Article XIII, Sec. 98-441 to 98-467
Dimensional standards
Lot
Density
Height & bulk
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right10
Conditional / special use7
Accessory1
Extracted standards
21 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Blocking and tiedowns per building code
It shall be the responsibility of the mobile home park owner to see that all mobile homes within his park are blocked and tied in accordance with the Uniform Statewide Building Code.
- Certificate of occupancy required
No mobile home located within a mobile home park shall be occupied without a certificate of occupancy issued by the code official of the county.
- Cul-de-sac minimum turning radius35 ft
In cases when internal streets dead-end, there shall be constructed a cul-de-sac with a minimum turning radius of 35 feet.
- Electrical outlet installation standard
The owner of the mobile home park shall provide each mobile home space with suitable electrical outlets installed in accordance with the BOCA and NEA Codes.
- Garbage collection frequency2 times per week
The owner of the mobile home park shall provide for the central location of and collection of trash and garbage containers which shall be emptied at least two times per week.
- Individual water and sewer connections
The owner of the mobile home park shall provide each mobile home space with individual water and sewage connections.
- Landscaping of unused areas
Any part of each lot not used for buildings or other structures in the MHP district, or off-street parking, recreation use, drives and pedestrian walks, central laundry drying yards, garbage and trash collection stations, shall be planted or screened with appropriate planted ground cover, trees, flowers, shrub and grass lawns, all of which shall be properly maintained.
- Maximum cul-de-sac length500 ft
No cul-de-sac shall exceed 500 feet in length.
- Maximum mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. spaces per septic tank2 spaces
Septic tanks shall be adequate so long as there are not more than two mobile home spaces connected to each septic tank.
- Maximum speed on internal streets15 mph
The owner of a mobile home park shall post in a prominent location a sign limiting the speed on all internal streets to not more than 15 miles per hour.
- Greenbelt planting strip width20 ft
A mobile home park shall have a greenbelt planting strip not less than 20 feet along all park boundaries.
- Minimum internal street width without off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.50 ft
Where off-street parking is not provided, the minimum internal street shall be 50 feet in width and have an all-weather surface.
- Minimum internal street width with off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.26 ft
Where off-street parking is provided, the minimum width of internal streets on which an individual mobile home lot fronts shall be 26 feet and have an all-weather surface.
- Minimum spacing between mobile homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. and structures20 ft
Mobile homes in the MHP district shall be placed in spaces so that, at the nearest point, they shall be at least 20 feet from all internal streets, any other mobile home, or attachment thereto, and any accessory structure.
- Register of occupants required
Every mobile home park owner shall maintain a register containing a record of all mobile homes and occupants using the mobile home park.
- Permanent ground markers for lot corners
Lot corners shall be clearly defined by permanent ground markers in the MHP district corresponding to the approved site plan.
- Site plan approval required
To construct, operate and maintain a mobile home park in the county, a site plan must be approved by the zoning administrator.
- Skirting with fire-resistant material
It shall be the responsibility of the mobile home park owner to see that all mobile homes are completely skirted with a fire-resistant material approved by the code official.
- Underground utilities required
All utilities in the MHP district shall be underground, except control instrumentation and substations which must be screened by planting or ornamental walls. No overhead wires are permitted within the park.
Setback
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from centerline of narrow street75 ft
75 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from state-maintained street50 ft
Mobile home parks shall be located 50 feet or more from any state-maintained street right-of-way which is 50 feet or greater in width or 75 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
From the ordinance
This MHP district is intended to accommodate high-density, single-family, residential mobile home parks.