Chapter 18.92 Manufactured Home Parks
Section 18.92.060 Development Standards and Requirements.
Manufactured home parks shall conform to the following standards and requirements:
A. The area shall be in one ownership and shall remain
in one ownership and the
same shall not thereafter be subdivided;
B. The final plan shall be prepared by an engineer;
C. The minimum initial size for a manufactured
home park shall be four acres;
D. The manufactured homes may be clustered and individual
manufactured home
site sizes may be reduced below that required for single-family dwellings within the zone
in which the development is located, provided that the gross density of manufactured
home units within the development does not exceed eight (8) units per acre and
individual sites or spaces shall have an area of not less than three thousand (3,000)
square feet for single wide, four thousand (4,000) square feet for multiple wide.All lots or
spaces shall be served by an approved central culinary water system and a central
sewage disposal system which complies with the requirements of Heber City. Each
manufactured home must be placed upon an approved site or space and each site or
space may be occupied by only one manufactured home;
E. The land area which is not contained in individual
lots, roads or automobile
parking areas shall be shown on the final plat as common area and developed as
parks, playgrounds and service areas for the common use and enjoyment of the
occupants of the manufactured home park. Landscaping of the common area shall be
consistent with subsection "H" herein. Any substantial alteration to the use of common
area shall constitute a plat amendment and appropriate city approval will be required;
F. No less than ten (10) percent of the gross area of
the manufactured home park
shall be so set aside and platted to be developed for common use of the manufactured
home park occupants, which land shall be arranged in accordance with the
recommendation of the Planning Commission. The thirty (30) foot rear setback
requirement may be included in the ten (10) percent open space requirement
calculations. The land covered by vehicular roadways, sidewalks, off-street parking and
landscaped areas surrounding individual manufactured home spaces which are
pertinent to each manufactured home and the area devoted to storage yards and other
service facilities shall not be construed as being part of the area required for parks and
playgrounds. Providing the required common area will satisfy the parks and open
space, park impact fee of Heber City may be waived. However, all other relevant impact
fees remain applicable;
G. No manufactured home or add-on shall be located closer
than fifteen (15) feet
from the nearest portion of any other manufactured home or add-on. Setback
requirements for manufactured home park units shall be as follows: Front yard
minimum setbacks shall be fifteen (15) feet; Side yard minimum setbacks shall be seven
and one half (7.5) feet except along the borders of the development where the minimum
setback shall be 30 feet; also, a 4' deep x 6' wide unenclosed porch and cover may
extend into the 7.5' required side setback, but no portion may be closer than 3.5' to the
property line between the manufactured homes. Rear yard minimum setbacks shall be
fifteen (15) feet, except along the borders of the development where the minimum
setback shall be thirty (30) feet. Each site or space in the manufactured home park must
have minimum dimensions equal to thirty (30) feet in width at a line parallel to the front
setback for single wide homes and forty (40) feet in width at a line parallel to the front
setback for multiple width homes and eighty (80) feet in depth. Each manufactured
home must front upon a paved street constructed to the standards required by Heber
City under this Chapter;
H. All area not covered by manufactured homes, buildings,
parking space or
driveways shall be planted in lawn, trees and shrubs or otherwise acceptably
landscaped within one year from the date of final approval of the park except that the
area set aside for common use of the occupants shall be landscaped before any of the
manufactured home spaces are occupied by manufactured homes. Each manufactured
home park must submit a complete landscaping plan in accordance with section
18.92.030 and chapter 18.76 herein. The landscaping plan shall contain a performance
guarantee acceptable to the Planning Commission. In addition to chapter 18.76,
specific landscaping requirements for manufactured home parks include the following:
1. The landscaping plan will
include a minimum of 10 trees per acre of
landscaped common area with a minimum of two (2) inch caliper;
2. Each manufactured home space
shall be shown to have grass or another
acceptable ground cover in all areas not covered by the dwelling or other permitted hard
surfaced areas;
3. The landscaping plan shall
be approved by the Planning Commission. The
Planning Commission may make recommendations to the applicant concerning
landscaping on a case by case basis to enhance the development. These
recommendations may include, but are not limited to the following: Connection to trails
in the vicinity, recreational amenities, city/applicant joint use and development,
suitability, and location of trees;
I. All off-street parking space and driveways shall be
hard-surfaced within two years
from date of approval of the park or within one year from the date of occupancy of any
of the manufactured home sites, whichever is the shorter period of time. Each dwelling
shall have a minimum of two off-street parking spaces located on the manufactured
home site. In addition to these parking requirements, one quarter of one parking space
per dwelling (2.5 parking spaces per dwelling) will be required for guest parking. Guest
Parking may be located throughout the development in a manner which best serves the
needs of the development and in accordance with the recommendation of the Planning
Commission. All guest parking shall be hard surfaced and painted with parking stalls;
J. All manufactured homes shall be located at least thirty
(30) feet back from any
public street and the resulting setback space must be landscaped except over permitted
road ways. The area between the curb and gutter along the public street and the
sidewalk or street right-of-way line must also be landscaped. All landscaping shall be
included on the landscaping plan and completed in accordance with subsection "H"
above and chapter 18.76;
K. All solid waste receptacles outside of the confines
of the manufactured home are
to be consistent with those required by the Solid Waste Department and approved for
use by the department. Roads within the development must allow adequate
accessibility to solid waste trucks. All common or jointly used solid waste receptacles
shall be located in a manner that will allow for convenient pickup of the contents;
L. Occupancy shall be by written lease which lease shall
be made available to the
officials of the municipality upon demand;
M. Roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate
anticipated traffic as
follows:
1. For minor roads, a minimum
of thirty-six feet in width;
2. For entrance streets, a minimum
of forty-two feet in width. All streets shall be
bordered by rolled curb or equivalent and shall be hard-surfaced.
