CHAPTER 30 Title 10 RMH Residential Manufactured Home Zone
CHAPTER 30
Manufactured Homes,
Mobile Home Parks/Manufactured Home Courts,
Travel Trailer Parks
Section:
10-30-1: Definitions
10-30-2: Siting of Manufactured Housing
10-30-3: Minimum Requirements
10-30-4: Administration and Enforcement
10-30-1:
DEFINITIONS: For the purpose of this ordinance, the following mean:
Manufactured Home: "Manufactured home" (formerly mobile home) means a structure, constructed
according to the most recent HUD/FHA mobile home construction and safety
standards, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling
mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or is forty (40) body feet or more
in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more
square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be
used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected
to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning
and electrical systems contained therein, except that such term shall include
any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the
size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files
acertification required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
and complies with the standards established under 42 U. S. C. 5401 et seq.
Mobile Home: A manufactured relocateable living unit, which is not to be placed on a
permanent foundation.
Travel Trailer: The term "travel trailer" shall mean and include all living accommodation units
which are capable of unrestricted highway use and not placed upon any
foundation. The term shall include, but not be limited to, travel trailers, motor
home units, campers mounted on automotive vehicles and camping tents.
Mobile Home
Park/Manufactured
Home Court: These terms are used interchangeably and shall have the same meaning and
refer to the same type of improvements. The Idaho Code refers to both
terms where the purposes of this code are to be deemed to have the same
meaning and interpretation. For the purposes of this ordinance and for
locating within a mobile home park or manufactured home court,
manufactured homes which are not to be placed upon a permanent
foundation shall qualify as tenants of such parks or courts, the ownership of
which shall be in a single entity.
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Travel Trailer Court: The location designed for the accommodation of travel trailers as defined to
provide safe, sanitary and attractive facilities for the use of travel trailers.
Council: City Council of the City of Ammon.
Zoning
Administrator: The person who has been appointed by the City Council to perform
administration duties and functions to the administration and enforcement
of the ordinances contained in Title 10, the Planning and Zoning
Ordinances of the City of Ammon.
RMH Zone: A zone established for the accommodation and utilization of manufactured
housing courts/mobile home parks and travel trailer parks.
10-30-2:
SITING OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING: Manufactured homes may be sited on
individual lots for all lots and lands zoned for single family residential uses, except for lands falling
within an area defined as an historic district under Section 67-4607 of the Idaho Code. Manufactured
homes on individual lots zoned for single family residential uses shall comply with the following
requirements:
10-30-3:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: The following minimum requirements shall apply for the
approval of manufactured homes located outside of RMH zone areas:
(A) The manufactured home shall be multi-sectional and enclose a space of not less than the
minimum square footage allowed in the zone in which it is being placed.
(B) The manufactured home shall be placed on an excavated and backfilled permanent
perimeter foundation as approved by the State of Idaho regulations and enclosed at the
perimeter such that the home is similar in elevation to conventional site built homes;
(C) The manufactured home shall have a pitched roof with a standard of three (3) feet in height
for each twelve (12) feet in width;
(D) The manufactured home shall have exterior siding and roofing which in color, material, and
appearance is similar to the exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on
residential dwellings within the community or which is comparable to the predominant
materials used on surrounding dwellings as determined by the local permit approval
authority;
(E) If the predominant construction in the area where the manufactured home is to be situated
shall have a garage or carport, then such manufactured home shall have a garage or carport
as of the predominant use in the area to be constructed of like materials as the siding of the
manufactured home. The City Council may require an attached or detached garage in lieu of
a carport where such is consistent with the predominant construction of the immediately
surrounding dwellings;
(F) In addition to the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subsection, the City shall
subject a manufactured home and the lot upon which it is sited to any lot development
standard, subdivision standards, and minimum size requirements to which a conventional
single-family residential dwelling on the same lot would be subjected;
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1. Any manufactured housing placed upon a residential lot, not in a manufactured home zone,
shall be of a manufacturing origin dated subsequent to the date of the most recent standards
and not having had prior occupancy; or if prior thereto, or having had prior occupancy, shall
have a Certificate of Compliance of Rehabilitation as provided in Idaho Code Title 44,
Chapter 25.
