Rose Hill City Zoning Code

MOBILE HOME

PARKS

§ 154.225 GENERALLY.

As a condition for the approval and continuance of a special use permit for mobile home parks, the following shall apply.

(Ord. passed 7-9-1985; Ord. passed 5-10-1990; Ord. passed 3-9-1999; Ord. passed 8-10-1999; Ord. passed 3-14-2000; Ord. passed 5-9-2000; Ord. passed 9-9-2003; Ord. passed 9-13-2005; Ord. passed 9-12-2006; Ord. passed 6-29-2021)

§ 154.226 ADMINISTRATION.

(A) Permits.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a mobile home park within the jurisdiction of this chapter unless the person shall first obtain from the Town Board a special use permit as described in §§ 154.175 through 154.178.

(2) The special use permit shall be issued if the Planning Board and Town Board finds that the applicable provisions of this chapter and all other town ordinances are satisfactorily complied with and, at the time of the initial special use request, if the Planning Board and Town Board finds that the location of a proposed park is acceptable.

(3) No special use permit shall be issued for any mobile home park not in operation upon the effective date of this chapter until the park plan has been approved by the Town Board, as provided for in division (B) below.

(B) Construction or alteration of mobile home parks.

(1) No person shall construct or engage in the construction of any mobile home park or make any addition or alteration to a mobile home park that either alters the number of sites for mobile homes within the park or affects the facilities required therein until he or she first secures a special use permit authorizing the construction, addition, or alteration. The construction, addition, or alteration shall be done in accordance with plans and specifications submitted with the application and approved by the proper authorities. Procedures for the applicant securing the permit are described in §§ 154.175 through 154.178. However, before the Town Board shall review the special use request, a park plan, described below, must be submitted for review and approval by the Planning Board. No plan is required to be prepared and approved for issuance of a permit to make minor facility improvements in an existing mobile home park where the number of mobile home sites within the park is not affected. When no plan is required, application for a building permit may be made directly to the Building Inspector.

(2) Four copies of the park plan shall be submitted and, upon approval by the Town Board, each copy shall be signed by the Mayor and Town Clerk, denoting town approval. One copy shall be returned to the park owner or developer, one copy shall be submitted to the Town Clerk to be held for public view, one copy shall be sent to the Inspections Department, and the fourth copy shall be retained by the Town Board for its records.

(3) The approved park plan becomes part of the conditions for the special use and must be constructed and maintained accordingly in order to retain the permit. The Town Administrator or designees shall make an examination of the construction at any reasonable time to determine whether the work is being done according to approved plans and specifications, and the owner shall make available any records, test data, or other information essential to the determination.

(4) When all specified improvements have been made, the Town Administrator or designees shall issue a certificate of occupancy and the developer may begin moving in homes and begin operations.

(1) General information. Including topographical features, streams, vegetation, soil types, flood-prone areas, historic sites, and other features;

(2) Timing of development. The proposed schedule of development, including phases or stages likely to be followed;

(3) Public water and sewer system. Location of public water and sewer lines presently in existence, connections to these lines, manholes, pumping stations, fire hydrants, and other necessary features. All mobile home parks must have public water and sewer service or approved treatment facilities as required by the appropriate state or district authorities;

(4) Storm water drainage system. Proposed storm water drainage system;

(5) Streets, curbs and gutters, electrical systems, and street lights. Proposed location and design of streets, curbs and gutters, electrical systems, and street lights;

(6) Grading plan and sedimentation control measures. Proposed grading plan and sedimentation control measures;

(7) Street access, easements, monuments, and property lines. Proposed street access, easements, monuments, and property lines;

(8) Sidewalks. Proposed location and design of sidewalks.

