This district is intended to accommodate mobile home parks exclusively. This district is based on the premise that the demand for mobile homes can best be supplied by the designation of mobile home parks in which the amenities normally found in a substantial residential neighborhood may be obtained. To these ends, mobile home parks are a medium-density residential area normally located adjacent to an existing state highway near commercial areas or employment centers, and open areas where similar development is planned and/or likely to occur. No home occupations are permitted.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

The following regulations shall apply in all RMH Districts. ^[10]

5D-2-1 Principal uses and structures:

Structures to be erected or land to be used shall be for some combination of the following uses:

5D-2-1.1 Mobile home parks.

5D-2-1.2 Accessory structures.

5D-2-1.3 Churches, parish houses and Sunday schools.

5D-2-1.4 Parks and playgrounds.

5D-2-1.5 Streets and access ways.

5D-2-2 Conditional uses:

The following uses may also be permitted subject to securing a use permit as provided for in Article 17:

5D-2-2.1 Off-street parking as required in Article 10.

5D-2-2.2 Public Utilities/Utilities.

5D-2-2.3 Nameplates and signs are permitted in Article 11.

(Ords. of 5-2-1972; 5-7-2024, Att.)

5D-3-1 Minimum park area:

The minimum area for each mobile home park shall be ten (10) acres.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

5D-4-1 Area:

The minimum area for an individual mobile home lot shall be four thousand (4,000) square feet; provided, however, that parks without central sewerage facilities shall locate no more than three (3) units to an acre of land for the first thirty (30) units and no more than two (2) units to an acre for all units in addition to the first thirty (30) units with an overall density of no more than two and one-half (2½) units to the acre.
(Ord. of 1-2-1973)

5D-4-2 Width:

The minimum width for each mobile home lot shall be forty (40) feet, except that for any mobile home unit greater than twelve (12) feet in width, the minimum lot width shall be sixty (60) feet.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

5D-5-1 Minimum distance between mobile homes:

No mobile home shall be placed within fifteen (15) feet of another; provided, however, that with respect to mobile homes parked end to end, the distance between mobile homes so parked shall be no less than ten (10) feet.

5D-5-2 Setback from lanes within park:

Mobile homes within the park shall be set back no less than twenty (20) feet from the right-of-way line of any lane or driveway. In the case of a corner lot, no mobile home shall be located closer than fifteen (15) feet from the right-of-way line of the side line or driveway.

5D-5-3 Setback from public streets:

The first lot within the mobile home park shall be located no less than fifty (50) feet from any public street right-of-way which is fifty (50) feet or greater in width, or seventy-five (75) feet from the center line of any street right-of-way less than fifty (50) feet in width. In no case shall any structure be located closer to the street than the setback line.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

5D-6-1 Location:

Each mobile home lot shall be located on a well-drained site to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

5D-6-2 Markers for mobile home lots:

Every mobile home lot shall be clearly defined by markers posted and maintained in a conspicuous place on each lot corresponding to the number of each lot as shown on the site plan submitted.

5D-6-3 Patio:

A patio of one hundred (100) square feet shall be installed for each mobile home. Said patio shall be constructed of asphalt or concrete and shall be no less than three (3) inches thick.

5D-6-4 Garbage container:

Each trailer lot within a mobile home park shall be provided with at least one (1) tight-fitting, closed-top garbage or trash container with disposal provided at a frequency to assure it will not overflow.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

Cross reference— Solid waste, Ch. 11.

5D-7-1 Minimum width:

The minimum lane or driveway right-of-way on which an individual mobile home lot within a mobile home park fronts shall be 40 feet in width, in cases where driveways dead-end, a cul-de-sac with a minimum turning radius of one hundred (100) feet shall be constructed.

5D-7-2 Surface:

All driveways and lanes shall be surfaced and maintained for a width of twenty (20) feet thereof with a durable dustproof hard material. The minimum material which will meet these requirements will be a two-shot bituminous treatment applied on a base of not less than six (6) inches of compacted bank gravel or equal.

5D-7-3 Access to public street:

All driveways and lanes shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway. Driveway entrances to mobile home parks from any public street or road shall conform to the current construction standards of the Virginia Department of Transportation.

5D-7-4 Inspection:

Before construction of any driveway or lane shall commence, notice shall be given to the authorized agent of the Board of Supervisors so that proper inspection can be made.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

Parking spaces shall be provided at the rate of at least two (2) car spaces for each mobile home lot in a mobile home park.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

An adequate supply of water, approved by the health department, shall be furnished from a public water supply system or from a private water system conforming to all applicable laws, regulations, resolutions and ordinances, with supply faucets located on each trailer lot. No drinking water containers or fountains shall be located in any room housing toilet facilities. All waterlines shall be made frost-free.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

Cross reference— Water supply ordinance, Ch. 14.

In each mobile home park, all waste or wastewater (including such waste or wastewater from mobile homes) from a faucet, toilet, tub, shower, sink, slop sink, drain, washing machine, garbage disposal unit or laundry shall empty into a sewer system approved by the health department and installed in accordance with the health department specifications.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

Public areas of mobile home parks shall be adequately lighted so as to permit safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

Each mobile home park shall provide park and/or playground space, specifically and exclusively for that purpose, at a rate of two thousand (2,000) square feet per mobile home lot and a minimum of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet per park.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

No structure shall be affixed to any mobile home in a mobile home park nor shall any accessory structure be permitted on any mobile home lot except those structures required by this ordinance. The prohibition herein against any addition or accessory to a mobile home shall not apply to a canopy or awning designed for use with a mobile home nor to any expansion unit or accessory structure specifically manufactured for mobile homes. The lot coverage of a mobile home, together with an expansion or accessory structure permitted thereto by this ordinance, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total mobile home lot area.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

No mobile home shall exceed fourteen (14) feet in height nor shall any storage facility or other accessory structure permitted in this ordinance exceed the height of any mobile home which it serves. Utilities, television antennae and radio aerials are exempt.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

5D-15-1 Duty of park management to maintain register:

It shall be the duty of the park management to keep a register containing a record of all mobile home owners and occupants located within the park. The register shall consist of the following information:

5D-15-1.1 The name and address of the owner; the make, model, year and registration number of the mobile home; and last place of location of each mobile home.

5D-15-1.2 The state where each mobile home is registered.

5D-15-1.3 The trailer lot number to which each mobile home is assigned.

5D-15-1.4 The date of arrival and of departure of each mobile home.

5D-15-2 Register to be available for inspection:

The park shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register.

5D-15-3 Copy to be submitted to Commissioner of the Revenue:

A copy of said register shall be submitted to the Commissioner of the Revenue, Culpeper County, on December 31 of each year.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)

5D-16-1 Site plans:

Before a zoning permit shall be issued or construction begun on any permitted use in this district, detailed site plans indicating compliance with the substantive provisions of this ordinance shall be submitted to the zoning administrator for study. Modifications of the plans may be required.

5D-16-2 Application for zoning permit:

The application for a zoning permit shall be acted upon by the Planning Commission before submission to the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors.
(Ord. of 5-2-1972)