Muscatine City Zoning Code

Mobile Homes shall comply with the following regulations:

1. May only be used as a dwelling in a manufactured-mobile home park which conforms with the requirements of this chapter..
2. No mobile home outside of an approved manufactured- mobile home park shall be connected to utilities, except those mobile homes being offered for sale and not inhabited.
3. No mobile home shall be used as an accessory dwelling unit.

Manufactured homes shall comply with the following regulations and may only be located as follows:

A. In an approved manufactured-mobile home park

B. If located on a residential lot outside of an approved manufactured-mobile home park, they must meet the following standards:

1. The manufactured home shall be converted to real property by being placed on a permanent foundation and assessed for real estate taxes pursuant to State Code.

2. Shall conform to the established height, area, and setback requirements for its zoning district.

3. Skirting must be installed on manufactured homes to fully enclose the open space between the home and the ground. Skirting materials shall be durable, suitable for exterior exposures, and installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. The skirting must be secured to ensure stability, minimize vibrations, reduce susceptibility to wind damage, and compensate for possible frost heave.

C. If a manufactured home is used as an accessory dwelling unit, it shall:

1. Meet all requirements for an accessory dwelling unit as set forth in Section 10- 20-6

2. Meet the skirting requirements as set forth in Section 10-23-2(B)(3)

3. The manufactured home shall be converted to real property by being placed on a permanent foundation and assessed for real estate taxes pursuant to State Code

Manufactured-Mobile Home Parks shall meet the following minimum standards:

A. Each manufactured-mobile home park lot provided for the occupancy of a single manufactured or mobile home unit shall have an area of not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet and a width of not less than forty-five feet (45’).

B. No manufactured-mobile home park shall be permitted to have an average density of more than nine dwelling units per acre.

C. Each manufactured-mobile home park shall provide an area of not less than ten (10) acres.

D. Provide tie-downs, anchors, or a foundation in accordance with Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-322. State Building Code—Manufactured Housing Support and Anchorage Systems.

E. All lot services in a manufactured-mobile home park shall be provided in accordance with applicable building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical, housing, fire and gas codes.

F. All manufactured-mobile home parks shall provide manufactured-mobile home park lots sufficient in size that no manufactured or mobile home or any structure, addition, or appurtenance thereto is located less than ten feet (10’) from the nearest adjacent park boundary.

G. Space between manufactured or mobile homes may be used for the parking of motor vehicles if the space is clearly designated, meets parking area surfacing standards contained within Section 10-27-8, and the vehicle is parked at least ten feet (10’) from the nearest adjacent dwelling.

H. Each manufactured or mobile home site shall abut or face a clear unoccupied space, driveway, roadway, or street of not less than twenty feet (20’) in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public highway, street, or alley.

I. The manufactured-mobile home park shall be surrounded by a landscaped strip of open space fifty feet (50’) wide along the street frontage of a major street and twenty-five feet (25’) wide along all other lot lines or street frontage.

J. Manufactured and mobile home parks in existence as of January 1, 2025, shall be considered as having met all of the requirements of this section. Any enlargement, additions, or extensions to such manufactured and mobile home park shall be in accordance with the provisions of this section.