§ 8.3. MHP Mobile home park district.

8.3.1.

Scope and intent. Regulations set forth in this section are the MHP district regulations. The MHP district provides minimum design standards for mobile home parks as further described in section 3.1.13 of this chapter. The MHP district is intended to:

A.

Provide a desirable living environment;

B.

Require the provision of usable open space and recreational areas; and

C.

Be located in areas which are served by public sanitary sewer.

8.3.2.

Use regulations. Within the MHP district, land and structures shall be used in accordance with standards herein. Any use not specifically designated as a permitted use in this section shall be prohibited.

A.

Permitted uses. Structures and land may be used only for the following purposes:

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Amenities (as defined by this chapter).

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Day care facilities (SU).*

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Grocery stores with a maximum of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in floor area when approved as part of the development.

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Home occupations.

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Laundromats and coin-operated dry cleaning when approved as part of the development plan.

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Mobile homes and manufactured homes.

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Public utility facilities.

[* Special use approval required.]

B.

Accessory uses. A structure or land may be used for uses customarily incidental to any permitted use and a dwelling may be used for a home occupation.

8.3.3.

Application. Applications for rezoning to MHP shall, in addition to the required submittal required by the planning and development department be supported by:

A.

A copy of the rules and regulations of the proposed mobile home park;

B.

A copy of any proposed covenants; and

C.

A proposed maintenance plan for lawns, shrubbery, trees, recreation areas, and other natural areas.

8.3.4.

Development plan. The development plan shall be the zoning control document for features depicted graphically. The site plan requirement applicable to rezoning requests shall be adhered to for MHP rezoning requests. A site plan shall become the development plan if the request to rezone is approved without changes or additions. A site plan or development plan shall not substitute for plans which are required as a prerequisite for applying for development related permits. The location of all proposed structures (excluding mobile, industrialized, and manufactured homes) shall be as shown on the development plan, adopted at the time of zoning approval, and actual location on the ground shall be as shown on the development plan.

8.3.5.

Development standards.

A.

Height regulations. Buildings shall not exceed a height of thirty-five (35) feet or two and one-half (2½) stories, whichever is higher.

B.

Minimum development area: Ten (10) contiguous acres.

C.

Minimum site/lot width: Fifty (50) feet.

D.

Minimum site area/lot size per unit: Five thousand (5,000) square feet.

E.

Minimum yard dimensions:

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Front yard setback: Twenty (20) feet.

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Side yard setback: Ten (10) feet.

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Rear yard setback: Twenty (20) feet.

F.

Minimum buffer requirements. In addition to required setbacks, a forty-foot wide buffer shall be located adjacent to each exterior property line of the mobile home park to provide a visual screen in accordance with section 4.17 of this chapter.

G.

Other required standards. Within thirty (30) days of being located in a mobile home park, the undercarriage shall be screened from view. Such underpinning materials shall not consist of tin, wood (unless of a natural decay resistance type such as cedar), plastic sheeting, or gypsum board (black board).

8.3.6.

Minimum improvements required.

A.

Walkways. All-weather surfaced pedestrian walks shall be provided throughout a mobile home park.

B.

Construction standards. Streets and drainage structures shall be constructed in accordance with the minimum standards required by the City of Cartersville.

C.

Underground utilities required. All utilities shall be placed underground.

D.

Lighting. Streets and walkways shall be lighted.

E.

Water and wastewater. Each unit shall be served by public water and sanitary sewer.

F.

Landscaping. Each mobile home park shall be landscaped with shade trees, shrubs and grass. Landscaping shall be in accordance with a landscaping plan which has been approved by the zoning administrator.

G.

Recreation facilities. At a minimum, ten (10) percent of the gross acreage of a mobile home park shall be provided for open space and recreation for the residents of the mobile home park. Twenty-five (25) percent of the required open space shall be a centralized common area for recreational purposes.

8.3.7.

Other regulations. The headings below contain additional, but not necessarily all, provisions applicable to the MHP district.

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Special uses.

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Off-street parking and loading requirements.

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City of Cartersville Sign Ordinance.