HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-099 - Amendments to Sections 405.070, 410.080, and 440.030 of the Municipal CodeBILL NO. 2001- ~;7 ORDINAIvTCE NO. 2001-
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE SECTIONS 405.070, 410.080
AND 440.030 RELATED TO MANUFACTURED (i\IOBLLE) AND
MODULAR HOMES AND "MH" ZONING DISTRICTS
WHF,REAS, the Missouri legislature has enacted certain laws which modify or amend
the regulations and definitions of manufactured homes, commonly known as mobile homes, and
modular homes; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to amend certain code provisions related to manufactured
(mobile) homes and modular homes, in order to ensure code compliance with Missouri state
statute; and
WHEREAS, the city has the obligation and the power to establish rules and regulations
regarding land use and accompanying zoning regulations; and
WHEREAS, the City has the duty of protecting the public, health, safety and welfare, and
desires to do so fairly and responsibly.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of Riverside, Missouri:
Section 1. The Municipal Code of the City of Riverside, Chapter }05.070 is hereby amended
so that the following definition shall be modified and read as follows:
~~IANUFACTZiRED HOME: a factory-built structure or stnrctures which, in the
traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or forty body feet or more in
length, or, when erected on site, contains three hundred twenty or more square
feet, equipped with the necessary service connections and made so as to be readily
movable as a unit or units on its or their own running gear and designed to be
used as a dwelling unit or units with or without a permanent foundation. The
phrase "without a permanent foundation" indicates that the support system is
constructed with the intent that the manufactured home placed thereon may be
moved from time to time at the convenience of the owner.
Section 2. The Municipal Code of the City of Riverside, Chapter 405.070 is herebv amended
so that the following definitions shall be added and read as follows:
MODULAR UNIT.• a transportable building unit designed to be used by itself or
to be incorporated with similar units at a point-of-useyinto a modular structure to
be used for residential, commercial, educational or industrial purposes. This
definition shall not apply to stnichtres under six hundred fifry square feet used
temporarily and exclusively for construction site office purposes.
Section 3. The Municipal Code of the City of Riverside, Chapter 405.070 is hereby amended
so that the following terms, and their definitions, shall be entirely deleted and not
replaced:
MOBILE HOME DWELLING OR TRAILER HOUSE
MOBIL E HOME PARK
MOBILE HOME SITE
Section 4. The Municipal Code of the City of Riverside, Chapter 410.080 is hereby repealed
and replaced with the following:
SECTION 410.080 "MH" 1IANUFACTURED HOME PARK DISTRICT
A. Pz~rpose. The purpose of this District is to provide for the development of manufactured
home developments and to:
1. Bring about manufactured home developments which are an asset to the
community and to prevent the development of those which would be a detriment
to the community.
2. To promote manufactured home developments with the character of residential
neighborhoods.
3. To protect the health, safety, and welfare of manufactured home residents and the
surrounding community.
4. To harmonize this type of residential development with other existing and
proposed land uses.
5. To assure adequate service by essential public facilities and services such as
roads, police, water and sewers, drainage structures; or that the persons or
agencies responsible for the management of the manufactured-home development
shall be able to provide adequately such services; further, that the establishment
of any manufactured home development shall not equal excessive expense for
public facilities and services.
B. Permitted Uses_ The listing of permitted uses is set out in Appendix "A" of this Title.
C. General Regulations.
Building permit. Any structure erected or expanded within a manufactured home
development, including any structures to be erected or expanded on any
manufactured home site therein, shall require a Building Permit to be issued
therefore by the City Codes Enforcement Officer, and shall meet all regulations of
the Zoning Code and the Building Code.
2. Application of regulations. A manufactured home unit shall not be permitted to
occupy a site either initially when brought into a development or upon addition or
replacement which violates the yard requirements, area requirements, or
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minimum distances between units except in non-conforming manufactured home
parks within this district.
3. Periodic inspection. The Director of Planning or any other agents authorized the
City are hereby granted the power and authority to enter upon the premises of any
such development at any time for the purpose of determining and/or enforcing any
provision or provisions of this or any other City Ordinance applicable to the
conduct and operation of manufactured home developments.
4. Site plan review. Site Plan Review by the Planning Commission is required prior
to issuance of Building Permits as required in Chapter 4~5 and this Section. In
those instances where the lots within a manufactured home development are to be
recorded for sale purposes, the approval of a preliminary plat by the Planning
Commission shall constitute compliance with this requirement.