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed as abrogating a recorded restrictive covenant.
10-30-4:
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT:
(A) Applications for approval of manufactured housing in individual lots shall be submitted
to the Zoning Administrator on a standard prescribed form. In addition to such information as is
generally required for building permits and is necessary for administration purposes, such
applications shall also include all information necessary to determine the manufactured home's
conformity with Construction and Safety Standards and Minimum Requirements.
(B) Applicant shall sign the application and provide any additional information necessary
to verify such structure does meet the standards prior to moving the structure to the building site.
The City Building Inspector, following issuance of a building permit and upon inspection of the site for
the attachment of the structure to a foundation base, shall verify in writing that all standards of this
ordinance have been met, as certified in the signed application form.
(C) The sections of this ordinance are severable. The invalidity of a section shall not
effect the validity of the remaining sections.
(D) The applications and permits under this chapter shall be exempt from the provisions
requiring the Board of Adjustment to authorize the issuance of a permit for moving of buildings which
fall within the provisions of this chapter, and shall be exempt from the provisions regarding the
moving of buildings for buildings which fall within the scope of this chapter, and shall be exempt from
the provisions providing for the submission of all applications for building permits to the Planning and
Zoning Commission if the permit falls within the provisions of this chapter.
RMH Residential Home Zone
Section:
(Reserved)
10-30-5
Zone Established
10-30-6:
General Objectives and Characteristics of Zone
10-30-7
Use Requirements
10-30-8
Siting and Location
10-30-9
Construction
10-30-10
10-30-6:
ZONE ESTABLISHED: There is hereby established in the City of Ammon a RMH
Residential Home Zone.
10-30-7:
GENERAL OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONE: The objective in
establishing the RMH Residential Home Zone is to provide an environment within the City which is
characterized by the somewhat denser residential environment than is characteristic of the other
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residential zones. A manufactured home court/mobile home park or travel trailer court are special
residential facilities specifically designed to accommodate mobile homes or other moveable
dwellings and to do so in a manner that will provide a living environment of sustained desirability
for the occupants and which will protect the integrity and characteristics of the area surrounding
the RMH Residential Home Zone. It is the intent of the travel trailer provisions to provide safe,
sanitary and attractive facilities for the tourist or temporary resident to park a travel trailer or
camper while visiting or temporarily residing in the City.
10-30-8:
USE REQUIREMENTS: The following uses shall be permitted in the RMH
Residential Home Zone:
(A) Any use permitted in the R- I Residence Zone.
(B) Manufactured home courts/mobile home parks, when approved.
(C) Travel trailer courts, when approved.
10-30-9:
SITING AND LOCATION:
(A) A manufactured home on an individual lot may be located on any lot or lands zoned
for single family residential uses including manufactured housing subdivisions and
manufactured housing courts/mobile home parks.
(B) A mobile home, as defined, shall be located in a manufactured housing
court/mobile home park.
(C) A travel trailer may be located in a travel trailer court.
(D) Mobile homes shall not be stored or occupied, except on a temporary basis of a
short duration, on any residential lot within the City of Ammon, other than in a
manufactured home court/mobile home park or travel trailer park.
(E) Travel trailers shall not be occupied except on a temporary basis of not to exceed
thirty (30) days on any residential lot not located within a manufactured home
court/mobile home park or travel trailer park.
10-30-10:
CONSTRUCTION: Any portion of or appendage or any habitation, shelter, cabana,
add-on or storage facility, as permitted herein, shall conform with the requirements of this
ordinance and the Uniform Building Code, as determined by the Zoning Administration.
