1984-37 Deleting Chapter 16.40, Mobile Home Parks, and Re-Enacting as Chapter 17.26, Mobile Home ParksKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 84 -37 -0
AN ORDINANCE OF THE KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH ASSEMBLY DELETING
CHAPTER 16.40, MOBILE HOME PARKS, AND RE-ENACTING AS CHAPTER 17.26, MOBILE
HOME PARKS.
Section 1. Kodiak Island Borough Code 16.40 is repealed and re- enacted as
Chapter 26 in Title 17 as follows:
TITLE 17
ZONING
Chapter:
17.26 Mobile Home Parks
CHAPTER 17.26
MOBILE HOME PARKS
Sections:
17.26.005 Definitions
I 17.26.010 General Provisions
I I 17.26.020 Permit Procedure
17.26.030 Density
17.26.040 Yards
17.26.050 Driveways
17.26.060 Parking
17.26.070 Walks
17.26.080 Lighting
17.26.090 Street Names
17.26.100 Signs
17.26.110 Water, Sewer, and Surface Drainage
17.26.115 Foundation
17.26.120 Space Coverage
17.26.130 Play Areas
17.26.135 On -Site Storage
17.26.140 Minimum Distances
17.26.150 Garbage Disposal and Receptacles
17.26.160 Fences
17.26.170 Parking of Mobile Homes
17.26.180 Fire Protection
17.26.190 Private Lots
17.26.200 Exceptions
17.26.210 Mobile Home Permit Fees
17.26.005 Definitions. A.
"Mobile home" means a structure, transportable
II in one or more sections, which is 8 body feet or more in width and is 32 body
feet or more in length, and which is built on a permanent chassis, and de-
signed to be used as a dwelling with a permanent foundation when connected to
and includes the plumbing, heating, air- conditioning,
0 the required utilities
and electrical systems contained therein.
17.26.010 General Provisions. Mobile home parks, because of their public
convenience and necessity and their affect upon the neighborhood, shall ' 'I
be
royal of the Planning and
Ii permitted only in R -2 and R -3 districts or upon app
Zoning Commission, with right of appeal to the assembly.
17.26.020 Permit Procedure. A. Plans and a plat of a proposed mobile home
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I park or expansion of existing parks showing layout, sewer, water and street
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plans will be reviewed and approved for R -2 and R -3 districts by the Community
Development Department.
B. For other zoning districts, the commission shall utilize an exception
procedure to approve mobile home parks. If approved, Section (A) of 17.26.020
will apply. If the commission denies the application, it dies at that point
unless appealed to the assembly. If passed by the assembly, the Community
Development Department shall issue zoning compliance and the Engineering
Department shall issue a construction permit.
C. Upon completion of the construction or any portions thereof, an
inspection will be made by the Borough building inspector at which time the
completed and if approved spaces may be occupied.
D. Fees for construction permits shall be set by the Assembly
resolution.
17.26.030 Density. A mobile home park shall contain at least 10 mobile home
spaces. No mobile home space shall be less than 3000 square feet. Mobile
home parks, if approved, in other districts shall meet the minimum space size
for R -2 and R -3 districts. The commission may require greater space sizes in
these other districts.
17.26.040 Yards. Adjacent to any street other than the streets within the
park, there shall be a space or yard twenty -five feet in depth measured from
the street right -of -way.
17.26.050 Park Streets. All park streets shall be at least gravel, well -
drained, maintained, and open to traffic at all times and shall be the follow-
ing widths:
A. Two -Way Traffic. Each driving lane shall meet the minimum require-
ments for local roads in the Borough code.
B. One -Way Traffic Permitted. The lane shall be at least twelve feet
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wide.
C. Dead -end streets shall have a turnaround or cul -de -sac approved by
the Engineering Department.
D. No dead -end street shall exceed 500 feet in length.
17.26.060 Parking. There shall be at least two parking spaces (8' x 20')
- included on each mobile home space.
17.26.070 Walks. Provisions shall be made for at least thirty inch wide,
well- drained, gravel walks where used as sidewalks for foot traffic.
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17.26.080 Lighting. There shall be adequate night - lighting of park streets
and walks subject to the approval of the Engineering Department.
