The manufactured home park district is intended to provide suitable areas for the creation of manufactured home parks, allowing for greater density for residential dwelling in the area of land as provided. The intent of this district is to:

(1)

Locate in areas of close proximity to where public water and public sanitary sewer treatment services are available, or

(2)

Where alternate systems are approved by;

a.

The appropriate state agencies, and

b.

The county board of commissioners.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

(a)

Manufactured home parks provided they meet all district minimum requirements.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

Development for manufactured home parks in the MP district shall conform to the following regulations.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

All interior streets within the park shall be graded, drained, based and paved in accordance with the county's requirements for an accepted right-of-way. If a proposed street is to be greater in length than 300 feet, a plan profile for the road system shall be submitted along with the site plan. The board of commissioners shall approve all road construction specifications at the time the final plat is submitted. The minimum lot width and frontage for each development shall be 150 feet.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024; Res. No. 2025-03, 1-28-2025)

A manufactured home district development shall have minimum area of ten contiguous acres.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

The maximum density of a manufactured home district development is up to three units per acre provided they meet all other requirements of this article. This density does not include acreage contained in: (1) the open space, (2) the perimeter screening or (3) the recreation and other community facilities such as laundry, office, service and storage.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

No manufactured home or other building or structure shall be located closer than 50 feet to any manufactured home perimeter property boundary.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

A landscaped screen consisting of dense evergreen trees and/or shrubs and having a minimum width of ten feet along all property lines shall be required. All perimeter screening must be maintained by park owners.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

All manufactured home park developments shall provide a covered school bus stop shelter accessible to a designated school bus route.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

(a)

In the event that a swimming pool is developed or planned as part of the manufactured home park, this facility shall be enclosed by a chain link, masonry or wood fence, not less than six feet high.

(b)

No individual lot in any park may be sold or control of that lot transferred with the intent or effect of a sale unless that lot and the park shall meet all requirements of chapter 66 of the Code of Stephens County, Georgia.

(c)

Junk vehicles shall not be allowed to be stored or placed at any location within a manufactured home park. This does not include vehicles that are receiving temporary maintenance and/or repair. This shall be enforced by the owner(s) of the manufactured home park.

(d)

Any covenants required by the owner(s) of all manufactured home parks shall be submitted with the site plan.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)

No manufactured home within the park shall be located closer than ten feet to any exterior boundary line, and the front setback for each manufactured home shall be at least 40 feet from the front lot line.

(Ord. No. 2024-17, 7-23-2024)