(9) Parking, loading, and circulation. The proposed location and floor plans of all proposed structures, including numbers and dimensions of all mobile home spaces;

(10) Floor plans and building layouts. Proposed location and floor plans of all proposed structures, including numbers and dimensions of all mobile home spaces;

(11) Buffers. Proposed buffer strips, as required in § 154.140;

(12) Refuse collection. Proposed method of collection and location of receptacles;

(13) Names. Name of park and names and addresses of the owner(s), designer, or surveyor;

(14) Date. Date, scale, and north arrow;

(15) Tract boundaries. Boundaries of the tract with bearings, distances, and metes and bounds; and

(16) Vicinity map. Vicinity map showing the location of the park, surrounding land uses, and names and addresses of all adjoining property owners.

§ 154.227 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

(A) Minimum area. Each mobile home park shall be developed on a tract not less than two acres in size and shall contain at least five mobile home spaces available at first occupancy.

(B) Lot requirements. Each mobile home lot or space shall consist of a minimum of 5,000 square feet and shall have a minimum width of 50 feet at the street line. Each mobile home space shall be designated by permanent markers located on the ground and may be occupied by one mobile home at any time. All mobile home spaces or homes shall be numbered, with numerals visible from the internal street. A density no greater than five mobile homes per gross acre is permitted.

(1) Forty feet from a state highway or city street right-of-way;

(2) Thirty feet from the exterior boundary of the park;

(3) Twenty feet from another mobile home; and/or

(4) Twenty feet from an internal street in the park. Distances shall be measured from the outermost part of the unit, including tongue.

(D) Streets and driveways. All streets within the mobile home park shall be paved. The access streets must be connected with a state or city street or highway. All internal streets must have a paved width no less than 18 feet with an eight-foot shoulder on at least one side of the street. Each mobile home space must be served by a driveway, surfaced as per division (E) below, connecting to an internal street. No space shall have direct access to a town street or state highway. All streets shall meet town standards and must be approved by the Public Works Director.

(E) Off-street parking. Each mobile home space shall have two off-street parking spaces surfaced with pavement or a minimum of four inches of crushed stone or gravel, extending to the internal street serving the space.

(F) Cul-de-sacs. Dead-end streets exceeding 300 feet shall be provided with a cul-de-sac paved to a minimum of 45 feet in diameter.

(G) Signs. Permanent signs for identification of mobile home parks shall be no more than 50 square feet in size, and no closer than 20 feet to any property line. One sign per park is permitted. Illumination of the signs must be indirect and nonflashing, and the source must not be visible from adjoining property or public streets or roads.

(H) Buffer strip. The mobile home park shall have a buffer strip, as required in § 154.140.

(I) Water and sewerage service. Mobile home parks shall install public water and sewerage systems as per town sizes, standards, and specifications. After construction, the systems shall be dedicated to the town for operation and maintenance. If town water and sewerage services are not available or the proposed park is outside the town boundary, the developer shall construct approved systems which must be approved by the appropriate state agency prior to the approval of park development plans by the Planning Board.

(J) Fire protection. Fire hydrants shall be installed to provide unobstructed access within 500 feet from any mobile home space.

(K) Drainage. Each mobile home space shall be graded so as to provide proper drainage. No mobile home space shall be located in an area subject to flooding or seasonal high water table.

(L) Street lighting. All streets in the mobile home park shall be adequately illuminated from sunset to sunrise. The minimum street light size shall be 175-watt mercury vapor fixtures at not less than 250-foot intervals. Underground electrical devices are required within the park.

(M) No mobile home sales within park. Mobile homes shall not be sold within a mobile home park, except that an individual mobile home owner shall be allowed to sell the mobile home in which he or she resides and except as set out in division (O) below.

(N) Administrative office. Within a mobile home park, one mobile home may be used for an administrative office.

(O) Mobile home sales; when permitted. The owner or operator of a mobile home park shall not sell mobile homes on or within a mobile home park unless the mobile home unit for sale shall be placed individually and separately upon an existing mobile home space where all design standards and utilities have been completed as specified by this chapter, and unless the mobile home is being occupied as a residence.

