Chapter 17.115
MOBILE HOME PARKS
Sections:
17.115.010 Definitions.
17.115.020 Applicability of this chapter.
17.115.030 Districts where permitted.
17.115.040 Plan review.
17.115.050 Park streets.
17.115.060 Parking.
17.115.070 Walks.
17.115.080 Street names.
17.115.090 Mobile home spaces.
17.115.100 Play areas.
17.115.110 On-site storage.
17.115.120 Repealed.
17.115.130 Screening.
17.115.140 Repealed.
17.115.150 Parking of mobile homes.
17.115.160 Mobile homes on individual lots.
17.115.250 Repealed.
17.115.010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this title the following definitions apply:
“Mobile home” means a single-story structure, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. Calculations used to determine the number of square feet in a structure will be based on the structure’s exterior dimensions measured at the largest horizontal projections when erected on site. These dimensions will include all expandable rooms, cabinets, and other projections containing interior space, but does not include bay windows.
“Mobile home park” means a tract of land upon which seven or more mobile home spaces are located, established, or maintained for occupancy by mobile homes. [Ord. FY06-03 §3, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.005].
17.115.020 Applicability of this chapter.
Except as provided in Chapter 17.140 KIBC, all mobile home parks within the borough shall be constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the standards set forth in this chapter. Complete responsibility for standards established by this chapter and for construction within a mobile home park shall rest with the owner of such park. When a mobile home park site plan is approved, the provisions of this chapter will apply in lieu of the provisions of the underlying zoning district. [Ord. FY06-03 §4, 2005. Formerly §17.26.008].
17.115.030 Districts where permitted.
Mobile home parks shall be permitted only in the R3 multifamily residential district, and as a conditional use in the B business district. [Ord. FY06-03 §5, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.010].
17.115.040 Plan review.
A. Every application for zoning compliance for a mobile home or a mobile home park shall include a site plan of the proposed mobile home park or expansion of an existing mobile home park except in instances where the building footprint and/or building placement is not altered. The site plan shall include:
1. The exterior boundaries of the subject property, its dimensions, and the area of the lot; and
2. All the items required by this chapter.
B. Plans for drainage, solid waste disposal, lighting, sewer, water, and roads for a mobile home park shall be prepared by a registered engineer and reviewed and approved by the engineering and facilities department prior to construction of the mobile home park.
C. An as-built survey may be required to accompany zoning compliance permit applications. When required, the as-built survey will show the mobile home space boundaries, space size, parking area, proposed mobile home footprint, as well as separation distances and parking areas on all adjoining mobile home park spaces. [Ord. FY06-03 §6, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 92-17 §4, 1992; Ord. 84-37 §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.020].
17.115.050 Park streets.
A. All park streets shall be at least gravel, well drained, maintained, and open to traffic at all times.
B. Two-Way Traffic. Each driving lane shall meet the minimum requirements for the design and construction of local roads within a subdivision as provided in KIBC Title 16.
C. One-Way Traffic. The driving lane shall be at least 12 feet wide.
D. Dead-end streets shall have a turnaround or cul-de-sac approved by the engineering and facilities department.
E. No dead-end street shall exceed 500 feet in length. [Ord. FY06-03 §7, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.030].
17.115.060 Parking.
There shall be at least two residential parking spaces included in each mobile home space, with minimum dimensions of nine feet by 18 feet in size. Alternatively, the total amount of required parking for all mobile home spaces may be within a common parking area inside the mobile home park, subject to approval of the parking plan before the planning and zoning commission as a nonpublic hearing agenda item. All common parking areas shall be designed and approved as specified in KIBC 17.175.080. [Ord. FY06-03 §8, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.040].
17.115.070 Walks.
Provisions shall be made for at least a 30-inch-wide, well-drained and made of at a minimum the material as the park street, within the park for foot traffic to and from all mobile home spaces. Walkways shall not be included within the mobile home space. [Ord. FY06-03 §9, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.050].