5. Manufactured home comp/lance. Manufactured homes shall carry a seal and
comply with building, plumbing, heating and electrical codes as required by
RSMo. Sections 700.010 to 700.11 and the corresponding code of state
regulations, and shall comply with Riverside's building code to the extent not
inconsistent with state law.
6. Modre/ar unit compliance. Modular units shall carry a seal and con-ply with
building, plumbing, heating and electrical codes as required by RSMo.
Sections 700.010 to 700.115 and the corresponding code of state regulations,
and shall comply with Riverside's building code to the extent not inconsistent
with state law. Modular units shall otherwise be treated as dwellings.
D. District Regulations And Performance Standrn•ds. The regulations set forth in the "R-1"
District, Section 410.020 shall apply except for the following:
Lot area. Every lot or parcel of land occupied by a manufactured home shall
contain not less than eight thousand (8,000) square feet.
2. Lot width. The minimum lot width for two-family dwellings shall be eighty (80)
feet.
3. Off-street parking. Three (3) ot~=street parking spaces shall be provided for each
dwelling unit. In no case shall the paved area designated for the required off-street
parking encroach upon the street right of way. (See Chapter 420 for additional
parking requirements).
4. Public sanitary sewer required. In no case shall any manufactured home
development be approved where the development will not be connected to or
provided with a public sanitar}' sewer system.
5. Effect of regn~lations. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
Section shall be considered minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of
the public health, safety, and welfare. However, recognizin, the pre-manufacnired
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nature of manufactured home units, it is recognized that lots exceeding the
minimum yard and area requirements of this Section may be required to
accommodate some units, and that suitable provision shall be made by potential
developers of such manufactured home developments in their advance planning to
provide for such units. Based upon this guideline, the fact that the size of a
particular manufactured home unit, or class of manufactured home units, are such
that a violation of any of the minimum yard or area requirements would be
created, this in itself shall not be considered an adequate basis for the granting of
a variance from such requirements.
6. Dimensional requirements. From all manufactured home stands, the following
minimum distances shall be maintained:
7. Thirty (30) feet to the boundary of such development which is not a public street.
8. Thirty (30) feet to the right of way of any public street or highway.
9. Thirty (30) feet to any collector street of such development (parking bay, local
drive, or central parking drive are not collector streets). A collector street is that
roadway which carries traffic from local streets, drives and parking areas to a
public street(s) outside the development.
10. Eight (8) feet to any sidewalk or local drive in such development.
I1. Minimum accommodations. Each manufactured home within such development
shall contain a flush toilet, sleeping accommodations, atub or shower bath,
kitchen facilities, laundry facilities, and plumbing and 200 amp service electrical
connections designed for attachment to appropriate external systems.
12. Landscaping required
li. Transition strip. A transition strip of trees and shnibs not less than twenty (20)
feet in depth shall be located and maintained along all boundaries of such
developments, excepting at established entrances and exits serving such
development. Said transition strip shall be of such density as to totally obscure all
visible evidence of the development from adjoining property. In lieu of this
transition strip the developer may install a solid fence of plastic materials which
shall be a minimum of eight (8) feet in height.
14. Landscape plan. An organized landscape plan for the entire development shall be
prepared as a separate document and submitted to the Planning Commission
during the required Site Plan Review .for their review and approval. The
Commission may either approve, approve ~yith specific revisions or corrections or
reject the submitted landscape plan. In the event planting cannot be accomplished
at the time of building due to time of year or other weather related conditions, a
performance bond may be required by the City.
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]5. Landscape maintenance. Any and all plantings in the development shall be hardy
plant materials and maintained thereafter in a neat and orderly manner. Withered
and/or dead plant material shall be replaced within a reasonable period of time but
no longer than one growing season, as reflected upon the approved Landscape
Plan.
16. Orientation of manufactured homes upon lots. All manufactured homes within
manufactured home developments regulated by the requirements of this Section
shall be placed upon their individual lots in such a fashion that the long axis of the
manufactured home shall face the principal street frontage upon which the lot
itself faces. In the case of corner lots, the manufactured home may face either
street frontage. In the case of double-frontage lots, access shall be restricted to
minor streets and not permitted upon collector or arterial streets.
17. Mtnimum development area. The total land area of a manufactured home
development shall not be less than ten (10) acres.
E. Public Improvements.
Sanitary sewerage and water facilities. Sanitary sewerage and water facilities
shall be of such capacity as to serve all users of the development at peak periods.
