This district is created to preserve and enhance the property values in the city by providing designated, distinctive areas in which mobile homes may be situated for residential dwelling purposes. It is the intent that this district be a desirable permanent area providing adequate open space, and essentially the same considerations given to citizens of the residential districts (R). Any land so designated must necessarily be through the rezoning process, and thus will require amendment to the zoning ordinance and the official zoning map.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0801)

The following principal uses and structures shall be permitted in planned mobile home district(s) (R-MH):

A.

Mobile home dwellings;

B.

Laundromats including facilities for coin-operated dry cleaning machines;

C.

Parks and playgrounds.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0802)

In the R-MH district only those accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to principal uses and structures are permitted.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0803)

In the R-MH district, any uses more appropriate in another zone or zones are prohibited, including, but not limited to:

A.

Agriculture, conventional dwelling units, industrial uses, mobile homes not having access to adequate water systems, and/or adequate sanitary sewers or septic systems;

B.

Commercial uses unless part of a planned development;

C.

Abandoned automobiles;

D.

Automobile wrecking;

E.

Kennel;

F.

Truck or equipment terminal.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0804)

In the R-MH district the maximum height of structures shall be twenty feet.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0805)

In the R-MH district the maximum number of story(ies) shall be one.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0806)

In the R-MH district mandatory anchorage requirements are in accordance with the civil defense (see Appendix).

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0807)

In the R-MH district a minimum yard area of twenty feet measured from any entrance, lean to or other extension from the mobile home shall be maintained between mobile homes.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0808)

In the R-MH district each dwelling shall have one space of off-street parking. Each parking space shall not be less than two hundred square feet in area exclusive of adequate access drives and maneuvering space. Such spaces shall be provided with vehicular access to a street or alley.

(Ord. 1-76 (part): prior code § 14.0809)

No mobile home more than fifteen years after the date of manufacture shall be allowed in any mobile home district within the city. All mobile homes over fifteen years from manufacture currently in mobile home districts shall be allowed to remain. Once the mobile home is moved or is uninhabitable it shall be removed from the mobile home district immediately.

(Ord. 7-06)

All mobile homes, manufactured homes, or modular homes located within the city without a permanent foundation shall be skirted with a material that gives the appearance of a permanent foundation around the perimeter of the structure.

(Ord. 11-06)