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Manufactured Home Courts/Mobile Home Parks
Section:
Code Established
10-30-11
Manufactured Home Court/Mobile Home Park - Approval of Plans and
10-30-12
Documents Necessary
Preliminary Plans and Documents
10-30-13
Review and Approvals
10-30-14
Final Site Plan
10-30-15
Stage Construction Permitted
10-30-16
Development Agreement
10-30-17
Guarantee of Performance
10-30-18
Open Space Easements
10-30-19
10-30-11:
CODE ESTABLISHED: The sections herein following of 10-30-12 through 10-30-
19, shall be designated as the Mobile Home Park/Manufactured Home Court Code for the City of
Ammon.
10-30-12:
MANUFACTURED HOME COURT/MOBILE HOME PARK – APPROVAL OF PLANS
AND DOCUMENTS NECESSARY: Any person wishing to construct a mobile home
park/manufactured home court shall obtain from the Zoning Administrator information pertaining to
the City's plan of land use, streets, public facilities, zoning, and subdivision ordinance and other
requirements affecting the land within the development. Before any permit can be issued for any
construction connected with a mobile home park/manufactured home court, the preliminary plans,
required documents pertaining to the development, and the final plan shall have been approved as
hereinafter set forth.
10-30-13:
PRELIMINARY PLANS AND DOCUMENTS:
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(A) In RequirementsSix(6)copies of the preliminary plan must be submitted to the Zoning
Administrator at least two (2) weeks prior to the meeting of the Planning Commission at
which the plan will be considered. The preliminary plan shall be drawn to a scale not
smaller than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet and shall show the following
information:
1. The topography represented by contours shown at no greater intervals than two (2)
feet when required by the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
2. The proposed street and mobile home park/manufactured home court layout.
3. Proposed reservations for parks, playgrounds, and open spaces.
4. Size and character of recreation buildings and other structures associated with the
land and facilities to be used by the mobile home occupants.
5. Layout of typical unit space.
6. Tabulations showing:
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(a) Area of land within the mobile home park/manufactured home court.
(b) Lumber of manufactured home/mobile home spaces provided for in the
Manufactured home court/mobile home park.
(c) Percent of area to be devoted to parks and playgrounds.
7. Number of off-street parking spaces.
8. Generalized landscape planting plan.
9. Location of existing and proposed utility lines and easements, water and sewer
lines, fire hydrants, storm drains and facilities, curbs, and other improvements.
10. Draft of proposed documents, including:
a) Management policies, covenants, and restrictions.
b) Maintenance agreement.
11. Typical street cross-sections.
12. Any other data that the Planning Commission may require.
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(BStandards and RequirementsThe development of a mobile home park/manufactured
home court shall conform to the following standards and requirements:
1. The area shall be one ownership and shall remain in one ownership, and the
same shall not be subdivided.
2. The final plan must be prepared by an engineer, architect, or land surveyor
licensed to practice in the State of Idaho.
3. The minimum initial site size for a mobile home park/manufactured home court
shall be five (5) acres.
4. The mobile homes/manufactured homes may be clustered, and individual mobile
home site sizes may be reduced below that required for single-family dwellings
within the zone in which the development is located, provided that the gross
density of mobile home units within the development does not exceed six (6)
units per acre and that all lots or spaces are served by an approved central
culinary water and sewage disposal system.
5. Size and Yard Requirements:
(a) There shall be a minimum lot size of five thousand (5,000) square feet
and a minimum width of fifty (50) feet at the building setback line, with a
maximum of six (6) unit spaces per acre.
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(b) There shall be requirement of a front yard setback of fifteen (15) feet
minimum from the front property line and rear yard setback of twenty (20)
feet from the rear property line
(c) There shall be a minimum side yard requirement of five (5) feet with a
requirement of twenty (20) feet distance between units.
(d) An open deck or patio area shall not be considered in determining the
twenty (20) foot width requirement from any other unit, but shall be
necessary to maintain the five (5) foot side yard requirement.
