§ 25-2-1205. SITE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS.

A mobile home park must comply with the following requirements:

(1)

A park must have a minimum site area of 90,000 square feet and contain a minimum of 20 mobile home spaces.

(2)

A park must provide a minimum of 4,500 square feet of site area for each dwelling unit.

(3)

A mobile home must have a minimum street yard of at least 25 feet in length, and minimum interior yard at least 15 feet in length. A mobile home space may not be placed in a street yard.

(4)

A park must provide direct access to a public street with a right-of-way at least 60 feet wide.

(5)

A park must provide private, paved internal streets at least 30 feet wide for interior vehicular circulation. An internal street must be continuous and connect with other internal streets or with public streets, or provide a paved cul-de-sac having a diameter of at least 80 feet. An internal street ending in a cul-de-sac may not exceed 400 feet in length.

(6)

A mobile home space must contain a minimum area of 2,500 square feet that is adjacent to an internal street designed to provide adequate space for moving a mobile home into and out of the space.

(7)

At least one parking space must be located on each mobile home space. A required off-street parking space that is not located on a mobile home space may be located in a common parking area. Common parking areas shall be located throughout the park to provide reasonable and convenient access to all mobile home spaces.

(8)

A mobile home and an attached accessory structure must be located at a distance of at least 10 feet from another mobile home or other structure.

(9)

A mobile home stand must be separated from the pavement of an internal street, common parking area, or other common areas by a minimum distance of 10 feet.

(10)

Except where the boundary of the park abuts a public right of way or the boundary of the park abuts another mobile home development, a barrier that is at least six feet high shall be erected and maintained along all boundaries of the park.

(11)

A mobile home chassis may not rest more than three feet above the ground elevation at the low end, measured at 90 degrees to the frame.

(12)

Except for necessary driveways and walkways providing access to the park, a required street yard shall be landscaped.

(13)

A park must provide pedestrian access to and from each mobile home space and all common facilities. A walkway that is designed separately from internal streets or parking areas must have a minimum paved width of two feet.

(14)

A park must contain a minimum of 300 square feet of open space for each dwelling unit, with at least 150 square feet being located on each mobile home space. Open space that is not located on a mobile home space may be located in common open space areas distributed throughout the park in a manner that provides reasonable and convenient access to each mobile home space.

(15)

The maximum height of a structure shall be 35 feet.

Source: Section 13-2-931; Ord. 990225-70; Ord. 031120-44; Ord. 031211-11.