Chapter 17.322
CERTIFIED MANUFACTURED HOME, RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND PARK MODELS PARKS AND INDIVIDUAL LOT STANDARDS

Sections:

17.322.005    Purpose.

17.322.010    Manufactured homes on existing lots of record.

17.322.020    Manufactured home parks.

17.322.030    Recreational vehicle parks.

17.322.040    Park model vehicle parks.

17.322.050    Park models on existing lots of record.

Prior legislation: Ords. 473 and 503.

17.322.005 Purpose.

This chapter articulates manufactured home recreational vehicle parks and park model parks to provide affordable and safe shelter. [Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021].

17.322.010 Manufactured homes on existing lots of record.

(1) Development Standards.

(a) Siting Requirements. The home shall be enclosed at the perimeter with a solid material approved by the building official compatible with the manufactured home and surrounding stick-built homes. The material will extend from the bottom of the excavated area to the underside of the manufactured home. The required material must be trimmed at the meeting with the home to approximate the appearance of a foundation for a conventional single-dwelling dwelling.

(b) Roof. The manufactured home must have a sloping roof with a minimum pitch of three feet in height for each 12 feet in width (3:12).

(c) Siding. The manufactured home must have conventional wood or textured siding material.

(d) State of Oregon Requirement Compliance. A manufactured home must comply with all state of Oregon requirements. [Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021].

17.322.020 Manufactured home parks.

(1) Existing Parks. All extensions or improvements made to existing residential certified manufactured home parks made after the enactment of the ordinance codified in this title shall comply with the provisions of this title.

(2) New Parks. All manufactured home parks proposed and developed after the enactment of the ordinance codified in this title shall comply with the provisions of this title.

(3) Development Standards.

(a) Minimum park area: one acre.

(b) Unit density: as specified in the underlying zone.

(c) Separation. Building separation in a mobile home park for each mobile home and its accessory structures shall not be located closer than 15 feet from any other mobile home, closer than 10 feet from a park building within the mobile home park, or closer than five feet from a park property boundary line or street right-of-way.

(d) Building Height. No dwelling or accessory building shall be erected or installed with a height in excess of 17 feet.

(e) Parking as specified in CBDC 17.330.070.

(f) Access and Roads.

(i) Dedicate and improve vehicular and pedestrian access to the park from the improved street.

(ii) Pave roads within a park according to the following minimum standards:

(A) Twenty-two feet where no on-street parking is allowed.

(B) Twenty-eight feet where on-street parking is allowed on one side of the street.

(C) Thirty-six feet where parking is permitted on both sides of the street.

(iii) All private streets and ways within the park shall be built as approved by the public works department.

(iv) An additional five feet from each edge of the pavement or two feet from the edge of the sidewalk shall be designated as right-of-way from which setbacks are to be measured.

(g) Services.

(i) Sewer. Every residential certified factory-built home park shall be connected to a sanitary sewer. Each space shall be provided with a connection to the sewer.

(ii) Water. Every residential certified factory-built home park shall be connected to a supply of potable water for domestic use. Each space shall be provided with a connection to the water supply.

(iii) Utilities. All utilities, including telephone, television, and electricity, shall be installed underground throughout the park and shall be provided at each space.

(h) Fire Protection. No space shall be occupied that is not located within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, following the street right-of-way. Existing spaces now located or occupied at a distance greater than 500 feet from an approved hydrant may continue until such time as the park is expanded in size or number of spaces.

At the time of such expansion, the owner or operator of the park shall have installed one or more hydrants at locations such that no occupied space remains at a greater distance than 500 feet, following the street right-of-way, from any hydrant. The Coos Bay fire department shall be authorized by the owner to inspect the hydrants in accordance with current standard procedures and to require periodic tests when deemed necessary. No parking shall be permitted within 10 feet of fire hydrants.

(i) Lighting. All roads within the park shall be lighted at night to provide a minimum of 0.35 foot-candles of illumination.

(4) Open Space and Recreational Area.

(a) Minimum Area. Open space shall constitute six percent of the total gross area of the park. Improved recreational areas shall have a minimum area of 8,000 square feet or 100 square feet per dwelling unit, whichever is greater.

(b) Plan. The site plan shall contain information required by the state of Oregon and the following:

(i) Boundaries of the proposed areas.

(ii) Written explanation of the purposes of the areas and a description of any improvements to be made.

(iii) Description of the manner in which the area will be perpetuated, maintained, and administered.

(5) Guarantee. The preservation and continued maintenance of property and/or structures commonly owned and/or held for common use shall be guaranteed by a covenant running with the land specifying the description of the area, its designated purpose(s), and maintenance assurances. Copies of these legal documents shall be filed with the community development department before occupancy of any dwelling.

(6) Landscaping. All exposed ground surface in all parts of the park shall be protected and maintained with landscaping to include plant material, paving, gravel, and/or other solid material that will prevent soil erosion, mud, and dust within the park. The ground surface in the park shall be graded and furnished with drainage facilities to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient, and sanitary manner.

(7) Fences and Walls. A visual barrier shall be provided and maintained such as a solid fence, a concrete wall, or an approved buffer of trees or shrubs between the mobile home park and abutting properties. The barrier shall have a minimum height of six feet, except the area defined as the entrance of the park where the wall may be three feet for vision clearance.

(8) Special Manufactured Home Siting Requirements.

