ARTICLE 20. MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS
20-1. Location.
20-2. General standards.
20-3. Area.
20-4. Density, lot size
and yards.
20-5. Access.
20-6. Offstreet parking.
20-7. Water and sewer.
20-8. Recreation and open
space.
20-9. Buffering and screening.
20-10. Accessory structures.
20-11. Service or
community facilities.
Purpose
The purpose of this article is to provide for the establishment of attractive and functional manufactured home park communities. Such parks will provide areas in which moderately priced housing may be accommodated while maintaining compatibility with surrounding uses.
All manufactured home parks shall be located as follows:
(a) In the agricultural, general, district A-2.
(b) At least 800 feet from tidal waters and/or wetlands.
(c) With direct access to an existing Virginia secondary highway as defined by the Virginia department of transportation.
(d) Not within 1,000 feet of an existing or planned Virginia primary highway as defined by the Virginia department of transportation.
(Ord. of 7-25-91)
The board of supervisors shall review the particular facts and circumstances of each proposed manufactured home park in terms of the following standards and shall find adequate evidence that the manufactured home park:
(a) Will be designed, constructed, operated and maintained so as to be harmonious and appropriate in appearance with the existing or intended character of the general vicinity and that such use will not change the essential character of the same area;
(b) Will not be hazardous or detrimental to existing or future neighboring uses;
(c) Will be served adequately by essential public services such as highways, streets, police and fire protection, drainage and refuse disposal or that the persons or agencies responsible for the establishment of the proposed park shall be able to adequately provide such services;
(d) Will not create excessive additional requirements at public cost for public facilities and services and will not be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community;
(e) Will be consistent with the intent and purpose of this ordinance and the comprehensive plan;
(f) Will have vehicular approaches to the property which shall be so designed as not to create an interference with traffic on surrounding public streets or roads; and
(g) Will not result in the destruction, loss or damage of natural, scenic or historic features of major importance.
A manufactured home park shall contain a minimum of 20 and maximum of 50 acres. The minimum width of the park shall not be less than 550 feet. The ratio of width to depth shall not exceed one to five.
20-4. Density, lot size and yards.
The maximum density of a manufactured home park shall not exceed a total of three manufactured homes per gross acre. Each manufactured home within the park shall be placed on an individual lot that shall contain a minimum of 14,283 square feet. Each lot shall have a minimum width of 116 feet.
Each manufactured home shall be so placed on its lot that no part of said manufactured home shall be closer than: 40 feet to any other manufactured home; 40 feet to any service building; 25 feet to any interior lot line; 100 feet to any public street or highway right-of-way; or 100 feet to any boundary property line of the manufactured home park.
Manufactured home parks shall have access to a Virginia secondary highway. The design and construction of the interior street system shall be sufficient to adequately serve the size and density of the development. All interior streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 50 feet and minimum roadway width of 30 feet. Roadways shall be of "all-weather construction." Driving surfaces shall consist of adequate base material covered with a minimum of two inches of crushed stone or, as an alternative, driving surfaces may be paved with asphalt or tar and gravel. Adequate drainage shall be provided for all streets.
Each manufactured home lot within the park shall have a minimum of two offstreet parking spaces. Each parking space shall be at least eight feet wide and 20 feet long, and shall be paved with concrete, asphalt, tar and gravel, or crushed stone and maintained in good condition so as not to permit exposure of underlying soil.
Every manufactured home park shall be provided with an approved central water system and an approved method of sewage disposal, and all manufactured homes within the park shall be required to hook up to such systems.
20-8. Recreation and open space.
A minimum of 20 percent of the gross land area of the manufactured home park shall be reserved for recreational and open space uses. This area may include areas within buildings designed for recreational or community use. The yard requirements for the individual lots within the manufactured home park shall not be included as part of this requirement.
20-9. Buffering and screening.
Every manufactured home park shall be screened along its entire road frontage with an approved decorative fence or planted evergreen hedge. The fence or hedge shall be a minimum of six feet in height and with no openings other than the required entrances and exits to streets or public spaces. If an evergreen hedge is utilized, it must obtain the required height and adequately provide the desired buffering within two years from planting or a fence shall be required in addition to the hedge.
Each lot may be provided with an accessory structure not to exceed 120 square feet and one story in height. All accessory structures shall be placed in the side or rear yard of the lot and shall be a minimum of five feet from any property line.
20-11. Service or community facilities.
Sufficient service and community facilities, including but not limited to laundry facilities, storage areas, recreational buildings and equipment, and management offices may be allowed.