The purpose of this article is to provide policies and technical standards for the approved use of manufactured home parks in the city.

(Ord. No. BR2023-20, § 2(Exh. B), 8-15-2023)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Manufactured home. See section 140-4.

Manufactured home lot/space means a designated unit of space for the placement of a manufactured home and for the exclusive use of its occupants within a manufactured home/park.

Manufactured home park means a single parcel of land on which three or more manufactured homes are located or intended to be located for residential occupancy.

Manufactured home stand means a manufactured home stand is that part of a manufactured home lot or site which has been improved for the placement of a manufactured home.

(Ord. No. BR2023-20, § 2(Exh. B), 8-15-2023)

(a)

General provisions.

(1)

All manufactured home parks shall provide for a healthful environment, with living and service facilities arranged and equipped to assure such a condition;

(2)

Utility services such as public water, gas, electricity, sewer, etc., shall not be provided to any manufactured home park until the permit requirements of these regulations are met. All manufactured home parks in the city shall be served by public water and public sewer.

(b)

Manufactured home park building permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to begin the construction of a manufactured home stand in a park until a building permit authorizing such action has been properly issued by the building inspector.

(c)

Application procedures. Applications for a manufactured home on a lot in a park shall be made on standard forms provided by the zoning administrator. Applications for the development of a manufactured home park or a travel trailer park or combination park shall include three copies of the required plans as addressed in section 140-531 and the following information shall also be submitted in writing:

(1)

Name, address, and phone number of applicant;

(2)

Location map and boundary description of the proposed site;

(3)

Plot plan, at a scale of one inch equals not more than 100 feet, indicating the size and location of proposed spaces or areas for the placement of manufactured homes;

(4)

Utilities plan, at a scale of one inch equals not more than 100 feet, showing the size and location of proposed gas, water, sewer, electrical or other utility features;

(5)

Site features plan, at a scale of one inch equals not more than 100 feet showing locations or drives, walks, parking areas, storage facilities, other accessory uses or buildings, surface water drainage pattern structures, areas of disturbed soils, and existing and proposed plantings and screening;

(6)

Floor plans and specifications of any park service buildings or other structures;

(7)

Scaled layout of the park's typical manufactured home sites or integrated grouping of sites;

(8)

Such additional information as may be required by the zoning administrator to determine if the proposed use will comply with provisions of these regulations.

(d)

Permit fee. Fees for any permits required shall be paid by the developer, manufactured home lot tenant or property owner, as appropriate, according to fee schedules established by the city.

(Ord. No. BR2023-20, § 2(Exh. B), 8-15-2023)

(a)

Manufactured home parks existing prior to the effective date or amendment of the ordinance from which these regulations are derived may be continued and maintained except that such park shall not be enlarged, expanded or altered unless such enlargement, expansion, or alteration is in full compliance with these regulations. Replacement of individual manufactured homes upon vacated spaces shall be in full compliance with these regulations.

(b)

In all other respects, existing manufactured home parks not in compliance with these regulations shall be subject to the nonconforming use provisions of article XIX of this chapter.

(Ord. No. BR2023-20, § 2(Exh. B), 8-15-2023)

(a)

Minimum park size. All manufactured home parks shall contain a minimum area of two acres; and be so located, dimensioned, and related as to facilitate efficient park design and management.

(b)

Minimum number of spaces. All manufactured home parks shall contain at least 20 percent of all manufactured home spaces fully completed and ready for occupancy before a manufactured home building permit for any manufactured home lot will be granted.

(c)

Access to site. Direct vehicular access to the manufactured home park shall be provided by means of an abutting, paved public street.

(d)

Siteconditions and improvements.

(1)

All manufactured home parks shall be located on a well-drained and properly graded site. Site drainage improvements shall be approved by the city building inspector.

(2)

The park, including manufactured home stands, patios, convenience structures, streets, and other features, shall be developed in harmony with the topography, shape of the site, and existing site features, and to protect the park and adjoining properties from objectionable views, and to provide for the practical and efficient operation and maintenance of water, sewerage, and refuse collection facilities.

(e)

Internal streets. All manufactured home parks shall contain a private street system designed to provide convenient circulation within the park, and shall have unobstructed access to a public street. The following requirements shall apply to the development of a park's private street system:

(1)

All park streets shall be provided with a minimum asphaltic paved surface, having a minimum width of 20 feet, which shall be durable and well-drained under normal weather conditions.

