Yamhill City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 10
120 MOBILE HOME AND MANUFACTURED DWELLING PARKS
§ 10.120.010 Mobile Home and Manufactured Dwelling Parks.
Mobile home and manufactured dwelling parks may be permitted in an R-2 and R-3 zone with a Development Permit subject to the conditions and provisions as herein set forth in Chapter 10.120. The Planning Official may prescribe such additional conditions for mobile home and manufactured dwelling parks as the particular circumstances may require for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the residents in the vicinity of the development consistent with the intent and provisions of this Title.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.020 Application Procedure.
Any person wishing to establish, enlarge or alter a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall file written application therefor with the Planning Official and furnish a layout or plan, drawn to scale showing existing and proposed structures, and mobile home or manufactured dwelling parking areas, surrounding land uses, and streets and existing public facilities including water and sewer. The applicant shall further furnish evidence on how the requirements of Chapter 10.112 will be met, a list of all property owners and addresses located within 300 feet of the proposed park and any other information requested by the Planning Official. All fees shall be paid upon filing said application. The Planning Official shall consider the application in accordance with Chapter 10.128.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.030 General Development Standards.
Unless otherwise approved, the following development standards shall apply to all mobile home and manufactured dwelling parks:
(A)
Any lot or site used for a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park and any modifications to a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall comply with the provisions of ORS 446.003 to ORS 446.285 and Mobile Home Park Standards, adopted as Oregon Administrative Rule, Division 600, Chapter 918, inclusive, as amended.
(B)
Any lot or site used for a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park, and any modifications to a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall comply with the following standards and requirements.
(1)
Manufactured Dwelling Park. Four or more manufactured dwellings or prefabricated structures, as defined in ORS 455.010, that are relocatable and more than eight and one-half feet wide, are located within 500 feet of one another on a lot, tract or parcel of land under the same ownership;
(2)
Mobile Home Park. Four or more manufactured dwellings, recreational vehicles as defined in ORS 174.101, or a combination thereof, are located within 500 feet of one another on a lot, tract or parcel of land under the same ownership;
(3)
No mobile home in a mobile home park or manufactured dwelling in a or manufactured dwelling park shall be located elsewhere than in a mobile home or manufactured dwelling space;
(4)
The maximum density of a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall not exceed the density in the underlying zone.
(C)
The minimum area to be contained on a mobile space by a mobile home or a manufactured dwelling, and its accessory structures shall be 4,000 square feet.
(D)
In a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park, only a mobile home or manufactured dwelling and permissible additions shall be allowed in a space.
(E)
The minimum width of improved streets shall be 20 feet without parking and 34 feet where parking is permitted on both sides.
(F)
Convenience commercial facilities, including food stores and coin-operated laundries, may be permitted in mobile home or manufactured dwelling parks, provided such facilities and the off-street parking and loading areas primarily related to their operations shall not occupy more than five percent of the gross area of the park; shall be sized, laid out and designed to serve the frequent trade or service needs only of the persons residing in the park; and shall present no visible evidence of their commercial character from any residential zoning district outside the park.
(G)
No part of any mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall be used for the parking or storage of any heavy equipment or trucks.
(H)
The owner of land comprising a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall provide from that land a community recreation area, exclusive of the required buffer area or service roadway or parking areas, equal in size to at least 10% of the gross land area proposed for development; and the recreation area shall be visibly designated as such and delineated for recreation purposes, and no parking or storage of vehicles or other mobile equipment shall form one parcel within the mobile home park. The Planning Official may require this area to be protected from streets, parking areas, or the like, by a fence or the equivalent, at least 30 inches in height. Unless otherwise approved, no required open space area shall contain less than 5,000 square feet.
(I)
All contiguous lots of record proposed for the development of a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park under one ownership or management shall be consolidated into a single lot of record prior to the issuance of any building permit.
(J)
A responsible caretaker, owner or manager shall be in charge to keep the mobile home or manufactured dwelling park, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition, and he/she shall be answerable with the owner for any violation of the provisions of this or any other regulation.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 515 §1, 2017; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.040 Application Requirements.
