§ 2.92. Mobile homes.

Mobile homes are permitted in the various zoning districts of the City but said mobile homes shall be located within mobile home parks and all mobile home parks shall meet the following minimum standards.

a.

A mobile home park shall contain an area of not less than five acres. Each mobile home park shall have a maximum density of mobile home lots per acre as follows:

R-A Agricultural and R-1 Residential. No more than six mobile home lots per acre.

R-2 Residential. No more than seven mobile home lots per acre.

All Other Zoning Districts. No more than eight mobile home lots per acre.

b.

Each lot within said mobile home park provided for the occupancy of a single mobile home lot shall have an area of not less than 4,000 square feet. All mobile home lots within an R-A District shall provide for a minimum 50 feet front yard, a minimum 50 [feet] rear yard and 15 feet minimum side yards. All mobile home lots within an R-1 District shall have a minimum 25 feet front yard, a minimum 30-foot rear yard and eight feet minimum side yards. Mobile home lots with any other districts shall have a minimum 20 feet front yard, a minimum 25 feet rear yard and eight feet minimum side yards. In determining yards widths any porch, carport, or auxiliary buildings shall be included in the mobile home dimensions.

c.

Each mobile home lot shall abut or face a public street or a street within said mobile home park. All streets within said mobile home park shall have access to a public street and shall be not less than 30 feet in width and must have a seal coat, bituminous, asphalt or concrete surface. Provided however, before any street within the mobile home park can be dedicated and accepted as a public street by the City of Boonville, it must have a minimum right-of-way of 50 feet and shall meet all other requirements of city streets.

d.

One off-street parking space of not less than nine feet by 20 feet shall be provided on each mobile home lot. All off-street parking spaces and other areas used by vehicles including individual lot drives and loading areas shall have at least a seal coat surface.

e.

All mobile home pads shall consist of a minimum surface of four inches of gravel. All other areas shall be landscaped with a suitable cover.

f.

All mobile home lots shall be connected to a sanitary sewer system. The sanitary sewer system serving the individual lots within said park shall be connected to any public sewer system available within 200 feet of the mobile home park. If a private sanitary sewer system is established for the mobile home park, it must be approved by the Missouri Water Pollution Board.

g.

All mobile home lots shall be connected to a sanitary water system. The sanitary water system serving the individual lots within said park shall be connected to any public water system within 400 feet of the mobile home park. If a private sanitary water system is established for the mobile home park, it must be approved by the Missouri Division of Health. Fire hydrants shall be provided every 700 feet or less along all streets within the mobile home park.

h.

Electric and gas services shall be made available to each lot. Secondary and service lines for gas, electric, telephone and cable television connections shall be placed underground. Adequate street lighting shall be provided.

i.

A minimum of one trash container shall be provided for each mobile home and trash containers may be grouped in convenient locations. No container shall be larger than 30 gallons in capacity. (Ord. No. 2129, § 1, 6-5-72)

j.

Existing mobile home parks or trailer camps having five or more lots shall not be enlarged unless the mobile home park or trailer camp contains, after enlargement, an area of not less than five acres. In no case shall any mobile home park or trailer camp be enlarged unless that portion of the park or camp, added or extended, meets the minimum requirements as hereinabove set forth. Existing mobile home parks or trailer camps having less than five lots shall not be permitted to replace any removed or destroyed mobile homes within said camp or park.

k.

All mobile home parks or trailer camps licensed prior to passage of this Ordinance shall be connected to the city water system and the city sewer system within 90 days after passage of this ordinance if said city system is within 400 feet or 200 feet respectively of the mobile home park or trailer camp.

1.

Mobile home parks having two to five spaces or lots shall pay an annual license fee of $20.00. Mobile home parks having six or more mobile home lots shall pay an annual license fee computed as follows: $20.00 for the first five lots; $0.50 for each additional lot not to exceed 70 lots; $0.25 for each additional lot above 75 lots.

(Ord. No. 2085, § 2, 10-5-70)

Editor's note— Section 3 of ordinance 2085 which does not purport to amend the zoning ordinance reads as follows:

SECTION 3: Application for permission to construct a mobile home park shall be presented to the Planning Commission and said application shall contain a plat of the proposed park showing lot locations, size of individual lots, roadways and streets, parking areas, service buildings, recreationals [recreational] area, if any, and the location of all utility lines including the connection to City water and sewer systems, if any. All applications shall be acted upon in accordance with provisions of Section 2.9(b), Ordinance #1948, General Ordinances of the City of Boonville, Missouri.