A. Lot Area: The minimum area in the RMH District shall be as follows:
1. Mobile home park - 8 acres.
2. Mobile home lots - 4,000 square feet per lot.
3. Nursery schools, preschools and day care centers - 3,000 square feet per lot.
4. Elementary schools, junior high schools and senior high schools - 7 acres.
5. Golf courses; parks, playgrounds and forest preserves; public and private utility facilities - none.
6. Religious institutions; civic buildings; swim and/or tennis clubs - 2 acres.
7. Planned unit developments - 4 acres.
B. Lot Width: The minimum lot width, at the front yard line, in the RMH District shall be as follows:
1. Mobile home park; nursery schools, preschools and day care centers - 80 feet.
2. Mobile home lot - 50 feet; except, that for any mobile home unit greater than 12 feet in width, the minimum lot width shall be 60 feet.
3. All other permitted and conditional uses - none.
C. Density: The total density of any mobile home park shall not exceed 7 units per gross acre, and the net density on any particular acre within such parks shall not exceed 10 units per net acre. Not more than one mobile home is permitted on a mobile home lot.
D. Minimum Distance Between Mobile Homes: No mobile home shall be placed within 30 feet of another.
E. Yards: The minimum yards required in the RMH District shall be as follows:
1. Mobile Home Parks: All buildings and structures shall be set back not less than 15 feet from all mobile home park boundary lines and not less than 30 feet from the mobile home park boundary adjacent to a public street.
Interior side yard - 15 feet.
Corner side yard - 15 feet.
Yards Abutting Common Areas - The distance from the line or corner of the mobile home to a private street, a common driveway, a common parking area, a common walk or other common area shall be fifteen feet (15') minimum. Patios, mobile home appurtenances, carports and individual storage facilities shall not be included in the determination of yard width.
3. All Other Permitted and Conditional Uses:
Interior side yard - 15 feet plus 1 foot for each 2 feet by which the building or structure height exceeds 28 feet.
Corner side yard - 30 feet plus 1 foot for each 2 feet by which the building or structure height exceeds 28 feet.
1. The maximum height for all buildings and structures in the RMH District shall be 21/2 stories not to exceed 35 feet.
2. Accessory buildings shall not exceed 15 feet in height from ground elevation.
G. Lot Coverage: The lot coverage of a mobile home, together with any expansion or accessory structure permitted thereto by this chapter shall not exceed forty percent (40%) of the total mobile home lot area.
H. Permitted Obstructions: For the purposes of this chapter, the following shall not be considered as obstructions when located on mobile home lots indicated:
1. On any lot, chimneys, overhanging roof eaves, open terraces and awnings adjoining the mobile home if they do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the depth of the mobile home lot and ornamental light standards and flagpoles, fences, trees and shrubs; except, that on corner mobile home lots, fences, trees and shrubs shall not be higher than thirty inches (30") above the center line grade of the intersecting street if located in that portion of a required front or side yard situated within thirty feet (30') of the lot corner formed by the intersection of any two (2) street lines.
2. In front yards, no other construction shall be permitted.
I. Screening: Planting shall be appropriate for use and location and planned so as to thrive with normal maintenance. There shall be provided plantings adequate to screen views effectively. Views to be screened shall include laundry drying yards and nonresidential uses. Garbage and trash collection stations shall be screened with permanent chain link fence with slats.
J. Lot Specifications: Each mobile home lot shall have provided thereon a patio and adequate storage conforming to the following specifications:
1. Patio: Each mobile home lot shall meet the following requirements:
a. Size: The minimum size of each mobile home patio shall be one hundred eighty (180) square feet.
b. Location: Every patio location shall be convenient to the entrance of the mobile home, appropriately related to open areas of the site and other facilities, fitted to terrain and natural features and related to anticipated mobile home models.
c. Elevation: Where practical, the patio shall be at an elevation at least as high as the elevation of its mobile home stand. Where topographical conditions permit, the patio and adjoining yard area on the entry side of the mobile home may be as much as two feet (2') higher than the mobile home stand in order that the level of the patio and outdoor living area will be close to the floor level of an in-place mobile home. The grade difference between the patio and the stand may be taken up by a retaining wall or cribbing or by an earth slope. Where the patio is higher than the mobile home stand, adequate surface drainage of the mobile home stand shall be provided across the other side or ends of the stand.
d. Construction: Any subgrading shall be well drained, uniformly graded and compacted. Construction shall provide a useful outdoor surface constructed or formed either monolithically or in movable units with weather-resistant materials placed sufficiently close together to create a paved area.
2. Tenant Storage: Storage facilities shall be provided on or conveniently near each mobile home lot for the active storage of outdoor equipment, furniture or tools and for the inactive storage of such other materials as are used only seasonally or infrequently by the typical tenant and which cannot be conveniently stored in a typical mobile home. There shall be a minimum of ninety (90) cubic feet provided for general storage for each mobile home lot. Storage facilities shall be provided on the mobile home lot or in compounds located within a reasonable distance, but not more than five hundred feet (500') from any mobile home serviced, and located not closer to private or public streets than the mobile home itself. Storage facilities shall be designed in a manner that will enhance the appearance of the park and shall be constructed of suitable weather-resistant materials appropriate for the use and maintenance contemplated. (Ord. 93-695, 6-15-93; amd. Ord. 20-1982, 8-25-2020)