All applications for approval of plans and specifications for any mobile home park shall be made on forms prescribed by the City and shall contain:
(B)
Provisions for landscaping and screen planting of buffer areas and landscaping and provision of all other open space, including the mobile home or manufactured dwelling area;
(C)
Plans, profiles, and cross-sections of all roadways, underground utilities, and rough and finish grading of the site; and
(D)
Plans and specifications of the modules to be utilized for permissible additions.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.050 Layout and Design Specifications.
The following layout and design specifications shall apply in respect to any mobile home or manufactured dwelling park.
(A)
Land which is subject to flooding, poor drainage, steep slopes, rock formations, adverse earth formations or topography, utility easements or other features which will be harmful to the safety, health and general welfare of the future inhabitants of the mobile home park shall not be developed. Existing features which would add value to the development or the City as a whole, such as trees, watercourses, historic and archeological sites, and similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserved in the design.
(B)
A buffer area shall be provided immediately within all boundaries, all of which shall be loamed, seeded, and planted with grass and at least one row of deciduous and/or evergreen trees spaced not more than 20 feet apart, and one or more rows of bushy shrubs or hedging capable of attaining a height of at least five feet within three years. Planting shall be hardy, appropriate for use and location, and planted so as to thrive with normal maintenance. The required buffer area shall be a minimum of 20 feet in depth within all boundaries common to a public street, other than an alley; and the required buffer area shall be a minimum of 10 feet in depth within all other boundaries.
(C)
No recreation or service area, except for waterfront recreation, may be located within a buffer area.
(D)
No mobile home or manufactured dwelling area may be located within a buffer area.
(E)
No building or structure may be erected or placed within a buffer area, except a sign, fence or wall.
(F)
No refuse disposal area shall be located within a buffer area.
(G)
Within a buffer area, except for emergency access, no plant material may be removed, nor may any substance of which land is composed be deposited or removed, except as a part of a recognizable landscaping scheme.
(H)
Only streets (roads) which cross as close to right angles as practicable and connect directly with the street (road) system contained within the remainder of the park shall be permitted within a buffer area. No street (road) shall traverse the buffer area and give direct access from any public street (road) to any mobile home space.
(I)
The street (road) system shall comply with modern subdivision design practice as prescribed by the City of Yamhill Street Standards as amended.
(J)
A walkway system shall provide safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian access from each mobile home to the driveway. All walks must be hard-surfaced, well drained and not less than 36 inches in width. All walks adjacent to driveways and thoroughfares shall be curb-line walks.
(K)
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided at the rate of one space for each mobile home or manufactured dwelling space plus one guest space per mobile home or manufactured dwelling space. Group parking bays shall be located within 150 feet of the mobile home or manufactured dwelling spaces served. Required car parking spaces shall be located for convenient access to the mobile home spaces. Insofar as practicable, one car space shall be located in each mobile home or manufactured dwelling space and the remainder located in adjacent bays.
(L)
All recreation areas shall be grassed, hard-surfaced, or dust free, and shall drain properly.
(M)
Within a mobile home or manufactured dwelling area, all mobile home or manufactured dwelling space boundaries shall be so delineated by suitable permanent markers that the boundaries of any space can be readily ascertained.
(N)
Within a mobile home or manufactured dwelling area, each mobile home or manufactured dwelling space shall have sufficient unobstructed access to, or frontage on, a street, so as to permit the movement of mobile homes or manufactured dwellings.
(O)
Within a mobile home or manufactured dwelling area, each mobile home or manufactured dwelling stand shall have a compacted (rolled) gravel base of 12 inches and shall drain properly.
(P)
Within a mobile home or manufactured dwelling area, no mobile home or manufactured dwelling with a floor area of 750 square feet or less, exclusive of permissible additions, shall be permitted.
(Q)
All driveways shall be paved with an asphaltic material or concrete and shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width. In addition, if parking is to be permitted along the driveway, a minimum width of 20 feet is required. All driveways shall be adequately designed as to permit safe, easy access by emergency vehicles.
