This district is intended for the purpose of allowing low density mobile home uses in a park like atmosphere. The mobile home park district is intended for those areas where the owner intends to develop and rent or lease individual sites.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 1, 1990)

The following uses shall be permitted in this district:

(1)

Single-family mobile homes on a well-drained concrete slab;

(2)

Parks and playgrounds;

(3)

Mobile home service buildings such as coin-operated washers and dryers for the exclusive use of the residents of the mobile home park;

(4)

Office for manager of mobile park;

(5)

Home occupations provided all requirements in Chapter 19.04 are met;

(6)

Family child care homes;

(7)

Customary accessory uses and structures for exclusive use of mobile home park residents;

(8)

Temporary structures incidental to construction work, but only for the period of such work.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 2, 1990)

The following uses shall be conditionally permitted in mobile home park district: outdoor storage areas for exclusive use of mobile home park residents.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 3, 1990)

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 4, 1990)

(a)

Front yard, measured from the front property line there shall be a front yard of not less than twenty feet. Double frontage lots shall have the required front yard on both streets.

(b)

Side and rear yard, a minimum of fifteen feet separation between adjacent mobile homes and any attachments shall be required. Accessory buildings may not be built within the required separation distance. The required side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall be one-half the required front yard on such street for the principal building and all accessory buildings, provided that no adjacent dwellings front on the same street, in which case the entire front yard must be provided.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 5, 1990)

Not more than forty percent of the lot shall be covered by the principal building and all accessory buildings.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 6, 1990)

The minimum floor area for residences, excluding attached garage, shall beam hundred fifty square feet.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 7, 1990)

The maximum height of any building shall be thirty-five feet.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 8, 1990)

See Chapter 19.30 for general sign regulations. One identification sign shall be permitted per residential use, provided such sign does not exceed two square feet in area; the sign may wall, freestanding or projecting type, but not projecting over public property. In connection with the mobile home court no sign intended to be read from any public way adjoining the district shall be permitted, except:

(1)

No more than one identification sign, not exceeding twelve square feet in area, for each principal entrance;

(2)

In the case of new mobile home courts, one sign, not exceeding eighteen square feet in area, may be erected for a period of not more than two years at each principal entrance to advertise the sale of dwellings, or lots for rent;

(3)

No more than one sign, not exceeding six square feet in area, to advertise the sale of dwellings, or lots for rent.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 9, 1990)

See Chapter 19.32 for off-street parking requirements. Required off-street parking shall be provided in such a manner that vehicles do not encroach on a public right-of-way.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 10, 1990)

(a)

Tract Size. The tract to be used for a mobile home park shall not be less than five acres.

(b)

Site Plan Approval Required. Before building permits may be issued for construction of mobile home courts, in addition to other required permits, reports, and reviews, the site plan must be approved by the planning commission and city council. The site plan shall show topography and size and location of the mobile home sites, service buildings, off-street parking areas, electrical outlets, sewer outlets, water outlets, water lines, sewer lines, recreational areas, landscaped areas, walls or fences, roadways and walkways.

(c)

Development Plan Required. Prior to site plan approval, the applicant must submit a development plan to the planning commission. The development plan shall include a schedule of construction and evidence of financial ability to complete the development.

(d)

Mobile Home Court Without Water Supply System or Wastewater Treatment Plant. In any mobile home court not served by a water supply system and wastewater treatment plant the minimum lot size shall be one-half acre per dwelling unit, excluding streets and alleys.

(e)

Street Widths. All mobile home spaces shall front on a private roadway. Private streets shall have a required paving width of twelve feet for moving lanes and parallel parking lanes of eight feet where on-street parking is to be permitted. Any streets which are to be dedicated to the city must meet the general requirements for street widths. Roadways shall be hard surfaced and adequately lighted at night.

(f)

Walkways. Walkways of not less than three feet shall be provided from the mobile homes to any service buildings and to the exterior of the court connecting to neighboring land uses. Walkways shall be hard surfaced and adequately lighted at night.

(g)

Recreational areas. Each mobile home park containing twenty-five or more lots shall provide playground space equivalent to one lot for every twenty-five lots in the park. A plot plan indicating the type and placement of any playground equipment shall be submitted to the building official and planning commission. The recreational area shall be fully developed within one year after the first occupancy.

(h)

Screening. Along the edges of mobile home courts, walls or vegetative screening shall be provided where needed to protect residents from undesirable views, lighting, noise or other off-site influences, or to protect occupants of adjoining residential districts from potentially adverse influences within the mobile home court.

(Ord. 304, Art. 10, § 11, 1990; Ord. No. 456, 11-20-2024)