a.

Purpose. It is the intent of the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County to encourage the new placement of Manufactured Homes, as well as any new Manufactured Home Development to occur within Manufactured Home Parks and Manufactured Home Subdivisions and to accommodate the isolated placement of a Manufactured Home on an individual Lot in the unincorporated portion of Sedgwick County under certain circumstances. The purpose of the MH Manufactured Housing District is to accommodate such development. The District is intended for application in the City of Wichita and unincorporated Sedgwick County.

b.

Permitted Uses. The following Uses shall be permitted by-right in the MH District.

(1)

Residential Uses

Single-Family

Manufactured Home

Manufactured Home Park

Manufactured Home Subdivision

Group Home

Short Term Rental in the City, subject to Sec. III-D.6.qq

(2)

Public and Civic Uses

Church or Place of Worship

Day Care, Limited and General, subject to Sec. III-D.6.i

Golf Course

Hospital

Library

Parks and Recreation

Recycling Collection Station, Private, subject to Sec. III-D.6.q

School, Elementary, Middle and High

Utility, Minor

(3)

Commercial Uses

Wireless Communication Facility, subject to Sec. III-D.6.g

(4)

Industrial, Manufacturing and Extractive Uses

Asphalt or Concrete Plant, Limited, subject to Sec. III-D.6.d

(5)

Agricultural Uses

Agriculture, subject to Sec. III-D.6.b

c.

Conditional Uses. The following Uses shall be permitted in the MH District if reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures and standards of Sec. V-D.

(1)

Residential Uses

Accessory Apartment, subject to Sec. III-D.6.a

Assisted Living

(2)

Public and Civic Uses

Community Assembly

Neighborhood Swimming Pool, subject to Sec. III-D.6.aa

Safety Service

Utility, Major

(3)

Commercial Uses

Parking Area, Ancillary, subject to Sec. III-D.6.p

(4)

Industrial, Manufacturing and Extractive Uses

None allowed by Conditional Use

(5)

Agricultural Uses

None allowed by Conditional Use

d.

Property development standards for Sites with public water and sewer. Each Site in the MH District that is served by a public water supply and municipal type sewer system shall be subject to the following minimum property development standards. Setbacks and heights are for Principal Structures. See Sec. III-D.7.e for Setbacks and heights for Accessory Structures. See Secs. III-E.2.e(2) and III-E.2.e(3) for Front Setbacks on unplatted tracts or major roadways. Compatibility standards in Secs. IV-C.4 and IV-C.5 may take precedence.

(1)

Minimum Site area: In the City of Wichita, a minimum of five acres shall be required for the MH District. Minimum size in the unincorporated area shall be as determined by the Sedgwick County Department of Code Enforcement

(2)

Minimum Lot Area: 5,000 square feet for residential Lots within Manufactured Home Subdivisions; 10,000 square feet for all nonresidential uses

(3)

Minimum Lot Width: 200 feet for Manufactured Home Parks; 40 feet for lots within Manufactured Home Subdivisions; 100 feet for all other Uses

(4)

Minimum Setbacks

(a)

Manufactured Home Parks. All structures within Manufactured Home Parks, whether permanent or temporary, shall be setback at least 25 feet from public Street rights-of-way, at least 20 feet from all other Lot Lines and at least 5 feet from private roadways interior to the Manufactured Home Park. A minimum separation of 10 feet shall also be maintained between all Manufactured Home units within the Manufactured Home Park.

(b)

Manufactured Home Subdivisions. All structures within Manufactured Home Subdivisions shall be setback at least 25 feet from arterial Street rights-of-way, and at least 25 feet from the front Lot Line, at least 20 feet from the rear Lot Line and at least 5 feet the side Lot Lines. Garage and carport entrances shall be setback at least 20 feet from public Street rights-of-way.

(5)

Maximum density of MH Parks: eight Dwelling Units per acre

(6)

Maximum Height: 35 feet

e.

Property development standards for other Sites. Standards for Lot size, Setback and height for Manufactured Home Parks or Manufactured Home Subdivisions that are not served by a public water supply or a municipal type sewer system shall be established as part of the approved site plan, and for a single Lot shall, at minimum, match the standards of the predominant zoning District that is Contiguous to or across the street from the Lot.

f.

Special MH District regulations. The following special regulations shall apply to property in the MH District.

(1)

Site plan. All requests for rezoning to the MH District shall be accompanied by a site plan in a form established by the Planning Director, and shall include a declaration as to whether the property will be developed as a Manufactured Home Park or Manufactured Home Subdivision. Development of the property shall be substantially in conformance with the site plan approved by the Governing Body. In the event the Manufactured Home request is for a single Lot in the unincorporated portion of Sedgwick County, this requirement shall not apply.

(2)

Construction restrictions. No permanent additions shall be made to a Manufactured Home or Mobile Home, including any nonconforming units, unless the Manufactured Home or Mobile Home is on a permanent foundation and all applicable Building Permits have been obtained. Such additions shall comply with current Building Codes applicable to site built construction. No single wide or double wide Manufactured Home or Mobile Home shall be combined with or attached to another Manufactured Home or Mobile Home unless all such Manufactured Home or Mobile Home units are specifically constructed to HUD Codes to be so combined.