§ 62-1404. Mobile home park, TR-3.

The TR-3 mobile home park zoning classification encompasses land devoted to mobile home parks.

(1)

Permitted uses.

a.

Permitted uses are as follows:

Mobile homes and modular coaches, exclusive of travel trailers and recreational vehicles.

Parks and public recreational facilities.

b.

Permitted uses with conditions are as follows (see division 5, subdivision II, of this article):

Preexisting use.

Temporary living quarters during construction of a residence.

Tiny house or a THOW.

c.

Attachments to principal structures:

1.

In no event shall the principal structure be expanded in any manner that changes the structure of the base unit, except when this expansion is constructed in an authorized factory according to the federal mobile home construction and safety standards promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and are approved by the Florida Department of Community Affairs.

2.

Attachments are further limited as follows: No attachment or combination of attachments and accessory structures shall exceed 50 percent of the square footage of a doublewide mobile home, or 100 percent of a singlewide mobile home. The square footage attributed to the carport or garage will not be included in these percentage limitations. Unless otherwise provided for in this chapter attachments to a mobile home shall have no kitchen facilities.

(2)

Accessory buildings or uses. Accessory buildings and uses customary to residential uses are permitted. (Refer to definition cited in section 62-1102 and standards cited in section 62-2100.5). Additional accessory uses are as follows:

a.

Structures and uses related to and for the exclusive use of residents of the mobile home park as follows, excluding commercial operations:

1.

Recreational facilities and areas.

2.

One single-family residence not less than 700 square feet in floor area for use by the resident manager.

3.

Community center.

4.

Washing facilities.

5.

Storage of travel trailers and recreational vehicles, provided such units are stored in a separate area, which shall be landscaped and maintained. Storage of these units shall not be permitted on individual lots.

(3)

Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as follows:

Change of nonconforming agricultural use.

Land alteration (over five acres and up to ten acres).

Residential/recreational marina.

Substantial expansion of a preexisting use.

Wireless telecommunication facilities and broadcast towers.

(4)

Minimum size of park site. The minimum site for a mobile home park is an area of not less than ten acres.

(5)

Minimum size of mobile home site. The minimum site size for a mobile home is an area of not less than 4,000 square feet, having a minimum width of not less than 40 feet.

(6)

Setbacks.

a.

Perimeter setbacks. Mobile homes and structures shall be set back not less than 50 feet from all property lines unless such line is contiguous to property zoned TR-1, TR-1-A, TR-2, TRC-1, TR-3, RVP, BU-1, BU-1-A, BU-2, RP, TU-1, TU-2, or any industrial classification, in which case the setback shall be 15 feet; or unless such line is contiguous to property zoned multiple-family residential, in which case the setback shall be 20 feet.

b.

Street setbacks. Individual structures within the park shall be set back not less than 20 feet from all public rights-of-way and not less than 15 feet from pavement edges of private streets or internal drives, except that open structures such as carports or open porches may be set back not less than 10 feet from the pavement edges of private streets or internal drives.

c.

One way streets. In mobile home parks where angled lots front on one-way private streets or internal drives, individual structures on such lots shall be set back not less than 10 feet from pavement edges of private streets or internal drives, except that open structures such as carports or open porches may be set back not less than 6 feet from the pavement edges of private streets or internal drives. These reduced setbacks shall apply only where the angle between the lot line and the one way street is less than 65 degrees, so that traffic visibility is maintained.

(7)

Minimum distance between structures. Minimum distance between structures is ten feet.

(8)

Minimum floor area. Minimum floor area is 500 square feet.

(9)

Maximum height of structures. Maximum height of structures is 35 feet. No accessory structure or addition to a mobile home shall exceed a height of 20 feet, measured from the final grade.

(10)

Off-street parking. Two spaces are required for each mobile home space. Each mobile home site shall have both paved spaces located on the site, with a size of ten feet by 20 feet for each area.

(11)

Patio. Each mobile home space shall have a concrete patio not less than ten feet by 24 feet in size, conveniently located at the entrance of each mobile home.

(12)

Recreation area. No less than 20 percent of the gross area of the mobile home park shall be set aside, designed, constructed and equipped as a recreational area. This 20 percent shall be provided in land area unless the total area of development exceeds 25 acres, in which case water areas may comprise one-half of the 20 percent requirement. Site sizes may be increased above the minimum 4,000-square-foot requirement according to the following schedule for open space or recreational area:

Square footage of site or space	Percentage of common open space
4,000	20
5,000	12
6,000	5

 

(13)

Ownership. A mobile home park shall be subject to single ownership or condominium ownership.

(Code 1979, § 14-20.10(D); Ord. No. 95-47, §§ 42, 43, 10-19-95; Ord. No. 95-49, § 18, 10-19-95; Ord. No. 96-16, §§ 45, 46, 3-28-96; Ord. No. 98-08, § 2, 2-10-98; Ord. No. 98-12, § 8, 2-26-98; Ord. No. 99-07, § 18, 1-28-99; Ord. No. 02-10, § 1, 2-26-02; Ord. No. 2002-49, § 25, 9-17-02; Ord. No. 2010-22, § 18, 11-23-10; Ord. No. 2014-30, § 3, 10-2-14; Ord. No. 2018-27, § 9, 12-4-18)