6. The land area not contained in individual lots, roads or automobile parking spaces
shall be set aside and developed as parks, playgrounds and service areas for the
common use and enjoyment of the occupants of the mobile home court within two
(2) years from the date of approval of the mobile home court.
7. No less than eight percent (8%) of the gross area of the mobile home court shall be
set aside for common use. The land covered by vehicular roadways, sidewalks,
off-street parking, and landscaped areas surrounding mobile home spaces which
are pertinent to each mobile home and the area devoted to service facilities shall
not qualify as part of the area required for parks and playgrounds. Designated
open space shall be located as near the central part of the development, as good
design will permit.
8. No mobile home or add-on shall be closer than five (5) feet to a property or lot line.
When a carport having at least three (3) open sides is added to a mobile home, or
a deck or patio is constructed, side yards on such construction side may be
reduced to five (5) feet from the side lot line, or not less than ten (10) feet between
structures, whichever is greater.
9. All off-street parking space and driveways shall be hard surfaced within two (2)
years from date of approval of the mobile home court.
10. A strip of land at least eight feet (8') wide surrounding the mobile home court shall
be left unoccupied by mobile homes and shall be planted and maintained in lawn,
shrubs and trees designed to afford privacy to the development.
11. All storage and solid waste receptacles outside of the confines of a mobile home
must be housed in a closed structure compatible in design and construction to the
mobile home and to any service buildings within the mobile home court. All patios,
garages, carports and other add-ons must also be compatible in design and
construction with the mobile home and with the service buildings, as approved-by
the Planning and Zoning Administrator.
12. Occupancy shall by written lease, which lease shall be made available to the
officials of the City upon demand. The terms of said lease shall be consistent with
the Declaration of Management Policies, Covenants and Restrictions, as required
by subparagraph C of this section.
13. Roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic as
follows:
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(a) For one-way with no parking: Sixteen(16) feet in width plus extra width
as necessary for maneuvering mobile homes.
(b) For two-way with no parking: Thirty (30) feet in width.
(c) For entrance streets: Minimum of fifty (50) feet in width. All streets shall
be bordered by rolled curb or equivalent and shall be hard surfaced.
14. There shall be no more than two entrances from the manufactured home
court/mobile home park into any one street, except as may be approved for special
circumstances, which entrances shall be no closer than twenty-five (25) feet from
each other, nor closer than seventy (70) feet to the comer of an intersection.
15. Access shall be provided to each mobile home space by means of an access way
reserved for maneuvering mobile homes into position and shall be kept free from
trees and other immovable obstructions. Paving the access way shall not be
required. Use of planks, steel mats or other means during placement of a mobile
home shall be allowed so long as the same are removed immediately after
placement of the mobile home.
16. Off-street parking shall be provided at the rate of two (2) parking spaces per mobile
home space contained within the mobile home court. In no case shall the parking
space be located greater than one hundred (100) feet away from the mobile home
space it is designated to serve, except that one-fourth (1/4) of the required parking
spaces may be located not more than three hundred (300) feet away from the
mobile home spaces it is designed to serve.
17. In addition to meeting the above requirements and conforming to the other laws of
the City, all mobile home courts shall also conform to requirements of the State
Health Department. In the event of any conflict between said regulation or codes
and this chapter, the most restrictive provision shall govern.
18. Mobile home courts containing not less than twenty-five (25) mobile homes may
include a launderette for convenience of the occupants of the court, but not for the
general public.
19. All mobile homes shall be located at least thirty (30) feet back from any public
street, and the resulting yards must be landscaped, except for driveways.
20. Yard Lighting. A minimum of two-tenths (0.2) foot-candles of light shall be required
for protective yard lighting the full length of all driveways and walkways.
21. An area of at least one hundred (100) square feet for each mobile home space
contained within the mobile home court shall be provided for the storage of the
renter's boats, trailers, campers, and other items that cannot be stored in the
mobile homes. Said storage space shall be enclosed with a sight-obscuring fence
of not less than six (6), nor more than eight (8) feet in height.
