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Kearney City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

"R-5" Manufactured Home Park District

Section 405.390 Purpose.

[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
This district provides medium density manufactured home park development compatible with the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Manufactured home parks should be located in areas where services and amenities are available such as those found in conventional residential areas.

Section 405.395 Permitted Uses.

[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. 
The principal uses of land in an "R-5" District are as follows:
1. 
Manufactured home, either single or double wide, but this shall not be construed as motorized recreation vehicles, recreation trailers or campers.
2. 
Modular home.
3. 
Single-family residential units for management or other park purposes.
4. 
Accessory uses and structures as provided in Article V.
5. 
Buildings and structures used for storm shelters, community buildings, storage areas, laundry, garages and similar uses.
6. 
Places of worship.
7. 
Family child care home with six (6) or fewer children.
8. 
Home occupations, subject to the provisions of Section 405.190.

Section 405.400 Prohibited Uses.

[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. 
The following uses shall be prohibited in an "R-5" District.
1. 
Recreational vehicles shall not be set up or occupied as a dwelling.
2. 
Manufactured home sales lot shall not be permitted.

Section 405.405 General Requirements.

[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. 
Minimum Acreage. A minimum area of five (5) acres shall be required for a manufactured home park.
B. 
Park Ownership. A manufactured home park shall have a single tract of land under one (1) ownership.
C. 
Utilities And Stormwater. All utilities, storm sewer and detention plans must be accepted by the City and recommended to the Planning and Zoning Commission for approval.
D. 
Access And Minimum Frontage. Minimum frontage shall be one hundred (100) feet and located on a major thoroughfare. Principal ingress and egress shall be from said frontage.
E. 
Sale Of Manufactured Homes. Only resident owners may offer homes for sale in the development.
F. 
Business License Required. A business license shall be required by the manufactured home development from the City Clerk.
G. 
Register Of Occupants Required. It shall be the duty of each licensee to keep in the park office a register containing a record of all manufactured home owners and occupants located within the manufactured home development. The register shall contain the following information:
1. 
The name and address of each manufactured home occupant.
2. 
The name and address of the owner of each manufactured home.
3. 
The make, model, year and license number of each manufactured home and motor vehicle and the State, territory or country issuing such license.
4. 
The date of arrival and departure of each manufactured home.
5. 
Whether or not each manufactured home is a dependent or independent manufactured home.

Section 405.410 Application Requirements.

[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
Site Plan Required. Each application for a zoning amendment to the "R-5" Manufactured Home Park District shall be accompanied with a "concept plan" as set forth in Section 405.135 (B) Concept Plan Submission Requirements.

Section 405.415 Design Requirements.

[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. 
Design Requirements For Manufactured Home Development. Each manufactured home park shall be designed in accordance with the following minimum standards:
1. 
Street. All manufactured home spaces shall front upon a public roadway.
a. 
Shall be a minimum of twenty-eight (28) feet in width, constructed of asphalt or concrete.
b. 
Shall have concrete curb and gutter.
c. 
Shall have adequate lighting.
2. 
Porches, steps and ramps shall be constructed and placed according to the following, but not limited to:
a. 
City Building Code.
b. 
Steps shall be placed at every means of egress.
3. 
Sidewalks.
a. 
Sidewalks shall not be less than thirty (30) inches in width and of poured concrete.
b. 
Sidewalks shall be provided from the front steps of each unit to the driveway for that unit.
c. 
A sidewalk of at least thirty (30) inches shall be constructed along one (1) side of each street within the manufactured home development and may or may not adjoin the curb of each street.
4. 
Fencing.
a. 
Shall be required along all exterior boundaries.
b. 
Construction of fences shall meet all City requirements.
c. 
Not less than five (5) feet in height, having a density of not less than seventy percent (70%).
5. 
Landscaping.
a. 
A ten (10) foot landscape buffer along all exterior boundaries, which shall consist of trees, shrubs, evergreens and grass.
b. 
All yards (front, side and rear) shall be seeded and mulched.
c. 
All structures (new, remodeled and additions) shall obtain appropriate permits.
6. 
All structures shall be placed according to the following, but not limited to:
a. 
City Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical and Fire Code.
(1) 
Placed on a permanent foundation or piers.
(2) 
Ground anchors.
(3) 
Skirting.
(4) 
Shall conform to all applicable codes.
b. 
Building setbacks.
7. 
No accessory structure shall be erected in any required front or side yard.
8. 
Parking.
a. 
Two (2) off-street parking spaces per housing unit.
b. 
All required off-street parking spaces shall be paved with a hard surface (asphalt or concrete).
c. 
A required off-street parking space shall be at least nine (9) feet in width and at least twenty (20) feet in length.
9. 
A buffer zone shall be required around the outer boundary of the subject property.
10. 
An underground storm shelter(s) shall be provided which is sufficient to accommodate two (2) persons per manufactured home and shall be located throughout said development so that no manufactured home is more than six hundred sixty (660) feet away from an underground storm shelter.

Section 405.420 District Development Regulations.

[Ord. No. 1101-2008 §§1 — 2, 10-20-2008]
A. 
District Development Regulations. Except as hereafter provided, all structures hereafter placed, enlarged, relocated or reconstructed shall be located upon lots containing the following areas:
1. 
Each space shall contain an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet for single-wide, six thousand (6,000) square feet for double-wide.
2. 
Each space shall be clearly marked and must have a minimum street frontage of forty (40) feet; corner lots shall not be less than sixty (60) feet in width.
3. 
No lot shall be less than one hundred (100) feet in depth.
4. 
No manufactured home shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet from any property line bordering the manufactured home development.
5. 
Minimum building setbacks shall be provided on each manufactured home space measured from the space boundaries as shown on the manufactured home development site plan, as follows:
a. 
Minimum front yard. Fifteen (15) feet.
b. 
Minimum rear yard. Ten (10) feet.
c. 
Minimum side yard. Ten (10) feet.
6. 
Each manufactured home shall be skirted within thirty (30) days after placement in a development by enclosing the open area under the unit with a metal or synthetic material that is compatible with the exterior finish of the manufactured home.
B. 
Sign Regulations. Signs shall not be permitted unless required by law.