MOBILE HOME PARK

The regulations set forth in this Chapter or set forth elsewhere in this Title, when referred to in this Chapter, are the regulations for Mobile Home Parks. The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for well-designed mobile home parks in areas where public utilities are accessible. All Mobile Home Parks shall consist of a minimum of three acres which contain sites for five or more mobile homes.

12.1 PERMITTED USES. A premises permitted as a Mobile Home Park shall be used for the operation of a licensed mobile home park. Permitted uses are:

Mobile homes for dwelling purposes.

Home occupations.

ACCESSORY USES. Management headquarters; recreational uses; community building for use by mobile home park residents, and which would include toilets, showers, laundry facilities; other uses and structures customarily incidental to the operation of a mobile home park. Also, includes underground storm shelters. (Amended 6/21/99; Ordinance #99-1508)

Public swimming pool, including fencing, in accordance with Chapter 19, Section 19.5.

One name sign may occupy required yards provided such sign is not more than two square feet in area and does not contain flashing, moving or intermittent illumination.

Storage sheds placed in a rear yard. Only one shed shall be placed on any one lot and said shed shall not exceed 144 square feet.

Grading, filling, excavating or any change in the grade of property that involves the moving, depletion or replacement of more than 50 cubic yards of material requires a permit. At no time shall any grad-ing be detrimental to surrounding property in appearance or in the diversion of storm water drainage.

PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

Off-Street Parking Inside Park - A maximum of two parking spaces for each mobile home lot. Parking spaces shall be designed and placed in the front area of the lot, unless otherwise approved during plan review. No vehicles shall be parked in the rear or side yard.

Community Building - One parking space for every 300 square feet of floor area.

On-Street Parking Inside Park

Street Width-----Allowed Parking and Posting of No Parking Signs

24 feet-----Posted No Parking-Both Sides

30 feet-----Posted No Parking-One Side

36 feet-----Parking Allowed-Both Sides

All access drives and parking spaces shall be paved or otherwise surfaced with an all-weather, dust-proof material and graded so as to drain off all surface water to storm sewer inlets.

AREA REQUIREMENTS.

LANDSCAPE BUFFER.

A ten foot landscape buffer shall be provided for the side and rear yards of the Park. In lieu of the landscaped buffer, a five foot high wall or opaque wooden fence may be erected adjacent to the property lines of the park.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

Layout and development of a Mobile Home Park shall comply with the following Sections of the City of Flora, Illinois Land Subdivision Regulations, 1990, as may be amended:

Section 3.0 Preliminary Plat

Section 4.0 Final Plat

Section 5.0 Minimum Design Standards

Section 6.0 Improvements

Requirements not herein addressed in this Title shall conform to the Mobile Home Parks Act, 210 ILCS 115/1 et seq., as amended from time to time.