Nekoosa City Zoning Code
§ 17.29
Mobile home parks.
(1)
Site plan. At the time of application for a rezoning to the R-3 District and application for a mobile home park license under § 12.08 of this Code, the applicant shall submit a site plan to the Zoning Administrator containing the following:
(a)
The names and addresses of all owners and developers of the proposed mobile home park.
(b)
The legal description and lot size, in acres, of the proposed mobile home park.
(c)
The location and size of all mobile home spaces, storage areas, recreation areas and facilities, landscaping, existing tree growth, water areas, roadways, sidewalks and parking sites.
(d)
Detailed landscaping plans and specifications.
(e)
Plans for sanitary sewage disposal, surface drainage, water system, electrical service, gas service, streetlighting and topography diagrams.
(f)
Location and size of all public roadways abutting the mobile home park and all street and sidewalk accesses from such street and sidewalk to the mobile home park.
(g)
Preliminary road construction plans, specifications and elevations.
(h)
Preliminary floor plans and elevation for all structures.
(i)
Description and method of disposing of garbage and refuse.
(j)
Detailed description of proposed maintenance procedure and grounds supervision.
(k)
Staging and timing of construction program, whether or not the entire area will be developed at one time or in stages.
(l)
Such other reasonable information as shall be required by the Zoning Administrator.
(2)
Mobile home space requirements. Each mobile home space shall have:
(a)
At least 5,000 square feet of land area for the exclusive use of the residents of the mobile home located on the space, with a minimum width of 50 feet and a minimum depth of 100 feet.
(b)
Frontage on an approved roadway, and the corner of each space shall be marked, and each lot shall be numbered.
(3)
Yard requirements. All mobile homes shall comply with the following yard requirements:
(4)
Parking. The following are minimum parking requirements for mobile home parks:
(a)
Each mobile home space shall have off-street parking space for two automobiles.
(b)
Each mobile home park shall maintain a hard-surfaced off-street parking lot for guests of occupants of a size equivalent to one space for each five mobile home spaces.
(c)
Access drives off roads to all parking spaces and mobile home spaces shall be hard-surfaced in bituminous concrete or portland cement concrete designed to accommodate normal traffic.
(d)
Automobiles shall not be parked nearer than five feet to any side lot line unless combined with a contiguous parking area.
(5)
Utilities. The following minimum requirements for utilities shall be maintained:
(a)
There shall be no obstructions impeding the inspection of plumbing, electrical facilities, utilities or other related equipment.
(b)
Garbage, waste and trash disposal plans must be approved by the Zoning Administrator and must conform to all state and local health and pollution control regulations.
(c)
The owner of a mobile home park shall pay all required sewer connection fees to the City Clerk.
(6)
Internal streets. All internal streets shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(a)
Streets shall be hard-surfaced with bituminous concrete or portland cement concrete to accommodate the structural requirements in the City streets as approved by the Council.
(b)
All streets shall be developed with a roadbed of not less than 30 feet and a street surface of not less than 18 feet. Ancillary parking on one side may be allowed except at parking area entrances if the street width is at least 28 feet wide.
(7)
Sidewalks. A thirty-inch portland cement concrete sidewalk shall be built and maintained by the owner providing access to all recreational areas, common use buildings and storage areas, and to the public street access.
(8)
Lighting. Artificial lights shall be maintained during all hours of darkness in all buildings provided for common facilities for occupants' use. The mobile home park grounds, street and pedestrian areas shall be lighted from sunset to sunrise in accordance with a lighting plan approved by the Council.
(9)
Recreation areas. All mobile home parks shall have one or more recreational areas which shall be easily accessible to all park residents. Recreational areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and shall, where the topography permits, be centrally located. The size of such recreational area shall be a minimum of 10% of the land area of the mobile home park. All equipment installed in such area shall be owned and maintained by the owner or operator of the mobile home park at his expense.
(10)
Landscaping. The following minimum landscaping requirements shall be maintained in all mobile home parks:
(a)
Each space shall be properly landscaped with at least one tree. All yards shall be sodded or planted in grass. There shall be a minimum of 20 trees per gross acre in all areas of a mobile home park. Tree, grass and landscape materials shall be properly maintained and replaced to conform to the approved landscape plans and specifications.
(b)
A visual screen consisting of a compact hedge, redwood fence, coniferous trees or other approved landscape materials or a screen fencing approved by the Zoning Administrator shall be installed and maintained around the periphery of the mobile home park to substantially inhibit the eye-level vision from the exterior when adjacent to any resident district and shall be maintained free of rubbish, debris, weeds and paper.
(c)
All areas shall be landscaped, and the landscape plan shall be approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(11)
Mobile home stands required. All mobile homes shall be placed and leveled on stands consisting of a sixteen-inch by sixteen-inch by four-inch-deep square solid base, minimum, with a double tier of alternately crossed eight-inch block ascending; no I-beam or any portion of the mobile home frame shall rest directly on the concrete block. Wood shimming shall be used. No second or medium grade of concrete block may be used, and all block must be installed with the hollow core in a vertical position. These stands shall be placed with a minimum spacing of eight feet.
(12)
Tie downs and anchors required on all mobile homes. Straps and anchoring equipment shall be capable of resisting an allowable working load of not less than 3,150 pounds and capable of withstanding a 50% overload (4,750 pounds) without failure. (Example: Type 1 Finish B, Grade 1 steel strapping, 1 1/4 inches wide and 0.035 inch thick conforming with federal specifications. Q-QS781-H is recommended to meet the above load requirements.) Tie downs and anchors shall be installed as follows:
Number of Frame Ties Required | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mobile Home Size | Number of Over-the-Roof Ties Required | 2-Foot Pier | 3-Foot Pier | 4-Foot Pier | |
44 x 12 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
52 x 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
54 x 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
60 x 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
65 x 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
70 x 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
74 x 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
54 x 14 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
60 x 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
65 x 14 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
70 x 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
76 x 14 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
80 x 14 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
(13)
Skirting. All mobile home units shall have skirts around the entire mobile home made of plastic, fiberglass or other comparable noncombustible material approved by the Zoning Administrator and shall be of a permanent color or painted to match the appropriate mobile home so as to enhance the general appearance thereof.
(14)
Storage buildings. Any storage building in a mobile home park shall be anchored.
(15)
Register of occupants. The owner of a mobile home park shall keep a registration list available to the City or its agents for inspection at reasonable times.
(16)
Inspection. All mobile homes shall comply with state and City fire, health and building regulations. Before a mobile home unit may be occupied, the owner must secure the inspection and approval of the Zoning Administrator regarding compliance with such regulations.