22. The site of any mobile home court shall be graded and/or filled and maintained so
as to prevent the accumulation of storm or wastewater of any kind. A mobile home
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court shall not be permitted where there is inadequate drainage. Adequate
drainage shall be provided and maintained for all patios, mobile home stands and
buildings.
23. Signs shall be placed in all manufactured home courts/mobile home parks
indicating the direction of travel and the areas where no automobile parking will be
permitted on the roadways.
24. No permit to construct or enlarge a mobile home court shall be issued until the
plans for the proposed construction or enlargement have been approved by the
State Health Department.
25. Any manufactured home court/mobile home park which has been legally
established and which was in use at the time of the effective date of this ordinance,
which does not meet all of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be deemed to be a
non-conforming use, and such nonconforming use may be continued
notwithstanding the fact that it may not comply with the provisions of this
ordinance, provided that such non-conforming use does not constitute a hazard to
health or a nuisance. Such non-conforming use shall not be extended or enlarged
except in compliance with this ordinance.
If any mobile home court was illegally established at the effective date of this
ordinance, the enactment of this ordinance shall not be deemed to render such use
legal unless such use is expressly authorized by the terms of this ordinance.
26. Any manufactured housing placed in a manufactured home court/mobile home park
shall be of a manufacturing origin dated subsequent to the most recent standards
enacted for the construction of manufactured housing and not having had prior
occupancy, or if prior thereto, or having had prior occupancy, shall have a
certificate of compliance or rehabilitation as provided in Idaho Code, Title 44,
Chapter 25.
(C)Documents.Documents shall also be submitted with the preliminary plan consisting of:
1. A declaration of management policies, covenants, and restrictions setting forth the
responsibilities and duties of the renters or occupants within the mobile home
court.
2. An agreement between the developers and the City stating, among other things:
That the developer will construct the project in accordance with approved plans.
(a) That in the event of failure or neglect on the part of the owners,
successors, or assigns to maintain the common areas, landscaping, and
other improvements in good condition, the City may perform the
necessary work and for the purpose may enter in upon the land and do
said work and charge the cost thereof, including reasonable attorney
fees, against the owners or their successors or assigns.
(b) That the agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, assigns, receivers,
and successor of the project for the life of the buildings or the project.
(c) Any other conditions that the Planning and Zoning Commission deems to
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be reasonably necessary to carry out the intent of this ordinance.
10-30-14:
REVIEW AND APPROVALS: The Planning Commission shall review the plan and
proposed documents to determine compliance with all portions of the City's Land Use Plan and
Zoning Ordinance. In considering said plan, the Planning Commission, among other things, shall
make sure that such developments shall constitute a residential environment of sustained
desirability and stability and that it will not adversely affect amenities in the surrounding area.
An application for approval of a manufactured home court/mobile home park shall be
granted or denied only after a public hearing before the Planning Commission. Notice of the
hearing shall be given in a newspaper of general circulation at least fifteen (15) days prior to said
hearing. After review by the Planning Commission, the application, with the Planning
Commission's recommendations, shall be submitted to the City Council, which may conduct at
least one public hearing in addition to the hearings conducted by the Commission, using the same
notice and hearing procedures as the Commission, and shall adopt, amend, or reject the plan. An
application denied by the Council may be appealed pursuant to the State of Idaho administrative
procedure policy. Approval of the preliminary plan shall be valid for a period of one (1) year.
10-30-15:
FINAL SITE PLAN: Upon approval of the preliminary plan and documents by the
Council, the developer shall submit to the Planning Commission a final site plan of either the entire
mobile home court or the first stage of such development that is to be constructed and final copies
of the required documents. Such plan shall be drawn to scale and provide, in detail, all the
information required under this ordinance.
Copies of the final documents approved by the City Council shall also be recorded in the
office of the City Clerk. No building permit shall be issued for said mobile home court until final
plans have been approved by the City Council and the required documents filed in the office of the
City Clerk and until the guarantee of performance required under this ordinance has been properly
posted.
