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Bluefield, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 74-701 to 74-710

Manufactured HousingAll Bluefield districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETbuildable areaSide 5 ftMin width 40 ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line.
40 ft

Density

Lot area per dwelling unitLot area per dwelling unitLand required for each home — the same limit as du/acre, expressed per unit instead of per acre.
3,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

SetbacksSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.

SideSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.
5 ft

Housing

Single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours.
by_right

Uses

Permitted by right1

Extracted standards

4 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Distance between manufactured homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site.15 ft

    Parking spaces for manufactured homes in the MHS district shall be arranged so as to provide a distance of 15 feet or more between individual units, but in no case closer than five feet to the individual lot line of the mobile home space.

  • Drainage and cleanliness

    All plots of ground in a manufactured home subdivision shall be well-drained and kept in a clean and orderly manner by the owner or operator thereof.

  • Electrical outlets per space

    Each manufactured home space in the MHS district shall be provided with electrical outlets installed in accordance with the building code.

  • Individual water and sewer connections

    Each manufactured home space in the MHS district shall be provided with individual water and sewer connections to a public system.

From the ordinance

The location of a manufactured housing subdivision shall require, in addition to the zoning permit and certificate of occupancy, a conditional use permit issued by the town council upon recommendation from the planning commission. ... For each manufactured home space in the MHS district, within a subdivision having a central water and sewer system, and designed to accommodate one manufactured home, there shall be provided 3,000 square feet of area or more... Each manufactured home space shall have a minimum width of 40 feet. ... Parking spaces for manufactured homes shall be arranged so as to provide a distance of 15 feet or more between individual units, but in no case closer than five feet to the individual lot line.
Sec. 74-701 to 74-710