Excelsior Springs City Zoning Code
SECTION 400
150 "RMP" - Mobile Home Park District.
[R.O. 2012 §400.150; Ord. No. 88-5-5 §§I — III, 5-16-1988; Ord. No. 22-07-01, 7-18-2022]
A.
Where Permitted.
2.
A mobile home may be permitted elsewhere in the City by the City Council for the purpose of providing temporary housing following a disaster, such as fire, windstorm or flood provided such mobile home is removed from its location within six (6) months of its original placement.
3.
One (1) or more mobile homes may be used as a temporary office, bank or other non-residential structure on the site of a construction project, upon issuance of a temporary building permit, provided such structure is removed upon completion of the project.
B.
Minimum Standards For Mobile Home Parks. No mobile home park shall have a site smaller than five (5) acres. The density for mobile parks shall be not more than five (5) mobile homes per acre.
C.
Stands And Skirts. Each mobile home space shall contain a Portland cement or asphaltic concrete stand upon which the mobile home will be situated, and each home shall be equipped with skirts on all sides, such skirts to be of material harmonious to the mobile home structure and installed within ten (10) days of home placement.
D.
Anchoring.
1.
All mobile homes hereafter installed within the City shall be anchored to the ground in compliance with all applicable building codes, and at minimum with anchors attached both to the frame and with straps extending over the top and completely surrounding sides and roof.
2.
Tiedown designs shall be approved by the Building Official prior to installation. In addition, test data giving certified results of pull tests in soils representative of the locality in which the anchors are to be used shall be submitted to the Chief Building Official.
E.
Shelters. Each mobile home park shall provide sufficient and adequate shelter from natural disasters. Shelters shall be placed at such intervals within the mobile home park to ensure maximum safety for residents during the times of natural disasters. Design and location of said shelter shall be determined at the time of final plan approval, but in no case shall the construction of the initial phase of a mobile home park be allowed to proceed without the concurrent construction of appropriate shelters. Final Certificate of Occupancy for the shelters must be issued prior to the issuance of building permits for mobile home installation.
F.
Streets And Drives. All streets within a mobile home park shall be public streets as defined in Chapter 406 Subdivision Regulations and shall be designed and constructed to the minimum standards for public streets.
G.
Parking. At least two (2) parking spaces for each mobile home shall be provided within sixty (60) feet of the mobile home. Such parking spaces shall be off the public street or private drive, and each shall be not less than nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet in size, and shall be constructed to minimum private driveway standards.
H.
Park And Playground Space. Park and playground space shall be provided for occupants of the mobile home park on the basis of three hundred (300) square feet for each space in the park. Such playground space shall be separate and in addition to the open space required for each mobile home space, and shall be equipped and maintained for the use of the residents of the park.
I.
Open Space. Each mobile home shall be located on the mobile home space so that no part of one (1) mobile home structure, including canopies, awnings, carports and other protrusions, is closer than twelve (12) feet to another mobile home, or to the edge of the surface of a drive. No mobile home shall be located closer than thirty (30) feet to the boundary line of the mobile home park or to a public street. Each mobile home space shall be landscaped with not less than two (2) live shade trees of two (2) to two and one-half (2 1/2) inch caliper.
J.
Utilities. All wastewater shall be disposed of through the public sanitary sewer system and treatment facility, the plans of which shall be approved by the City Engineer prior to construction. All solid wastes shall be disposed of by accumulation in tight containers, and removed at regular intervals. All power and telephone lines shall be underground, and shall be in compliance with standards of the utility corporation involved.
K.
Zoning Procedure. The zoning of land to District "RMP" shall be in accordance with the procedures of Planned Zoning set out in Section 400.060 and Section 404.090. The decision of the Commission to recommend approval or denial of the proposed mobile home park shall be based upon the following criteria:
1.
The proposed property will be in harmony, in general with the comprehensive plan of the City of Excelsior Springs.
2.
Two (2) or more routes of safe and efficient ingress and egress of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and an adequate level of utility and other services are assured.
3.
A safe and healthful living environment will exist for the occupants of the park.
4.
The plans for the park will not be adversely affected to an unreasonable extent.