All lines shall be suitably sized and stubbed out to the manufactured home
Locations to provide for future extension of the City's sanitary sewerage and water
systems for the respective areas remaining to be served. Water meters shall be
provided at each manufactured home location.
2. Storm drainage facilities. Storm drainage facilities shall be so constntcted as to
protect those that will reside in the manufactured home development, as v;ell as
the property owners adjacent to the development. Such facilities shall be of such
capacity to insure rapid and safe drainage of storm water and prevent the
accumulation of stagnant pools of water in or adjacent to the development. ~~'here
topographical conditions warrant same, detention ponds shall be installed.
3. Streets and driveways. All roads, driveways, motor vehicle parking spaces shall
be paved and constructed as to handle all anticipated peak loads, and adequately
drained and lighted for safety and ease of movement of pedestrians and vehicles.
All roads and driveways shall have curbs and gutters and must conform to all
specifications given in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (see
Chapter 485 as to "Subdivision Regulations").
4. Sidewalks. Sidewalks not less than four (4) feet in width shall be required on both
sides of all arterial and collector streets and on one side of all minor streets and
cul-de-sacs. -
~. Electrical. All electrical wiring must be underground and in conduit.
6. Construction plans required. All improvements, whether public or private, must
conform to all standards, and specifications of the City. Engineering drawings of
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all such improvements shall be submitted to, and reviewed, and approved by the
City prior to the authorization to proceed with the construction of said
improvements.
F. Manufactured Home Set-Up Requirements.
Mamufactured home stands. Each manufactured home shall be provided with a
stand consisting of either a solid concrete pad not less than six (6) inches thick
and not less than the length and width of the manufactured home that will use the
site, or piers of fourteen (14) inches in diameter, thirty (30) inches deep, and
placed on six (6) foot centers. The stand shall be so constructed, graded, placed
and maintained to be durable and adequate for the support of the maximum
anticipated load during all seasons.
2. Blocks and tie downs. Each manufactured home shall be supported on uniform
jacks or locks and tied down as required by State law.
3. Skirting. [Iniform skirting of each manufactured home base shall be required,
within thirty (30) days after initial placement, such skirting shall be of twenty-six
(26) gauge solid sheet metal, aluminum or other non-corrosive metal or material
of equal strength and so constructed and attached to this manufactured home so as
to deter and prevent entry of rodents and insects. Storage of goods and articles
underneath any manufactured home or out of doors at any manufactured home
site shall be prohibited.
4. Underground lines. All electric, telephone, and other lines from supply lines
outside the park or other sources to each manufactured home site shall be
underground and in conduit.
5. Sanitary sewer and water connections. All water and sanitary sewerage facilities,
including the connection to al] manufactured home sites, shall be constructed so
that all facilities and lines are protected from freezing, from bumping, or from
creating any type of nuisance or health hazard. Such connections shall not exceed
ten (10) feet in length above ground.
G. Non-Conforming Manufach~red Home Parks. Where, on the date of adoption or
amendment of this Zonin, Code, a lawful manufactured home park existed that is no
longer permissible under the provisions of this Section, such manufactured home park
may continue so long as it remains otherwise lawful subject, to the following provisions.
Violations nor validated. A non-conforming manufactured home park in
violation of a provision of the ordinance which this repeals shall not be validated
by the adoption of this Chapter.
2. Enlargement. No such non-conforming manufactured home park shall be
enlarged, expanded or extended to occupy a greater area of land than was
occupied on the date of adoption or amendment of this Zoning Code and no
additional accessory use, building, or structure shall be established thereon unless
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in complete compliance with the requirements of this Zoning Code. Nor shall the
manufactured homes within the existing site be rearranged to increase their
number or density within the existing confines of the park.
3. Relocation. No such non-conforming manufactured home park shall be moved in
whole or in part to any other portion of such parcel or lot not so occupied on the
date of adoption of this Zoning Code or to a parcel or lot not in conformance with
this Section.
4. Destrzrction. Should any such non-conforming manufactured home park be
destroyed by any means to an extent of fifty percent (50%) or more of its
replacement, it shall not be reconstructed except in conformity with the
requirements of this Section.
5. Discontinuance. If such non-conforming manufactured borne park ceases for any
reason for a period of more than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days
(except where Government action causes such cessation) the subsequent use of
such parcel or lot shall conform to the regulations and provisions set by this
Zoning Code for the district in which such parcel or lot is located.