(a) Residential certified factory-built home parks and units shall be required to meet the following and all state requirements.

(i) Skirting. Mobile homes shall be skirted to provide an appearance of permanency.

(ii) Storage Facilities. Each space shall have a minimum of 50 square feet of totally enclosed storage space.

(iii) Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings and other similar permanent structures may be installed or erected in conjunction with a space and shall require a building permit. These structures shall be deemed to be a part of the certified factory-built.

(9) Yards. There are no yard requirements for the use other than those imposed by building codes.

(10) Park Improvements.

(a) Construction Plans and Specifications. As part of the site plan application, the applicant shall submit to the community development department construction plans, profile and cross-section drawings, and specifications for the required utilities and streets, accompanied by a plan check fee. These plans will be reviewed and the applicant will be notified in writing of compliance with city requirements or of any necessary modifications. The final drawings and specifications shall be permanently filed with the department. A copy of the water system plans shall be submitted to public works by the applicant.

(b) Contract for Improvements. Within 48 months of site plan and review of the improvement plans and specifications, but prior to the issuance of any development permits, the applicant shall be required to enter into an agreement to construct and/or improve facilities to serve the development. At the time the improvement agreement is executed, the applicant will submit the inspection fee and also post a performance bond, cash, or security deposit guaranteeing the completion of the contractual provisions. All contracted improvements shall be completed within 24 months after the bond or surety is posted. If the applicant is unable to complete the improvements within two years with good cause, a one-year extension may be granted by the public works department. Further extensions must be approved by the planning commission.

(c) Bond and/or Surety, Cash or Security Deposit Provisions. The assurances for completion of improvements shall be filed with the city in the nonnegotiable amount established by resolution of the city council. The bond or deposit shall:

(i) Name the city as obligee.

(ii) Be in a form approved by the city attorney.

(iii) Be conditioned upon the final approval and acceptance of the development.

(iv) Provide full warranty for the improvements for a minimum of two years from the date of final acceptance by the city.

(v) Be forfeited to the city if the applicant does not complete the requirements within the agreed-upon time limit, or if the applicant has created a hazard causing imminent danger to the public health and safety within or adjacent to the development which the developer fails to correct.

(vi) Cover any costs, attorney’s fees, and liquidation damages resulting from delay or failure to meet the deadline.

(d) Construction. Construction of improvements may begin in accordance with the agreement. During this phase of development, the applicant shall be required to prepare record drawings of all improvements. Special attention shall be given to underground utilities.

(e) Acceptance of Improvements. Upon completion of the improvements, the applicant shall submit record drawings to the public works department of the street and sanitary/storm sewer plan profiles. [Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021].

17.322.030 Recreational vehicle parks.

(1) Permitting Process. As specified in Chapter 17.130 CBDC and Chapter 918-650 OAR.

(2) Permitted Land Uses. Recreational vehicles as defined in Chapter 17.150 CBDC and one park manager’s unit. Tents, cabins and other shelter forms are not permitted.

(3) Development Standards.

(a) Minimum lot size – one acre.

(b) Occupied area surface treatment of asphalt, concrete or permanently contained crushed rock.

(c) Number of spaces available for recreational vehicles shall comply with the density of the underlying zoning district.

(d) Parking as specified in CBDC 17.330.070.

(e) The park shall be buffered from surrounding use and development by a 15-foot minimum setback from the side property line when adjoining a residential district; and 25-foot setback from the rear property line when adjoining a residential district. The parks shall be buffered from a public street or highway by a 20-foot minimum setback from the property line. A five-foot setback from side and rear property lines shall be required in all other instances.

(f) All applicable state of Oregon and Coos Bay sanitation, water, plumbing, electrical and sewerage installation standards. [Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021].

17.322.040 Park model vehicle parks.

(1) Permitting Process. As specified in Chapter 17.130 CBDC and Chapter 15.40 CBMC, Oregon Manufactured Dwelling and Park Specialty Code.

(2) Permitted Land Uses. Park models as defined in Chapter 17.150 CBDC and one park manager’s unit. Tents, cabins and other shelter forms are not permitted.

(3) Development Standards.

(a) Minimum lot size – one acre.

(b) Occupied area surface treatment of asphalt, concrete or permanently contained crushed rock.

(c) Number of spaces available for park models shall comply with the density of the zoning district where the property is located.

(d) Parking as specified in CBDC 17.330.070.

(e) Front yard setbacks and landscaping specified landscape standards for each individual park model consistent with the underlying zone.

(f) The park shall be buffered from surrounding use and development by a 15-foot minimum setback from the side property line when adjoining a residential district; and 25-foot setback from the rear property line when adjoining a residential district. The parks shall be buffered from a public street or highway by a 20-foot minimum setback from the property line. A five-foot setback from side and rear property lines shall be required in all other instances.

(g) All applicable state of Oregon and Coos Bay sanitation, water, plumbing, electrical and sewerage installation standards. [Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021].

17.322.050 Park models on existing lots of record.

(1) Permitting Process. As specified in Chapter 17.130 CBDC and Chapter 15.25 CBDC, Oregon Residential Specialty Code.

(2) Development Standards. As identified in the zoning district where the property is located.

(3) Density. As identified in the underlying zoning district.

(4) Parking. As specified in Table 17.330.010(A), Off-Street Parking Requirements. [Ord. 541 § 6 (Exh. 1), 2021].