Mobile home park. More than one mobile home located on the same tract of land occupying such space as required by this division.

Trailer or mobile home. For the purpose of this ordinance, a trailer or mobile home is defined as a vehicle equipped for use as a dwelling that may be hauled or transported along a highway. As such, the mobile home will be duly titled by the appropriate regulatory agency. A mobile home which has been rendered unsuitable for transportation, and which has had its title rescinded, shall not be considered a mobile home. Vacation trailers, travel trailers, pick-up campers, tent trailers and bus campers are included in this definition if they are located in a trailer or mobile home park as defined below and are intended for occupancy, but no occupancy permits may be issued for any use including leasing, occupancy, renting or offering for sale of such trailers and no utility or sewer tie-ins will be permitted unless they are located in a trailer or mobile home park as defined below and are intended for occupancy.

(Ord. of 11-9-2015)

At least ten days prior to the planning commission meeting at which any approval of the mobile home park development is sought, the O/D/S shall erect a four-foot by eight-foot black and white sign with a minimum of four-inch high letters located with no obstructions within five feet of the nearest public right-of-way leading to the entrance of the mobile home park. The bottom of the sign shall be at least four feet from the ground. The sign must remain visible and upright throughout the construction phase. Failure to keep the sign visible and upright is cause for project work to be stopped by the town until the sign is corrected. The developer is responsible for any and all associated costs including attorney(s) fees. Twenty-five percent of sign may be dedicated for advertising purposes and graphics, provided such area is contiguous. The sign shall be erected at least ten days prior to the planning commission meeting at which the subdivision is to be considered. The sign shall be titled "a mobile home park is proposed for this site" and shall contain the following information:

(1)

Name, address and phone number of O/D/S;

(2)

Name of mobile home park;

(3)

Number of mobile home sites;

(4)

Number of acres in development.

(Ord. of 11-9-2015)

(a)

Before the site plan is submitted to the planning commission for review and approval, the developer and his consulting engineer must meet with the town engineer, a representative of the department of public works and the planning director and mayor for a pre-application meeting in an effort to resolve technical matters regarding the proposed subdivision prior to consideration by the planning commission.

(b)

No mobile home parks shall be developed until owners or developers secure approval from the Livingston Parish Health Unit or the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals of the method of sewage treatment and disposal and of the public water supply.

(c)

All developers of mobile home or trailer parks shall submit a preliminary site plan to the planning commission and town council for approval. The site plan shall be reviewed by the department of public works, the chief of the fire department responsible for providing fire protection services and the town engineer prior to the planning commission public hearing. With the submittal of the construction plans, the wetlands determination, delineation and permit shall also be submitted. Construction of the improvements shall be reviewed and inspected by the town engineer and the department of public works

(d)

The planning commission or council may request a traffic and drainage impact study. The impact study and construction plans will be submitted to the town engineer for review and approval. Upon receipt of the preliminary site plan, the development will be placed on the planning commission agenda for a public hearing.

(e)

After the planning commission has held a public hearing it will make a recommendation to the council and forward the development to the council for approval.

(f)

When the drainage impact study is completed, construction plans and final site plan are approved, the site construction may begin. Certificate of occupancy may not be given unless an on-site inspection of the site has been made by representatives of the town and approval by the planning department.

(g)

Approval to construct the project shall expire after 12 months unless extended by the council.

(h)

Minimum standards:

(1)

Individual mobile home or trailer sites may be leased or rented, but not subdivided or sold;

(2)

No mobile home shall be moved into a mobile home park until all construction and related road, drainage and utility work is complete and the final site plan is approved by the planning commission and council;

(3)

A minimum of three acres is required for each trailer or mobile home park, with a minimum frontage of 200 feet, located on a publicly maintained street or road;

(4)

Maximum density would be seven and one-half mobile home sites per acre;

(5)

Access to each mobile home site shall be provided by 24-foot-wide private drives located within private servitudes of access having a minimum width of 50 feet. Minimum improvement requirements for private drives within the mobile home park shall be 30 feet roadway with an eight and one-half-inch base as specified by the council and a 24-foot wide, two-inch thick hot asphaltic concrete surface;

(6)

Where only one drive is to be provided, each mobile home park shall include an adequate circular turnaround at the rear of the property with a minimum inside pavement radius of 35 feet for garbage trucks and other vehicles;

(7)

Minimum lot size would be 40-foot front by 145-foot depth;

(8)

Each trailer or mobile home shall be set on concrete footings of a minimum of four inches thick and have a four-inch thick, 18-foot by 24-foot concrete parking pad, to be measured from the back of the curb or edge of surface at the front of the site;

(9)

Garbage hoppers with a minimum capacity of one-half-cubic yards per family per week, must be provided and must be enclosed with a six-foot solid fence and a concrete containment pad;

(10)

Each mobile home site shall be provided with a sanitary sewer connection and each mobile home park shall be provided with a collection and treatment system and public water meter supply per trailer in compliance with the standards of the Town of Albany and the State Health Department;

(11)

Any mobile home park developed under these standards shall provide a solid wood or metal fence at least eight feet high along all side and rear property lines of said mobile home park;

(12)

Side and rear yards. Any mobile home park developed under these standards shall provide a 25-foot side and rear yard buffer;

(13)

All mobile homes shall be required to have on all sides at the base of the unit, a skirting or a rigid type material specific to trailers;

(14)

Each mobile home park shall be landscaped in accordance with a landscape plan approved by the planning commission staff. Trees are required to be planted along the interior access drives and within the recreational area. Landscaping is required across the front of the mobile home park. All plant material shall be labeled with the name and size of each plant indicated on the plan which has been drawn to scale;

(15)

Utilities shall be underground;

(16)

Street lights shall be provided along the private drives within the mobile home park, as dictated by the illumination design.

(Ord. of 11-9-2015)

After approval of the site plan by the planning commission, the construction plans shall be reviewed and approved by the department of public works and the parish engineer. With the submittal of the construction plans, the wetlands determination, delineation and permit shall also be submitted. Construction of the improvements shall be reviewed and inspected by the parish engineer and the department of public works. Sewer treatment plant has been completed, and written approval from the department of health and human resources of the State of Louisiana.

(1)

Drainage impact study.

a.

A drainage impact study shall be submitted.

(2)

Construction plans.

a.

One set of the construction plans must be submitted to the planning commission, town engineer, applicable sewer district, and applicable drainage district at least first day of the month prior to the planning commission meeting.

b.

Four copies and 111 inches × 17 inches copy of the final site plan must be submitted to the planning commission and one copy must be sent to the town engineer at least one month prior to the planning commission meeting.

c.

In lieu of school impact studies, O/D/S shall submit one page description and preliminary plat/site plan to the Livingston Parish School Board.

(Ord. of 11-9-2015)