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Parowan City Zoning Code

15.46 Mobile

Homes, Mobile Home Parks, And Subdivisions

15.46.010 Purpose

The principal purpose of this zoning district is to provide for mobile home development which will be of such character as to promote the objectives and purpose of this Ordinance; to protect the integrity and characteristics of the districts contiguous to those in which mobile home parks are located; to ensure that mobile home parks or developments will be of such character as to promote the objectives and purposes of the Parowan City’s Zoning Ordinances; and to protect other use values contiguous to or near mobile home park uses.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2016-06-01 on 6/23/2016

15.46.020 Definition

  1. Mobile Home: The term "mobile home", as used in this section shall mean a detached, single-family dwelling not less than 32 feet long, designed for long-term occupancy and to be transported on its own wheels or on flatbed or other trailers or detachable wheels; containing a flush toilet, sleeping accommodations, a tub or shower/bath, kitchen facilities, and plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to appropriate external systems, and ready for occupancy except for utility connections and other minor work. Pre-sectionalized, modular, or pre-fabricated houses not placed on a permanent foundation, such structures which meet all the applicable building and housing codes shall not be considered as mobile homes, but shall be regulated as conventional housing; and mobile homes which are so placed on permanent foundations and meet all applicable building and housing codes shall not be considered as mobile homes, but shall be regulated as conventional housing; and mobile homes which are so placed on permanent foundations and meet all applicable building and housing codes shall be regulated as conventional housing.
    1. Mobile home shall be any vehicle or similar portable structure having been constructed with wheels (whether or not such wheels have been removed) and having no foundation other than wheels, jacks or skirting, and so designed or constructed as to permit occupancy for dwelling or sleeping purposes.
    2. All mobile homes shall be set according to manufacturer’s recommendations provided that the footings and piers used therefore shall in no event be spaced more than eight (8) feet apart along the respective I-Beams on the underside of the mobile home. Four (4) inch cap blocks may be used for footings but only when that leaves two (2) such capped blocks and are placed side by side to constitute one footing. At least one (1) tie-down shall be properly secured at each corner of all mobile homes. At least two (2) additional tie-downs shall be secured, one (1) near each end of each inside I-Beam on all double-wide mobile homes.
  2. Mobile Home Park: Any plot of ground upon which two (2) or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
  3. Mobile Home Space: A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the accommodation of one (1) mobile home, together with its accessories, structures (including carports or other off-street parking areas), storage lockers, ramadas, cabanas, patios, patio covers, awnings, and similar appurtenances.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2016-06-01 on 6/23/2016

15.46.030 Location And Use

No single-wide mobile home shall be located, placed, used or occupied in any district other than within an approved mobile home park or mobile home subdivision where allowed. Accept that mobile homes may be stored, displayed, and sold in commercial and manufacturing districts, but not occupied accept in mobile home parks or mobile home subdivisions when allowed in such districts. Recreational coaches which do not include facilities necessary to be a mobile home as defined herein, shall not be governed hereunder but are expressly governed, addressed and regulated in PCMC 15.56.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2016-06-01 on 6/23/2016

15.46.040 Approval

Mobile home parks may not be constructed unless development plans are first approved by the Parowan City Planning Commission and receive final approval by the Parowan City Council. Each body shall insure that the said proposed park will:

