(i)

Drainage Structures. Provision for the collection and disposal of surface and subsurface water to protect buildings and manufactured home stands, and to provide safe and convenient use of streets, lot areas and other improvements shall be required in all manufactured home parks in accordance with the stormwater management standards of this chapter.

(j)

Water Supply. Every manufactured home park shall be provided by the park licensee with an ample supply of water under pressure and approved by the director of health. Individual water lines from service outlets to manufactured homes shall comply with the utilities standards of this chapter.

(k)

Sewage Disposal. All the sewer lines shall be connected to the public sewage system or a private sewage disposal system approved by the director of health. Individual sewage drains from manufactured homes to the park service connections shall comply with the utilities standards of this chapter.

(l)

Electrical Power Lines. Electrical facilities shall comply with the rules and regulations regarding placement, installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical facilities as included in, but not limited to, the National Electrical Code and the National Electrical Safety Code.

(m)

Fire Hydrants. Standard fire hydrants, in workable condition, shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of each manufactured home. All such fire hydrants shall be connected to not less than a six-inch diameter water line.

(n)

Floodplains. Every manufactured home park shall comply with the provisions of the floodplain standards of this chapter, as applicable.

(o)

Recreational Vehicles. Any area provided for the use of recreational vehicles shall comply with all provisions of this chapter except as follows:

(1)

Density. Being consistent with good planning practice, the area so designated shall be designed within a maximum density of twenty (20) units per acre.

(2)

Distance to Park Boundaries. The distance from the line or corner of any recreational vehicle stand to a boundary line of the recreational vehicle park shall be adequate to protect the residential use in the park and shall not be less than twenty-five (25) feet where abutting a public street. Yard requirements along other property lines shall be ten (10) feet. However, where the side lot line property abuts a residence district, a minimum side yard of fifteen (15) feet shall be provided. Where the rear lot line abuts a residence district, a minimum rear yard of twenty (20) feet shall be provided.

(Ord. No. 98697 § 6) (Ord. No. 101816, § 2, 12-15-05)