10-30-16
STAGE CONSTRUCTION PERMITTED: Development may be carried out in
progressive stages, in which event each stage shall be so planned that the requirements and intent
of this ordinance shall be fully complied with at the completion of each stage. No final plan for the
initial stage shall cover less than five (5) acres.
10-30-17:
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: Prior to the granting of the final approval, and
the granting of any building permits, the developer shall enter into a Development Agreement with
the City in which all conditions of construction, completion of performance, performance of
conditions, and other requirements shall be specified and detailed.
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10-30-18:
GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE.
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(A) Possession and OccupancyNo possession or occupancy of the manufactured
home court/mobile home park lots shall be allowed until the improvements as
planned shall be fully constructed as to such lots; provided, however, that if the
developer desires to have any occupancy of a portion of the partially-developed
stated construction, he shall furnish evidence and proof of the ability to complete
performance and that the occupancy of those lots then completed could not be
affected by the lack of the completion of the other portions.
(B) Default.In the event the developer defaults or fails or neglects to satisfactorily
install the required improvements within the time limitation, the Council may declare
default and the City may, after notice and hearing given to the developer, to show
cause why such should not be declared, may install or cause to be installed the
required improvements using as security the lien upon the land as provided in the
Development Agreement.
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(C) Release of ObligationThe developer shall be responsible for the quality of all
materials and workmanship. Upon the completion of installation of all such
improvements, the City Engineer shall make an inspection of the improvements
and shall submit a report to the Council. If the improvements do not meet the
standards and the plans, the engineer shall so report; and the developer shall be
obligated to correct the improvements and complete the installations to meet all
such plans and to be approved by the City Engineer. Upon the engineer's approval
of the installation or improvements, the City shall release the lien imposed by the
Development Agreement for the completion and installation of all improvements.
(D) Continuing Obligation.Any failure on the part of the developer or his assigns
maintain the manufactured home court/mobile home park in accordance with the
approved Development Agreement, the covenants, conditions, restrictions, and
agreements shall be deemed a public nuisance endangering the health, safety and
general welfare of the public and a detriment to the surrounding area, and shall
give the City a right of entry under the Development Agreement to correct any such
condition and complete any such improvements and have a lien thereon for the
cost and expense. incurred.
In addition to any other remedy provided by law for the abatement or removal of such
public nuisance, the City may remove or abate the nuisance and charge the cost thereof,
including reasonable attorney fees, to the owners.
10-30-19:
OPEN SPACE EASEMENTS:The parks and play areas and common areas
shall be protected against building development by conveying to the occupants of the
manufactured home court/mobile home park an open space easement over such open areas,
restricting the area against any future building or use, except as space for the aesthetic and
recreation satisfaction and utility of the residents. Buildings or uses for non-commercial,
recreational or cultural purposes, compatible with the open space objectives, may be permitted
with the express approval of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council.
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Travel Trailer Courts
Section:
Code Established.
10-30-20:
Travel Trailer Courts - Approval Plans and Documents Necessary.
10-30-21:
Preliminary Plan and Documents
10-30-22:
Review and Approvals
10-30-23:
Final Site Plan
10-30-24:
Stage Construction Permitted
10-30-25:
Development Agreement
10-30-26:
Guarantee of Performance
10-30-27:
License Required
10-30-28:
10-30-20:
CODE ESTABLISHED: The sections herein following shall be designated as the
Travel Trailer Court Code for the City of Ammon. - Travel trailer courts subject to this Code shall be
allowed only in RMH zones and commercial zones.
10-30-21:
TRAVEL TRAILER COURTS – APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTS
NECESSARY: Any person wishing to construct a travel trailer court shall obtain from the Zoning
Administrator information pertaining to the City's Plan of Land Use, streets, public facilities and
other requirements affecting the land within the development. Before a permit can be issued for
any construction connected with a travel trailer court, the preliminary plans, required documents
pertaining to the development and the final plan shall have been approved as hereinafter set forth.