  1. Be in keeping with the general character of the district within which the development is located.
  2. Be located on a parcel of land containing not less than two and one-half (2.5) acres, or on two (2) or more parcels separated by a street or alley only, and totaling at least two and one-half (2.5) acres.
  3. Have at least fifty (50) percent of approved spaces for the phase under development completed and approved for occupancy before first occupancy is permitted.
  4. Meet all standards and requirement effective upon the adoption of the Mobile Home Park Ordinance of the City of Parowan.
  5. Shall be connected to the municipal facilities of the City of Parowan.
  6. Have the consent and approval of the State Division of Health, as pertaining to water and sanitary facility requirements of this State.
  7. Be developed through a professionally organized plan. It is strongly recommended that assistance from professional designers be obtained early in the program to assist in preparing plans, said designers to be aided by others, such as: a geologist or soils engineer, an urban planner, a lawyer, a financial expert, or any other person as may be necessary to provide Parowan City with an organized and well-designed mobile home park. It is the intent of the City of Parowan that the developer solve problems associated with the development before approval is given and construction begins.
  8. In a mobile home park, the number of mobile homes shall not exceed nine units per acre, and may be limited to fewer units depending upon topography and other factors of the particular site. The mobile homes may be clustered, provided that the total number of units do not exceed the number permitted in one (1) acre, and must comply with the following requirements:
    1. In the mobile home park, no home or add-on shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet from the nearest portion of any other home or add-on. All such homes or add-ons shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from road curbs or walks. If the mobile home tongue remains attached, it shall be set back at least six (6) feet from road curbs or walks. All mobile homes shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet from any boundary of the mobile home park.
    2. All mobile home parks accompany a strip of land at least fifteen (15) feet wide surrounding the entire park which shall be left unoccupied by mobile homes, and shall be implanted and maintained in lawn, shrubs, or trees, with an approved wall or fence designed to afford privacy to the development.
    3. Storm drainage facilities shall be so constructed as to protect residents of the development as well as adjacent property owners. Such facilities shall be of sufficient capacity to insure rapid drainage and prevent the accumulation of stagnant pools of water in, or adjacent to, the development.
    4. All storage and solid waste receptacles outside the confines of any mobile home must be housed in a closed structure compatible in design and construction to the mobile homes, and to any service buildings within the development; all patios, carports, garages, and other add-ons must be compatible in design and construction with the mobile home. The service buildings shall be constructed in accordance with standard commercial practice and kept in good repair as approved by the Building Inspector.
    5. In all mobile home parks, within forty-five (45) days of occupancy, each such home shall be skirted, or if shields are used, they are to be fireproof, well painted, or otherwise preserved.
    6. In mobile home parks, not less than ten percent (10%) of the gross land area shall be set aside for the joint use and enjoyment of occupants. The land covered by vehicular roadways, sidewalks, boundaries (excepting the actual common area being set aside) and off-street parking shall not be construed as part of this ten percent (10%) common area required; provided, however, that in initial stages of development or special smaller developments the minimum area shall be not less than one-half (½) acre or ten percent (10%), whichever is greater.
    7. Yard lighting with a minimum of two-tenths (.2) foot candles of light shall be required for protective yard lighting the full length of all driveways and walkways in mobile home parks.
    8. In mobile home parks, all areas not covered by mobile homes, hard surfacing, or buildings, shall be landscaped as approved by the Planning Commission and such landscaping shall be permanently maintained.
    9. In mobile home parks, all off-street parking spaces and driveways shall be hard-surfaced, before the adjacent mobile home spaces may be occupied.
    10. In mobile home parks, the roadways shall be designed to accommodate anticipated traffic, including the following standards, unless modified by an approved planned unit development plan:
      1. One-way traffic: A minimum of twenty (20) feet in width plus extra width as necessary for maneuvering mobile homes.
      2. Two-way traffic: A minimum of forty (40) feet in width.
      3. Entrance roadways: A minimum of forty-five (45) feet in width.
      4. Roadways: All roadway should be hard-surfaced and bordered by twenty-four (24) inch rolled gutters or an approved equivalent, if required by the Planning & Zoning Commission. Road surfaces (such as paved, cement, asphalt, concrete, or other comparable hard surface) to be approved by Planning & Zoning.
      5. Sidewalks: Thirty-six (36) inch minimum width sidewalks shall be installed on all main roadways within the development, if required by the Planning & Zoning Commission.
      6. Access: Upon the Planning Commission’s option, the Planning Commission may require at least two (2) access to public streets.
    11. Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of two (2) parking spaces per mobile home space, and each such parking space shall have a minimum width of ten (10) feet and minimum depth of twenty (20) feet. In no case shall the parking space be located further than one hundred (100) feet from the mobile home space it is designed to serve.
    12. A laundrette for convenience of park occupants, but not for the general public, may be included in mobile home parks.
    13. In a mobile home park, no mobile home space shall be rented for a period less than thirty (30) days, and occupancy shall be by written lease. Leases shall be made available for inspection by the officials of Parowan City upon demand.
    14. In a mobile home park, access shall be provided to each mobile home stand for maneuvering mobile homes into position. The access way shall be kept free from trees and other immovable obstructions. Paving under mobile homes will not be required if adequate support is provided as required by State regulations. Use of planks, steel mats, or other means to support the mobile home during placement shall be allowed so long as the same are removed upon completion of placement.
  9. The Parowan City Planning Commission shall not approve any application for mobile home park or recreational park if a developer cannot provide required water supplies and facilities, waste and disposal systems, storm drainage facilities, access or improvements; if the developer cannot assure the plan development will be completed in a reasonable time; if the Planning Commission determines that there would be danger of floods, fire or other hazard or if the proposed development would be of such character or in such a location that it would:
    1. create undue costs for public services and facilities;
    2. endanger the health and safety of the public;
    3. unreasonably hurt the environment;
    4. cause undue air or water pollution or soil erosion, or
    5. be inconsistent with any adopted general or specific plan of the area in which it is to be placed.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2016-06-01 on 6/23/2016

15.46.050 Application

  1. An overall plan for development of a mobile home park shall be submitted to the Parowan City Planning Commission for review. The plan shall be drawn to a scale no smaller than one (1) inch to fifty (50) feet. At least six (6) copies of the plan shall be submitted. The plan shall show:
    1. The topography of the site represented by contours, shown at not greater intervals than two (2) feet when required by the Parowan City Planning Commission.
    2. The proposed street and mobile home space layout.
    3. Proposed reservations for parks, playgrounds, and open space.
    4. Tabulations showing percent of area to be devoted to parks, playgrounds and open spaces, and total area to be developed.
    5. Proposed locations of parking spaces.
    6. Generalized landscaping and utility plan, including locations of sewer, water, electricity, gas lines, fire hydrants.
    7. Compliance of all conditions enunciated in PCMC 15.46.040.
    8. Any other date the Parowan City Planning Commission may require.
  2. The applicant for approval of plans for a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision shall pay to the City of Parowan at the time of application a checking fee, in addition to all other required fees. The checking fee shall be as established by the Parowan City Council.
  3. Applications for approval shall be in writing, submitted to the Parowan City Planning Commission at its regular meeting and shall be recommended for approval or disapproval to the Parowan City Council within thirty (30) days, unless an extension of time is approved by the Parowan City Planning Commission. An application recommended for approval or disapproval by the Parowan City Planning Commission shall be submitted to the Parowan City Council, which decision must be made in writing within fifteen (15) days after the recommendation is submitted by the Parowan City Planning Commission to the Parowan City Council.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2016-06-01 on 6/23/2016

15.46.060 Standards And Requirements

Standards and requirements for mobile home parks shall be as provided in the Mobile Home Park Ordinance, subsequent to the affective date of adoption, by the City of Parowan.

HISTORY
Adopted by Ord. 2016-06-01 on 6/23/2016

2016-06-01