4.9.1. Districts and intent.

The RMH-P Residential, Mobile Home Park category includes one (1) zone district: RMH-P. It is the intent of this district to provide for mobile homes in approved parks, occupied as one-family dwellings within designated urban development areas, as defined within the county's comprehensive plan. This is a high-density district designed to create an environment of residential character and permitting only those uses, activities, and services which are compatible with the residential environment. The RMH-P district is a residential district, and not a commercial district. The minimum size for a mobile home park shall be five (5) acres in order to avoid spotty development and to provide enough area for adequate site design.

4.9.2. Permitted principal uses and structures.

1.

Mobile home parks.

2.

Public, charter or private schools offering curricula comparable to that of public schools, as conducted in accordance with the provisions of the County's Comprehensive Plan.

For uses under (1) and (2) above: Site and development plan approval is required (see Article 14).

4.9.3. Permitted accessory uses and structures.

1.

Uses and structures which:

a.

Are customarily accessory and clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted or permissible uses and structures.

b.

Are located on the same lot as the permitted or permissible principal use or structure, or on a contiguous lot in the same ownership.

c.

Are not of a nature likely to attract visitors in larger numbers than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood.

d.

Do not involve operations or structures not in keeping with the character of residential development.

2.

Examples of permitted accessory uses and structures include:

a.

Private garages.

b.

Private swimming pools.

c.

Non-commercial greenhouses and plant nurseries.

d.

Storage rooms.

e.

Mobile home park administrative/management offices and recreational and laundry facilities intended for use solely by the residents of the mobile home park and their guests.

f.

On-site signs. (See section 4.18.)

4.9.4. Prohibited uses and structures.

1.

Trade or service establishments or storage in connection with such establishments;

2.

Retail commercial outlets for sale of new and used mobile homes;

3.

Storage or overnight parking of commercial or industrial vehicles in excess of one (1) ton capacity;

4.

Storage of building materials (except in connection with active construction activities on the premises);

5.

Signs except as specifically permitted;

6.

The keeping of horses, cows, swine, sheep, goats, or poultry; and

7.

Any use or structure not specifically, provisionally, or by reasonable implication permitted herein or permissible as a special exception.

4.9.5 Special exceptions. (see also Articles 12 and 13)

1.

Churches and other houses of worship.

2.

Golf courses, country clubs, and racquet and tennis clubs.

3.

Cemeteries or mausoleums.

5.

Private clubs and lodges.

6.

Public parks; parks maintained by any private association of persons residing in the district.

7.

Public buildings and facilities in keeping with the character and requirements of the district, except those otherwise specified.

8.

Home occupations (see Article 2.1.99).

9.

Child care centers, provided:

a.

No outdoor play activities shall be conducted before 8:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.

b.

Provision is made for areas for offstreet pick-up and drop-off of children.

4.9.6. Minimum lot requirements (area, width).

1.

Mobile home parks:

2.

Other permitted or permissible uses and structures:

None, except as needed to meet all other requirements herein set out.

4.9.7. Minimum yard requirements (depth of front and rear yard, width of side yards). (See section 4.18.30 for right-of-way setback requirements.)

1.

Mobile home parks: (to be applied at site perimeter).

Special provisions: In a mobile home park, no mobile home shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to (a) another mobile home, or (b) a mobile home park access or circulation drive.

A minimum thirty-five (35) foot natural buffer shall be required from all wetlands and perennial rivers, streams and creeks. The location of residential, commercial and industrial land uses shall be prohibited within these buffer areas, although agriculture, silviculture and resource-based recreational activities shall be permitted within these buffer areas subject to best management practices.

2.

Public and private schools, child care centers, churches, other houses of worship, private clubs and lodges, and all other permitted or permissible uses unless otherwise specified:

4.9.8. Maximum height of structures. No portion shall exceed (see also section 4.18 for exceptions): thirty-five (35) ft.

4.9.9. Maximum lot coverage by all buildings.

1.

Mobile home parks, including all accessory buildings: thirty (30) percent.

2.

Other permitted buildings in connection with permitted or permissible uses, including their accessory buildings: thirty-five (35) percent.

Note: In addition to providing the required lot, yard, building height, lot coverage, landscaped buffering and off-street parking requirements of this section, no structure shall exceed a 1.0 floor area ratio.

4.9.10. Minimum landscaped buffering requirements. (See also section 4.18.)

1.

Mobile home parks:

Where a use under [paragraph] 1 above is erected or expanded on land abutting a one (1) family residential district, then the proposed use shall provide a landscaped buffer which shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet in width along the affected rear and/or side yards, as the case may be.

2.

Churches, other houses of worship, private clubs and lodges, child care centers, public buildings (but not public schools):

Where a use listed under [paragraph] 2 above is erected or expanded on land abutting a residential district, then the proposed use shall provide a landscaped buffer which shall be not less than ten (10) feet in width along the affected rear and/or side yards, as the case may be.

3.

All other permitted or permissible uses (unless otherwise specified):

None, except as necessary to meet other requirements set out herein.

4.9.11. Minimum off-street parking requirements. (See also section 4.18.)

1.

Each residential dwelling unit: two (2) spaces for each dwelling unit.

2.

Elementary and junior high schools: two (2) spaces for each classroom or office room, plus one (1) space for each three (3) seats in any auditorium or gymnasium.

3.

Senior high schools: four (4) spaces for each classroom or office room, plus two (2) spaces for each three (3) seats in any auditorium or gymnasium.

4.

Churches or other houses of worship: one (1) space for each six (6) permanent seats in the main auditorium.

5.

Public buildings and facilities (unless otherwise specified): one (1) space for each two hundred (200) sq. ft. of floor area.

6.

Child care centers: one (1) space for each three hundred (300) sq. ft. of floor area devoted to child care activities.

7.

Private clubs and lodges: one (1) space for each three hundred (300) sq. ft. of floor area.

8.

For other special exceptions as specified herein: to be determined by findings in the particular case.

State Law reference— Provisions for vehicle parking required, F.S. § 163.3202(1)(h).

4.9.12. Additional requirements for mobile home parks.

1.

Mobile home stands. The following requirements shall be met:

a.

Each mobile home shall be located on a stand that will permit each unit to be sufficiently supported and anchored as in compliance with the state standards for anchoring mobile homes.

b.

Each approved mobile home stand shall be clearly defined by stakes or other markers which physically delineate the location of each stand within the mobile home park.

c.

A skirt or apron shall surround each mobile home between the bottom of the unit and the ground. This skirt or apron shall be continually and properly maintained by the owner of the mobile home.

2.

Street or driveway improvements. All streets and drives shall be constructed using generally accepted engineering practices so as to allow proper drainage of the entire area, and to provide access to each mobile home site.

a.

Pavement base. Six (6) inches of compacted limerock.

b.

Wearing surface. One (1) inch of Type II asphalt or concrete surface course or the equivalent, as approved as meeting standards established by the board of county commissioners.

c.

Pavement width. All streets shall have a minimum pavement width of twenty (20) feet.

3.

Street lighting. All streets or driveways within the park shall be lighted at night with electric lights providing a minimum illumination of two-tenths (0.2) foot-candles.

4.

Usable open space. A minimum of fifteen (15) percent of the gross land area within the mobile home park shall be designed for recreational purposes.

5.

Parking. No parking shall be allowed on any mobile home park access or circulation drive.

6.

State regulations. In addition to the requirements listed above, the mobile home park shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the State of Florida including F.A.C. ch. 64E-15, as amended.

(Ord. No. 2013-05, §§ 5, 13, 7-3-2013)