The following shall constitute Mobile Home zoning districts within the unincorporated areas of Broward County, Florida:

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00)

(a)

The T-1 Mobile Home (Unsubdivided Lots) District is intended to apply to existing mobile home developments wherein home sites are not subdivided by a plat of record and are rented or leased by the occupants thereof for a period of one year or more.

(b)

The R-1T Mobile Home (Subdivided Lots) District is intended to apply to mobile home developments wherein the home sites have been subdivided by a plat of record.

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00)

(a)

Commercial vehicles. Residents may park or store one (1) commercial vehicle weighing five thousand (5,000) pounds or less within a carport or enclosed building.

(b)

Easements. No permanent structure except a wood or chain link fence shall encroach upon or into any easement of record. No structure or use shall encroach upon or obstruct access through any easement specifically granted for ingress or egress purposes except that a security gate may be erected at the entrance of a mobile home community.

(c)

Fences and hedges. Fences and hedges may be erected or maintained along any plot line or around an individual mobile home site to a maximum height of six (6) feet above the ground, except that on a corner, no fence or hedge other than chain link fences shall be erected or maintained to a height exceeding thirty (30) inches above the crown of the street within fifteen (15) feet of the intersection of the front and side home site or plot lines.

(d)

Household pets. Livestock such as horses, cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, pigs and poultry shall not be permitted as pets.

(e)

Landscaping. Installation and maintenance of landscaping shall be subject to compliance with Article VIII, "Landscaping for Protection of Water Quality and Quantity," of this code.

(f)

Signs. Installation and maintenance of permitted signs shall be subject to compliance with Article VI, "Signs," of this Code.

(g)

Parking of private passenger vehicles. Parking shall be subject to requirements of Article XII, "Offstreet Parking and Loading," of this Code.

(h)

Storage.

(1)

Outside storage shall be limited to usable household items of the residents designed and intended for outdoor use.

(2)

Storage of junk, trash, overgrowth and inoperable vehicles shall be subject to Article X, Property Maintenance and Junk or Abandoned Property, of this Code.

(i)

Recreational vehicles and boats. Residents may store one boat and one recreational vehicle at their residence, provided:

(1)

Such vehicle or boat is stored in a location which does not encroach onto a street or visually obstruct vehicle egress from contiguous properties.

(2)

All boats twelve (12) feet or more in length must be on a currently licensed boat trailer.

(3)

Sewer or electrical service connections shall not be attached to a recreational vehicle except that electrical service connections may be maintained for a maximum of forty-eight (48) hours prior to and in preparation for departure from the property.

(4)

Boats and recreational vehicles shall not be stored within a required parking space.

(j)

Swimming pools and spas.

(1)

All swimming pools and spas shall be completely enclosed by either an open-mesh screen enclosure or a fence or wall a minimum of five (5) feet in height above the ground, measured from the outside of the fence. Fences or walls shall be of such design and material as will prevent unauthorized access to the pool area. All screen doors and fence gates must be equipped with self-closing, self-latching mechanisms.

(k)

Vehicle maintenance and repairs. Vehicle maintenance and repairs shall be limited to minor repairs involving tire, battery or sparkplug replacement or oil changes and cleaning of vehicles owned by the residents.

(l)

Wireless communication facilities. Wireless communication facilities shall comply with requirements of section 39-150, "Wireless communication facilities," of this Code.

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 2013-04, § 2, 2-12-13; Ord. No. 2020-34, § 1, 9-22-20)

No Mobile Home District shall be developed to a density exceeding the following maximum limits:

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00)

Buildings, structures, land, or water in Mobile Home Districts may only be used for one (1) or more of the uses as designated in the following table:

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 2022-18, § 9, 4-27-22)

Any use not expressly permitted in section 39-324 is prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00)

No mobile home community shall be developed on less than five (5) contiguous acres.

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00)

Each lot or site for placement of a dwelling unit shall be at least forty (40) feet in width along the street line and eighty (80) feet in depth.

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00)

(a)

Maximum lot coverage by buildings and roofed structures for each individual mobile home lot or site shall be sixty percent (60%).

(b)

Maximum coverage by buildings and roofed structures for the entire plot occupied by the mobile home development shall be forty percent (40%).

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00)

No building or structure shall be erected or altered to more than fifteen (15) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 2020-34, § 37, 9-22-20)

(a)

Each lot in a platted subdivision shall provide yards as follows:

(1)

A front yard of at least six (6) feet in depth;

(2)

A side yard on each side adjacent to another lot of at least four (4) feet, except that a roofed carport, without enclosure of side walls, may be located not closer than two (2) feet to any interior side plot line.

(3)

A rear yard of at least eight (8) feet in depth;

(4)

A street side yard of at least six (6) feet in depth.

(b)

No part of any mobile in an unsubdivided mobile home community shall be placed closer than ten (10) feet side-to-side, eight (8) feet end-to-side or six (6) feet end-to-end horizontally of any other mobile home or appurtenance thereto. No part of any mobile home shall be located within twenty-five (25) feet of any service building or structure used in connection with the mobile home community.

(c)

All mobile home developments shall provide a perimeter yard at least twenty-five (25) feet in depth adjacent to the street which provides primary access to the community. Such yard shall be landscaped in accordance with Article VIII, "Landscaping for Protection of Water Quality and Quantity," of this code.

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 2013-04, § 2, 2-12-13)

(a)

Mobile home communities providing for fifty (50) or more residential dwelling units may provide retail and personal service facilities to residents subject to the following:

(1)

Such facilities shall:

a.

Be located on the interior of the mobile home development;

b.

Shall not have any signs visible from the exterior of the development;

c.

Shall only be for the convenience of the residents of the development; and

d.

Shall be conducted from an enclosed building with no outside display or storage.

(b)

A permanent, detached one-family dwelling a maximum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet may be constructed for the residing property manager and immediate family.

(c)

Nonprofit neighborhood recreational and social centers to serve the development shall be permitted on a minimum ten thousand (10,000) square foot site within the community.

(d)

Permanent additions and accessory buildings shall be permitted on each mobile home site or lot subject to the following:

(1)

Storage closets erected inside a carport shall only require the same setback as the carport.

(2)

Utility buildings or other detached accessory buildings not located inside a carport shall not be located less than ten (10) feet from any other detached accessory building on an adjacent lot or site or less than five (5) feet from any platted lot line.

(3)

Unroofed, raised wood decks and unroofed, raised concrete patios shall not be less than six (6) feet from a street line and not less than two (2) feet from a side or rear lot line. Such structures may only be enclosed with open mesh screening.

(Ord. No. 2000-16, § 1, 4-25-00)