The purpose of this part is to establish standards for the development of mobile home parks and to evaluate such parks as a type of multiple-family residential development; and to provide for the establishment of said development in areas throughout the city that will ensure their compatibility with other permitted uses in the district.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

There shall be a maximum of ten (10) units per acre.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

The minimum individual mobile home site shall not be less than two thousand eight hundred (2,800) square feet net; the average total of mobile home sites shall be not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet net.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

There shall be a maximum structure height of thirty-five (35) feet.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

All mobile homes and all structures shall maintain a minimum yard area of fifteen (15) feet from the ultimate right-of-way line of any public street and a minimum yard area of five (5) feet from any adjoining property line. A ten (10) foot space between mobile homes must be maintained. A three (3) foot yard shall be maintained between mobile home site line and any mobile home or structure.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70; Ord. No. NS-1232, § 1, 10-7-74)

(a)

Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided on the individual site for each mobile home lot in the development.

(1)

Each parking space shall be a minimum size of nine (9) by twenty (20) feet.

(2)

On-site parking may be developed in tandem.

(b)

There shall be provided for visitors and guests a minimum of one (1) parking space for every four (4) mobile home sites in the development.

(1)

Each parking space shall be a minimum size of nine (9) by twenty (20) feet.

(2)

No mobile home site shall be further than two hundred (200) feet from guest parking.

(3)

Parking areas shall be subject to the requirements specified in sections 41-614 and 41-615 of this Code.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

Areas for trash disposal must be provided at convenient locations throughout the park, generally within three hundred (300) feet of each mobile home lot. Each trash site should be screened on three sides by a six (6) foot opaque screen or wall so as to be readily accessible but screened from public view.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

Utility lines, including, but not limited to, electric, communications, street lighting, and cable television, shall be placed underground.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

A minimum of one hundred (100) square feet of common open space, available to all residents, shall be provided for each mobile home site.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

An adequate common storage area for recreational vehicles and boats, available to all residents, shall be provided for each mobile home site. Storage area shall be screened from view by a six (6) foot opaque screen or wall.

(Ord. No. NS-1908, § 1, 5-4-70)

A twenty-eight (28) foot minimum width in a pattern to provide easy access and movement of passenger and trailer vehicles shall be provided. Generally, long cul-de-sacs, four-way intersections, and other than ninety (90) degree angle intersections should be avoided.

Streets shall be paved with two (2) inches of asphalt concrete over four (4) inches of aggregate base material or an equivalent. Streets shall have a crown in the center and shall have concrete rolled curbs and gutters on both sides of the street.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

Two (2) single face or one (1) double face identification signs (designating park name and address only), not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area for each face, may be maintained at the main point of entry to the development. One (1) additional twenty (20) square foot single face identification sign (park name and address only) shall be permitted along any other public street right-of-way upon which the park has frontage, providing such street frontage exceeds three hundred thirty (330) feet.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

A six (6) foot wall or screen shall surround the entire mobile home park and shall consist of one or any combination of the following types:

(a)

Walls. A wall shall consist of concrete, stone, brick, tile, or similar type of solid masonry material with a minimum thickness of four (4) inches.

(b)

Screens. A wrought iron, open weave, or mesh type fence shall be combined with plant materials to form an opaque screen.

(c)

Planting. Plant materials, when used as a screen, shall consist of compact evergreen plants. Said plant materials shall be of a kind, or used in such a manner, so as to provide opaque screening.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70)

(a)

A landscape plan shall be submitted to the planning department for approval. Said landscaping plan shall consist of the size, type and location of all trees, shrubs, and ground cover areas in the mobile home park site and shall include one (1) tree per mobile home site and shall conforms to the requirements of this section and to standards for landscaping approved by the city council.

(b)

A system of irrigation or sprinkling of landscaping shall be indicated on the plan. All landscaping shall be permanently maintained.

(c)

Vehicular parking may not be located within any required landscaped area.

(d)

Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved landscaping plan by the owner(s) and manager of the development.

(e)

Procedures for the approval and amendment of landscaping plans shall be established by the planning division.

(f)

All planting areas must be designed with an automatic irrigation system. Modifications shall be allowed for dry climate landscapes. Pop-up sprinklers shall be used in all areas other than installations against foundations for the sake of public safety. Drip, bubbler, or other low gallonage systems may be used in buffer areas and narrow strips. Sleeving must be called out wherever irrigation pipes are installed under hardscape.

(g)

Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in compliance with article XVI of this chapter, pertaining to water conservation.

(Ord. No. NS-1008, § 1, 5-4-70; Ord. No. 2801, § 12, 12-23-09)