Mccammon City Zoning Code

This chapter establishes minimum standards and requirements for mobile home parks and their construction and standards and requirements for mobile homes and their occupation within mobile home parks.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

No person may keep or maintain two or more occupied mobile homes on any single lot or building site, except in a mobile home park.

1. Parking on Public Property. Parking of mobile homes on public streets or other public property is prohibited at all times, except in cases of emergency.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

1. Area. The parcel of land on which a mobile home park is established shall consist of at least one acre.
   
2. Density. The average density of a mobile home park shall not exceed eight mobile homes per acre.
   
3. Setbacks. Mobile homes and other structures within mobile home parks shall be set back at least ten feet from any interior property or lot line. The setback from any public street shall be at least twenty feet from the property line.
   
4. Parking. Each mobile home within a mobile home park shall have at least one off-street parking area measuring at least twenty feet by twenty feet.
   
5. A mobile home park shall have at least a forty foot wide access to a public street.   
   

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

Buildings, structures and land within mobile home parks shall have only the following uses:

1. Mobile homes for residential use and accessory uses to residential living such as a patio slab, carport or a storage building;
   
2. Private and public utilities;
   
3. Community recreation facilities, including swimming pool; and
   
4. One fixed residence for uses of a caretaker or manager responsible for maintaining or operating the park.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

The following park improvements shall be made to any mobile home park established or constructed on or after June 1, 1999 and to any expansion of a mobile home park existing and occupied prior to June 1, 1999:

1. Roadways. Roadways within the mobile home park shall have a paved surface width of at least thirty-six feet. Roadways shall be paved with crushed rock base and asphalt or concrete surface according to the specifications established by the city engineer.
   
2. Drainage. Provision for sanitary, storm water and surface water drainage shall be made in accordance with plans approved by the city engineer.
   
3. Utilities. All public and private utilities shall be installed underground in accordance with plans approved by the city engineer.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

1. Each mobile home space or spaces for other building within a mobile home park shall be at least thirty feet wide.
   
2. Each mobile home space shall have an area of at least two thousand one hundred square feet.
   
3. The space between the end of any mobile home and the end of any adjacent mobile home shall be at least twenty-five feet.
   
4. The space between the side of any mobile home and the side of any adjacent mobile home shall be at least twenty feet.
   
5. Any structure, other than a mobile home, situated on a mobile home space shall be at least ten feet from any mobile home or other structure on any adjoining space.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

1. Requirements. Any mobile home in any mobile home park shall bear the insignia of approval of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) certifying that the mobile home complies with the Federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards in effect on June 1, 1999 and as subsequently amended, or it shall have been issued a certificate of compliance from the administrator of the Division of Building Safety of the state of Idaho certifying that it has been rehabilitated and meets the rehabilitation requirement of Idaho Code Section 44-2503 in effect on June 1, 1999 and as subsequently amended.
   
2. Exception. The requirements of subsection A of this section shall not apply to habitable mobile homes located in a mobile home park within the city prior to June 1, 1999.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

1. Supports. All mobile home spaces within a mobile home park shall have pedestals or blocking supports adequate to support any mobile home placed on them. The pedestals, blocking supports or other supporting system must comply with U.S. Department of Housing and Development and mobile home manufacturer's specifications in effect at the time the mobile home is placed on the space.
   
2. Skirting. All mobile homes within a mobile home park shall have compatible skirting of moisture resistant, noncombustible material or fire retardant wood. The skirting shall be maintained so that it retains its moisture resistant and fire retardant qualities.
   
3. Structural Additions. No structural additions shall be built onto or become a part of any mobile home in a mobile home park and no mobile home shall support any other building in any manner. The words structural additions shall not be construed to mean awning or patio covers for patios adjacent to a mobile home. Patio covers and awnings shall be of material, size, color and pattern that is compatible with the mobile home to which they are added.
   
4. Other Structures. Other structures located on a mobile home space shall be limited to a storage building or carport. A storage building and carport may be constructed as a single structure.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

1. City ordinances, code and regulations regarding the following shall apply within the limits of mobile home parks: refuse disposal; insect, rodent and weed control; pets and other animals; and fire protection.
   
2. Unless specifically excepted by this chapter, all city ordinances, code and regulations shall apply within the limits of mobile home parks.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

A preliminary site plan, other required documents related to its development and a final site plan for a mobile home park shall be approved in accordance with the provision of this section before any permits for development and construction of the park will be issued.

