Sections 17.28.010 through 17.28.230 set forth in this chapter deal with manufactured home parks, whereas Section 17.28.300 deals with manufactured home subdivisions.

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Manufactured home parks shall not abut or lie across a street or public right-of-way from a C-1 district.

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Accessory uses shall observe the following standards:

A.

Each home unit is limited to one garage or carport no greater in size than that necessary to park two standard size automobiles or a maximum of six hundred square feet in area.

B.

Each home unit is limited to one storage building a maximum of one hundred square feet in floor area.

C.

Each home unit is limited to one cabana or covered patio, porch or deck. There shall be no area limit for porches, decks, patios or cabanas provided all setbacks are met.

D.

Detached carports or garages and other accessory buildings shall be no less than six feet from the home.

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Density in a manufactured home park shall not exceed eight and one-half units per gross acre.

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Manufactured home parks shall be a minimum of one acre in size.

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For manufactured home parks, lot width and depth shall be measured as defined in Chapter 17.08.

A.

Interior lot, forty feet wide at the front property line and building lines;

B.

Cul-de-sac lot, thirty feet wide as measured along the front property or site line arc;

C.

Corner lot, fifty feet wide at the building line, provided the intersection visibility clearance standard can be met (See Section 17.28.070(D));

D.

Lot depth, sixty feet.

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All sites shall front on interior streets within the park.

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All setbacks shall be measured from the nearest corner or wall to the appropriate property or site line.

A.

Front Setback. The minimum front yard setback for all buildings and structures shall be five feet from the front property line which abuts a private or public street within the park; provided, on corner lots, the intersection visibility clearance standard is met.

B.

Side Setback. The minimum side yard setback for manufactured homes and buildings including carports, garages and accessory buildings shall be five feet; provided, on corner lots, the intersection visibility clearance standard is met.

C.

Rear Setback. The minimum rear setback shall be ten feet.

D.

Intersection Visibility Clearance. On a corner lot, nothing shall be erected, placed or allowed to grow in such a manner as to impede vision between a height of three and ten feet above the centerline grades of the intersecting streets in the triangular area bounded by the street lines of the corner lot and a line joining points on said street lines twenty feet from the corner.

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Manufactured homes in parks shall be no less than four hundred twenty square feet in area.

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All buildings within a manufactured home park shall be no more than one and one-half stories high or a maximum of twenty feet in height.

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Maximum lot coverage by homes, their carports or garages, and accessory buildings and uses shall be fifty percent.

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Fences and hedges on individual sites shall be no higher than three feet along front property lines and no higher than six feet along side and rear property lines on interior lots and interior lot lines of corner lots. On corner lots, fences and hedges shall be no higher than three feet along front and side street property lines.

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A.

Off-street parking shall meet the requirements of Chapter 17.56.

B.

In addition to the off-street parking requirements, there shall be provided at least one automobile parking space for every two home sites for use by guests, visitors, service, or delivery vehicles and shall be signed or designated as such. These spaces may be placed along the park's interior drives, but shall be set back off of the roadway proper and shall be within one hundred feet of the lots to be served. This parking may be waived if on-street parking is provided on streets designed to accommodate side parking and two standard lanes of traffic.

C.

Parking provisions for trucks and recreational vehicles are as follows:

1.

Trucks over one and one-half tons and recreational vehicles such as trailers, motor homes, camping trucks, boats on boat trailers, and similar equipment shall not be stored on individual sites in home parks. The park shall provide a paved, fenced and adequately sized and lighted area within the development for the parking and storage of such vehicles.

2.

Exception. One of the two allocated off-street parking spaces on each lot or site may be used for the parking of a recreational vehicle if no more than one automobile or truck (less than one and one-half tons) is parked on the lot or site. Car-top boats and canoes are also exempt from separate storage requirements.

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A.

