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Newark City Zoning Code

§ 14 MH-2

MANUFACTURED HOME PARK DISTRICT.

14.1 
General Purpose and Description
The Manufactured Home Park District is intended to provide for quality mobile home park development and maintenance. Manufactured home parks are defined as tracts or units of land under sole ownership where lots are rented or leased as space to be used for placement of a manufactured home.
14.2 
Permitted Uses
A building or lot shall be used only for the following purposes:
14.2.1 
Manufactured home park of not less than one-half (1/2) nor more than ten (10) acres in size.
14.2.2 
Uses normally accessory to a manufactured home park, including office and/or maintenance buildings for management and maintenance of the park only, recreation buildings and swimming pools, private clubs, laundry facilities, storage facilities, and recreation areas for use by the resident[s] of the park.
14.2.3 
Other uses as listed in Section 22 of this ordinance.
14.3 
Permitted Specific Uses
The following specific uses shall be permitted in the MH-2 District when granted in accordance with Section 25:
14.3.1 
Boat and recreational vehicle and travel trailer storage yard.
14.3.2 
Travel trailer and commercial overnight camping park.
14.3.3 
Other uses as listed in Section 22 of this ordinance.
14.4 
Height and Area Regulations
See Appendix 1, Area, Setback, Height, and Coverage Regulations.
14.5 
Parking Requirements
Two (2) spaces shall be provided per unit located on the lot plus additional spaces for accessory uses as required in Section 26.
14.6 
Additional Restrictions Applicable to Mobile Home Park District
14.6.1 
Manufactured housing design and construction will comply with construction and safety standards published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to the requirements of the National Mobile Home and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and all manufactured homes will be subject to inspection by the Building Official.
14.6.2 
Tie-downs will be required and will be secured prior to occupancy.
14.6.3 
Underpinning and skirting of like material and color or better will be required and will be installed prior to occupancy.
14.6.4 
Accessory buildings will be either manufactured or constructed in accordance with city codes.
14.6.5 
All manufactured homes and modular homes shall comply with all regulations of the State of Texas and such regulations are hereby incorporated into this section.
(Ordinance A-358 adopted 7/16/09; Ordinance A-377 adopted 7/21/11)