N. There shall be no more than two entrances from the
manufactured home park
onto any one street, which entrances shall be no closer than one hundred (100) feet
from each other, nor closer than one hundred twenty (120) feet to the corner of an
intersection;
O. Access shall be provided to each manufactured home
site by means of an
access way reserved for maneuvering. Careful consideration of landscaping and other
obstructions should take place before placing any immovable objects in this access way.
Paving the access way shall not be required. Use of planks, steel mats or other means
during placement of a manufactured home shall be allowed so long as the same are
removed immediately after placement of the manufactured home. The Planning
Commission may require a soil test to determine if concrete runners under the homes
are necessary or if the traditional pads and piers method is acceptable. In all cases, tie
downs will be required on all manufactured homes. The tie downs may be placed using
augers sufficiently secured into the ground or by placing straps into a concrete slab or
concrete runners. Such tie downs shall meet ANSI A225.1 standards or the amended
equivalent.
Following final placement, the wheels and axles and any other transport materials
shall be removed from the home. Any towing tongues and the like must also be
removed. Those items shall be stored in an area approved by the Planning Commission
or off-site;
P. Manufactured home parks containing not less than twenty-five homes may
include a launderette for the convenience of the occupants of the park but not for the
general public;
Q. Yard Lighting. A minimum of two-tenths footcandles
of light shall be required for
protective yard lighting the full length of all driveways and walkways;
R. An area of at least one hundred (100) square feet
for each manufactured home
space contained within the park shall be provided for the storage of boats, trailers, and
campers. Said storage space shall be enclosed with a sight-obscuring fence of not less
than six (6) feet and not more than two (2) feet of security or razor wire for a total height
of not more than eight feet in height;
S. The perimeter of the park shall be fenced and any
area bordering a public street
shall require a fence of a height of six (6) feet except where the fence is adjacent to an
entrance, consideration will be given to site distances for traffic.
T. Other requirements specific to manufactured home parks
include the following:
1. Each park shall have an on-site
office. The office may be a residence;
2. Each park shall have a common
center (preferably at the entrance) which
contains a map indicating street locations and space numbers. The map shall be lighted
at night. The center shall also direct visitors to visitor parking area and the on-site
office;
3. Street signs must be visible,
readable and meet all city standards;
4. All signs will be subject
to the Heber City sign ordinance;
5. Each park shall contain a
central mailbox which is accessible to all units in the
development and the postal service. Development of more than twenty-five (25) units
may have two mailboxes;
6. No space in the development
shall be leased for a period of less than sixty
(60) days;
7. All manufactured housing units
must meet HUD requirements established in
1976. In addition to these requirements, each home must also satisfy snow load
requirements for the appropriate elevation;
8. Each development plat shall
be reviewed by the electric utility provider to
determine whether a central electric meter location is desirable and/or feasible;
9. Each manufactured home shall
be placed, leveled, completely constructed,
skirted, and have steps, if needed, and be eligible for a certificate of occupancy within
ninety (90) days of delivery to the development.
U. Required rear and side setbacks along the park boundary
may be reduced to 15
(fifteen) feet if the required fence is sight-obscuring.
V. In addition to meeting the above requirements and conforming to the other laws
of the municipality, all manufactured home parks shall also conform to the requirements
set forth in the Code of Camp-Trailer Court, Hotel, Motel and Resort Sanitation
Regulations adopted by the Utah State Board of Health, and to the city's Fire Prevention
Code, which codes are adopted by reference, three copies of which are filed with the
office of the city clerk for use of the public and all restrictions, regulations and notations
contained therein shall be made part of this chapter as if fully set forth in this chapter. In
event of any conflict between said regulation or codes and this chapter, this chapter
shall take precedence. (Ord. 96-04B, 1996; Ord. 199 §02.1002.02(B), 1973)