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A. Recreational Vehicle Parks, Resorts, and Subdivisions – Permitted Uses.

1. One recreational vehicle (RV) or park model home trailer on each approved lot or space. No manufactured homes or dwelling units of conventional construction shall be permitted on a lot or space for living purposes, except as specified below.

2. Recreational vehicle or park model home trailer accessory structures:

a. Aggregate floor area of all enclosed RV accessory structures shall be limited to 520 square feet, including storage rooms (attached or detached) and patio enclosures.

b. Additional requirements applying to patio enclosures:

i. Parking spaces shall not be enclosed.

ii. All roof materials shall be lightweight aluminum or other noncombustible material.

iii. A smoke alarm shall be installed in each room within a patio enclosure.

iv. Partitions may be used to accommodate laundry, bath, and toilet facilities.

v. Convenience electrical outlets and air conditioning equipment may be installed.

vi. Removal of sliding doors, windows, or other modification of the existing recreational vehicle enclosed by the patio enclosure is prohibited.

vii. Walls may consist of conventional wood framing or modular (prefabricated) construction.

viii. Glass located within 24 inches of a doorway or 18 inches of a floor must be tempered.

ix. Openings may be covered with screen mesh, plastic panels, or mineral glass. The combined surface area of openings facing the front, including doors and windows, shall account for 33 percent of the surface area of the front elevation.

x. The front wall may contain a solid knee wall not more than 32 inches above a finished floor.

xi. An open area located within the front wall shall be a minimum of 36 inches in height.

c. Additional requirements applying to storage buildings or space, attached or detached, subject to:

i. A maximum area of 120 square feet;

ii. A maximum height of 10 feet above grade when detached or 10 feet above finished floor when attached; and

iii. Location within the buildable area unless placed in the rear quarter of the space or lot and separated from the recreational vehicle by at least six feet.

3. Manager’s office, clubhouse and residence, which may be of conventional construction and not to exceed a maximum height of 25 feet.

4. Recreation and social centers, which may be used for dancing, crafts, hobbies, games, child care, meetings, banquets, theatrical performances, movie viewing, and similar entertainment uses which are intended and used primarily as a resident amenity. Such facility may be of conventional construction and not exceed a maximum height of 25 feet.

5. Outdoor recreation facilities such as parks, swimming pools, ramadas, playground equipment, shuffleboard and tennis courts, putting greens, and similar recreational uses intended for use by the residents of the park or subdivision.

6. Common-use laundry facilities, maintenance buildings, and security guard houses, which may be of conventional construction.

7. Designated areas for boat and recreational vehicle storage which are used solely by the residents of the park or subdivision.

8. Recreation center parking lots and guest parking areas.

9. Manufactured homes, mobile homes, or modular homes may be placed on designated recreational vehicle lots or spaces subject to approval of an administrative use permit.

B. Residential Manufactured Home Parks and Subdivisions – Permitted Uses.

1. One manufactured home, mobile home, or modular home on each approved space. No dwelling units of conventional construction shall be permitted on any space for living purposes, except as specified below.

2. Manufactured home, mobile home, or modular home accessory structures.

3. Storage buildings, attached or detached, subject to:

a. A maximum area of 150 square feet;

b. A maximum height of 10 feet;

c. Location within the buildable area unless placed in the rear quarter of the space or lot and separated from the recreational vehicle by at least six feet.

4. Manager’s office and residence, which may be of conventional construction and not to exceed a maximum height of 25 feet.

5. Recreation and social centers, which may be used for dancing, crafts, hobbies, games, child care, meetings, banquets, theatrical performances, movie viewing, and similar entertainment uses which are intended and used primarily as a resident amenity. Such facility may be of conventional construction and not to exceed a maximum height of 25 feet.

6. Outdoor recreation facilities such as parks, swimming pools, ramadas, playground equipment, shuffleboard and tennis courts, putting greens, and similar recreational uses intended for use by the residents of the park.

7. Common-use laundry facilities, maintenance buildings, and security guard houses, which may be of conventional construction.

8. Designated areas for boat and recreational vehicle storage which are used solely by the residents of the park.

9. Recreation center parking lots and guest parking areas.

C. Development Requirements.

1. A minimum of five percent of the required recreational area shall be enclosed within a recreation hall or building. Public or private streets, vehicle storage areas, and exterior boundary landscaping areas shall not be included when calculating required recreational area.

2. A six-foot-high screen wall shall be required along all park and subdivision boundaries. Such wall shall be placed on the interior side of the required landscape strip.

3. Access to lots or spaces shall be from the interior of the park or subdivision.

4. Private streets shall be paved to a minimum width of 32 feet including required sidewalks when flush with the surface of the paving.

5. Concrete sidewalks at least three feet in width shall be provided on each side of interior private streets.

6. Required parking spaces shall be paved with either two inches of asphalt or four inches of concrete.

D. Temporary Parking.

1. Manufactured homes, mobile homes, modular homes, recreational vehicles, and park model home trailers shall not be parked, stored, or occupied on any property which is not part of an approved manufactured home or recreational vehicle park, subdivision, sales, or storage lot or approved under this section.

2. Temporary parking of a manufactured home, mobile home, modular home, park model home trailer, or recreational vehicle is subject to the following regulations:

a. Emergency parking of a manufactured home, mobile home, modular home, park model home trailer, or recreational vehicle for a period of no longer than eight hours is permitted on any public thoroughfare subject to the provisions of the parking and traffic regulations of the city.

b. The temporary parking of a recreational vehicle or park model home trailer on a public street in a residential area for the purposes of loading, unloading, or cleaning for a period of time not to exceed 48 hours shall also be permitted subject to the parking and traffic regulations of the city and provided the vehicle is not parked so as to create a traffic hazard or obstruct traffic visibility.

c. On-site parking or storage of a recreational vehicle or park model home trailer is permitted in accordance with the following, provided such recreational vehicle is not used for living quarters or commercial purposes:

i. Within an enclosed accessory building or garage in all zoning districts.

ii. Where outdoor storage is otherwise allowed in the commercial and industrial districts. [Res. 21-09; Ord. 21-05 § 2; Res. 14-36 § 410.15; Ord. 14-12 § 1.]