A sight-obscuring fence at least six feet high shall be constructed around the entire manufactured home development. The fence shall be appealing from inside and outside of the development. This may be accomplished by several alternatives: wood board fencing, chain link fencing with evergreen hedges of such species, height and placement so as to become an effective sight screen within two years of planting, or some similar form of ornamental fencing and landscaping combinations.

B.

Home sites and common areas shall be landscaped and maintained so as to enhance the livability, residential character, and aesthetics of the park. Such landscaping shall consist of substantial evergreen and deciduous trees mixed with shrubbery and ground covers, all installed concurrent with property development and prior to tenant or owner occupancy.

C.

The applicant shall follow land preparation practices which will leave, as much as is feasible, existing trees, vegetation, and other natural features.

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A.

The following recreation areas and/or facilities shall be provided by home parks:

1.

An outdoor play area with a variety of playground equipment. A minimum of one hundred square feet of play area will be provided per home lot or site. The play area shall be protected from all streets, driveways, and parking areas by a fence at least thirty inches in height. Access to the area will be safe and minimize conflicts between pedestrians and vehicle traffic.

2.

A heated indoor recreation facility combined with a portion of the outdoor play area described in subsection (A)(1) of this section, both with a variety of play equipment and areas for use by park residents. A minimum of twenty-five square feet of floor area per mobile home lot or site will be provided for the indoor facility, and a minimum of fifty square feet of ground area per unit will be provided for the outdoor play area.

B.

If the park does not accommodate children under fourteen years of age, an indoor facility with recreation and community equipment shall be provided for use by residents. A minimum of twenty square feet of floor area per lot or site will be provided for the building. Equipment installed or made available will be appropriate to the user population: pool, ping-pong, or card tables, a community kitchen with eating and entertaining facilities, swimming pool, sauna, and so forth.

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Manufactured home parks shall be for residential purposes only. Sales of manufactured homes shall be limited to those which become available on the market on an individual basis. Commercial sales and promotion are limited to the showing and sale of model homes which are to be used in the park. Commercial promotion and sales of units to be transported off-site are prohibited.

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A.

Homes in parks may retain their running gear and use footings and piers, but shall be fully secured to the ground with appropriate tie-down devices.

B.

A minimum of an eighteen-inch crawl space shall be left under all homes.

C.

A crushed rock, concrete, or asphalt surface with good drainage shall cover the area where a home is to be sited.

D.

Permanent steps shall be installed at all exits.

E.

Skirting shall be securely attached between the home and the ground on all sides within thirty days of home installation. Skirting materials shall consist of materials which are compatible with design of the home and enhance its appearance.

F.

Construction, siting and installation of homes shall be in conformance with applicable federal, state and local codes and standards. Homes must have a placement, building or similar permit from or through the city prior to placement.

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Any accessory building, carport, garage, or other structure shall be constructed of materials compatible with and which will enhance the design of the home and of the surrounding manufactured home community.

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Manufactured home parks shall meet Title 16 standards of this code, except that streets and street lighting may be private. Public street pavement widths and sidewalks, if provided, need meet only local single-family area standards of Chapter 12.10. Private streets with parking on one side shall have a minimum pavement width of thirty-two feet with a right-of-way width of forty feet. Private street with no on-street parking shall have a minimum pavement width of twenty-four feet and a right-of-way width of thirty-two feet. Curbs and sidewalks are recommended and their need and type will be determined during site plan review. At a minimum, a four-foot-wide walkway will be striped or similarly designated along at least one side of each street. All dedicated improvements, in any case, shall meet Title 16 standards.

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 1256, § 4, adopted January 7, 2013, repealed § 17.36.110, which pertained to storm drainage and derived from Ord. No. 939, 2000.

All utilities shall be shown on the site plan, installed underground within the park, meet all applicable building, plumbing, electrical, health, and engineering codes and standards and be subject to approval by the public works director. Utilities at the home site shall have the ability to be capped when a home is not on-site.

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(Ord. No. 1378, § 67, 11-21-2016)

If refuse containers are used by more than one unit for temporary storage of solid wastes, the container(s) shall be screened and the area kept clean of all litter.

