§ 40-302. Development and improvement standards.

(a)

Minimum park area.

(1)

A minimum of two acres are required for each mobile home park, with a minimum frontage of 100 feet, located on a publicly maintained street.

(2)

Maximum density would be eight mobile home sites per acre.

(3)

Each individual mobile home lot area shall measure at least 5,000 square feet and shall be at least 50 feet wide.

(4)

Mobile home stands shall not occupy an area in excess of one-third of the respective lot area.

(b)

Street standards.

(1)

Access of a safe and convenient nature shall be provided for pedestrian and vehicular traffic as well as emergency and service vehicles at all times.

(2)

Entrance to parks shall have direct connections to a public street and shall be designed to allow free movement of traffic on such adjacent public streets

(3)

All park streets within a mobile home park shall have a right-of-way of at least 35 feet.

(4)

Minimum wearing surface width shall be 20 feet for two-way streets and 12 feet for one-way streets.

(5)

Road wearing surface should be constructed in accordance with minimum design standards for either a hard-surfaced road or a non-hard-surfaced road (utilizing applicable sections) as defined in these regulations.

(6)

The developer will be responsible for the installation of all street signs, stop signs, speed limit signs, etc.

(7)

A large notation shall be placed on the final plat stating the following: BUYER BEWARE: THE STREETS, ROADS, SERVITUDES, EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAYS IN THIS MOBILE HOME PARK WILL NOT BE MAINTAINED BY THE ST. MARTIN PARISH GOVERNMENT OR ANY OTHER PUBLIC BODY.

(c)

Sidewalks. All parks should be provided with safe convenient concrete or asphalt pedestrian access walks for intended use between individual spaces, the streets and all community facilities provided for residents of the park. (Optional)

(d)

Recreation area. Not less than eight percent of the gross site area should be devoted to recreational facilities generally provided in a central location. Recreation areas may include space for community building and community use facilities such as indoor recreation areas, swimming pools, park offices and service buildings. (Optional)

(e)

Setbacks and open spaces.

(1)

Each mobile home lot shall have a minimum ten-foot front yard, ten-foot side yards, and a ten-foot rear yard.

(2)

No mobile home or structure of any kind shall be located within a triangle formed by a diagonal line connecting points on the two street property lines measured 30 feet along the property lines of each of the street corner intersections.

(3)

The accumulated occupied area of the mobile home and its accessory structures on a lot shall not exceed 75 percent of the respective area,

(4)

For the purpose of this section, covered patios, carports, or individual accessory buildings shall not be considered as permanent buildings, provided that no such patio roof, carport, or accessory building shall be located closer than three feet to any lot line.

(5)

Driveways shall be provided on spaces for convenient access to mobile homes. The design criteria for automobile parking shall be based upon two parking slots for each space. An adequate parking space surface of gravel or limestone shall be provided. (These spaces may be hard surfaced at the owner's option)

(6)

Any mobile home park developed under these standards should provide a solid wood fence at lest six feet high along all side and rear property lines of said mobile home park. The color of the fence shall be white or earth tones (gray, brown, green, etc.) and shall be the same for the entire fence. Said fence shall remain in well maintained condition at all times. (Optional)

(f)

Foundation and tiedown requirements.

(1)

Every unit located within a park shall be equipped with adequate foundations and tiedowns intended to secure such units against movement, settling and overturning for the protection of life and property.

(2)

Slabs, strips and runners should be provided and should not be less than the length of the unit to be placed thereon. (Optional)

(3)

All units moving into a newly established park after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article is derived shall comply with the requirements of this section within 30 days after arrival.

(Ord. of 6-30-1969, § 11.3)