(R)
All refuse containers shall be located within a fenced enclosure and be secured to prevent overturning.
(S)
All utilities, including electrical, sewer and telephone lines, serving a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall be installed underground. All water and sewer lines shall be maintained by the park owner to City standards and requirements.
(T)
A community sanitary sewer system serving a mobile home or manufactured dwelling park shall be connected to a municipal sanitary sewer system.
(U)
All streets (roads), walkways, grouped bay parking and service areas shall be provided with night lighting adequate to ensure the safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(V)
All night lighting shall be arranged so as to reflect light away from mobile homes.
(W)
Not more than 45% of a mobile home space may be occupied by a mobile home and its accessory structures, whether or not it is attached to the home.
(X)
Storage Area. A storage space in a building must have a gross floor area of at least 60 square feet and shall be constructed and completed prior to occupancy of the mobile home for storing the outdoor equipment and accessories necessary to residential living.
(Y)
Appearance. The mobile home or manufactured dwelling spaces shall be maintained in a neat and clean condition at all times. There shall be no refuse or stray materials, debris, trash or other unsightly things left outside of a building or mobile home.
(Z)
Skirting. All mobile homes or manufactured dwellings shall have continuous, non-corrosive, non-decaying skirting around the exterior of the mobile home extending six inches into the ground or they may be situated upon a continuous foundation meeting the approval of the City Building Code.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.060 Siting Requirements.
The minimum distance between a mobile home or manufactured dwelling and any:
(A)
Other mobile home shall be 10 feet;
(B)
Building or accessory structure on an adjacent space shall be 10 feet;
(C)
Property line (excluding mobile home or manufactured dwelling space boundaries) shall be five feet;
(D)
Public street shall be 20 feet;
(E)
Common walk (excluding those in a mobile home space) shall be five feet.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.070 Additions to Mobile Homes and Manufactured Dwellings.
Carports, cabanas, ramadas, awning and all other structures, whether defined herein or not, which are situated upon a mobile home space and are attached to the mobile home or manufactured dwelling, shall conform to the requirements of the City Building Code. Such additions and structures shall be considered as a portion of the mobile home for determining the extent of lot coverage, setback lines, and all other requirements for mobile homes or manufactured dwellings, as if such additions and structures were a part of such mobile home or manufactured dwelling.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.080 Optional Siting.
In lieu of the minimum requirements set forth in Section 10.120.060, the developer may show how the mobile home or manufactured dwelling and any accessory structure will be located on any or all sites that do not conform to such requirements, except the required lot area shall not be diminished. The optional sitings may include locating the mobile homes or manufactured dwellings and structures on mobile home or manufactured dwelling space boundary lines and mobile homes or manufactured dwellings and accessory structures may be attached under this provision. When the Planning Official has approved the siting plans, such plans shall be the basis on which the permits for the mobile homes or manufactured dwellings and accessory structures will be issued. Optional sitings will be shown on the plan which is to be used as the basis for the public hearing.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.090 Expansion or Alteration of Mobile Home and Manufactured Dwelling Parks.
Existing mobile home or manufactured dwelling parks may be expanded or altered after approval is obtained from the Planning Official. The application, filed by the owner or other party in interest, will be filed and processed in the same manner as an application for a new mobile home or manufactured dwelling park.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.100 Building Code and Building Permits.
All structures within a mobile home park shall comply with the provisions of the Uniform Building Code, in accordance with Title 9 of this code. Building permits shall be obtained prior to construction of any portion of the mobile home or manufactured dwelling park facilities.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 545, 7/9/2025)
§ 10.120.110 Varying Requirements.
The Planning Commission may vary one or more of the requirements of this Title upon application being filed pursuant to Chapter 10.100. However, when such variance is requested at the same time as the application for the park is filed, such variance request may be processed concurrently with the application, and will not require a separate public hearing, or separate notice of public hearing. No waiver may be made for any provision required by ORS Chapter 446 or other State laws, as amended.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)