It is the intent of the “M-P” Mobile Home Park District to permit low density mobile home uses in a park-like atmosphere where such zones are recommended by the Planning Commission and approved by the Governing Body.
In District “M-P”, no structure or land shall be used and no structure altered, enlarged or erected, which is arranged, intended or designed for other than independent Mobile Homes or Independent Trailer House Coaches and accessory service buildings.
1. Mobile home parks.
2. Mobile home subdivisions.
3. Churches, synagogues and similar places of worship.
4. Public and parochial schools.
5. Home occupations.
6. Accessory buildings and uses.
The mobile home park shall have private streets and the tracts shall be held in the ownership of the park applicant or his successor. (The individual occupants other than said applicant cannot purchase and own said tracts.) A mobile home park must meet the following regulations and must show evidence of same by acquiring an annual license for each mobile home park and renew same each year.
1. The tract to be used for a mobile home park shall be not less than 2 acres.
2. The Applicant of the mobile home park must satisfy the Planning Commission that he is financially able to carry out the proposed plan and shall prepare and submit a schedule of construction, which construction shall commence within a period of one year, following the approval by the Planning Commission and shall be completed within a period of 2 years.
3 The applicant for a mobile home park shall prepare or cause to be prepared a development plan and shall present 3 copies of said plan for review by the Planning Commission and Governing Body. This plan shall show the proposed development which shall conform with the following requirements.
a. The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
b. Mobile home parks hereafter approved shall have a maximum density of 8 trailers per gross acre and a minimum space of 2,800 square feet shall be provided for each trailer.
c. Each mobile home space shall be at least 35 feet wide and clearly defined.
d. Mobile homes shall be so located on each space that there shall be no less than a 5-foot setback from any mobile home space boundary and that there shall be at least a 20-foot clearance between mobile homes; provided, however, that with respect to mobile homes parked end-to-end, the end-to end clearance shall not be less than 15 feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than 25 feet from any building within the park or from any property line bounding the park.
e. All mobile home spaces shall front upon a private roadway of not less than 27 feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street, alley or highway. Thirty feet of private roadway shall be required where parking is allowed in the roadway.
f. Walkways not less than 30 inches wide shall be provided from the mobile home spaces to the service buildings.
g. All roadways and walkways within the mobile home park shall be surfaced, all-weather material and adequately lighted at night with electric lamps.
h. Laundry facilities may be provided in a service building.
i. A recreation area shall be provided at a central location in the mobile home park area at the rate of 200 square feet for each trailer space.
j. A solid or semi-solid fence or wall at least 6 feet high, but not more than 8 feet high and a 10- foot landscaped buffer which shall consist of either trees, shrubs, evergreens, and grass or any combination thereof and the buffer shall be provided between the mobile home park district and any adjoining property or property immediately across the street which is zoned for residential purposes. Said fence or wall shall be placed a minimum of 10 feet from the boundary of the “M-P” District (the interior line of the 10-foot landscape buffer) and shall not be reduced in height, but shall be so located as to observe the intersection site triangle as defined by this regulation. The fence or wall and landscape buffer shall be properly policed and maintained by the owner.
k. A mobile home park shall not be used for other than residential purposes. Mobile homes may be offered for sale in the mobile home park only by resident owners.
1. Service buildings, if provided, housing sanitation and laundry facilities, or any such facilities, shall be permanent structures complying with all applicable regulations and statutes regulating buildings, electric installations and plumbing and sanitation systems.
2. All service buildings, if provided, and the grounds of the park shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and kept free of any condition that will menace the health of any occupant or the public or constitute a nuisance.
3. Service buildings and parking related to the service operations shall not occupy more than 5% of the area of the park and shall be located, designed and intended to serve frequent trade or service needs of persons residing in the park and shall present no visible evidence of their commercial character from any portion of any residential district outside the park.
MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISIONS. The mobile home subdivision shall comply with the requirements of the Subdivision Regulations adopted by the Governing Body and shall comply with the following regulations. Lots in the mobile home subdivision shall front onto dedicated public streets and the said lots may be sold to individual owners. No license of operation of such a subdivision is required.
1. The minimum size of the tract to be utilized as a mobile home subdivision shall not be less than 5 acres.
2. The applicant of the mobile home subdivision must satisfy the Planning Commission that he is financially able to carry out the proposed plan and shall prepare and submit a schedule of construction, which construction shall commence within a period of one year, following the approval by the Planning Commission and shall be completed within a period of 2 years.
3. The applicant for a mobile home subdivision shall prepare or cause to be prepared a development plan and shall present 3 copies of said plan for review by the Planning Commission and Governing Body. This plan shall show the proposed development which shall conform with the following requirements:
a. The subdivision shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
b. Each mobile home space shall have a minimum area of 6,000 square feet, a minimum width of 50 feet and a minimum depth of 100 feet.
c. Setbacks:
Front Yard 25 feet
Side Yard 6 feet
Rear Yard 20 feet
d. All mobile home spaces shall front upon a public street right-of-way in accordance with the subdivision regulations.
e. A solid or semi-solid fence or wall at least 6 feet high, but not more than 8 feet high and a 10-foot landscaped buffer which shall consist of trees, shrubs, evergreens, and grass shall be provided between the mobile home park district and any adjoining property or property immediately across the street which is zoned for residential purposes. Said fence or wall shall be placed a minimum of 10 feet from the boundary of the “M-P” District (the interior line of the 10-foot landscape buffer) and shall not be reduced in height, but shall be so located as to observe the intersection site triangle as defined by this regulation. The fence or wall and landscape buffer shall be property policed and maintained by the owner.
f. A mobile home subdivision shall not be used for other than residential purposes. Mobile homes may be offered for sale in the mobile home subdivision only by resident owners.
The mobile home park or subdivision shall be in compliance with this Article and all other regulations and the site shall be in conformance with applicable regulations of the locality and State.
A house trailer or mobile home may be parked or stored in the mobile home park or subdivision, providing that it shall not be a nuisance and does not constitute a fire hazard and further providing said trailer is not offered for sale by other than the resident owner.
Whenever a property, zoned “M-P”, ceases to be used for such purposes for a period of 2 years, the Planning Commission shall initiate action and hold a public hearing to rezone said property back to its former District Zoning.
(See the Article on Parking and Loading Regulations.)
(See the Article on Sign Regulations.)