6. Ownership. All non-conforming manufactured home parks shall be and shall
remain in one (1) ownership and primarily designed for the purpose of renting
spaces for the placement of manufactured home dwelling units. In no instance
shall anon-conforming manufactured home park be sold as lots for permanent
manufactured home residence.
7. Registry. Each non-conforming manufactured home park shall maintain an up-to-
date registry of each manufactured home unit and site, showing the length, width,
and area of the site. The registry shall be open to inspection by the Code
Enforcement Officer.
8. Limitation on permitted uses. Within all non-conforming manufactured home
parks, the permitted uses of such park shall be limited to the following:
9. Manufactured homes.
10. Accessory buildings or structures, under park management supervision shall be
used only as office space, storage, laundry facilities, recreation facilities, garage
storage or other necessary service for park resident use only. No accessory
building or structure shall exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height, nor two (2)
stories; and shall meet the requirements of the City of Riverside Building Code.
I1. Signs as regulated by Chapter 430 of this Code.
12 !Minimum distance. Within all non-conforming manufactured home parks the
minimum distances maintained between manufactured homes shall be in
conformity with the requirements of the adopted City Building and Fire Codes,
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applicable State laws, or a development plan previously approved by the City of
Riverside, whichever standard being the more restrictive.
13. Park maintenance. Park owners and management are required to maintain the
physical and natural facilities and features of the park in a neat, orderly, and safe
condition.
14. Parking. No parking area or parking space which exists at the time this Zoning
Code becomes effective or which subsequent thereto is provided for the purpose
of complying with the provisions of this Zoning Code shall thereafter be
relinquished or reduced in any manner.
15. Existence of anon-conformity. In cases of doubt, and on specific questions raised
concerning whether a manufactured home park has non-conforming status, or if
an element of such park has non-conforming status, it shall be treated as a
question of fact and shall be decided by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen upon
receipt of a report and recommendation on the matter from the Planning
Commission.
Section 4. The Municipal Code of the City of Riverside, Chapter 440.030 is hereby repealed
and replaced with the following:
SECTION 440.030 MANUFACTURED HOME PARK
A. Approval.
Every applicant must fill out and submit to the Codes Enforcement Officer:
(a) Special use permit application made in the form required by a
preliminary site plan approval.
(b) A preliminary site plan.
(c) A drawing in detail of the method of securing the dwelling unit to
the pad which shall include earth drilled concrete pillars.
(d) Any other item which this Section specifically requires.
2. The Codes Enforcement Officer shall review the permit to make sure it meets all
the requirements of this Section and then pass all the required information on to
the Planning Commission.
3. The Planning Commission shall review the preliminary site plan and make its
recommendation to the Board of Aldermen regarding the special use permit.
4. The Board of Aldermen shall review the preliminary site plan, special use permit,
and all other drawings and other information required by this Section.
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5. The Board of Aldermen shall have the discretion to approve or disapprove the
special use permit.
6. The Board of Aldermen shall, in approving the special use permit, condition the
use of land, building and structure to the uses shown in the preliminary site plan
as may be modified by the Planning Commission or Board of Aldermen.
7. The issuance of the special use permit shall be expressly conditioned upon the
applicant applying to the Planning Commission for final site plan approval prior
to any construction or excavation on the site.
8. Any deviation from said uses of land, buildings or structures as approved, shall be
deemed a violation of special use permit approval and the zoning uses allowed
shall automatically revert to the zoning district classification in force and effect
prior to special use permit approval. In such event, all land uses, buildings and
structures in violation of this Section are illegal and shall be deemed to be non-
conforming uses and shall be summarily removed and abated.
9. Final site plan approval.
(a) Upon approval of the special use permit by the. Board of Aldermen, the
applicant shall have three (3) months to submit a final site plan application
to the Planning Commission for its review.
(b) The final site plan may be submitted separately for the first (Ist) and each
successive stage of construction.
(c) It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to determine that each stage,
and all of the final site plan, conforms to the preliminary site plan on
which the special use permit was issued.
(d) The Planning Commission, having reviewed the final site plan, for any or
all stages of development, and finding that it conforms to the preliminary
site plan, shall approve such plan and file it for record in the office of the
Codes Enforcement Officer.
(e) If the final site plan fails to conform to the preliminary site plan submitted
in support of the special use permit such final site plan may be submitted
to the Planning Commission as an amended preliminary site plan, upon
which the Planning Commission shall advertise and hold a public hearing.
The proceeding shall be the same as for the original preliminary site plan.
