§ 18.07.040. Mobile home parks—Standards.

A.

Adopted Codes.

1.

Comply with National Fire Protection Association Standards, including but not limited to the following:

a.

Wannigans shall have at least one exterior opening directly to the outside without passing through the mobile home.

b.

When a wannigan encloses two doors or a door and emergency exit window of a mobile home, two exterior doors shall be installed.

c.

No liquefied petroleum gas vessel should be stored or located inside of or beneath any structure.

d.

Access roads in mobile home parks shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet of stabilized surface and shall conform to standards of the Uniform Fire Code.

B.

Health and Safety Standards—General. All mobile home parks shall:

1.

Be responsible for insuring that all facility hookups are made in accordance with city and state regulations.

2.

Provide that all mobile homes be situated so that a fire truck can approach within one hundred (100) feet of each mobile home.

3.

All wannigans and/or new construction shall require a building permit.

4.

Provide drainage which prevents adverse impacts on surrounding properties and which prevents standing water within the park. Drainage shall be maintained by the park owner and preserved by drainage easements.

C.

Access. All mobile home parks shall:

1.

Provide access from MHP spaces onto park access roads.

2.

Have mobile home park access roads with at least two access points onto street to allow for escape in case of fire, or shall provide a cul-de-sac with a turnaround diameter of sixty (60) feet or larger if park access road is over one hundred (100) feet in length.

D.

Parking. All mobile home parks shall:

1.

Provide at least one off-street parking space per mobile home park space.

2.

Allow only one mobile home per space.

E.

Setbacks.

1.

Setbacks from mobile home space lines for all structures:

a.

Front ten (10) feet.

b.

Side ten (10) feet.

c.

Rear ten (10) feet.

2.

Setbacks from streets and surrounding property lines shall be fifteen (15) feet.

F.

Enforcement and Penalties. When a violation occurs within a mobile home park, the procedures of Section 18.04.040 of land use ordinance shall be followed.

G.

Nonconforming Use Provision.

1.

Parks existing at the time of the adoption of this chapter may have their existing use continued if:

a.

Such use was legal at the time of the adoption of these rules.

2.

Relocated mobile homes in a mobile home park shall comply with this chapter.

(Ord. 98-12-01 § 5 (part))