The purpose of this district is to provide for well-designed mobile home parks or subdivisions, and to establish basic standards which will determine the character of this land use and its effect on surrounding properties. Single-family residential development is permitted as an alternative to mobile home park use.

A building, or land, shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Any use permitted in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District, subject to the lot size, yard, height and other requirements of that district.

(2)

Mobile homes subdivision, subject to the lot size, yard, height and other requirements of the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District, and the subdivision ordinance of the City of Petersburg.

(3)

Mobile home park, provided:

(a)

That the mobile home park shall comply with all sanitary and other requirements prescribed by law or regulation;

(b)

That the number and location of access drives shall be subject to approval by the traffic commission, and controlled for traffic safety and protection of surrounding properties; that no mobile home space shall be designed for direct access to a street outside the boundaries of the park; and that the interior access drives shall be properly lighted and at least fifty (50) feet in width, hard surfaced and maintained at least twenty-four (24) feet in width in accordance with applicable state highway specifications and ordinances;

(c)

That the topography of the site be such as to facilitate rapid drainage, and that adequate drainage facilities be provided;

(d)

The minimum width and/or depth of the mobile home park shall be two hundred (200) feet. The minimum total area of the park shall be ten (10) acres. Any extension of an existing park must bring the total area to [at least] ten (10) acres;

(e)

All utility lines shall be underground, including electrical wiring, cable television and telephone lines;

(f)

The mobile home park shall be surrounded by a landscaped or wooded strip of open space at least fifty (50) feet wide along the street frontage with an arterial street or major highway, and at least twenty-five (25) feet wide along all other lot lines or street frontage;

(g)

Each mobile home site shall be provided with individual water and sewer connections to central sewer and water systems. Such water and sewer facilities shall be subject to the approval of, and inspection by, the public works department, department of inspections, and the state health department, and may be either public facilities or privately owned sewer and water systems, but in either case shall be designed to serve the entire mobile home park;

(h)

Each mobile home site shall be provided with electrical outlets installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

(4)

No existing mobile home park shall be enlarged or extended, unless the area to be enlarged or extended is made to conform to all requirements for a new mobile home park, and until recommended approval by the traffic commission and the planning commission.

(1)

For uses permitted in the "R-1" Single-Family District, those accessory uses are also permitted in the "RMH" Residential Mobile Home District.

(2)

For individual mobile home spaces, one awning or porch an done storage building; provided that all the materials and construction methods are acceptable and are in accordance with sound building practices; and that the finished product does not extend to closer than five (5) feet of the boundaries of the individual mobile home space.

(3)

For the mobile home park, buildings used for management headquarters, recreational facilities, community building, toilets, showers, coin-operated laundry facilities and vending machines, and other uses and structures customarily incidental to operation of a mobile home park, are authorized, provided:

(a)

Such establishments and parking areas primarily related to their operations shall not occupy more than ten (10) percent of the area of the park;

(b)

Such establishments shall be restricted in their use primarily to occupants of the park;

(c)

Such establishments shall present no visible evidence of their commercial character which would attract customers primarily other than occupants of the park.

The following nonilluminated or indirectly illuminated signs are permitted, subject to the general sign regulations of article 21:

(1)

Any sign permitted in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District;

(2)

A sign limited in area to thirty-two (32) square feet, giving the name and/or address or management of a mobile home park.

The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses, if approved by the city council, in accordance with the procedures, guides and standards of article 23:

(1)

Any conditional use permitted in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District.

The following uses may be permitted as special exceptions, if approved by the board of zoning appeals, in accordance with the procedures, guides and standards of article 27:

(1)

Any special exception permitted in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District.

(1)

For uses permitted in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District, the lot size requirements are the same as for that district.

(2)

In a mobile home subdivision, the lot size requirements are the same as in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District.

(3)

In a mobile home park:

(a)

The minimum area for a mobile home site for parking one mobile home shall be four thousand (4,000) square feet, with no width less than forty (40) feet, and with corners of each site visibly marked and numbered by a permanent marker. The width of the site shall be measured perpendicular to the side lot line. No more than one mobile home shall be parked on any one site.

(b)

In addition to the requirement of subsection (a) above, an open space, or spaces, accessible to all mobile home occupants and suitable for use as a Recreational land area shall be provided within the mobile home park, at a ratio of a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet of recreational area per mobile home space in such park, provided that no recreation area shall contain less than five thousand (5,000) square feet.

(1)

For uses permitted in the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District, the yard requirements are the same as for that district.

(2)

In a mobile home subdivision, the yard requirements are the same as the "R-1" Single-Family Residential District.

(3)

In a mobile home park, no mobile home shall be parked closer than fifteen (15) feet to another mobile home or service building, and no part of a mobile home shall extend closer than seven and one-half (7½) feet to the boundaries of the individual mobile home site. There shall be a minimum setback of fifteen (15) feet from the front service street.

(1)

Single-family dwellings and all other structures except mobile homes and those specifically exempted in article 23, maximum height, two and one-half (2½) stories, but not to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.

(2)

Mobile homes, park or subdivision, maximum height, fifteen (15) feet.

(1)

At least one off-street parking space shall be provided on each mobile home site in a mobile home park and, in addition, off-street parking spaces for automobiles shall be provided in the ratio of one-half (½) space per mobile home, in locations convenient to groups of homes. No parking shall be permitted on the street.

(2)

Additional off-street parking and loading requirements are contained in article 23.