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Bingham County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 11

MANUFACTURED HOMES, MODULAR BUILDINGS, MOBILE HOME AND TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS

10-11-1: DESIGN CRITERIA:

   A.   Mobile home and travel trailer parks shall require a conditional use permit. The following general criteria shall apply to the establishment or enlargement of any manufactured home, travel trailer, and/or recreational vehicle park:
      1.   Design, construction, operation and maintenance shall be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity.
      2.   Use shall be consistent with the intent and purpose of this title and the plan.
      3.   Minimum health standards as set forth by the health authority shall apply.
      4.   The park shall be screened by a sight obscuring fence not less than six feet (6') in height extending along both side and rear property lines. The commission shall approve the sight obscuring fence material.
      5.   No manufactured home, travel trailer or recreational vehicle shall be allowed in a park until all the improvements are final and approval has been obtained from the Planning and Zoning and the Building and Safety Departments and the Health Department and DEQ, if required.
      6.   No manufactured home shall be placed in a manufactured home park without first obtaining a setting permit from the Building and Safety Department.
      7.   The land for the park shall be in one ownership and shall not be divided.
   B.   The following area requirements shall apply:
      1.   The minimum area required for a new manufactured home park shall be five (5) acres.
      2.   The minimum area required for a travel trailer and/or recreational vehicle park shall be two (2) acres.
      3.   Expansion of an existing park must increase the overall size to the minimum acreage requirement.
      4.   Density is limited by the square footage requirement per manufactured home space, excluding road area requirements.
      5.   A recreation and/or open space area may be required to serve the need of park residents and to create an area for placement of snow during winter.
      6.   A manufactured home park, travel trailer and/or recreational vehicle park may be combined; however, the minimum acreage requirements shall remain the same for each type of use and the uses shall be separated. (Ord. 2012-08, 10-9-2012, eff. 10-26-2012)

10-11-2: MANUFACTURED/MODULAR HOME STANDARDS:

The commission shall review the proposed plans for each new or expansion proposal for a manufactured home park in terms of the following standards and shall find adequate evidence that each has been addressed and compliance exists:
   A.   Space:
      1.   The minimum size of designated space per manufactured home shall be six thousand (6,000) square feet.
      2.   Each manufactured home area shall have a patio area of at least two hundred (200) square feet and be of a hard surfaced material.
      3.   Each manufactured home space shall have a stand area that is hard surfaced or compacted gravel.
   B.   Setbacks:
      1.   The placement of dwellings within a mobile home park shall observe a twenty foot (20') setback from all abutting property. The commission may require landscaping in this area in addition to the site obscuring fence. No additional rear yard area is required where the residence is adjacent to the twenty foot (20') perimeter area.
      2.   Setback from any County road shall be the same as required for any other structures in this title.
      3.   Setback from any interior roadway shall be fifteen feet (15') from the edge of the pavement.
      4.   There shall be a minimum of twenty feet (20') between manufactured homes.
      5.   At no time shall a designated side yard area be reduced to less than five feet (5').
      6.   All storage buildings must maintain a minimum distance of five feet (5') from any manufactured home and shall not be located in the front setback area.
   C.   Parking:
      1.   A minimum of two (2) vehicle parking spaces at least ten feet by twenty feet (10' x 20') in size for each residential space with unobstructed access to the roadway.
      2.   A minimum of two (2) guest parking spaces shall be located in a separate parking area and an additional one and one-half (11/2) parking spaces for every five (5) residences thereafter when the roadway width does not allow for parking.
   D.   Structures:
      1.   Structures for each resident space shall be limited to a storage building and a carport or a combination thereof.
      2.   No permanent or temporary structure, excluding approved awnings or patio covers, shall be attached to or supported by a manufactured home.
      3.   Skirting is required, but shall not create a fire hazard.
   E.   Park Storage: A separate fenced area shall be provided for the storage of accessory items such as boats, vacation trailers, campers, and related equipment owned by the park residents, and there shall be no on site storage of these items on designated residence spaces or on roadways.
   F.   Refuse Disposal:
      1.   Storage, collection, and disposal of refuse shall be managed so that it does not create health hazards, rodent habitat, insect breeding areas, accident hazards, or air pollution.
      2.   Refuse collection containers shall be rodentproof containers, located not more than five hundred feet (500') from any residential space, and sufficient in number to prevent refuse from overflowing.
      3.   Containment areas shall be screened from view and racks or holders shall be provided for refuse containers and designed to prevent containers from tipping, minimize spillage and container deterioration, and facilitate cleaning.
      4.   All refuse shall be collected weekly.
   G.   Insect And Rodent Control: Insect and rodent control shall be applied as recommended by the health authority.
   H.   Utilities:
      1.   If gas is available, all hookups shall be installed in accordance with the appropriate Code and provided to each space.
      2.   An electrical outlet shall be provided for each space and installed in accordance with the appropriate Code. All service lines shall be installed underground.
      3.   The park shall be well drained, with provisions approved by the County's Public Works Department.
      4.   Sewage disposal shall be a Municipal system or a private system that shall meet all rules and regulation of the health authority and DEQ and any other State or Federal regulations.
      5.   A safe and potable central water system that has adequate pressure shall be provided to all space connections.
      6.   The park must meet all rules and regulations of the appropriate fire district. (Ord. 2012-08, 10-9-2012, eff. 10-26-2012)

