The Manufactured Home Subdivision (MH-2) District is designed to provide areas for the location of HUD-Code Manufactured Homes in an attractive, medium-high density detached single-family neighborhood setting and ensure the presence of amenities required for satisfactory quality of life in areas designated for manufactured home use. Each unit shall be located on its own platted single-family lot in contrast to Manufactured Home Park (MH-2) residential in which multiple units are located on a single platted lot similar to Multi-Family (MF) zoning.

The Manufactured Home Subdivision (MH-) District is a detached residential district establishing standards for the development of HUD-Code Manufactured Home Subdivisions. A HUD-Code Manufactured Home Subdivision shall be defined as individually platted lots available for sale, lease or rental for the placement of manufactured home units which may either be privately owned, leased or rented. There are few visible distinctions between a Manufactured Home Subdivision (MH-2) and a Manufactured Home Park or Manufactured Home Rental Community (MH - 1) in that the minimum dwelling unit size, density, layout of streets, utilities, and other infrastructure requirements are the same regardless of ownership of the individual lots and dwelling units.

All MH-2 subdivisions with twenty-four (24) or more lots shall provide open space and recreational areas appropriate for the acreage and number of units contained. Areas zoned for the MH-2 District shall have, or shall make provision for, City of Alma water and sewer services. They shall be designed to adequately accommodate storm drainage; they shall have paved streets with logical and efficient vehicular circulation patterns that discourage non-local traffic; they shall be properly buffered from non-residential uses; and they shall be protected from2 pollution and undesirable environmental and noise impacts.

HUD-Code Manufactured Home (Code of Federal Regulations at 24 CFR 3280); and

Public parks, playgrounds, recreational and community center buildings and grounds; public golf courses, public swimming pools, tennis courts and similar recreational uses, all of a noncommercial nature.

Any principal building or any swimming pool shall be located not less than one hundred (100) feet from any property line of any other residential district.

Mobile homes (built prior to June 15, 1976) as defined in the Manufactured Housing Standards Act, Article 5221f, Section 3(a), V.T.C.S., are prohibited within the City limits and shall not be used as a dwelling unit in any zoning district.

Single-family detached homes, management offices or clubhouses built in this district shall comply with the Single-Family (SF-1) Residential District requirements including height, setbacks, exterior facade materials, minimum dwelling size, etc.

Permitted conditional uses shall be any use allowed as a conditional use in the SF 1 District, subject to the provisions of Section 6.

- Manufactured Homes may be either oriented perpendicular or parallel to the abutting street; however, the two types may not be mixed together in the same subdivision.

(for each lot within a manufactured home subdivision):

(for each lot within a manufactured home subdivision):

Twelve hundred (1,200) square feet.

Fifty percent (50%) for main building/unit plus any accessory buildings.

The maximum number of dwelling units shall not exceed eight (8) units per acre.

Two (2) spaces per unit, one of which must be covered or enclosed, located on the same lot as the unit served.

- Minimum subdivision area shall be five (5) acres; maximum subdivision area shall not exceed fifty (50) acres.

- Industry Standard.

- Sixty percent (60%).

- A property owners association shall be required for continued maintenance of common land, clubhouses, private streets, sidewalks, common parking lots or spaces, open space and/or other facilities. In the event of failure to maintain said common areas, the City may by ordinance, provide for maintenance at the expense of the property owners, and provide for a lien against the property of the members, as in the case of individual homeowners. The power of the City to file a lien shall be recited in the bylaws of the Association.

- Designated concrete walkways four feet (4') in width will be provided on both sides of roadways or streets public or private.

- Within each manufactured home subdivision, all streets shall be named, and manufactured homes numbered in a logical and orderly fashion. Private street signs shall be of a color and size contrasting with those on public streets and roadways so that there is no confusion regarding which are private and which are public streets. These signs and numbers shall be of standard size and placement to facilitate location by emergency vehicles. Street names shall be submitted to the city administrator (or designee) along with the subdivision plat application, reviewed by the appropriate City staff with respect to street naming procedures set forth within the Subdivision Ordinance and/or the City's Ordinances, and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council on the preliminary plat for the subdivision. The street names shall be set with preliminary plat approval, and shall not be changed on the final plat without City approval. All dwelling unit numbering (i.e., addressing) shall be assigned by the Developer and approved by the City.

- Along all sections of emergency access easements, the owner or agent shall erect metal signs prohibiting parking. The sign type, size, height and location shall be in accordance with the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and approved by the City.

- Internal streets shall intersect adjoining public streets at approximately ninety degrees (90°) and at locations which will eliminate or minimize interference with traffic on those public streets.

- Street lighting along public and private streets within the manufactured home subdivision shall be provided in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations, and shall be maintained by the property owner's association of the manufactured home park if along private streets.

- All electrical distribution lines and all telephone lines shall be underground except the primary service lines to the subdivision.

- The ground surface in all parts of the subdivision shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner. Each manufactured home lot shall provide adequate drainage for the placement of a manufactured home. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every manufactured home subdivision shall be protected with a vegetative growth (such as grass) capable of preventing soil erosion and eliminating dust or paved and/or covered with erosion resistant but porous materials, such as, decomposed crushed granite, stone, brick paving, or other similar solid material.

- If refuse services are not provided to individual lots then every manufactured home dwelling unit shall be located within one hundred fifty feet (150') of a common refuse facility, measured along the designated pedestrian travel way. A refuse facility shall be a dumpster or other similar container designed for receiving garbage in bulk for more than one dwelling, and all refuse containers shall be maintained in accordance with local public health and sanitary regulations. Refuse containers shall be located no closer than thirty feet (30') to any adjacent single-family property, shall be located so as to provide safe and convenient pickup by refuse collection agencies, and shall be screened in accordance with City Ordinance.

- To insure against natural hazards such as tornados, high winds and electrical storms, anchorage for each manufactured home shall be provided according to the Building Code and State law.

All manufactured home units shall provide skirting from the top of the unit's frame to grade. Skirting shall totally enclose and secure from view the unit's axles and all required anchors, footings, and piers.

All required skirting shall be masonry (or an approved substitute of equal durability) resistant to impact damage by weed trimmers or lawnmowers and shall be of a color similar to the materials used in the construction of the manufactured home unit such that it blends with the overall appearance of the unit.

Open storage is prohibited.

Accurate dimensions of the proposed manufactured home subdivision;

All roads and approaches and the method of ingress and egress from public streets;

Complete electric service installation, wire service outlets and lighting facilities all underground;

Complete location of any natural gas facilities to serve the subdivision;

Complete layout of unit parking spaces and number of square feet therein, together with the dimensions;

Location of electric power or gas distribution systems, water mains or wells for water supply outlets for domestic water users, location of sanitary facilities, washrooms, garbage disposal units, incinerators, sanitary sewers or septic tanks, sewer drain lines, leaching beds, fire protection stalls, and other buildings or structures contemplated to be used by such applicant in connection with the mobile home subdivision;

Name and address of the owner and engineer, surveyor of land planner;

Proposed name of the park;

A northpoint, scale of plat, and date of preparation;

Contours at intervals of five (5) vertical feet; and

Drainage plans for park.