(f) No building permit shall be issued for any construction in the
manufactured home park until the Planning Commission shall have
approved the final site plan, covering at least the first (1st) stage of
development, and notified the Codes Enforcement Officer. No
manufactured home park shall be operated until an application to operate
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the manufactured home park has been obtained froth the City Clerk upon
approval of the license by the Board of Aldermen.
(g) The proponents of a manufactured home park shall prepare and submit a
schedule of construction, which construction shall begin within a period of
one (I) year following the approval of the final site plan by the Planning
Commission and the issuance of a building permit.
(h) Failure to begin the construction as scheduled shall void the plan, as
approved, unless a request for an extension of time is made by the
proponents to the Planning Commission and approved by said Planning
Commission.
(i) If for any reason the plan is abandoned, or if the construction is
terminated, after the completion of any stage, and there is ample evidence
that further development is not contemplated, the special use permit may
be rescinded by the Board of Aldermen and the zoning for the entire tract
or the portion which is undeveloped as a manufactured home park shall be
changed to the original classification.
(j) After the special use permit has been issued and the final site plan has
been approved, and when, in the coarse of carrying out this plan,
adjustments or rearrangements of buildings, parking areas, entrances,
heights, or open spaces are requested by the proponents, and such requests
conform to the standards established by the approved final site plan for
area to be converted by buildings, parking spaces, entrances, height,
setback and other requirements, such adjustments may be approved by the
Board of Aldermen upon application, and after receiving the
recommendations of the Planning Commission.
(k) The Planning Commission may require on-or-off site improvements be
installed, including but not limited to on-or-off site drainage systems to
insure that all drainage, storm runoff and subsurface waters are carried
into approved watercourses and drainage systems.
(1) The Plannin; Commission may further require that all such o±~=site
improvements and/or drainage systems be installed on easements to be
granted to the City.
(m) Where the Planning Commission has required ofd=site improvements
and/or drainage systems be installed on easements to be granted to the
City, a performance bond in an amount estimated by the Planning
Commission sufficient to cover the full cost of same shall be furnished to
the City by the owner.
(n) Such performance bond shall be issued by a surety or bonding company
approved by the Planning Commission, or by the owner, with security
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acceptance to the Board of Aldermen, and shall also be approved by the
Board of Aldermen as to form, sufficiency and manner of execution.
(o) Such performance bond shall run for term fixed by the Planning
Commission not to exceed two (2) years, unless extended by consent of
the Planning Commission, and shall be approved prior to issuance of any
building permit.
(p) No certificate of occupancy shall be issued for the property until the
improvement shown upon the final plan and the off-site improvements, as
required by the Planning Commission, have been duly installed and all
easements and property interest granted or dedicated to the City, except
that where an improvement bond has been required, a certificate of
occupancy may be issued where the bond has been duly approved and
filed.
(q) The City, in addition to the foregoing Subsections and the provisions of
Section 440.010, shall require a bond to insure the proper installation of
streets, sewer and water facilities of at least five thousand dollars
(55,000.00).
(r) The City may also require a bond each year to insure the provisions of the
special use permit will be kept.
B. Location. The location of a manufactured home park with a special use permit shall be
either:
Transition area.
(a) Areas in residential districts, and
(b) Served by adequate public utilities, and
(c) Adjoining non-residential districts in which the manufactured home park
shall provide a smooth transition of uses from non-residential to
residential; or
(d) Good access areas.
(e) Areas in residential districts, and
(f) Served by adequate public utilities, and
(g) Located distance of not more than five hundred (500) feet fi-om an
improved street which shall be an arterial or principal collector street, and
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(h) Such manufactured home park shall be served by an improved public
street of adequate width and providing direct access from the park site to a
primary or secondary arterial.
C. Standards.
1. Sipe and drainage.
(a) A manufactured home park shall have a minimum area of eight (8) acres.
(b) The area shall be located on awell-drained site, properly graded to insure
rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
(c) The area shall consist of suitable natural soil or well-consolidated inert fill.
2. Individual many factored home sites.
(a) Each manufactured home park shall provide individual manufactured
home sites.
(b) Each such site shall be clearly defined or delineated on the manufactured
home park plan for each individual manufactured home dwelling unit and
when constructed, permanent stakes or markers at the site are used.
(c) Each manufactured home dwelling unit shall be. located on an individual
site having an area of not less than three thousand (3,000) square feet or
four (4) times the total area of the manufactured home dwelling unit to be
placed on the site, whichever is greater.
