Rawlins City Zoning Code

A mobile home park, in any zone where permitted, shall be subject to the following additional provisions:

A.

A mobile home park shall not be developed at a residential density greater than eight mobile home spaces per acre.

B.

Each mobile home space shall be connected to a water supply system and sewage treatment system which meets the State Health Standards.

C.

All roads shall have a minimum paved (hard surface) width of twenty-five feet.

D.

Electric and telephone utilities shall be underground.

E.

Each mobile home park shall provide recreational and open area, exclusive of mobile home spaces, amounting to no less than ten percent of the total park site.

F.

A site plan of development shall be submitted with an application along with payment of the appropriate fee to the City as set by resolution of the City Council, and provided for in Title 1 of this code.

(Ord. No. 9-89(part); Ord. No. 10D-94, 10-4-1994; Ord. No. 08a-2008, 8-19-2008)

A.

Camper Trailers and Motor Homes may be parked in a Mobile Home Park, if in compliance with subsection "C" below.

B.

Definition: Camper Trailers and Motor Homes — Mobile living units designed to provide sleeping and sanitary facilities with all services self-contained. Units are individually powered or are designed to be pulled behind a motor powered vehicle.

C.

Setup.

a.

Campers and Motor Homes must display the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association seal or otherwise provide documentation of compliance with the National Fire Protection Code for Recreational Vehicles 1192 and the American National Standards Institute A119.2 Standard for Recreational Vehicles.

b.

Utilities — All utilities, including water, landfill, sanitary sewer, electrical service, gas, television cable, etc. … shall be installed in such a manner that protects the integrity of the service. All installations shall be made as required by regulations prescribed in applicable sections of the municipal code. If propane tanks other than tanks installed in the Camper Trailer or Motor Home are used, the propane must be installed by a licensed propane dealer with a minimum one hundred twenty gallon tank.

c.

Support and Park Rules — Each Camper Trailer or Motor Home must be stabilized from beneath using a concrete masonry, and/or metal support system the same as required by the park for mobile homes. All park requirements for Mobile Homes such as numbering, skirting, tire and rim removal, water metering etc. … will also apply to Campers and Motor Homes.

d.

Porches and other attached Structures — Any structures attached to the home (where allowed by the park) require a building permit and must be built subject to applicable building codes and inspections by the building official.

e.

Repairs, painting and general upkeep — It shall be the duty of every occupant and/or owner of the Camper or Motor Home to maintain the original integrity of the structure by performing regular repairs, painting, and other items of general upkeep as may be expected and needed from time to time. Maintenance requirements of the Camper or Motor Home apply equally to the maintenance of sheds and all other outside appurtenances to the Camper or Motor Home.

(Ord. No. 08-2009, 9-1-2009)