Legal Documents of Sweetwater

The following regulations shall apply to mobile homes and mobile home parks:

1. Mobile homes shall be allowed only in mobile home parks excepting nonconforming mobile homes subject to § 14-502 of this code.
2. A temporary permit not exceeding three (3) months may be issued for occupancy of a mobile home for the guarding of a construction site. A temporary permit can be renewed not exceeding a total of one (1) year.
3. Site and lot size requirements for mobile home parks.
   
   1. No parcel of land containing less than ten (10) acres and less than ten (10) mobile home spaces, available at the time of first occupancy shall be utilized for a mobile home park.
   2. The mobile home park shall be subject to the density provisions of the districts in which it is located; provided, however, there shall be not less than four thousand (4,000) square feet of lot area for each space provided on the site. This space ratio shall include access roads and automobile parking.
   3. The mobile home park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
4. Dimensional requirements for parks.
   
   1. Each mobile home park shall have a front yard of thirty (30) feet extending for the full width of the parcel devoted to said use.
   2. Each mobile home park shall provide rear and side yards of not less than fifteen (15) feet from the parcel boundary.
   3. In instances where side or rear yard abuts a public street, said yard shall not be less than thirty (30) feet.
   4. No building or structure erected or stationed in a mobile home park shall have a height greater than two (2) stories or thirty (30) feet.
5. Dimensional requirements for mobile home spaces. Each mobile home space shall be of sufficient size that, in addition to the trailer, the following space shall be provided:
   
   1. Each mobile home space shall be at least thirty (30) feet wide and such space shall be clearly defined by permanent markers.
   2. There shall be a front yard setback of ten (10) feet from all access roads within the mobile home park.
   3. Mobile homes shall be so harbored on each space so that there shall be at least a twenty (20) foot clearance between mobile homes; provided, however, with respect to mobile homes parked end-to-end, the end-to-end clearance shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet from any building within the mobile home park.
   4. There shall be at least one (1) paved, off-street parking space for each mobile home space, which shall be on the same site as the trailer served, and may be located in the rear or side yard of said trailer space.
   5. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a paved patio of at least two hundred (200) square feet.
6. General requirements.
   
   1. There shall be established and maintained within each mobile home park an automobile parking area for the use of guests. The number of spaces within this area shall be equal to one (1) space for every four (4) trailer sites.
   2. Access roads within a mobile home park shall be paved to a width of not less than twenty-four (24) feet. Said roads shall be constructed to the standards set forth in the Sweetwater Subdivision Regulations.
   3. Mobile home spaces may abut upon a driveway of not less than twenty (20) feet in width, which shall have an unobstructed access to the access road within a mobile home park. The sole vehicular access shall not be by alley, and all dead-end driveways shall include adequate vehicular turning space or cul-de-sac.
   4. A minimum of six (6) inches of compacted gravel, or other suitable pavement material, should be installed for each trailer space. Size of pads shall be 12' x 50' or larger.
   5. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a connection to the sanitary sewer or to a sewer system approved by the Monroe County Health Officer.
   6. Trailers, with or without toilet facilities, that cannot be connected to a sewer system approved by the health officer shall not be permitted in a mobile home park.
   7. Cabanas, travel trailers, and other similar enclosed structures are prohibited.
   8. Mobile homes shall not be used for commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential uses within a mobile home park.
   9. A mobile home park shall be entirely enclosed, exclusive of driveways, at its external boundaries by a solid wall, fence, or evergreen hedge not less than seven (7) feet in height. Such wall, fence, or hedge shall not be constructed within the required front yard setback.
   10. Each mobile home park shall be permitted to display on each street frontage one identifying sign of a maximum size of nine (9) square feet. Said sign shall contain thereon only the name and address of the mobile home park and may be lighted by indirect lighting only.
7. Application for permit. Applications for a building permit shall be filed with and issued by the building inspector, subject to the approval of the planning commission. According to § 14-604, each application shall be accompanied by three (3) copies of the plot plan drawn to scale and displaying the following information:
   
   1. The location and legal description of the proposed mobile home park.
   2. Location and dimensions of all buildings, improvements, and facilities constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park.
   3. The proposed use of buildings shown on the site.
   4. The location and size of all mobile home spaces.
   5. The location of all points of entry and exit for motor vehicles and the internal circulation pattern.
   6. The location of all off-street parking facilities.
   7. The location of all walls, fences, and screens and the indication of their height and the materials of construction.
   8. The location and size of park and recreation areas.
   9. The name and address of the applicant.
   10. Such other architectural, engineering, and topographic data as may be required to permit the health officer, building inspector, and board of zoning appeals to determine if the provisions of these regulations are being complied with shall be submitted with the plot plan.
   11. A time schedule for development shall be prepared which shall demonstrate the applicant's readiness and ability to provide the proposed services. Said time shall be for a period of not more than one (1) year.
   12. Certification of approval of the sanitary sewer system by the county health officer or signed certificates for public utilities. (1982 Code, § 11-410, modified)