Hallsville M-1 Manufactured Home District ordinance (§ 400.460)

A. Use Regulations. No manufactured or land or premises designed and used as a manufactured home park shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed, located, relocated or altered except in conformance with the manufactured home park development plan as herein described and the terms and provisions of this Article. Manufactured homes lawfully located in the City of Hallsville shall be used for the following purposes only:

1. Residential uses.

2. Recreational uses for exclusive use of occupants.

3. One-family dwelling for owner and one-family dwelling for an operator.

4. Two-family dwelling for owner and operator.

5. That all applicable state regulations are met.

6. Accessory use customarily incident to the above uses.

B. Design Standards. The procedure for the rezoning of land to M-1 Manufactured Home District shall be the same procedure as described in Section 400.630 of this Article. Prior to the rezoning of land to M-1 District, the Planning Commission and the Board of Aldermen must find that a manufactured home park plan has been prepared which meets the following design standards:

1. Minimum area for manufactured home parks, including street rights-of-way, shall be ten (10) acres for all new parks developed on or after the date of adoption of this Article.

2. Height of manufactured homes, including pad or foundation, shall be no more that fifteen (15) feet above ground level.

3. A maximum of twelve (12) manufactured homes per acre for all manufactured home parks shall be permitted.

4. A manufactured home park shall be located on a well-drained area, and the premises shall be properly graded so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or other water. Areas subject to flooding and a lot deemed uninhabitable because of groundwater flooding shall not be platted for manufactured home parks.

5. Storm and sanitary sewers shall be provided for the parks and each manufactured home lot, according to City ordinances and County laws and State laws to insure proper drainage of groundwater and sewage.

6. Public streets shall be provided through the length or width of the park, or culs-de-sac as hereinafter described shall be provided in such a manner as to provide access to, from, and through the park to contiguous areas. Direct vehicular or pedestrian access from the park to adjacent schools, either existing or planned, shall also be provided.

7. The minimum pavement width of streets or culs-de-sac shall be sufficient to permit access by modern emergency vehicles.

8. Streets with no outlets shall not exceed three hundred fifty (350) feet in length.

9. No intersection of streets at angles less than sixty degrees (60°) shall be permitted. Intersecting streets shall have center lines as nearly straight as possible.

10. All private streets entering the public road must enter at a right angle and be perpendicular to the public road for a minimum distance of fifty (50) feet without intersection of private streets.

11. All street surfaces shall be paved with asphalt or concrete.

12. Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with two (2) paved off-street parking spaces which shall be located on the lot. Each parking space will be a minimum of two hundred (200) square feet.

13. If an area is provided for the storage of trucks, camp trailers, automobiles, etc., it must be off- street parking in an area within the park designated for that purpose.

14. The minimum lot size for each manufactured home shall be three thousand six hundred (3,600) square feet.

15. No manufactured home lot shall be located less than twenty (20) feet from a dedicated or public highway or public road designated as such with the City of Hallsville.

16. Manufactured homes shall be located on each space so there will be not less than sixteen (16) feet between the homes/buildings within the park.

17. Manufactured home lots must be at least fifteen (15) feet from all interior park property lines.

18. A minimum distance of ten (10) feet must be maintained between the manufactured home and the right-of-way line of the public or private road which the manufactured home faces.

19. A stand shall be provided for each manufactured home. Said stand shall be placed on or in the ground in such manner as to proved support and leveling for said manufactured home and shall be designed so as to withstand any weight placed thereon.

20. Parks which accommodate twenty-five (25) or more units shall be provided with at least one (1) easily accessible recreation area.

21. Each outdoor recreation area shall contain at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of area with a minimum width or diameter of thirty (30) feet.

22. Any and all swimming pools or other recreational structures and devises shall be constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with applicable City odinances, State and Federal laws and regulations, and any other rules set down by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Hallsville designed for the health, protection and well-being of residents of the City of Hallsville, including reasonable regulations concerning fences or other safety devices.

23. Construction of any and all buildings within the mobile home park shall conform to Title V, Building and Construction, of this Code

24. Manufactured homes located within a manufactured home park shall not be used for accessory uses or commercial business uses, except that one manufactured home may be used as an office for the transaction of manufactured home park business.

25. The manufactured home park and all units located within said park shall be connected to the municipal water supply system of the City of Hallsville or other water supply system approved by the Division of Health of the State.

26. All wiring and electrical systems, air conditioning installation, fire protection, fuel supply and storage, refuse and garbage disposal shall comply with City ordinances pertaining thereto presently adopted by the City of Hallsville and any and all Federal and State regulations pertaining thereto.

27. All parks must be enclosed with a fence or a planted hedge of broadleaf or coniferous evergreen, and all park areas not used for roadways, sidewalks, parking spaces, service or storage buildings, or other structures shall be landscaped with shrubs, trees, grass or other similar objects.

28. Lighting shall be provided for all private streets, walkways, buildings, or other facilities subject to nighttime use.

29. All manufactured homes and lots shall be provided with electric service having a grounded-type supply receptacle with appropriate fuse or circuit breakers.

30. It is hereby made the duty of the attendant or person in charge, together with the licensee, to:

a. Keep at all times a register of all tenants (which shall be open at all times to inspection by State and Federal officers and officers of the City of Hallsville).

b. Prohibit the lighting of open fires on the premises.

c. Prohibit the use of any manufactured home by a greater number of occupants than which it is designed to accommodate.