1. Preliminary Site Plan. The developer of the mobile home park shall submit four copies of a preliminary site plan to the city council at least ten days prior to the council meeting at which the plan is to be considered. The plan shall be drawn to a scale not smaller than one inch equals one hundred feet. It shall show the following information:
   
   1. The name and addresses of all the developers, all persons who prepared the plan, all persons owning the land where the park is to be established and all persons managing the land;
      
   2. The name of the park and its street address;
      
   3. The legal description of the land on which the park is to be established;
      
   4. The scale and north point of the plan;
      
   5. The boundaries and dimensions of the park;
      
   6. The location and dimensions of each mobile home space, with each space designated by a combination of numbers or letters or both;
      
   7. The location and dimensions of each existing and proposed building;
      
   8. The location and width of all walkways and roadways within the park;
      
   9. The location and type of all screening materials;
      
   10. The location points where the park's water and sewer systems connect to the public system;
       
   11. The locations of all fire hydrants that can reasonably service the park; and
       
   12. An enlarged plot plan of a typical mobile home space, showing the location and type of blocking supports, storage space, parking space, utility connections and landscaping.
       
2. Council Action. The city council shall review the preliminary site plan and any other required documents to determine whether they and the proposed park comply with the provisions of this chapter. The council shall approve, conditionally approve or disapprove the preliminary site plan within thirty-four days after the date of the regular council meeting at which it was first presented, unless an extension of time is agreed upon by the city and the developer. Any agreed upon extension of time shall be in writing, with copies provided to the city and the developer. The council's action and reasons for it shall be stated in writing with copy provided to the developer. Approval of the preliminary site plan shall be valid for one year from the date of the council's action.
3. Final Site Plan. Upon the council's approval of the preliminary site plan, the developer shall submit to the council four copies of the final site plan and four copies of any required other final documents. The final site plan shall be drawn to a scale of no less than one inch equals fifty feet. It shall show the following information:
   1. All information required for preliminary site plans, showing all changes from the approved preliminary site plan;
   2. Detailed and complete plans for the following:
      1. Water and sewer systems,
         
      2. Garbage disposal provisions,
      3. Road construction,
      4. Drainage system, including topography of the park site with contour intervals of not more than fifty feet, and
      5. Lighting systems for mobile home spaces and grounds;
   3. A survey plat of the property on which the park is to be established shall be submitted with the final site plan.
4. Review and Approval. Review and approval of the final site plan and all other required final documents shall be the same as the procedures for the review and approval of preliminary site plans.
5. Fees. Persons filing preliminary site plans or final site plans shall pay the city a nonrefundable review fee. Prior to processing, putting to use or occupying a mobile home park or expansions of a mobile home park constructed on or after June 1, 1999, the developer shall pay to the city a nonrefundable inspection fee. The amounts of the review and inspection fees shall be established by the city council.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)

1. Inspection. All roadway, utility and other improvements shall be inspected by the city to determine their compliance with the requirements and specifications of this chapter and any requirements and specifications agreed to by the developer and city. Responsibility for quality of materials and workmanship and for compliance with all requirements and specifications shall lie solely with the developer. If inspection shows that roadway utilities or any other improvements do not comply with the requirements and specification of this chapter and any requirements and specifications agreed to by the developer and the city, the developer shall do what is necessary to eliminate any noncompliance.
   
2. Possession, Use and Occupancy. Possession, use or occupancy of a mobile home park or an expansion of a mobile home park constructed on or after June 1, 1999, shall not be allowed until all roadways, utilities and other required improvements are complete, properly constructed and comply with the requirements and specifications of this chapter and any requirements and specifications agreed to by the developer and the city.
   
   1. Partial Occupancy. If a developer desires occupancy of a portion of a partially developed mobile home park, then he shall post a surety bond written by a surety company authorized to do business in the state in an amount equal to one hundred ten percent of the approved estimated costs for completion of all improvements; curbs and gutters, roadways, water and sewer lines, utilities and common facilities as shown on the final site plan. All estimated completion costs shall be resubmitted to the city engineer for his approval. Upon posting of the bond, occupancy of a designated portion of a partially completed park shall be allowed.
      
   2. Duration of the Bond. The duration of any bond posted in accordance with subsection 1 of this section shall be for no less than two years from the date of the council approval of the final site plan. An extension of the time may be granted by the city council upon application by the developer, provided that the application is submitted to the council at least sixty calendar days before expiration of the bond the issuer of the bond agrees in writing to the extension of the assurance. Costs incurred in obtaining the bond and any extension of it shall be the responsibility of the developer.
      
   3. Default. If the developer defaults or fails or neglects to satisfactorily complete the required improvements as identified in subsection (B)(1) of this section within the time for completion, the city council may declare the bond forfeited and the city may complete or cause to be completed the required improvements using the proceeds from the bond to defray the expense.
      
3. Continuing Obligation. The park developer and his assigns shall maintain the mobile home park in accordance with management policies, convenience, condition, restriction and agreements submitted to and approved by the city conical when the final site plan is approved. Maintenance of all improvements with walkways, private drives, utilities and drainage shall be the responsibility of the park owner. Snow removal within the mobile home park shall also be the responsibility of the park owner.

(Ord. 407 § l (part), 1999)

All mobile home subdivisions shall be approved by the city council.

(Ord. 407 § 1 (part), 1999)