Big Timber City Zoning Code
MANUFACTURED HOME
PARKS
§ 154.295 INTENT.
The intent of this subchapter is to provide for manufactured home park development at appropriate locations (which is deemed to be in the R-S, R-2, and R-3 districts) and to establish standards for development in order to integrate manufactured homes into an area without adversely affecting surrounding properties and to provide safeguards for residents of manufactured homes.
(2015 Code, § 11-16-1) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000)
§ 154.296 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this subchapter, definitions in § 154.003 shall apply, except for the following.
DENSITY. The number of manufactured home units per acre.
LOT. The total area reserved within a manufactured home park for the placement of one manufactured home and exclusive use of its occupants.
MANUFACTURED HOME PAD. The part of an individual lot which has been reserved for the placement of a manufactured home, appurtenant structures, or additions.
RECREATION AREA. An area including open space and playgrounds and building and apparatus designed for recreational activities set aside for the use of the manufactured home park residents.
SITE. The entire gross area of the manufactured home park.
(2015 Code, § 11-16-2) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000)
§ 154.297 PERMITTED USES.
Permitted uses include:
(A) Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental thereto. No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential purposes, except such uses that are required for direct servicing and well-being of park residents and for management and maintenance of the park. Nothing in this section shall be deemed as prohibiting the sale of a manufactured home located on a manufactured home pad and connected to the pertinent utilities;
(B) Manufactured homes; and
(C) Signs as follows:
(1) One entry and one exit sign at each access drive onto public right-of-way. In no case shall the sign be larger than two square feet in surface area, nor have any moving parts.
(2) One identification sign on each major street frontage, approved in conjunction with the final site plan on the manufactured home park. In no case shall such a sign be larger than 32 square feet in surface, nor have any moving parts or flashing lights, nor pad higher than the height limitation within the district of the proposed location of the manufactured home park. Such sign shall be no closer to the public right-of-way line than 20 feet.
(2015 Code, § 11-16-3) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.298 OTHER LAWS.
The regulations in this district shall not be interpreted so as to supercede or amend any state or federal regulations pertaining to manufactured home park development. These regulations are intended to be supplemental to other established manufactured home park regulations and their amendments. When the standards and regulations in this subchapter are more restrictive than other established standards and regulations, the more restrictive shall apply.
(2015 Code, § 11-16-4) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000)
§ 154.299 PERMITS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter, or extend any manufactured home park, unless a valid license has been issued by the County Sanitarian and the state’s Department of Environmental Quality.
(2015 Code, § 11-16-5) Penalty, see § 154.999
§ 154.300 DESIGN STANDARDS.
(A) Rules and regulations; additional standards. Any person desiring to enlarge or establish a manufactured home park shall submit a preliminary plat for approval by the City-County Planning Board and City Council, and shall meet or exceed the county and the city subdivision regulations and the state’s Department of Environmental Quality Rules and Regulations. Additionally, the following design standards are required.
(1) Walkways, sidewalks. Safe, convenient, all-season walks, minimum width of four feet, shall be provided in locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated.
(2) Landscaping. Landscaping may be required to provide a buffer between manufactured home parks and adjacent properties in other district classifications.
(B) Examples. Examples of what may be required are:
(1) Greenbelt.
(a) A greenbelt planting strip of not less than 20 feet in width along the perimeter of the manufactured home park where it abuts public right-of-way or an area zoned in any other district classification.
(b) The greenbelt shall be developed with a mixture of hardy deciduous and coniferous plant material, grass, or ground clover, and maintained thereafter in a neat and orderly manner; and
(2) Ornamental wall. A continuous ornamental wall six feet in height above grade, erected one foot off property line abutting property of another district classification and six feet from public right-of- way. Such wall shall be landscaped with suitable plant materials along both sides of the wall, except where prohibited in this chapter.
(2015 Code, § 11-16-6) (Ord. 454, passed 6-19-2000) Penalty, see § 154.999