Article X, § 171-44(B) and § 171-45(B)(2)
Uses
Permitted by right2
Extracted standards
18 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Lighting
- Driveway lighting
All driveways shall be lighted at night with one-hundred-watt lamps at intervals of 100 feet located approximately 15 feet from the ground.
Other
- Cleanliness and nuisance prevention
All service buildings, mobile homes, mobile home spaces and the grounds of the park shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and kept free of any conditions that will menace the health of any occupant or the public or constitute a nuisance.
- Drainage requirement
The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water. The provisions of the Virginia Erosion Control and Sedimentation Act shall prevail.
- Dumpster system recommended for 8+ units8 units
A dumpster system is recommended for MHP's of eight or more units.
- Electric outlet required
An electric outlet supplying 100 and 220 volts shall be provided for each mobile home space and shall be weatherproof and accessible to the parked mobile home.
- Fire prevention compliance
The mobile home park shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the fire-prevention authorities having jurisdiction.
- LPG cylinder placement5 ft
Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders shall be securely fastened in place and adequately protected from the weather. No cylinder containing liquefied petroleum gas shall be located in a mobile home, nor within five feet of a door thereof.
- Minimum clearance between mobile homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site.30 ft
at least 30 feet of clear space between mobile homes or any attachment
- Minimum clearance to buildings15 ft
15 feet between mobile homes and any buildings or structure
- Minimum clearance to property line15 ft
at least 15 feet between any mobile home and any property line
- Minimum clearance to public street30 ft
No mobile home shall be located closer than 30 feet to any public street or highway.
- Minimum driveway width30 ft
All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a driveway of not less than 30 feet in width
- Register of occupants required
It shall be the duty of the applicant to keep a register containing a record of all mobile home owners and occupants located within the park. The register shall contain the name and address of each occupant, make, model and year of all mobile homes, title number and owner, state issuing title, dates of arrival and departure. The register shall be available for inspection at all times.
- Sewer connection requirement
Mobile home parks within 300 feet of the municipal sewer shall connect to it, with approved and sized lines.
- Underpinning required
All mobile homes shall be underpinned, and axles and wheels shall be covered. The trailer hitch shall be removed if it is the removable type or shielded if not removed. All mobile homes shall be installed and anchored in accordance with state requirements.
- Waste disposal requirement
Waste from laundries shall be discharged into a public sewer in compliance with applicable ordinances or into a private sewer disposal plant in such manner to conform to the specifications of the Health Officer. All kitchen sinks, wash basins, bath or shower tubs in any mobile home in any park shall empty into the sanitary sewer drain located on the mobile home space.
- Water supply required
An adequate supply for water under pressure from a source and of a quality approved by the Virginia Department of Health shall be provided; where possible, town water shall be used. Water shall be piped to each mobile home lot.
- Zoning and occupancy permit required
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate within the corporate limits of the Town of Hillsville any mobile home or mobile home park unless such person shall first obtain a zoning permit and occupancy permit for the park.
From the ordinance
Mobile homes shall be permitted only in those locations designated on the Hillsville Zoning Map as MHP Mobile Home Park Residential District. The bulk requirements pertaining to the Mobile Home Park District in Article IX shall be the minimum specifications for a mobile home park.