10-11-3: TRAVEL TRAILER OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK:

   A.   Standards: The same standards listed in section 10-11-2 of this chapter shall be applied with the following exceptions:
      1.   Stands shall be a minimum of twenty feet by fifty feet (20' x 50'), located at least five feet (5') from all accessways, and have fifteen feet (15') between stands.
      2.   One parking space shall be provided for each space.
      3.   No patio or storage building shall be required.
      4.   A convenience store may be allowed as part of the park in a commercial zone; however, the convenience store must meet all requirements in this title for such use.
   B.   Supplemental Provisions:
      1.   Due to the short term parking nature of travel trailer and recreational vehicle parks, adequate restroom and laundry facilities shall be provided as follows in this section.
      2.   A minimum of one laundry facility and a minimum of one thereafter for every twenty (20) spaces and separated from a restroom unit, each having an exterior entrance.
      3.   A minimum of two (2) restrooms, one for each gender and a minimum thereafter of one for each gender for every ten (10) spaces or as approved by the health authority.
      4.   A shower facility with a dressing compartment and stool or bench for each gender in separate compartments with self- closing doors, the shower facility may be located in the same building as the restroom.
      5.   All laundry and restroom facilities shall be constructed of waterproof material for cleaning purposes and well lighted with both interior and exterior lighting.
      6.   All walkways shall be hard surfaced or gravel contained within a concrete curb or as approved and shall be well lighted and maintained in a safe and nonhazardous manner.
      7.   All entrances and exits from the park shall be forward motion only. No travel trailer space shall be allowed direct access to a public roadway or street other than by the approved park roadway system. (Ord. 2012-08, 10-9-2012, eff. 10-26-2012)

10-11-4: REVIEW AND APPROVAL:

After review and approval by the commission, the developer shall record a final site plan at a scale of not less than one inch equals two hundred feet (1" = 200') and shall provide, in detail, the information required in this title. This shall include detailed and complete plans of the alignment, location and grade of all streets and utilities. If public streets are to be dedicated to the County, they must first be approved by the Board following the subdivision procedure in chapter 14 of this title. (Ord. 2012-08, 10-9-2012, eff. 10-26-2012)

10-11-5: INSTALLATION STANDARDS:

All mobile and manufactured homes shall comply with the State of Idaho Manufactured Home Installation Standard promulgated by the Division of Building Safety Manufactured Housing section and/or the adopted Building Code. (Ord. 2012-08, 10-9-2012, eff. 10-26-2012)