17.115.080 Street names.
Posting of street names and space numbers/addresses is the responsibility of the mobile home park owner. Street names and space numbers shall be assigned by the mobile home park owner and submitted to the community development department for review and approval subject to applicable street naming requirements. The established street names and space numbers/addresses shall be made available to other public agencies (e.g., fire department, law enforcement agencies, post office) by the community development department. [Ord. FY06-03 §10, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.060].
17.115.090 Mobile home spaces.
A. “Mobile home space” means a plot of ground at least 30 feet in width and of sufficient length to meet all separation distances specified in this section and located within a mobile home park intended for the accommodation of a mobile home.
B. No mobile home space shall contain more than one mobile home or doublewide mobile home. No other dwelling units shall occupy a mobile home space.
C. No combination of mobile home, addition thereto, or accessory building shall occupy more than 50 percent of the mobile home space.
D. Each mobile home space within the park shall have direct access to a park street. The park street system shall have a connection to a public street with a right-of-way of not less than 50 feet.
E. No portion of a mobile home will be within 25 feet of any public street not within the mobile home park, nor shall it be within 10 feet of any park street.
F. No portion of a mobile home, excluding the tongue, shall be closer than 10 feet side to side, eight feet end to side, or six feet end to end horizontally from any other mobile home or community building unless the exposed composite walls and roof of either structure are without openings and constructed of materials that will provide a one-hour fire resistance rating or the structures are separated by a one-hour fire-rated barrier.
G. An accessory building or a structure constructed of combustible materials shall be located no closer than five feet from any other accessory building or structure within or adjacent to the mobile home space, and no closer than six feet from any mobile home.
H. No addition or combination of additions shall increase the area of the mobile home as originally manufactured by more than 100 percent. [Ord. FY06-03 §11, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.070].
17.115.100 Play areas.
Play areas shall be centrally located and accessible to each mobile home space in the park. A separate play area of 200 square feet, not included in a mobile home space, restricted to use as a play area, shall be provided per mobile home space within the park. [Repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.080].
17.115.110 On-site storage.
Storage for boats, recreational vehicles, etc., must be provided at a ratio of 250 square feet for every four mobile home spaces in a common location. [Repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.090].
17.115.120 Minimum distances.
Repealed by Ord. FY06-03. [Repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.100].
17.115.130 Screening.
The commission may require that a fence, wall or hedge be established and maintained between the mobile home park and any other lot if there is a written complaint found by the planning and zoning commission to warrant such screening. [Ord. FY06-03 §13, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.110].
17.115.140 Foundation.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.115].
17.115.150 Parking of mobile homes.
A mobile home shall not remain more than 72 hours in a park unless it is parked in a mobile home space or in a designated on-site storage area referenced in KIBC 17.115.110. [Ord. FY06-03 §14, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.120].
17.115.160 Mobile homes on individual lots.
A. No more than one mobile home shall be allowed on an individual lot, unless the mobile home is parked in a mobile home park. A single mobile home on an individual lot shall be subject to any ordinances which pertain to single-family residences.
B. Individual mobile homes shall be subject to the minimum lot size and setback requirements of the particular zoning district in which they are to be located; and
C. All mobile homes must be inspected and receive a certificate of occupancy from the building official prior to occupancy, except in those municipalities where the building code has not been adopted. [Ord. FY06-03 §15, 2005; repealed and reenacted by Ord. 93-63 §1, 1993; Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.130].
17.115.170 On-site storage.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.135].
17.115.180 Minimum distances.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.140].
17.115.190 Garbage disposal and receptacles.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.150].
17.115.200 Fences.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.160].
17.115.210 Parking of mobile homes.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.170].
17.115.220 Fire protection.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.180].
17.115.230 Mobile homes on individual lots.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.190].
17.115.240 Exceptions.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.200].
17.115.250 Mobile home permit fees.
Repealed by Ord. 93-63. [Ord. 84-37-O §1, 1984. Formerly §17.26.210].