In all R-4 Districts no building or land, except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, shall be erected or used except for one (1) or more of the following specified uses, on approval of the Planning Commission with respect to site layout and pedestrian and vehicular circulation:

(a)

Mobile home courts and trailer coach parks.

No building or structure hereafter erected or altered in an R-4 District shall exceed one (1) story in height or fifteen (15) feet, except as provided in Article XIX of this Zoning Ordinance.

(a)

The minimum unit area of premises used or occupied by each trailer shall be two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, clearly defined on the ground by stakes, posts, or other markers, except that where a separate parking area is provided on the trailer camp lot for motor vehicles and no motor vehicles are parked on the trailer unit area, that the minimum unit area of the premises used or occupied by each trailer shall be two thousand (2,000) square feet, and in such event there shall be provided one (1) parking stall for each trailer unit.

(b)

There shall be unobstructed open spaces between each trailer coach or mobile home of not less than fifteen (15) feet and not less than ten (10) feet of unobstructed open space between the ends of adjacent trailer coaches. Hitches shall not extend beyond the boundary lines of the sites, except where such parking space is provided in street in accordance with Schedule of Road Widths in Article XI.

(c)

No trailer shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way line of a main highway, or ten (10) feet from the mobile court or trailer camp property line.

(d)

One passenger motor vehicle may be parked on the private street in front of the trailer coach site, provided it complies with the Schedule of Road Widths, in Article XI, of this Ordinance, and provided further additional off-street parking space of one-half (½) parking stall per trailer unit is provided within the trailer coach park for additional private passenger vehicles which belong to the occupants of the trailers and for visitors' cars.

(e)

Each trailer space or site shall be provided with a concrete apron or concrete ribbons, not less than twenty-four (24) inches wide, upon which the trailer shall be located.

Each individual trailer coach site shall abut or face a driveway, roadway, or street of at least thirty (30) feet in width which street shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway. Existing licensed trailer parks shall not be required to increase the width of the streets within said parks to thirty (30) feet as long as said parks are not redesigned or altered. All such roadways shall be hard surfaced.

Each trailer coach park shall provide a thirty (30) inch concrete walk from the entrance of each trailer to all required service facilities.

Roadways and streets within all existing trailer coach parks shall conform to the following schedule regarding vehicle traffic use, including motor vehicle parking.

Where sidewalks are provided, the space required shall be in addition to the above schedule.

Plumbing and electrical installations in R-4 Districts shall be maintained in accordance with the City of Warren Plumbing and Electrical Codes.

In addition, all trailer coach parks shall comply with the following:

(a)

There shall be provided an area of not less than one hundred (100) square feet for recreation, for each trailer space in the Mobile Home Park, with a minimum area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, which shall be no longer than two (2) times its width. Such area shall be developed and maintained by the management so as to provide healthful recreation for the children of the Mobile Home Park.

(b)

A greenbelt planting strip, not less than eight (8) feet in width, shall be located along all lot lines not bordering a street. Such greenbelt shall be composed of one (1) row of deciduous and/or evergreen trees, spaced not more than four (4) feet apart and not less than one (1) row of shrubs spaced not more than eight (8) feet apart and which grow at least to a height of five (5) feet or more after one (1) full growing season and which shrubs will eventually grow to a height of not less than twelve (12) feet. A fence may be built on the trailer coach park property lines, in lieu of a greenbelt as heretofore required, said fence shall be not less than four (4) feet nor more than six (6) feet in height, constructed of woven wire or open metal or wood pickets and no barbed wire shall be used in the construction of said fence.

(c)

The front yard and the side yard adjacent to a street shall be landscaped and the entire Mobile Home Park shall be maintained in a good, clean presentable condition at all times.

(d)

No business of any kind shall be conducted in any mobile home, trailer or building or on the premises of the Mobile Home Park, except that of the management office.

(e)

Street and yard lights, sufficient in number and intensity to permit the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night, shall be provided and shall be effectively related to buildings, trees, walks, steps, and ramps.

(f)

All fuel oil and all gas tanks shall be located on each trailer site in a uniform manner. All tanks shall be of an approved type to comply with building code standards and shall be equipped with vent pipes and with fused valves. All tanks shall be elevated on non-combustible stands and placed on a concrete base.

(g)

There shall be no storage underneath any trailer and each trailer site shall be maintained in a clean and presentable condition at all times.

(h)

Fences other than those surrounding the park shall be uniform in height and shall not exceed thirty (30) inches in height and shall be constructed in such a manner as to provide firemen access to all sides of each trailer.

(i)

Fire hydrants of a size and pressure to be used by the City of Warren Fire Department shall be placed within said trailer park so that no trailer shall be more than six hundred (600) feet from a fire hydrant.

(j)

A one family dwelling may be permitted on the site provided that such dwelling is limited to the management's residence and provided further, such dwelling complies with the requirements of the R-1-D Districts of the Ordinance. A portion of such dwelling may be utilized for management's office.

(k)

Reserved.

(Ord. No. 30-945, § 4, 4-27-04)

Cross reference— License fee schedule, § 18-18.