(2)

All park streets shall be maintained in a state of good repair at all times by the owner of the park.

(3)

Street base and surface construction materials shall meet the requirements of the city's street and road standards. Approval of the private street system by the mayor and council shall be required before the issuance of the first manufactured home building permit.

(4)

Maximum street grades shall not exceed ten percent.

(5)

On-street parking shall not be permitted on any park street.

(f)

Water supply system. All manufactured home parks shall connect to a public water supply and distribution system, which is easily accessible for maintenance, and provides an adequate, safe, and potable water supply. Such system shall be installed and functional prior to the issuance of the first manufactured home building permit.

(g)

Sewage disposal system. All manufactured home parks shall be required to connect to a public sanitary sewage collection and disposal system.

(h)

Refuse collection system. Each manufactured home park shall be provided with a sanitary method of solid waste collection and disposal. Collection services shall be collected weekly by a public or private agency. Refuse shall be conveyed to the nearest approved sanitary landfill. Collection facilities shall meet one of the following requirements:

(1)

Each park shall provide bulk containers (dumpsters) of sufficient size that are adequately distributed throughout the park to meet the needs of the park residents; or

(2)

Each occupied manufactured home space shall be provided with at least two watertight, individually covered refuse containers having a capacity of 30 gallons each. If individual containers are used, stands must be provided to hold the refuse containers upright.

(i)

Recreational area. If a manufactured home park is designed to accommodate more than 25 manufactured homes, such park shall provide areas for recreational uses that are easily accessible to all park residents and shall conform to the following requirements:

(1)

A minimum of ten percent of the gross land area of the manufactured home park shall be set aside for recreational use or common open space.

(2)

Swimming pools, recreational buildings, and child play areas may be included as part of the required recreational area.

(3)

Such recreational areas shall be located in areas that are free of traffic hazards.

(j)

Service buildings. Service buildings such as shelters, restrooms, management offices and storage facilities which are intended to serve only the trade or service needs of the park's residents are permitted in each manufactured home park subject to the following requirements:

(1)

Such buildings and their parking areas shall not occupy more than ten percent of the gross land area of the park.

(2)

All service and convenience buildings shall be subordinate to the residential use and character of the park, and shall be located, designed, and intended to serve only the trade or service needs of the park's residents.

(3)

All service buildings shall conform to the adopted building codes of the city, as amended.

(4)

All service buildings shall conform to the lot size, parking, and setback standards provided in this chapter.

(k)

Manufactured home space requirements. Each manufactured home space shall contain at least 7,500 square feet of area with a minimum frontage on an interior park street of 50 feet.

(l)

Manufactured home spaces and improvements. Each manufactured home space within a manufactured home park shall meet the following minimum requirements:

(1)

The chassis of each manufactured home shall be supported on an adequate masonry foundation which meets the minimum requirements of the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner's Rules and Regulations for Manufactured Homes, chapter 120-3-7.

(2)

Each manufactured home space shall be adequately marked by permanent lot markers with a number that is visible from the access street.

(3)

A driveway not less than 12 feet wide shall be provided from the fronting street to each manufactured home stand.

(4)

Each manufactured home space shall be provided with at least two off-street parking spaces. Parking spaces may be either located on each manufactured home space or in integrated groupings (bays, clusters, etc.) provided that no parking space shall be further than 50 feet from the manufactured home space it is to serve.

(5)

Each manufactured home space shall be provided with its own connection to the park's sewer, water, electrical, and gas systems.

(6)

Each manufactured home shall be appropriately anchored to its manufactured home stand to acceptably meet minimum established standards for high wind tie down.

(m)

Manufactured home placements. The following requirements shall apply to the placement of a manufactured home on a lot/space within a manufactured home park:

(1)

Manufactured homes shall be located no closer than 20 feet to the edge of any interior park street.

(2)

Each manufactured home shall be separated by a minimum of 20 feet from another manufactured home.

(3)

Each manufactured home shall be located no closer than 20 feet to the right-of-way line of any abutting public street.

(4)

A manufactured home shall be located no closer than ten feet to any manufactured home park boundary.

(n)

Supervision and maintenance. The owner, or the person who holds the building permit shall be responsible for providing adequate supervision of the park to maintain it in full compliance with these regulations, and keep the park's facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.

(Ord. No. BR2023-20, § 2(Exh. B), 8-15-2023)