(P) Garbage and refuse. All garbage and refuse in every mobile home park shall be stored in suitable watertight and flytight receptacles which shall be kept covered with closely fitting covers. The size and type of all garbage receptacles shall be in conformance with town standards. No person shall throw or leave garbage or refuse upon the grounds of any mobile home park. It shall be the duty of the mobile home park operator to personally make certain that all garbage and refuse are regularly disposed of in a sanitary manner. If the mobile home park is located within the corporate limits, the town will pick up and dispose of the garbage and refuse.

(Q) Foundations and the like. Each mobile home unit shall be secured by adequate foundations, tie-downs, and anchors so as to conform to the state regulations for mobile homes. All mobile homes shall be skirted with approved materials if not placed on a permanent foundation.

(R) Registration of occupants. Every mobile home park owner or operator shall maintain an accurate register containing a record of all occupants and owners of mobile homes in the park. The register shall contain the following information:

(1) Name of owner or occupant;

(2) Mobile home space number;

(3) Make, model, and registration number of mobile home; and

(4) Date when occupancy within the mobile home park begins and date when occupancy within the mobile home park ceases.

§ 154.228 NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME PARKS.

(A) NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME PARKS shall refer to any mobile home park which does not conform to all of the provisions of development standards of this chapter.

(B) Beginning with the passage of this chapter, a nonconforming mobile home park shall not be enlarged or altered so as to create additional spaces until the park has been made to conform to the provisions of this chapter, with the exception of § 154.227(A).

Rose Hill City Zoning Code

MOBILE HOME

PARKS

§ 154.225 GENERALLY.

As a condition for the approval and continuance of a special use permit for mobile home parks, the following shall apply.

§ 154.226 ADMINISTRATION.

(A) Permits.

(B) Construction or alteration of mobile home parks.

(4) When all specified improvements have been made, the Town Administrator or designees shall issue a certificate of occupancy and the developer may begin moving in homes and begin operations.

(1) General information. Including topographical features, streams, vegetation, soil types, flood-prone areas, historic sites, and other features;

(2) Timing of development. The proposed schedule of development, including phases or stages likely to be followed;

(4) Storm water drainage system. Proposed storm water drainage system;

(5) Streets, curbs and gutters, electrical systems, and street lights. Proposed location and design of streets, curbs and gutters, electrical systems, and street lights;

(6) Grading plan and sedimentation control measures. Proposed grading plan and sedimentation control measures;

(7) Street access, easements, monuments, and property lines. Proposed street access, easements, monuments, and property lines;

(8) Sidewalks. Proposed location and design of sidewalks.

(9) Parking, loading, and circulation. The proposed location and floor plans of all proposed structures, including numbers and dimensions of all mobile home spaces;

(10) Floor plans and building layouts. Proposed location and floor plans of all proposed structures, including numbers and dimensions of all mobile home spaces;

(11) Buffers. Proposed buffer strips, as required in § 154.140;

(12) Refuse collection. Proposed method of collection and location of receptacles;

(13) Names. Name of park and names and addresses of the owner(s), designer, or surveyor;

(14) Date. Date, scale, and north arrow;

(15) Tract boundaries. Boundaries of the tract with bearings, distances, and metes and bounds; and

(16) Vicinity map. Vicinity map showing the location of the park, surrounding land uses, and names and addresses of all adjoining property owners.

§ 154.227 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

(A) Minimum area. Each mobile home park shall be developed on a tract not less than two acres in size and shall contain at least five mobile home spaces available at first occupancy.

(1) Forty feet from a state highway or city street right-of-way;

(2) Thirty feet from the exterior boundary of the park;

(3) Twenty feet from another mobile home; and/or

(4) Twenty feet from an internal street in the park. Distances shall be measured from the outermost part of the unit, including tongue.

(F) Cul-de-sacs. Dead-end streets exceeding 300 feet shall be provided with a cul-de-sac paved to a minimum of 45 feet in diameter.

(H) Buffer strip. The mobile home park shall have a buffer strip, as required in § 154.140.

