To provide for the establishment of mobile residence parks with flexibility in design and arrangement of lots and streets to accommodate different styles and sizes of mobile residences; to assure that there is open space and recreation areas for residents of the park; and to enhance the effect of mobile residence parks on surrounding areas through landscaping, screening and site facilities, the following standards for development are established.

(Prior code § 150-225)

A.

Land Area. The minimum land area of a mobile residence park shall be three acres.

B.

Density. The maximum density of a mobile residence park shall be eight mobile residences per acre, excluding internal streets to serve the park.

C.

Open Space. Open space equal to eight percent of the total park area shall be provided. Open space areas shall be of regular shape, centrally located, on dry ground and usable as developed open space. In large mobile home parks, open space areas shall be decentralized to minimize walking distance and to provide a better distribution of recreation areas.

D.

Setback and Lot Requirements. Mobile residences shall be located no closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way of any street. No mobile residence shall be closer than twenty (20) feet to another mobile residence. Mobile residences shall be set back forty (40) feet from the perimeter of the park. No mobile residence lot shall be less than thirty-five (35) feet wide.

E.

Street Requirements. All proposed streets shall be reviewed and approved by the city department of infrastructure and development to ensure safe and adequate traffic movement for residents of the park. Street rights-of-way may vary in width from forty (40) to sixty (60) feet, depending upon the design of the streets to serve as connecting streets or major collectors and whether parking is to be provided on street. Streets shall be designed to provide a continuous forward motion and unobstructed passage of mobile residences towed by a moving vehicle to and from placement on a mobile residence lot. Streets shall be adequately drained, and curb and gutter shall be provided along both sides.

F.

Parking Requirements. Two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile residence lot. One space may be permitted on a mobile residence lot if the second space is provided in a common parking area which shall be within reasonable walking distance of the individual mobile residence site. Parking areas shall be developed in accordance with the requirements of chapter 17.196 and landscaped in accordance with chapter 17.196.

G.

Landscaping, Walkways and Lighting Requirements.

1.

A landscaping and screening plan shall be required in accordance with chapter 17.220 and shall show landscaping of individual sites, common parking areas, perimeter screening areas, recreation areas, service and storage buildings, utility areas and common or general trash and garbage disposal areas.

2.

A ten-foot-wide screening area shall be provided at the perimeter of the mobile residence park in accordance with the requirements of chapter 17.220.

3.

A four-and-one-half-foot-wide paved walkway shall be provided along one side of minor streets, along both sides of major streets and to each common parking area and service building.

4.

All parking areas, streets and walkways shall be adequately illuminated at night to be clearly visible.

(Prior code § 150-226)

(Ord. No. 2459, 10-9-2017)

A.

A solid six-inch-thick concrete pad to fit the outside dimensions of the mobile residence to be placed thereon shall be provided on each mobile residence lot.

B.

A concrete patio at least eight feet wide and one hundred twenty-eight (128) square feet or more in area shall be provided at the main entrance of each mobile residence.

C.

A paved walkway not less than two feet wide shall be provided from each mobile residence pad to a driveway or parking space.

D.

Each occupied mobile residence shall be supported on masonry blocks, tied down, connected to utilities and enclosed at the base with fire-resistant boxing or skirting designed for such use.

E.

Each mobile residence shall be provided with three hundred sixty (360) cubic feet of enclosed storage space located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of said mobile residence.

F.

The park shall be served by public utilities and all utility wires, pipes and tanks and shall be located underground to the point of connection to a mobile residence on a lot.

G.

All common trash and garbage collection containers shall be located on concrete standards and screened in accordance with chapter 17.220.

(Prior code § 150-227)

Rules and regulations for the operation and maintenance of the mobile residence park shall be required and shall include but not be limited to maintenance of recreation areas and landscaping, refuse collections, fire protection, outside storage areas and maintenance of parking, service and utility areas.

(Prior code § 150-228)

The mobile residence park shall not be occupied until a license has been issued by the city council.

(Prior code § 150-229)