Section 908
Dimensional standards
Lot
Extracted standards
30 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Density
- Maximum manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. stands per acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.5 stands/acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
a maximum of five (5) manufactured home stands per acre
- Minimum number of manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. stands per park3 stands
a minimum of three (3) manufactured home stands
Lighting
- Minimum lighting at intersections and hazardous locations0.3 foot-candles
with at least 0.3 foot candles at street intersections, park entrances and other potentially hazardous locations
- Minimum street lighting level0.1 foot-candles
Lighting shall be provided in such a way as to produce a minimum of 0.1 foot candles at street level throughout the system
Other
- Minimum distance between manufactured homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site.20 ft
No manufactured home shall be placed within twenty (20) feet of another manufactured home
- Minimum cul-de-sac turning radius40 ft
shall be provided with cul-de-sacs with turning areas of not less than forty (40) feet in radius
- Minimum distance from manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. to lot line10 ft
nor closer than ten (10) feet to the manufactured home lot line.
- Maximum length of dead-end streets400 ft
Dead-end streets shall be limited in length to four hundred (400) feet
- Maximum number of detached manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structures per lot1 count
No more than one (1) detached manufactured home accessory structure shall be permitted on any manufactured home lot.
- Maximum street grade12 pct
No grade shall exceed twelve (12) percent
- Maximum ratio of length to width for manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lots2.2 ratio
On all lots larger than the minimum, the ratio of length to width shall not exceed 2.2 to 1.0.
- Maximum lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. by manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. and accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building30 pct
No manufactured home and an accessory building shall occupy more than thirty (30) percent of the area of the lot on which it is situated.
- Maximum number of manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lots on a dead-end street20 lots
and shall provide access to no more than twenty (20) manufactured home lots.
- Maximum area of management buildings as percentage of park area10 pct
shall not occupy more than ten (10) percent of the area of the park.
- Minimum outside radius of street curves80 ft
or no curve shall have an outside radius of less than eighty (80) feet.
- Minimum distance of park entrance from existing public road intersection125 ft
Entrances shall be no closer than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet from an existing public road intersection.
- Minimum lot widthLot widthHow wide a lot must be, usually measured at the front setback line. for entrance/exit to public road50 ft
the minimum lot width for portion used for entrance and exit to a public road shall be fifty (50) feet
- Minimum individual manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for units 20 ft wide or wider6,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
and six thousand (6,000) square feet for units twenty (20) feet wide or wider
- Minimum individual manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for units less than 20 ft wide3,600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot area of each individual manufactured home lot shall be three thousand six hundred (3,600) square feet for units less than twenty (20) feet wide
- Minimum length of manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lot90 ft
The minimum length of a manufactured home lot shall be ninety (90) feet
- Minimum width of manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lot40 ft
the minimum width shall be forty (40) feet
- Minimum number of completed lots before first occupancy12 lots
The minimum number of manufactured home lots and stands completed and ready for occupancy before the first occupancy is permitted shall be twelve (12)
- Minimum area for manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum area for each manufactured home park shall be one (1) acre
- Minimum developed recreational area per 25 manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lots30,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
There shall be provided a minimum of thirty thousand (30,000) square feet of developed recreational area, exclusive of required setback and yard requirements, per each twenty-five (25) manufactured home lots or multiple or fraction thereof.
- Minimum rental period for manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. lot60 days
no lot or stand shall be rented for a period of less than sixty (60) days
- Minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of fencing or vegetative screening6 ft
Fencing or vegetative screening shall be provided to a height of six (6) feet
- Minimum internal street pavement width18 ft
Minimum pavement widths shall be eighteen (18) feet.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line of manufactured homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park25 ft
No main or accessory structure shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to the property line of the manufactured home park.
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from centerline of public road with ROW < 50 ft60 ft
nor closer than sixty (60) feet to the centerline of a public road with a right-of-way of less than fifty (50)
- Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way (ROW >= 50 ft)35 ft
No manufactured home unit, management office, or other structure except decorative fencing, lighting, wall, entrance or other decorative feature shall be located closer than thirty-five (35) feet to a street right-of-way line of a public road with a right-of-way of fifty (50) feet or greater
From the ordinance
Within a manufactured home park, the following area requirements shall apply: The minimum area for each manufactured home park shall be one (1) acre with a minimum of three (3) manufactured home stands and a maximum of five (5) manufactured home stands per acre.