§ 17.20.6.010. Mobile home park.

A.

Generally. In addition to the other applicable design and improvement requirements contained in this Title, mobile home parks shall comply with the provisions of this part and applicable State law.

B.

Applicability. The design standards of this section shall apply during the establishment of new mobile home parks.

(Ord. 2950, 2007)

C.

Licensing requirements. The mobile home park shall be licensed by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services consistent with State law.

D.

Maintenance responsibility. The owner of the mobile home park shall maintain the park in a clean and sanitary manner and may adopt and enforce community rules.

E.

Adoption of State regulations. The City adopts by reference the Montana State Department of Public Health and Human Services regulations titled, "Trailer Courts and Tourist Campgrounds", Administrative Rules of Montana, Title 37, Chapter 111, Sub-Chapter 2. A copy of the above regulation will be filed with the City Clerk as the official code for travel trailer parks, campgrounds and mobile home parks.

F.

Permitted uses. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental thereto are permitted. No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential purposes, except such uses that are a direct service and for the well-being of the park residents, and for management and maintenance of the park.

G.

License required. Prior to the establishment of a mobile home park and before January 2 of each calendar year thereafter, the operator of the mobile home park shall obtain a license from the City.

H.

Size. No mobile home park shall be less than one (1) acre in area, be less than one hundred fifty (150) feet wide, or fewer than ten (10) mobile home sites.

I.

Density. The maximum density of mobile home parks shall be not more than ten (10) units per acre.

J.

Access. All mobile home parks shall have access to a public thoroughfare.

K.

Permanent marking of each mobile home space. The limits of each mobile home space shall be clearly marked on the ground with permanent markers. The location of mobile home spaces shall be approximately the same as shown on the approved site plan.

L.

Width of mobile home space. A mobile home space shall be at least fourteen (14) feet wide.

M.

Shape of mobile home space. Considering the orientation of principal windows in mobile homes, mobile home spaces should be arranged diagonally to the street (thirty (30) degrees from perpendicular).

N.

Access. Mobile home spaces shall be arranged to permit the safe and practical placement and removal of mobile homes from a private street internal to the development.

O.

Mobile home pad. There shall be a mobile home pad for each mobile home that meets the following requirements:

1.

The size of the pad shall be at least fourteen (14) feet wide and at least seventy (70) feet long.

2.

The pad shall provide adequate support for the placement of a mobile home but in no case shall the pad consist of less than six (6) inches of crushed gravel over a stabilized base.

P.

Setbacks. The placement of mobile homes, including attached structures (e.g., awnings and carports) and accessory structures shall meet the dimensions listed in Exhibit 20-5.

Exhibit 20-5. Setbacks for Mobile Homes and Accessory Structures

	Mobile Home (feet)	Accessory Structure (feet)
From the property line of an arterial street or higher	50	25
From the property line of a collector street or local street	25	25
From a property boundary line when not a ROW	25	10
Between mobile homes	20	n/a

 

Q.

Skirting. Skirting, footings, and piers shall comply with Title 15, Chapter 15.05, OCCGF. Each mobile home shall be skirted within thirty (30) days of placement on the pad.

R.

Streets. Street widths should be of adequate widths to accommodate expected traffic load, but in all cases shall meet the following minimum requirements:

1.

Collector street with guest parking shall be thirty-four (34) feet wide.

2.

Collector street with no parking shall be twenty-two (22) feet wide.

3.

Minor street with no parking shall be twenty (20) feet wide.

4.

All dead-end streets shall be limited to a maximum length of three hundred (300) feet and shall be provided with a cul-de-sac of at least eighty (80) feet in diameter.

5.

Minimum width to each mobile home site shall be fourteen (14) feet.

S.

Internal access. There shall be a system of paved roadways (concrete or asphalt) to provide access from each and every trailer and automobile parking space within such mobile home park to the public street or highway.

T.

Recreation area. A minimum of ten (10) percent of the gross mobile home park area shall be reserved for park and recreational development. Such area shall be located in a central area of the mobile home park.

U.

Common storage area. The City Commission may require the provision of a common storage area for boats, trailers, recreational vehicles, and similar equipment. Such area shall be screened from view and shall not be considered part of the required common area.

V.

Mail delivery. An off-street area for central mail delivery shall be provided.

W.

Solid waste collection. An off-street area for the collection of solid waste shall be provided.

X.

Utilities. Utilities shall be provided in the following manner or by an alternative manner approved by the City:

1.

All sanitary sewage utilities and water facilities, including connections provided to individual sites, shall meet the requirements of the City plumbing and mechanical codes.

2.

The plumbing connections to each mobile home lot shall be constructed so that all lines are protected from freezing, from accidental bumping, or from creating any type of nuisance or health hazard.

3.

Water shall be piped to each mobile home and the piping shall not be less than three-quarter (¾) inch for each mobile home unit.

4.

Storm drainage facilities, where necessary, shall be so constructed as to protect those that will reside in the mobile home park as well as the property owners adjacent to the park. A storm drainage plan must be submitted for approval to the Director of Public Works.

5.

All electric, telephone and other lines from supply poles to each mobile home lot shall be underground. When meters are installed, they shall be uniformly located.

6.

All fuel lines leading to mobile home lots shall be underground and so designed as to conform with the requirements of the City plumbing code.

7.

Facilities for the storage and disposal of trash and garbage in a sanitary and lawful manner shall be provided in each mobile home park.

8.

Street and yard lights, attached to standards, shall be provided in sufficient number and intensity to permit the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night, and shall be effectively related to buildings, trees, walks, steps and ramps.

9.

The erection, construction, reconstruction, repair, relocation and/or alteration of all permanent buildings and structures located within a mobile home park shall conform to the most recently adopted codes of the City.

10.

All mobile home parks developed under this chapter shall comply with Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services regulations found in Title 24, Chapter 301, and Sub-Chapters 3 and 4, ARM or any amendment thereto concerning plumbing and electrical requirements.

(Ord. No. 3056, § 1, 8-17-2010)