The regulations set forth in this section shall apply in the R-MH Planned Mobile Home District. The intent of the R-MH District is to provide sites only for the location of mobile homes which will allow the maximum amount of freedom possible in the design of mobile home parks and will provide for the related recreational, commercial, and other service facilities for the Planned Mobile Home Residential Developments.

   1.   Principal Permitted Uses.

      A.   Single and double-wide mobile homes.

      B.   Non-commercial community recreational facilities which are intended exclusively for the use of the residents and their guests of the mobile home development.

      C.   Pedestrian-oriented personal service facilities which are intended exclusively for the use of the residents of the mobile home development, provided that such personal service facilities occupy not more than 10 square feet of gross floor area for each mobile home in the development.

      D.   Buildings used for the management and maintenance of the development.

      E.   Commercial mobile home sales.

   2.   Accessory Uses.

      A.   Buildings and uses customarily accessory to mobile homes, such as garages and storage buildings.

      B.   One indirectly lighted, non-flashing sign not to exceed one square foot for each five feet of frontage of said mobile home park.

   3.   Height Regulations. No principal building within this district shall exceed two stories or 25 feet in height, whichever is lower; and no accessory structure shall exceed one story or 15 feet in height, whichever is lower.

   4.   Procedure. The owner or owners of any tract of land comprising an area of not less than 10 acres shall submit to the Planning and Zoning Commission a plan for the use and development of the entire tract of land. This plan shall include the site location and uses of all buildings, the location of each single-wide and double-wide mobile home stand, the locations and types of all community and recreational facilities; open spaces, including developed open spaces and those to be preserved in their existing state; points of access to vehicular circulation principal elements of the site, principal pedestrian and ways, parking facilities and other vehicular and pedestrian transportation systems. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall review the conformity of the proposed development with the standards of the Comprehensive Plan, and with recognized principals of civic design, land use planning, and landscape architecture. The Planning and Zoning Commission may, after holding a public hearing and reviewing the development plan, recommend approval; approval with recommended modifications; or disapproval of the development plan which accompanies the application. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall forward its written recommendations to the City Council which shall after notice and public hearing, approve or disapprove said application and plan, or may require such changes thereto as it deems necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this Zoning Ordinance.

   5.   Standards. The land usage, minimum lot area, yard, height, and accessory uses shall be determined by the requirements set out as follows, which shall prevail over conflicting requirements of this Ordinance or the subdivision ordinance (Chapter 175 of this Code of Ordinances).

      A.   Uses along the project boundary lines shall not be in conflict with those allowed in adjoining or opposite property. To this end, the Planning and Zoning Commission may require, in the absence of an appropriate physical barrier, that uses of least intensity or a buffer of open space or screening be arranged along the borders of the project.

      B.   A plat of the development shall be recorded, showing building locations, common land, streets, easements, and other applicable items required by Chapter 175.

      C.   No building permits shall be issued until the final plat of the development is approved and recorded, and the applicant must file with the Building Official of the City proof of compliance with all requirements of the Department of Health of the State.

   6.   Deed Restrictions. In its review of the plan, the Commission or Council may consider any deed restrictions or covenants entered into or contracted for by the developer concerning the use of common land or permanent open space. Common land as herein contained shall refer to land dedicated to the public use and to land retained in private ownership but intended for the use of the residents of the development unit or the general public.

   7.   Land Use and Density Requirements.

      A.   Seven mobile home stands shall be permitted for each acre of land contained in the usable area of the plan.

      B.   No part of any mobile home or other structure shall be located within 25 feet of any public road shown on the official Major Street Plan, or within 20 feet of any exterior boundary of the Planned Mobile Home Development.

      C.   Parking facilities shall be provided within the development at the rate of two spaces per mobile home.

      D.   Commercial uses and accessory uses within the R-MH District shall not consume more than 15 percent of the total district.

      E.   No permit for any commercial structure or building shall be issued until at least 25 percent of the mobile home sites is developed for residential uses.