Mobile home parks may be permitted in an R-2 and R-3 zone with a Development Permit subject to the conditions and provisions as herein set forth in Chapter 10.116. The Planning Commission or the Council may prescribe such additional conditions for mobile home parks as the particular circumstances may require for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the residents in the vicinity of the development consistent with the intent and provisions of this title.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
Any person wishing to establish, enlarge or alter a mobile home park shall file written application therefor with the Planning Commission and furnish a layout or plot plan, drawn to scale showing existing and proposed structures, and mobile home parking areas, surrounding land uses, and streets and existing public facilities including water and sewer. The applicant shall further furnish evidence on how the requirements of Chapter 10.112 will be met, a list of all property owners and addresses located within 300 feet of the proposed park and any other information requested by the Planning Commission. All fees shall be paid upon filing said application. The Planning Commission shall consider the application in accordance with Chapter 10.128.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
Unless otherwise approved, the following development standards shall apply to all mobile home parks:
(A) 
Any lot or site used for a mobile home park and any modifications to a mobile home park shall comply with the provisions of ORS 446.002 to ORS 446.210 and Mobile Home Park Standards, adopted as Oregon Administrative Rule, Chapter 814, Subdivision 3, Mobile Home Parks, Sections 28.010 to 28.170, inclusive, as amended.
(B) 
Any lot or site used for a mobile home park, and any modifications to a mobile home park shall comply with the following standards and requirements.
(1) 
The minimum area of lot or site shall be five acres;
(2) 
The minimum number of mobile home spaces completed and ready for occupancy before first occupancy is permitted shall be 25;
(3) 
No mobile home in a mobile home park shall be located elsewhere than in a mobile home space;
(4) 
The maximum density of a mobile home park shall not exceed 10 units per gross acre.
(C) 
The minimum area to be contained on a mobile space by a mobile home and its accessory structures shall be 4,000 square feet.
(D) 
In a mobile home park, only a mobile home and permissible additions shall be allowed in a mobile home space.
(E) 
In a mobile home park, one family only per mobile home space shall be permitted.
(F) 
No space shall be rented for the residential use of a mobile home in a mobile home park, except for periods of one month or more unless a shorter rental period is approved by the Planning Commission through the Development Permit process.
(G) 
The minimum width of improved streets shall be 22 feet without parking and 34 feet where parking is permitted on both sides.
(H) 
Convenience commercial facilities, including food stores and coin-operated laundries, may be permitted in mobile home parks, provided such facilities and the off-street parking and loading areas primarily related to their operations shall not occupy more than five percent of the gross area of the park; shall be sized, laid out and designed to serve the frequent trade or service needs only of the persons residing in the park; and shall present no visible evidence of their commercial character from any residential zoning district outside the park.
(I) 
No part of any mobile home park shall be used for the parking or storage of any heavy equipment or trucks.
(J) 
No home occupation or business shall be permitted to operate from a mobile home.
(K) 
The owner of land comprising a mobile home park shall provide from that land a community recreation area, exclusive of the required buffer area or service roadway or parking areas, equal in size to at least 10% of the gross land area proposed for development; and the recreation area shall be visibly designated as such and delineated for recreation purposes, and no parking or storage of vehicles or other mobile equipment shall form one parcel within the mobile home park. The Planning Commission may require this area to be protected from streets, parking areas, or the like, by a fence or the equivalent, at least 30 inches in height. Unless otherwise approved, no required open space area shall contain less than 5,000 square feet.
(L) 
All contiguous lots of record proposed for the development of a mobile home park under one ownership or management shall be consolidated into a single lot of record prior to the issuance of any building permit.
(M) 
A responsible caretaker, owner or manager shall be in charge to keep the mobile home park, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition, and he/she shall be answerable with the owner for any violation of the provisions of this or any other regulation.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000; Ord. 515 §1, 2017)
All applications for approval of plans and specifications for any mobile home park shall be made on forms prescribed by the City and shall contain:
(A) 
The documentation required for any application as set forth in Mobile Home Park Standards, adopted as Oregon Administrative Rule, Chapter 814, Subdivision 3, Mobile Home Parks, Sections 28.010 to 28.170, inclusive shall be observed, as amended;
(B) 
Provisions for landscaping and screen planting of buffer areas and landscaping and provision of all other open space, including the mobile home area;
(C) 
Plans, profiles, and cross-sections of all roadways, underground utilities, and rough and finish grading of the site; and
(D) 
Plans and specifications of the modules to be utilized for permissible additions.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
The following layout and design specifications shall apply in respect to any mobile home park.
(A) 
Land which is subject to flooding, poor drainage, steep slopes, rock formations, adverse earth formations or topography, utility easements or other features which will be harmful to the safety, health and general welfare of the future inhabitants of the mobile home park shall not be developed. Existing features which would add value to the development or the City as a whole, such as trees, watercourses, historic and archeological sites, and similar irreplaceable assets, shall be preserved in the design.
(B) 
A buffer area shall be provided immediately within all boundaries, all of which shall be loamed, seeded, and planted with grass and at least one row of deciduous and/or evergreen trees spaced not more than 20 feet apart, and one or more rows of bushy shrubs or hedging capable of attaining a height of at least five feet within three years. Planting shall be hardy, appropriate for use and location, and planted so as to thrive with normal maintenance. The required buffer area shall be a minimum of 20 feet in depth within all boundaries common to a public street, other than an alley; and the required buffer area shall be a minimum of 10 feet in depth within all other boundaries.
(C) 
No recreation or service area, except for waterfront recreation, may be located within a buffer area.
