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Ottumwa City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

R-MHP MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT

Sec. 38-356.- Purpose.

The R-MHP district recognizes that mobile home development, properly planned, can provide important opportunities for affordable housing. It provides opportunities for mobile home development within planned parks or subdivisions, along with the supporting services necessary to create quality residential neighborhoods.

Table 38-356. Site Development Regulations
for R-MHP Districts

Regulator Mobile
Home
Park 1 		Other
Permitted
Uses
Site area per housing unit (square feet) NA
Single-wide units 4,000
Double-wide units 5,000
Minimum MH park area 5 acres 6,000
Minimum lot width (feet) 50 60
Minimum lot length (feet) 80 80
Minimum yards (lots) (feet)
Front yard 15 25
Side yard 5 10
Rear yard 10 10
Minimum separation between units (feet) 20 NA
Maximum height (feet) 35 35
Maximum amount of total parking located in street yard N/A 50%

 

1 Mobile home parks and subdivisions: Complete development standards for mobile home parks and subdivisions are set forth in section 38-870(c).

(Code 1970, § 38-43; Ord. No. 3088, § 2(exh. A), 12-1-2015)