Dimensional standards
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Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Floodplain
- No manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. site in floodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions.
No manufactured home site shall extend into a floodplain.
Other
- Access to paved public street
Manufactured home parks shall have access to a paved public street. The design and construction of the interior street system shall be sufficient to adequately serve the size and density of the development.
- Central water and sewer required
All manufactured home parks shall be provided with central water system and sewer system, approved by the Virginia Health Department, and all manufactured homes within a manufactured home park shall be required to hook up to such systems.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from internal private streets10 ft
Manufactured homes and other structures above surface shall be set back at least 10 feet from the right-of-way of internal private streets.
- Minimum park area3 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
A manufactured home park shall consist of three or more contiguous acres.
- Minimum space area4,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Each manufactured home space shall consist of 4,500 square feet or more and shall have a width of 45 feet or more, which shall front on a public or private street.
- Minimum space width45 ft
Each manufactured home space shall consist of 4,500 square feet or more and shall have a width of 45 feet or more, which shall front on a public or private street.
- Minimum recreation area per space500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A minimum of 500 square feet per manufactured home space of recreational area shall be provided in common area on the site. Fifty percent of the required area shall be outside of floodplains and have a slope of not more than 10%.
- Minimum side and rear yards10 ft
Manufactured home spaces shall have a minimum side and rear yards of 10 feet. No structures above surface shall be located within the minimum yard area.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from public street right-of-way25 ft
Manufactured homes and other structures shall be located 25 feet or more from any public street right-of-way that is 50 feet or greater in width or 50 feet or more from the center line of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
From the ordinance
A manufactured home park shall consist of three or more contiguous acres. Each manufactured home space shall consist of 4,500 square feet or more and shall have a width of 45 feet or more.