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Columbiana City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 18

45 MOBILE HOME PARKS

§ 18.45.010 Mobile home requirements.

A. 
Mobile homes are permitted only in mobile home parks or in R-MH districts.
B. 
All mobile homes must have underpinnings or skirts, shall be blocked in a manner so that the mobile home is level and stable, and shall be tied down in conformance with Alabama state law.
C. 
The landowner or mobile home park owner or operator is responsible for assuring that these requirements are complied with. Failure to enforce compliance shall be grounds for revoking the mobile home park owner's or operator's business license.
D. 
Temporary permits for placement of a mobile home for business purposes not over six months may be allowed upon application to the City Council, which may waive any or all of the requirements of this section.
E. 
No mobile home shall be placed within the City of Columbiana without written approval of the sanitary system from the county health department, unless the site is already on an approved sanitary system.
(Ord. 215 Art. 2(24), 1958; Ord. 330 § 2, 1985; Ord. 352 §§ 2 – 4, 1987)

§ 18.45.020 Mobile home parks.

The following property development standards shall apply for all mobile home parks:
A. 
No parcel of land containing less than five mobile home spaces, available at the time of first occupancy, may be used for a mobile home park.
B. 
There shall not be less than 3,600 square feet of lot area for each mobile home space provided on the site. This space ratio shall include paved access road, paved automobile parking, a concrete patio 12 feet by 12 feet minimum, accessory building space, and recreational area. The individual lot sizes shall not be less than 3,000 square feet in area. No two mobile homes shall be parked closer than 20 feet from each other. All mobile home parks within the City limits of Columbiana shall conform to this section within two years of its adoption.
C. 
A sketch of the park site showing full compliance with this section shall be submitted to the Planning Commission, and must have approval of the Commission before construction is begun. Said sketch shall be drawn to scale showing the arrangement of mobile home spaces, roadways, water outlets, location and type of sewage and liquid waste disposal and the location and type of the building for toilets, baths, laundries, and other facilities concerning the general appearance of the area.
D. 
No mobile home park shall be permitted until the location is approved by the Planning Commission.
(Ord. 215 Art. 2(25), 1958; Ord. 330 § 3, 1985)