17.26.090 Street Names. Street names and space numbers, subject to approval
by the Planning and Zoning Commission, are the responsibility of the owner in
the confines of the mobile home park. Each mobile home space within the park
shall have direct access to a park street. The park street system shall have
a connection to a public street with a right -of -way of not less than 50 feet
in width.
17.26.100 Signs. Signs are to be of a least three inch high letters with the
' name of trailer park at the main entrance to the park.
17.26.110 Water, Sewer, and Surface Drainage. Water, sewer and surface
drainage are to comply with State and local health and sanitation standards.
17.26.115 Foundation. Mobile home and accessory building foundations shall
be of sufficient strength to support the loads imposed by the mobile home,
based on National Fire Protection Association Bulletin 501 B (1977). Founda-
tions, tie- downs, or other supports shall be provided to withstand the speci-
fied horizontal, up -lift, and overturning wind forces on a mobile home and any
attached or supported structures based on National Fire Protection Association
Bulletin 501 B (1977).
17.26.120 Space Coverage. No combination of mobile home, addition thereto,
or accessory building, shall occupy more than fifty percent of the mobile home
space.
17.26.130 Play Areas. The play areas shall be located so that no space is
farther from the play area than two - thirds the distance between the two most
distant points on the park boundary. A separate play area of two hundred
square feet, not included in a mobile home space, restricted to that use shall
be provided per mobile home space within the park.
17.26.135. On -site Storage. Storage for boats, R -V's, etc. must be provided,
one space of 250 square feet (including provisions for ingress and egress) for
every four mobile homes, in a common location.
17.26.140 Minimum Distances. Exclusive of trailer hitches which shall not
project beyond the mobile home space, the minimum distance between a mobile
home and
A. Any accessory building: six feet;
B. Any other building or mobile home: fifteen feet;
C. Any property line: eight feet;
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D. Any public street not within the mobile home park: twenty -five feet;
and
E. Any park street: ten feet.
17.26.150 Garbage Disposal and Receptacles. Garbage disposal and receptacles
are to be provided by the park owner.
17.26.160. Fences. The commission may require that a fence, wall, or hedge
be established and maintained between the mobile home park and any other lot.
17.26.170 Parking of Mobile Homes. A mobile home shall not remain more than
72 hours in a park unless it is parked in a mobile home space.
17.26.180 Fire Protection. A. Each add -on shall have as many exits as the
add -on covers.
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B. Each mobile home shall be required to be equipped with adequate smoke '
detectors and fire extinguishers.
17.26.190 Mobile Homes on Individual Lots. No more than one mobile home
shall be allowed on an individual lot, unless the provisions of 17.26.020 are
complied with. Single mobile homes on an individual lot shall be subject to
any other ordinances which pertain to residences, such as zoning, health,
sanitation, building, electrical and plumbing which regulate their placement,
use and occupancy and further, any mobile home within the corporate limits c
a city shall be subject to council approval as to location and duration of
permit.
A. Application for permit shall be made in the form of a building
permit.
B. Individual mobile homes shall be subject to the minimum lot size and
setback requirements of the particular zoning district in which they are to be
located.
C. All mobile homes before being occupied shall have been inspected and
have received a certificate of occupancy by the Building Official.
17.26.200 Exceptions. The commission shall administer this chapter and in so
doing may grant exceptions, shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged
there is an error in chapter interpretation, and may vary the strict applica-
tion of these regulations in the case of an exceptionally irregular narrow,
-shallow, or sloping lot or other exceptional physical conditions where strict
application would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship that
would deprive the property concerned of rights possessed by other properti6
in the same district, but in no other case.
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17.25.210 Mobile Home Permit Fees. A. The fee for the engineering review of
a mobile home park shall be established by resolution of the Assembly.
B. The fee for an individual mobile home permit shall be the same fee as
established by the assembly for single - family residences.
Section 2. The provisions of this ordinance shall be effective immediately
upon passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly this 2nd day
of August , 1984.
ATTEST:
By
By
orough Cl
FIRST READING AND APPROVAL: July 5, 1984
KODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
Borough yor , Deputy
SECOND READING, PUBLIC HEARING, PASSAGE: August 2. 1984
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 2. 1984
RECOMMENDED BY:
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