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A.

All buildings, yards, screening, fencing, landscaping and recreation areas shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner by owners/managers of manufactured home parks. Landscaping shall be maintained in a healthy, presentable state.

B.

All structures, buildings, and fences shall be kept free of rust, corrosion, peeling paint and other surface deteriorations.

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A.

For development of a manufactured home park ten copies of a complete, detailed, and drawn-to-scale site development plan shall be submitted to the city for hearing examiner review through the public hearing process. The site development plan shall be considered a binding site plan pursuant to RCW 58.17.020(7) and 58.17.040(5). The site development plan or, if determined by staff to be needed, a separate plan showing grade changes, drainage and utilities shall be submitted to and reviewed by the city's development review committee for recommendations to the hearing examiner.

B.

The site development plan shall measure a minimum of eighteen inches by twenty-four inches, be drawn to a scale of not more than one inch equals one hundred feet, be certified by a registered land surveyor, and show the following:

1.

The name and address of the applicant (and the owner, if different from the applicant);

2.

Name and address of the manufactured home park;

3.

Area, dimensions and general legal descriptions (quarter section, section, township, range) of the tract of land;

4.

True north direction arrow;

5.

Density calculation of the park;

6.

Topography, grade changes, and drainage improvements;

7.

Location and width of streets, sidewalks and walkways;

8.

Location, area and dimensions of all sites and the numbering thereof in an orderly manner;

9.

Location and number of all off-street parking spaces;

10.

Location and dimension of all structures including garages, carports, recreation, maintenance and storage buildings;

11.

Location and dimensions of recreation or open space and outside storage areas;

12.

Location and type of on-site and perimeter screening, fencing and landscaping;

13.

Method and plan of water supply, sewage disposal, garbage disposal and electrical service, including street and other outside lighting;

14.

Location of all easements of record pertaining to the property; and

15.

Such other information as the applicant, city staff, or hearing examiner deems necessary in the evaluation of the proposal.

C.

Hearing examiner approval of the plan shall be considered as binding on the manufactured home park design.

D.

The community development director and building official shall check building and construction plans for basic consistency with the approved site development plan prior to issuing permits. If the building and construction plans indicate significant differences in dimensions, lots, setbacks, points of ingress/egress, parking, recreation areas, screening, or other pertinent features from the approved plan, a revised plan shall be required and reviewed and acted on by the hearing examiner.

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(Ord. No. 1378, § 68, 11-21-2016)

Manufactured home subdivisions shall fully meet the standards of Title 16 of this code and the standards and criteria of the applicable zoning district except for the following:

A.

Manufactured home subdivisions shall not abut or lie across a street or public right-of-way from a C-1 district.

B.

Manufactured home subdivisions shall be a minimum of three acres in size.

C.

All lots shall front on interior streets within the subdivision.

D.

Manufactured homes in subdivisions shall be no less than nine hundred sixty square feet in area excluding porches, patios, carports, garages and storage facilities. Manufactured homes in subdivisions shall have design features which provide visual compatibility with site-built housing. A pitched roof shall be required with a ratio of 2:12 or greater. Roofing shall be of composition, shake or shingle materials. Siding materials and structures such as walls, fences, garages, carports and storage sheds shall be constructed of nonreflective materials and be visually compatible with the manufactured home to which they are appurtenant.

E.

All buildings within a manufactured home subdivision shall be no more than two stories high or a maximum of twenty-five feet in height.

F.

Manufactured home subdivisions shall be for residential purposes only. Sales of manufactured homes shall be limited to those which become available on the market on an individual basis. Commercial sales and promotion are limited to the showing and sale of model homes which are to be used in the subdivision or are permanently affixed to the subdivision site. Commercial promotion and sales of units to be transported off-site are prohibited.

G.

Any accessory building, carport, garage, or other structure shall be constructed of materials compatible with and which will enhance the design of the home and of the surrounding manufactured home community.

(Ord. 939 § 11 (part), 2000)