25.3.G.11 Existing Manufactured Home Parks

Existing manufactured home parks may be expanded provided that there is no expansion of the lot area, subject to the following standards:

1. The nonconforming use shall be verified by the Department of Safety & Permits prior to submitting the application for expansion.
2. The lot area for expansion accommodates only manufactured homes meeting the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety program standards (42 USC CH.70) in effect on the date of manufacture and contains a plate and label number showing the home is certified in accordance with the inspection standards of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
3. Each new home added in the expansion area shall be provided off-street parking in accordance with the requirement for a single-family dwelling as shown in Table 22-1.  All off-street parking spaces and drives shall be designed in accordance with Sections 22.8.C, 22.8.D, and 22.8.E.
4. At minimum six (6) feet separation is required between homes.
5. Any dumpster shall be screened in accordance with the screening requirements of Section 23.13A.
6. Except for ingress and egress and any office or common facility along the front property line, the entire site shall be enclosed with a minimum six (6) feet high fence or a continuous hedge.
7. All homes shall be setback at least three (3) feet from property lines.
8. Existing manufactured home parks shall be required to provide an overall site area to accommodate the required minimum lot area per home in accordance with the site’s base zoning district’s 3 unit multi-family lot area per dwelling unit (if applicable) or 1,500 square feet of lot area per home, whichever is less.
9. Existing manufactured home parks shall meet the open space requirements of the site’s underlying zoning district.

Ord. 28330 MCS, ZD 110/19, 4-15-20; Ord 29096 MCS, 7-21-22, ZD 23/22