(d) Curvilinear, horizontal or vertical design of manufactured home sites
within the manufactured home park plan is deemed highly desirable and
shall be greatly encouraged.
(e) No special front, side or rear yards shall be required for any individual
manufactured home site, provided that the Planning Commission shall
recommend such yard requirements wherever it is deemed essential to a
proper site plan and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the
manufactured home park residents.
(f) No more than six (6) manufactured home dwelling units shall be provided
per acre of total land area of the manufactured home park including buffer
areas, roads and open space.
(g) Each manufactured home site shall .have either:
(1) A four (4) inch thick slab or pad of adequate size to accommodate
the outside dimension of the manufactured home to be placed
thereupon, or
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(2) Runners at least four (4) inches thick, forty-two (42) inches wide,
spaced sixty (60) inches apart and of sufficient length to allow the
manufactured home to be positioned, blocked and leveled properly.
Such pad, slab or runners shall be constructed of appropriate
material, properly graded, placed and compacted so as to be
durable and adequate for the support of the maximum anticipated
loads during all seasons.
(h) No manufactured home dwelling unit shall be located closer than twenty
(20) feet to any accessory park building or structure other than another
manufactured home dwelling unit.
(i) The distance from the line or corner of any manufactured home pad, slab
or runner to any pad, slab or runner on the opposite side of a street shall be
at least forty (40) feet; and, to any street pavement, common parking area,
common walk or usable open space, shall be at least eight (8) feet.
(j) No manufactured home dwelling unit shall be allowed in a manufactured
home park unless it has a minimum floor area of five hundred (500)
square feet measured by outside dimensions, excluding open porches,
breezeways and garages.
(k) No accessory building or structure shall be located on any manufactured
home site with the following exceptions:
(1) An arbor, open trellis or flay=pole.
(2) Unroofed steps, driveway or an unroofed terrace which are not
more than one (I) foot above ground level.
(3) An awning or moving canopy may project not more than ten (10)
feet.
(4) Any solid fence or freestanding wall shall not be installed unless
the person has obtained a building permit as set forth in Chapter
43~ ofthis Zoning Code.
(5) Off-street parking spaces as hereinafter provided.
(1) No accessory building, structure, fence or wall shall be located within ten
(10) feet of any paved Street.
D. Buffer And Screening.
1. A buffer area of open ground shall be located at least fifty (~0) feet from:
(a) All lot lines; or
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(b) Where adjoining a street, from the designated street line; or
(c) Where the manufactured home park adjoins an existing non-residential
use, anon-residential use proposed to be located in the future as shown on
the City Plan; or
(d) Anon-residential zoning district.
2. Where the manufactured home park adjoins a residential use or residential zoning
district, the buffer shall be a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from all lot lines or
designated street lines but may be increased at the discretion of the Planning
Commission.
3. All buffer areas shall be properly screened as provided in these regulations.
E. Frontage And Streets.
Each manufactured home site having an off-street parking space and every
parking area shall have at least ten (] 0) feet of frontage sufficient to provide direct
access to a street within the manufactured home park, and shall be prohibited
from fronting upon a public street or highway.
2. Streets shall be provided in the manufactured home park where necessary to
furnish principal trafficways for convenient access to each manufactured home
site and other important facilities in the manufactured home park.
3. All off-street parking, loading, aisles for maneuvering, entrance and exits shall be
at the very minimum hard surfaced with ninety-five percent (95%) compacted
base that is a minimum of four (4) inches of crushed rock and covered with a
minimum of four (4) inches of Portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete.
The applicant shall also consult the Missouri Standard Specifications for Highway
Construction (1956 and Amendments) and the Division II Construction and
Material Specs, Grading and Site Preparation, Paving, Incidental Construction,
and Seeding and Sodding (APWA Specs Sections 2000 through 2400-1951) and
if a higher standard is required in either for the construction of the area, this
higher standard shall apply. If a lower standard is set forth in either the Missouri
Standard Specifications for Highway Construction (1986 and Amendments) or
Division II Construction and Material Specs, Grading and Site Preparation,
Paving, Incidental Construction, and Seeding and Sodding (APWA Specs
Sections 2000 through 2400-1951), it shall not apply and the applicant shall
follow the minimum standards set forth in this Subparagraph. All construction
shall be in accordance with good general engineering practice. All streets are
required to be dedicated to the City and such streets shall conform to the standards
imposed by the City subdivision regulations.
4. The street system shall provide convenient circulation by_ means of minor streets
and properly located collector streets.
