(a)

Compliance required. Manufactured home parks developed, enlarged or extended after the date of adoption of the ordinance from which this title is derived shall meet standards and specifications of this section.

(b)

Maximum gross density. The maximum gross density shall be no more than seven manufactured home lots per gross acre remaining after deducting the recreational area.

(c)

Minimum area. Manufactured home lots shall be no less than 4,000 square feet in area.

(d)

Minimum setbacks from other homes and structures. Manufactured homes shall be separated from each other and from other buildings and accessory structures by at least 20 feet, provided that manufactured homes placed end to end may have a clearance of 15 feet when opposing rear walls are staggered. An accessory structure, such as an awning, storage unit, carport, windbreak or porch, that is attached or separate from the manufactured home shall be considered to be part of the manufactured home.

(e)

Minimum setback from streets. A minimum distance of 15 feet shall be maintained between a manufactured home and the abutting manufactured home park street.

(f)

Grading and drainage. All surface areas of the manufactured home park shall be graded to drain all surface waters in a manner consistent with the recommendations of the city engineer.

(g)

Park entrance design. Entrances to manufactured home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets. No parking shall be permitted on the park entrance street for a distance of 25 feet from the property line.

(h)

Master directory board may be required; board standards. If a street name and addressing scheme is not feasible, then a master directory board showing each lot and number shall be placed at a convenient location near each entrance to the park. The directory map shall be easily read from a vehicle and shall have automatically controlled night lighting on a 24-hour basis.

(i)

Vehicular access. All manufactured home parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to each manufactured home lot. Such access shall be provided by streets, driveways or other means. No individual manufactured home shall have direct access to a public street.

(j)

Internal streets required; design standards.

(1)

Each manufactured home lot shall abut an internal street.

(2)

Hard-surfaced roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic and be designed according to the requirements of the city engineer.

(3)

Street names shall not duplicate existing street or road names so as to cause confusion or misunderstanding. Street name and addressing shall be done in a manner similar to a typical subdivision. The numbering system shall be shown on the site plan.

(k)

Street lighting. Streets within the manufactured home park shall be illuminated to provide for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles. Streetlights shall be illustrated on the site plan, and the design, spacing and intensity of streetlights shall be approved by the city engineer.

(l)

Parking spaces. A minimum of two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each manufactured home lot.

(m)

Sidewalks. Sidewalks shall be provided in a manufactured home park, which shall be continuous on at least one side of a street and be constructed of asphalt or concrete and shall have a minimum width of four feet.

(n)

Individual home walkways. All manufactured home stands shall be connected to common walks, to internal streets, or to paved driveways or parking spaces connecting to a paved street. Individual walks shall have a minimum width of two feet.

(o)

Recreation areas.

(1)

In all manufactured home parks accommodating or designed to accommodate 25 or more manufactured homes, there shall be one or more recreation areas which shall be easily accessible to all park residents on hard-surfaced walks.

(2)

A minimum of eight percent of the gross site area shall be devoted to recreational areas.

(3)

The topography of the recreation areas shall be suitable for recreational uses.

(4)

Recreational areas shall be located so as to be free of traffic hazards and should, where topography permits, be centrally located.

(5)

Maintenance of recreational areas shall be the responsibility of the park management.

(p)

Landscaping design and maintenance. Exposed ground surfaces in areas not used for access, parking, circulation, buildings, manufactured home stands or utility service shall be landscaped according to an approved landscape plan. The landscape plan shall include trees and other vegetation that are consistent with landscaping found throughout the community. Park management shall maintain the entire site in good condition including all grounds, shrubs, trees or any other landscaping.

(q)

Utilities. Water supply, sewage disposal and utility distribution systems shall be provided in accordance with the applicable city regulations.

(r)

Storm shelters. Every manufactured home park containing ten or more manufactured home spaces which is constructed after the date of adoption of the ordinance from which this title is derived shall be provided with above-grade or below-grade storm shelters, in compliance with the following:

(1)

The shelter shall:

a.

Have a minimum floor area of eight square feet for each manufactured home space.

b.

Be designed and constructed in accordance with plans prepared by a licensed structural engineer or architect.

c.

If within a floodway fringe, be designed and constructed in accordance with all requirements and guidelines of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

d.

Be designed and constructed in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

e.

Be located no further than 1,320 feet from the furthest manufactured home space within the park.

(2)

Additions to existing manufactured home parks, whenever a cumulative total of ten or more manufactured home spaces will be added or have been added to a manufactured home park existing at the time of adoption of the ordinance from which these zoning regulations are derived, the owner must provide a storm shelter for the entire manufactured home park which complies with the requirements of this section.

(3)

Each cumulative addition of ten or more spaces shall constitute a new requirement.

(4)

Access to shelters, the manufactured home park owner, or such owner's designated agent or representative shall be responsible for making the storm shelter accessible and useable in times of need.

(5)

It is unlawful for any required storm shelter to be used for storage purposes if such storage reduces the minimum floor area available for shelter of persons below the requirements of this subsection (r).

(6)

Existing manufactured home parks with 20 or more spaces existing at the time of the adoption of the ordinance from which this regulation is derived which do not have a storm shelter shall be required to provide a storm shelter that meets the requirements of this subsection (r) if the manufactured home park shall be expanded or enlarged beyond that which existed at the time of the adoption of the ordinance from which this regulation is derived.

(Ord. No. 4114, pt. VIII, § 1)

(a)

A site plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the secretary of the planning commission prior to the issuance of any permits, and prior to the commencement of any construction, extension or expansion of a manufactured home park.

(b)

A site plan shall be submitted for review and approval by the secretary of the planning commission prior to any reconstruction or modification of an existing manufactured home park in which 50 percent or more of the acreage of the park requires the modification of facilities, streets and utilities serving the park.

(Ord. No. 4114, pt. VIII, § 2)