This division applies to mobile home parks.

(a)

There shall be established and maintained within each park an automobile parking area for the use of guests. The number of spaces within this area shall be equal to one for every four trailer sites.

(b)

Access roads within a mobile home park shall be paved to a width of not less than a 24 feet. Where access roads are paved to a width of 32 feet or more, the required guest parking area shall be waived. The road shall be constructed with six-inch compacted limerock with 1¼-inch of compacted asphalt Type 1.

(c)

Mobile home spaces may abut upon a driveway of not less than 24 feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to the access road within the mobile home park. The sole vehicular access shall not be by alley, and all dead-end driveways shall include adequate vehicular turning space or cul-de-sac.

(d)

A minimum of six inches of compacted gravel, or other suitable pavement material, shall be installed for each trailer space. Size of pads shall be as follows:

(1)

10% — 10′ × 40′ or larger.

(2)

90% — 10′ × 60′ or larger.

(e)

Each mobile home space shall be provided with a connection to a sanitary sewer line or to a sewer system approved by the county health department.

(f)

There shall be provided a park and recreation area having a minimum of 150 square feet for each mobile home space. Areas shall be consolidated into usable areas with minimum dimensions of not less than 30 feet.

(g)

Each mobile home park shall be provided with a management office, recreational building, having a minimum of 3,000 square feet, and such service buildings as are necessary to provide facilities for mail distribution, storage space for supplies, maintenance materials and equipment, and laundry facilities equipped with washing machines and dryers. Outside drying yards shall be enclosed with a six-foot high solid fence.

(h)

Trailers, with or without toilet facilities, that cannot be connected to a sanitary sewer line shall not be permitted in the mobile home park.

(i)

Mobile homes shall not be used for commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential uses within the mobile home park.

(j)

No tanks or other reservoirs for bulk storage of liquid butane, propane or other combustible fuels for sale or distribution at retail, or otherwise, to the occupants of a mobile home park or to the public at large, shall be installed and/or maintained within the limits of any mobile home park; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to preclude the maintenance, exchange, re-charging and installing of individual fuel storage tanks and receptacles for service to individual mobile homes or house trailers.

(LDC 1991, ch. 4, art. XII(D)(3))

The following property development standards shall apply to mobile home parks:

(1)

No parcel of land containing less than 2½ acres and less than 25 mobile home spaces, available at the time of the first occupancy shall be used for a mobile home park. However, the plans submitted for approval as required in Number 4, Application for Permit, shall be designed for a minimum of 25 mobile home units.

(2)

The mobile home park shall be subject to the density provisions of the zoning district in which it is located, provided, however, there shall be not less than 4,000 square feet of lot area for each space provided on the site. This space ratio shall include access roads, automobile parking, accessory building space, and recreational areas.

(3)

The mobile home park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

(4)

Yards:

a.

Each mobile home park shall have a front yard of 25 feet extending for the full width of the parcel devoted to such use.

b.

Each mobile home park shall have a rear yard and a side yard on both sides of the parcel devoted to such use of not less than ten feet.

c.

Where a side or rear yard abuts a street, the yard shall be not less than 25 feet and all yards shall be landscaped and maintained.

(5)

No building or structure erected or stationed in this park shall have a height greater than one story or 15 feet.

(6)

A mobile home park shall be entirely enclosed, exclusive of driveways, at its external boundaries by a solid wall, fence, or evergreen hedge not less than seven feet in height. Such wall, fence, or hedge shall not be constructed or planted within the required front yard setback.

(7)

Each mobile home park shall be permitted to display on each street frontage, one identifying sign of a maximum size of nine square feet. Such sign shall contain thereon only the name and address of the mobile home park and may be lighted in indirect lighting only.

(LDC 1991, ch. 4, art. XII(D)(1))

Each mobile home space shall be of sufficient size that, in addition to the trailer, areas shall be provided that comply with the following provisions:

(1)

Each mobile home space shall be at least 40 feet wide and such space shall be clearly defined by permanent markers and enclosed space shall have a rear yard, a side yard and front yard setback of a minimum of ten feet.

(2)

There shall be a front yard setback of ten feet from all access roads within the mobile home park.

(3)

Mobile homes shall be so harbored on each space so that there shall be at least a 20-foot clearance between mobile homes, provided, however, with respect to mobile homes parked end-to-end, the end-to-end clearance shall not be less than 20 feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than 20 feet from any building within the mobile home park.

(4)

There shall be at least one paved, off-street parking space for each trailer space, which shall be on the same site as the trailer served, and may be located in the rear or side yard of such trailer space.

(5)

Each mobile home space shall be provided with a paved patio of at least 200 spare feet. Storage lockers may be located in compounds.

(LDC 1991, ch. 4, art. XII(D)(2))

No mobile park shall be constructed or operated within the city limits without a permit therefor from the city commission.

(LDC 1991, ch. 4, art. XII(B)(1))

(a)

Permits required by this division may be obtained by making application to the city commission.

(b)

The applicant for a mobile home park permit shall be the owner or lessee of the property upon which the mobile home park is to be constructed or operated, and shall submit satisfactory evidence of sufficient financial responsibility to construct and/or operate a mobile home park.

(c)

The applicant shall state in his application the location of his proposed mobile home park, and such location must be approved by the planning, zoning and appeals board, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

(d)

An application for a mobile home park building permit shall be obtained from the city commission. Each application shall be accompanied by three copies of the plot plan drawn to scale, and prepared by a licensed engineer or architect. Such copies shall be reviewed and approved by the city commission, and the county health unit. The following information shall be known:

(1)

The location and legal description of the proposed mobile home park;

(2)

Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements, and facilities constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park;

(3)

The proposed use of buildings shown on the site;

(4)

The location and size of all mobile home spaces;

(5)

The location of all points of entry and exit for motor vehicles and internal circulation pattern;

(6)

The location of all landscaping to be provided;

(7)

The location of all lighting standards to be provided;

(8)

The location of all walls and fences and the indication of their height and the materials of their construction;

(9)

The location of all off-street parking facilities;

(10)

The name and address of the applicant;

(11)

Such other architectural and engineering data as may be required to permit the city commission to determine if the provisions of this chapter are being complied with; and

(12)

Site development plans must show drainage survey information and facilities to take care of excess water.

(e)

All impact fees and engineering services fees are to be paid by the developer prior to permit issuance.

(f)

A time schedule for development shall be prepared, which shall demonstrate the applicant's readiness and ability to provide the proposed services. Such time shall be for a period of not more than one year.

(g)

No permit will be issued without the approval of all state agencies having jurisdiction.

(LDC 1991, ch. 4, art. XII(B)(2)—(B)(4), (D)(4))

(a)

A permit to operate a mobile home park may be revoked or suspended by the city commission upon conclusive evidence that it is being run in a manner detrimental to the public morals or welfare, or in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

(b)

A permit which has been suspended or revoked shall be reinstated if and when the violations have been remedied.

(LDC 1991, ch. 4, art. XII(C))