(J) Fire protection. Fire hydrants shall be installed to provide unobstructed access within 500 feet from any mobile home space.

(K) Drainage. Each mobile home space shall be graded so as to provide proper drainage. No mobile home space shall be located in an area subject to flooding or seasonal high water table.

(N) Administrative office. Within a mobile home park, one mobile home may be used for an administrative office.

(1) Name of owner or occupant;

(2) Mobile home space number;

(3) Make, model, and registration number of mobile home; and

(4) Date when occupancy within the mobile home park begins and date when occupancy within the mobile home park ceases.

§ 154.228 NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME PARKS.

(A) NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME PARKS shall refer to any mobile home park which does not conform to all of the provisions of development standards of this chapter.

Rose Hill City Zoning Code

MOBILE HOME

PARKS

§ 154.225 GENERALLY.

As a condition for the approval and continuance of a special use permit for mobile home parks, the following shall apply.

§ 154.226 ADMINISTRATION.

(A) Permits.

(B) Construction or alteration of mobile home parks.

(4) When all specified improvements have been made, the Town Administrator or designees shall issue a certificate of occupancy and the developer may begin moving in homes and begin operations.

(1) General information. Including topographical features, streams, vegetation, soil types, flood-prone areas, historic sites, and other features;

(2) Timing of development. The proposed schedule of development, including phases or stages likely to be followed;

(4) Storm water drainage system. Proposed storm water drainage system;

(5) Streets, curbs and gutters, electrical systems, and street lights. Proposed location and design of streets, curbs and gutters, electrical systems, and street lights;

(6) Grading plan and sedimentation control measures. Proposed grading plan and sedimentation control measures;

(7) Street access, easements, monuments, and property lines. Proposed street access, easements, monuments, and property lines;

(8) Sidewalks. Proposed location and design of sidewalks.

(9) Parking, loading, and circulation. The proposed location and floor plans of all proposed structures, including numbers and dimensions of all mobile home spaces;

(10) Floor plans and building layouts. Proposed location and floor plans of all proposed structures, including numbers and dimensions of all mobile home spaces;

(11) Buffers. Proposed buffer strips, as required in § 154.140;

(12) Refuse collection. Proposed method of collection and location of receptacles;

(13) Names. Name of park and names and addresses of the owner(s), designer, or surveyor;

(14) Date. Date, scale, and north arrow;

(15) Tract boundaries. Boundaries of the tract with bearings, distances, and metes and bounds; and

(16) Vicinity map. Vicinity map showing the location of the park, surrounding land uses, and names and addresses of all adjoining property owners.

§ 154.227 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

(A) Minimum area. Each mobile home park shall be developed on a tract not less than two acres in size and shall contain at least five mobile home spaces available at first occupancy.

(1) Forty feet from a state highway or city street right-of-way;

(2) Thirty feet from the exterior boundary of the park;

(3) Twenty feet from another mobile home; and/or

(4) Twenty feet from an internal street in the park. Distances shall be measured from the outermost part of the unit, including tongue.

(F) Cul-de-sacs. Dead-end streets exceeding 300 feet shall be provided with a cul-de-sac paved to a minimum of 45 feet in diameter.

(H) Buffer strip. The mobile home park shall have a buffer strip, as required in § 154.140.

(J) Fire protection. Fire hydrants shall be installed to provide unobstructed access within 500 feet from any mobile home space.

(K) Drainage. Each mobile home space shall be graded so as to provide proper drainage. No mobile home space shall be located in an area subject to flooding or seasonal high water table.

(N) Administrative office. Within a mobile home park, one mobile home may be used for an administrative office.

(1) Name of owner or occupant;

(2) Mobile home space number;

(3) Make, model, and registration number of mobile home; and

(4) Date when occupancy within the mobile home park begins and date when occupancy within the mobile home park ceases.

§ 154.228 NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME PARKS.

(A) NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME PARKS shall refer to any mobile home park which does not conform to all of the provisions of development standards of this chapter.