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5. Closed ends of dead-end streets shall be provided with an adequate paved
vehicular turning circle at least eighty (80) feet in diameter or with another
adequate turning facility sufficient to accommodate emergency vehicles.
6. There shall be a horizontal separation of at least one hundred (100) feet between
all streets.
7. All streets within the manufactured home park shall have unobstructed access to a
public street or highway.
8. Pavements shall be of adequate widths to accommodate the parking and traffic
load in accordance with the type of street as described below:
(a) All entrance streets and other collector streets with guest parking both
sides shall have a minimum width of thirty-six (36) feet.
(b) Collector street with no parking shall have a minimum width of twenty-
four (24) feet. (All parking areas shall be served by a minimum of a
collector street.)
(c) Minor street with parking on one (1) side shall have a minimum width of
twenty-eight (28) feet.
(d) iV'Iinor or cul-de-sac street with no parking shall have a minimum width of
twenty (20) feet. (Each manufactured home site containing an ot~=street
parking space shall be served by a minimum of a minor street.)
9. Concrete walkways shall be provided as follows:
(a) Individual walks (a minimum of two (2) feet in width) shall be provided to
each manufactured home stand from a paved street, paved driveway or
parking space connecting to a paved street.
(b) Common walks (a minimum of three (3) feet in width) shall be provided
from manufactured home sites to service buildings and common open
space and recreational facilities, preferably through interior areas removed
from streets.
F. Lighting. The manufactured home park shall be provided with general outdoor lighting
of walkways, streets, general storage and service areas, recreational areas and lighting of
the park entrance and exit so as to provide a minimum general illumination of three-
tenths (0.3) footcandle and provide safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night.
G. Operz Space.
An area of the manufactured home park shall be required to be set aside as
common usable open space.
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2. The amount of land to be set aside shall be a minimum of twenty percent (20%) of
the total land area of the manufactured home park.
3. Areas set aside as buffer strips or any portion of a manufactured home site shall
not be included as common usable open space.
4. Facilities to be provided may include:
(a) Swimming pool;
(b) Children's playground;
(c) Tennis or other game area;
(d) Game or recreation room or clubhouse;
(e) Utility buildings for laundry facilities;
(f) Storage facilities;
(g) Green areas and lawns;
(h) Other common facilities.
5 The Planning Commission may recommend and the Board of Aldermen require
such of the above facilities as it deems necessary and appropriate for the site.
6. A structure shall be provided containing the management office conveniently
located for the uses intended.
7. Consolidation of laundry, recreation, management, and other common facilities in
a single building is acceptable if the single location will adequately serve all
manufactured home sites.
8. No more than one-third (1/3) of the open space area shall be used for buildings
and structures other than swimming pools and courts.
H. Parking.
One (1) paved off-street parking space as provided in these manufactured home
parks regulations per manufactured home site shall be provided on each
manufactured home site, or within one hundred (100) feet of the individual
manufactured home site.
2. No off-street parking shall be located within any required usable open space.
3. In addition to these parking spaces, accessory off-street parking areas in close
proximity to each manufactured home site shall be provided with parking spaces
equal to the number of manufactured home sites. This is to be used for vests and
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to provide an area for the parking of other cars belonging to the owner of the
manufactured home located in the park.
4. The manufactured home park shall provide adequate general storage areas in
addition to auto parking requirements for accessory vehicles such as trucks, boats,
and travel campers, all of which shall be prohibited from being stored or parked
on any manufactured home site.
I. Water.
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be
supplied by pipes to all manufactured home sites and appropriate buildings within
the park to meet these requirements.
2. Each manufactured home site shall be provided with a cold water tap at least four
(4) inches above the ground.
3. All water supply facilities shall be approved by the State Board of Health.
J. Sewerage.
Each manufactured home site shall be provided with a trapped sewer of at least
four (4) inches in diameter which shall be connected to receive the waste from the
shower, bathtub, flush toilet, lavatory and kitchen sink of the manufactured home
harbored in such space and having any or all such facilities.
2. The trapped sewer in each site shall be connected to discharge manufactured
home waste into a public sewer system.
3. Each sewer system shall be approved by the City of Kansas City, Missouri.
4. Septic disposal systems shall not be permitted.
K Crrstodicrl Care.
The owner of the manufactured home park, or a duly authorized attendant or
caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the manufactured home park, its
facilities, grounds, and its equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition.
2. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable with the owner of such
manufactured home park for the violation of any provision of this Section to
which the owner of said development is subject.
