Chapter 18.69
MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES
Sections:
18.69.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that manufactured housing communities are designed, developed and maintained to provide safety for their residents, to provide affordable, single-family style housing, and to be compatible with the character and scale of surrounding residential neighborhoods. (Ord. 882 § 8, 1999)
18.69.020 Standards.
A. Manufactured housing communities may be permitted in the R-3 and C-2 zoning districts subject to the density requirements from OMC 18.60.030, Chart 2.
B. Permitted uses shall be single-family residential with accessory uses in conjunction with common activity areas and open spaces.
C. Minimum site size shall not be less than two acres with a minimum dimension of no less than 240 feet.
D. Buffering and/or screening shall be required along the exterior boundaries of the project with no housing unit located closer than 20 feet from the outside property line. A landscaped strip with a minimum width of five feet shall adjoin all public rights-of-way and be improved with planting and fencing to screen the manufactured housing units from view while not impeding sight distance requirements for drivers exiting the community.
E. Manufactured housing communities shall dedicate and improve at least 10 percent of developable site area as common open space with each common open space no smaller than 5,000 square feet in area.
F. Access to manufactured housing communities shall not be from a local or minor collector street, with no individual lot residence having access directly to a public right-of-way outside the project boundaries.
G. Streets, drives and parking areas shall provide safe and convenient access to dwellings and shall be laid out to discourage outside traffic from traversing the project.
H. Individual housing units shall be separated by no less than 15 feet.
I. No housing unit shall be closer than 15 feet from the edge of pavement of any interior street or improved walkway.
J. Lot coverage and structure dimensions shall be consistent with OMC 18.60.030, Chart 2.
K. No less than two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each dwelling unit.
L. Housing units shall conform to the following design criteria:
1. Roof pitch shall not be less than a three-foot rise for every 12 feet of horizontal run.
2. The structure shall have exterior siding and roofing which in color, material and appearance is similar to the exterior siding and roofing material commonly used in residential dwellings.
3. If a garage or carport is proposed, the garage or carport shall be constructed of like materials.
M. The manufactured home community shall be landscaped, and the landscaping and property shall be maintained in a neat and orderly condition throughout the community’s occupancy.
N. In cases of manufactured housing community subdivision, the following minimum lot standards shall apply in addition to those stated in subsections A through M of this section:
1. Minimum lot size: 4,500 square feet;
2. Minimum lot width (at building line): 45 feet;
3. Minimum lot depth: 100 feet;
4. Minimum front setback: 15 feet;
5. Minimum side yard: five feet;
6. Minimum rear yard: five feet.
O. In cases of manufactured housing community subdivision, the following minimum housing unit design criteria shall apply in addition to those stated in subsections A through M of this section:
1. The structure shall be placed on a permanent foundation in compliance with all applicable building regulations with its lowest finished floor no higher than 16 inches above grade;
2. The structure shall have perimeter skirting of masonry or of a material with a masonry appearance. (Ord. 882 § 8, 1999)
18.69.030 Procedures.
The procedure of obtaining permits for manufactured housing communities is described in Chapter 18.88 OMC, Planned Unit Development. (Ord. 882 § 8, 1999)