(1) Permits shall be required for all buildings and structures within manufactured home parks. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain or operate any manufactured home park or trailer camp within the limits of the town unless he, she or any firm holds a valid clearance issued by the Zoning Administrator in the name of such person, persons or firm for each specific manufactured home, trailer or structure. The fee for this clearance shall be determined by resolution of Town Council. Upon completion of the administrative review with comment period process (§
153.067), issuance of zoning clearances and applicable permits shall be made by the Zoning Administrator and shall be contingent upon:
(a) Compliance with all health laws and regulations of the State of Arizona and the County of Yavapai; and
(b) Compliance with this local regulation.
(2) Applications for zoning clearance and building permits to construct or enlarge manufactured home parks, RV parks or travel trailer camps shall be made in writing, signed by the applicant who shall file with the application proof of ownership of the premises or of a lease or written permission from the owner thereof, together with a complete set of plans drawn to scale, showing the location of the proposed manufactured home park, RV park or trailer camp, and which shall include:
(a) The areas and dimensions of the tract of land;
(b) The maximum number, location and size of all RV, manufactured home or trailer spaces;
(c) The location of any existing buildings and any proposed structures;
(d) The location and width of access driveways, roadways, parking areas, walkways and turn-arounds;
(e) The location of electrical, water, storm drainage, and sewer lines and the sewage disposal systems;
(f) The location and elevation of all flood hazard areas; and
(g) A contour map showing the proposed grading of the park or camp.
(3) No person shall construct or enlarge a manufactured home park, RV park or trailer camp without first obtaining favorable outcome of the administrative review with comment period process or use permit.
(4) Before giving site plan approval the Zoning Administrator may require a performance bond from the operator of the park to assure that the park or camp is constructed and maintained in a satisfactory manner. The Zoning Administrator may require any other improvements and facilities before approving the manufactured home park, RV park or trailer camp, in the interest of public safety, health and welfare. The Zoning Administrator may accept the proposed plan, accept the proposed plan with recommended changes, or reject the plan.
(B) Manufactured home park standards. The following regulations shall apply in respect to manufactured home parks and all recreational vehicles, manufactured homes and travel trailers in the park:
(1) Parks shall provide for individual spaces, access driveways, parking and recreation open spaces.
(2) Parks shall provide at least 10% of the total area for recreation or other open space purposes.
(3) Parks shall be developed in accordance with §
153.048, unless otherwise specified in this section.
(4) All utility lines, cable TV and electric transmission lines shall be placed underground. Each space shall be provided with water, sanitary sewer, electric lines, telephone lines and gas lines if needed in compliance with applicable county and town ordinances. Fire hydrants shall be installed by the developer as approved by the Zoning Administrator and the Fire District in which the park is to be located.
(5) Refuse collection areas shall be central and screened from public view.
(6) Minimum ratio of community use area shall be 10% of the total area. Such land may include all land devoted to recreation and service facilities, landscaping not included within manufactured home spaces, and accessory parking areas. Such land shall not include recreational vehicle storage areas, private streets, boundary landscaping areas and refuse areas.
(7) Recreational vehicle storage areas, if provided, shall be at the minimum ratio of 50 square feet of land for each manufactured home space and shall be surfaced with surface material. If no recreational vehicle storage is provided, recreational vehicles shall not be stored at individual spaces.
(C) Parking requirements.
(1) A minimum of two off-street parking spaces will be provided for each unit space. The parking spaces and the drive shall be dust-proofed and surfaced with crushed rock or similar material. The parking spaces may be arranged in tandem design.
(2) Guest automobile parking shall be provided at a minimum ratio of three parking spaces for each five unit spaces.
(3) A minimum of two vehicular entrances shall be provided for each park. One entrance may be kept closed to the public if provision is made for emergency access.
(4) Street lighting shall be provided along the park streets for the safety of pedestrians.
(5) A sidewalk shall be provided along one side of all streets and drives within the park.
(6) A strip of land, 20 feet in width, shall be maintained as landscaped area abutting all park property lines.
(D) Certificate of compliance. No certificate of compliance shall be issued unless and until the following requirements have been met: unless and until 30% of the spaces planned in any park, or ten such spaces, whichever is greater, shall have been completely prepared, constructed and equipped for use in all respects; and unless and until such portion of the park's community facilities in the category of, but not limited to, driveways, laundry facilities, bath, wash and toilet rooms as the Zoning Administrator may require, shall have been completely prepared, constructed and equipped for use in all respects.
(E) Travel trailer camp standards. The following regulations shall apply in respect to all trailer camps:
(1) Trailer camps shall provide for individual trailer spaces, access driveways and parking.
(2) Each trailer space shall be at least 1,500 square feet in area, and at least 30 feet in width and have at a minimum a compacted gravel surface at least ten feet in width and 20 feet in depth.
(3) A strip of land at least 20 feet in width shall be maintained as a landscaped area abutting all trailer camp property lines except when the camp boundary is adjacent to residential uses, when the landscaped area shall be at least 50 feet in width.
(1) Existing mobile home parks may be exempted from the requirements of this chapter, except in the expansion of the mobile home park, whereby areas of expansion shall be in conformance with the requirements of this chapter. Expansion in addition to the expansion allowed under the nonconforming use provisions shall result in the full compliance of the existing mobile home park with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Existing mobile home parks shall be subject to §
153.002 for zoning clearance and permit issuance.
(Ord. § 555, passed 9-4-2008)