L. Refuse.
Garbage cans with tight fitting covers shall be provided in quantities adequate to
permit disposal of all garbage and waste.
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2. Garbage cans shall be located no further than two hundred (200) feet from any
manufactured home site.
3. The cans shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times.
4. Garbage and refuse shall be disposed of as frequently as necessary to insure that
garbage cans shall not overflow.
5. The owner of the manufactured home park shall show evidence of a contractual
arrangement with a governmental subdivision or private industry, contracted to
dispose of this refuse on a regular basis.
M. Fire Prevention.
Every manufactured home park shall be equipped at all times with fire
extinguishing equipment in good working order or shall show evidence of a
contractual arrangement with the Fire Department providing the fire protection
necessary in such development.
?. No open fire shall be permitted at any place in the manufactured home park
3. For fire protection, sanitary water under adequate pressure shall be provided in
standard fire hydrants located within four hundred (4001 feet of every individual
manufactured home site within the manufactured home park.
N. Signs. The following signs are permitted provided the owner obtain a sign permit and
comply with all the regulations of Chapter 430:
One indirectly illuminated sign not over eight (81 square feet in area, at (east
twenty-five (2~) feet from the street line; and
2. Nor more than two (Z) non-illuminated directional suns each not over two (2)
square feet in sign area, set back at least ten (10) feet from the street line.
O. Skirting. Open areas between the manufactured home dwelling unit and the pad or slab
upon which it is located shall be screened by skirting consistent with the development.
P. Storage.
All outside storage shall be prohibited on manufactured home sites except:
(a) Vehicular parking; and
(b) Miscellaneous items within storage units approved as part of the final
development plan or beneath the skirted manufactured home.
2. Additional storage shall be provided in the usable open space areas.
Q. Anchoring.
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Each manufactured dwelling unit shall
anchoring the unit against twenty (20)
horizontal projection from any direction.
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be provided with adequate means of
pounds per square foot winds on the
2. The applicant shall submit with the application a drawing and details of the
method of securing the dwelling unit to the pad which shall include earth drilled
concrete piers.
Utilities. All utilities, including telephone, electric power, gas, CATV cables shall be
located underground.
Landscaping. All yard areas and other open spaces not otherwise paved or occupied by
buildings or structures shall be sodded and/or landscaped and shall be maintained
adequately.
Prohibition. No manufactured home park shall be constructed in which the sites are
subdivided and sold to individual purchasers.
Conformity And Lcnv. .All parks shall conform to all other ordinances applicable to
manufactured home parks.
Requirement To License New Manufactured Home Parks And Existing Non-Conforming
ivianufactured Homes.
It shall be a violation of this Section for any person to establish a manufactured
home park after the effective date of this Zoning Code, (February 21, 1989), or
maintain an existing valid non-conforming manufactured home park containing
two (2) or more manufactured home dwelling units unless such person shall
obtain a license therefore, from the City, and annually, thereafter.
?. The annual license fee for each manufactured home park shall be twelve dollars
($12.00) for each manufactured home with a minimum of one hundred five
dollars ($105.00).
3. Such fee shall be for administrative inspection of manufactured home parks and
shall be in addition to any real or personal property taxes required under this
Code, other ordinances, regulations or general laws of the State.
4. Anew license shall be obtained whenever there is a change of ownership and it
shall be the responsibility of the new owner to see that such license is obtained
within a period of thirty (30) days from the date of transfer of title and such new
license shall be renewed annually thereafter.
~. No person shall be recognized as the agent or owner uniess he/she shall file with
the Board of Adjustment a written instrument, signed by the owner, designating
him/her as such agent and setting forth the address where all notices and orders
may be serviced. Upon the filing of such instrument, the person designated therein
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as such agent shall be deemed to be and shall be known as the certified agent of
the owner.
6. Any owner who does not live or reside in the City, shall be required to designate
and certify a responsible agent who shall live, reside or have a place of business in ,.
the County.
7. The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to issue, refuse, revoke or cancel
any permit, certificate of occupancy or approval in case of any failure to comply
with any of the provisions of this Section, or where any false allegation or
representation is made in- any plans or statements submitted or filed for such
permit or approval. If such permit is refused, revoked or canceled, the reason for
such action shall be recorded by the Board of Aldermen.
8. The license shall be displayed in a suitable place on the manufactured home park
premises at all times subject to inspection.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect immediately.
Passed this 4th day of Septembes,2001 .
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Mayor
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CITY CLERK
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