(D) 
No mobile home area may be located within a buffer area.
(E) 
No building or structure may be erected or placed within a buffer area, except a sign, fence or wall.
(F) 
No refuse disposal area shall be located within a buffer area.
(G) 
Within a buffer area, except for emergency access, no plant material may be removed, nor may any substance of which land is composed be deposited or removed, except as a part of a recognizable landscaping scheme.
(H) 
Only streets (roads) which cross as close to right angles as practicable and connect directly with the street (road) system contained within the remainder of the park shall be permitted within a buffer area. No street (road) shall traverse the buffer area and give direct access from any public street (road) to any mobile home space.
(I) 
The street (road) system shall comply with modern subdivision design practice as prescribed by the City of Yamhill Street Standards as amended.
(J) 
A walkway system shall provide safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian access from each mobile home to the driveway. All walks must be hard-surfaced, well drained and not less than 36 inches in width. All walks adjacent to driveways and thoroughfares shall be curb-line walks.
(K) 
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided at the rate of one space for each mobile home space plus one guest space per mobile home space. Group parking bays shall be located within 150 feet of the mobile home spaces served. Required car parking spaces shall be located for convenient access to the mobile home spaces. Insofar as practicable, one car space shall be located in each mobile home space and the remainder located in adjacent bays.
(L) 
All recreation areas shall be grassed, hard-surfaced, or dust free, and shall drain properly.
(M) 
Within a mobile home area, all mobile home space boundaries shall be so delineated by suitable permanent markers that the boundaries of any space can be readily ascertained.
(N) 
Within a mobile home area, each mobile home space shall have sufficient unobstructed access to, or frontage on, a street, so as to permit the movement of mobile homes.
(O) 
Within a mobile home area, each mobile home stand shall have a compacted (rolled) gravel base of 12 inches and shall drain properly.
(P) 
Within a mobile home area, no mobile home with a floor area of 750 square feet or less, exclusive of permissible additions, shall be permitted.
(Q) 
All driveways shall be paved with an asphaltic material or concrete and shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width. In addition, if parking is to be permitted along the driveway, a minimum width of 20 feet is required. All driveways shall be adequately designed as to permit safe, easy access by emergency vehicles.
(R) 
All refuse containers shall be located within a fenced enclosure and be secured to prevent overturning.
(S) 
All utilities, including electrical, sewer and telephone lines, serving a mobile home park shall be installed underground. All water and sewer lines shall be maintained by the park owner to City standards and requirements.
(T) 
A community sanitary sewer system serving a mobile home park shall be connected to a municipal sanitary sewer system.
(U) 
All streets (roads), walkways, grouped bay parking and service areas shall be provided with night lighting adequate to ensure the safety of vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
(V) 
All night lighting shall be arranged so as to reflect light away from mobile homes.
(W) 
Not more than 45% of a mobile home space may be occupied by a mobile home and its accessory structures, whether or not it is attached to the home.
(X) 
Storage Area. A storage space in a building must have a gross floor area of at least 60 square feet and shall be constructed and completed prior to occupancy of the mobile home for storing the outdoor equipment and accessories necessary to residential living.
(Y) 
Appearance. The mobile home spaces shall be maintained in a neat and clean condition at all times. There shall be no refuse or stray materials, debris, trash or other unsightly things left outside of a building or mobile home.
(Z) 
Skirting. All mobile homes shall have continuous, non-corrosive, non-decaying skirting around the exterior of the mobile home extending six inches into the ground or they may be situated upon a continuous foundation meeting the approval of the City Building Code.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
The minimum distance between a mobile home and any:
(A) 
Other mobile home shall be 15 feet;
(B) 
Building or accessory structure on an adjacent space shall be 10 feet;
(C) 
Property line (excluding mobile home space boundaries) shall be five feet;
(D) 
Public street shall be 20 feet;
(E) 
Common walk (excluding those in a mobile home space) shall be five feet.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
Carports, cabanas, ramadas, awning and all other structures, whether defined herein or not, which are situated upon a mobile home space and are attached to the mobile home, shall conform to the requirements of the City Building Code. Such additions and structures shall be considered as a portion of the mobile home for determining the extent of lot coverage, setback lines, and all other requirements for mobile homes, as if such additions and structures were a part of such mobile home.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
In lieu of the minimum requirements set forth in Section 10.120.060, the developer may show how the mobile home and any accessory structure will be located on any or all sites that do not conform to such requirements, except the required lot area shall not be diminished. The optional sitings may include locating the mobile homes and structures on mobile home space boundary lines and mobile homes and accessory structures may be attached under this provision. When the Planning Commission has approved the siting plans, such plans shall be the basis on which the permits for the mobile homes and accessory structures will be issued. Optional sitings will be shown on the plan which is to be used as the basis for the public hearing.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
Existing mobile home parks may be expanded or altered after approval is obtained from the Planning Commission. The application, filed by the owner or other party in interest, will be filed and processed in the same manner as an application for a new mobile home park.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
All structures within a mobile home park shall comply with the provisions of the Uniform Building Code, in accordance with Title 9 of this code. Building permits shall be obtained prior to construction of any portion of the mobile home park facilities.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)
The Planning Commission may vary one or more of the requirements of this title upon application being filed pursuant to Chapter 10.100. However, when such variance is requested at the same time as the application for the park is filed, such variance request may be processed concurrently with the application, and will not require a separate public hearing, or separate notice of public hearing. No waiver may be made for any provision required by ORS Chapter 446 or other State laws, as amended.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)