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Foley City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI.

MANUFACTURED HOMES, MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS, MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISIONS, MOBILE/MANUFACTURED DWELLINGS

Sec. 16.1 - MH-1 Mobile/Manufactured Dwelling Park.

A.

Uses/Structures Permitted: Mobile/manufactured dwellings; R.V.s; modular dwellings; and home based businesses.

B.

Uses/Structures Permitted on Appeal: Home occupations; residential structures and uses specifically permitted in R-1C districts.

C.

Uses/Structures Prohibited: Any use or structure not specifically permitted or permitted on appeal in this section or in Section 13.1.1 or 13.1.2 of Article XIII; poultry and livestock.

D.

Requirements:

Minimum Lot Area 3,000 square feet or three times larger than the footprint of the dwelling, whichever is greater *
Minimum Lot Width at Building Line N/A
Minimum Depth of Yards 20 feet on each long side of structure and 15 feet on each end of structure (short side)
Off-Street Parking Spaces per family unit 2
Maximum Density Per Acre 8.0 units
* or meet Health Department requirements.

 

16.1.1

Mobile/Manufactured Dwellings.

16.1.2

General Requirements.

A.

No mobile/manufactured dwelling shall be occupied for dwelling purposes unless the same is located in an appropriate zoning district.

B.

No mobile/manufactured dwellings shall be admitted to any park or mobile home subdivision unless it meets all code requirements of the City of Foley.

C.

No area will be zoned for mobile/manufactured dwellings parks until the following information is submitted to the Planning Commission and City Council:

1.

Area and dimensions of the proposed park.

2.

Location of all drives and mobile/manufactured dwellings layout.

3.

Location of water and sewer lines, water supply, and sewage disposal areas.

4.

A preliminary drainage plan for the park reviewed by the City Engineering Department.

5.

Location and dimension of all buffers, office structures, recreational areas, open spaces and other required accessory structures.

6.

A traffic analysis, if required by City of Foley Ordinances.

16.1.3

Development Standards.

Except as otherwise provided, the development standards which follow apply to mobile/manufactured dwellings parks and mobile/manufactured dwellings subdivisions.

A.

Buffers: Each boundary of a mobile/manufactured dwellings park or sub-division must be at least one hundred (100) feet from any residential property or industrial property line located outside the park or subdivision, unless separated there from by a natural or artificial barrier that is sufficient in size, and composition so as to completely prohibit the unobstructed view or access between the mobile home park or subdivision and the neighboring property.

B.

Utilities: Each mobile/manufactured dwellings lot shall have attachments for waste disposal and water supply facilities, properly connected to an approved method of sewage disposal and water supply.

C.

Required Open Space:

1.

Each mobile/manufactured dwellings park shall provide land for open space which may be used for recreational purposes, but which may not be used for parking or for accessory structures. Such open space shall total at least fifteen percent (15%) of the gross land area of the park. This requirement does not apply to mobile/manufactured dwellings subdivisions.

2.

Mobile/manufactured dwellings subdivisions greater than five (5) acres in total area shall include, at a minimum, open space equal to ten percent (10%) of the total area. Such open space may be used for recreational purposes, but may not be used for parking or accessory structures.

3.

The City's Land Development Ordinance also contains guidance and requirements for Conservation Green Space that must be met in conjunction with this Zoning Ordinance Open Space requirement.

D.

Additional Requirements:

1.

No mobile/manufactured dwellings park office or service building shall be closer to a public street right-of-way than the minimum of thirty (30) feet.

2.

All mobile/manufactured dwellings parks must be divided into lots.

E.

Traffic and Circulation:

1.

All rights-of-way for access driveways and interior streets of mobile/manufactured dwellings parks must be at least thirty (30) feet in width with at least twenty (20) feet paved or topped with a hard, durable surface.

2.

Requirements contained in the Subdivision Regulations of the City of Foley shall govern streets and rights-of-way for mobile/manufactured dwellings subdivisions.

F.

Single Mobile/manufactured dwellings:

Where single mobile/manufactured dwellings are permitted, they shall be subject to the following regulations:

1.

Such mobile/manufactured dwellings shall be in compliance with all codes of the City of Foley.

2.

The minimum lot size shall be ten thousand (10,000) square feet with one hundred (100) feet minimum width.

3.

The lot must have access to a public road.

(Ord. No. 19-2006, 3-4-19; Ord. No. 24-2021, § 1, 7-1-24)