10-30-22:
PRELIMINARY PLAN AND DOCUMENTS: The preliminary plan and documents
shall be prepared and submitted as follows:
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(A) Plan RequirementsSix (6) copies of the preliminary plan must be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator at least two (2) weeks prior to the meeting of the Planning
Commission at which the plan will considered. The preliminary plan shall be drawn
to a scale not smaller than one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet, or as
recommended by the Zoning Administrator, and shall show the following
information:
1. Proposed road and trailer space layout.
2. Proposed reservation for parks, playgrounds and other open space.
3. Proposed location for service facilities.
4. A generalized landscape plan.
5. Location of existing and proposed utility lines and easements, water and
sewer lines, fire hydrants, storm drains and facilities, curbs and other
improvements.
6. Any other data that the Planning Commission may require.
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(B) Standards and Requirements. Each travel trailer court shall be held in one
ownership and shall contain at least two (2) acres of land.
1. All travel trailer courts shall abut upon a collector or arterial street, as set
forth in the major street plan of Ammon, Idaho.
2. All travel trailers shall be set back at least thirty (30) feet from any public
street.
3. The roadway system shall provide convenient circulation through the travel
trailer court and provide access to each travel trailer space. No travel
trailer space will be permitted direct access to a public street, road, or
highway other than by means of the travel trailer court roadway system. All
entrances and exits from the travel trailer court shall be by forward motion
only. No exit or entrance from atravel trailer court shall be through a
residential zone and no entrance or exit shall be located closer than fifty
(50) feet to the intersection of two streets.
4. All one-way roadways shall be at least fifteen (15) feet in width and all two-
way roadways at least thirty (30) feet in width, and all roadways shall be
hard surfaced.
5. All areas within the court which are not hard surfaced shall be landscaped
and maintained with lawns, trees and shrubs designed to provided privacy
and noise containment and shall be equipped with adequate sprinkling
devices as approved by the Zoning Administrator.
6. Each travel trailer space shall be at least twenty (20) feet in width and at
least forty (40) feet in length.
7. No travel trailer space shall be rented for a period of more than six (6)
months to the same tenant.
8. All travel trailer spaces shall be served by an approved water and sewage
disposal system.
9. In addition to meeting the above requirements, all travel trailer courts shall
conform to the requirements of the State and City health regulations
relating to travel trailer courts.
10. The site of any travel trailer court shall be graded and/or filled and
maintained so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or wastewater of
any kind. A travel trailer court shall not be permitted where there is
inadequate drainage. Adequate drainage shall be provided and maintained
for all patios, travel trailers stands and buildings.
11. Signs, as may be required by the City, shall be placed in all travel trailer
courts indicating the direction of travel and the area where no automobile
parking will be permitted on the roadways.
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12. No permit to construct or enlarge a travel trailer court shall be issued until
the plans for the proposed construction or enlargement have been
approved by the State Health Department.
13. Both dependent and independent travel trailers shall be allowed to occupy
travel trailer spaces in a travel trailer court.
14.
A strip of land at least eight (8) feet wide surrounding the travel trailer court
shall be left unoccupied by travel trailers and shall be planted and
maintained in lawn; shrubs and trees designed to afford privacy to the
development.
10-30-23:
REVIEW AND APPROVALS: The Planning Commission shall review the plan to
determine its compliance with any portion of the City's Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance. In
considering the development, the Planning Commission shall, among other things, make sure that
such development will mesh harmoniously with the surrounding area; that it will not produce a
volume of traffic beyond the capacity of the surrounding street system; that requirements for
utilities, off-street parking, traffic circulation and other public requirements will be adequately met
and that the standards and intent of this section shall be adequately complied with. The Planning
Commission may require changes to be made in the plan. They may also require additional yards
or buffers or other improvements to be installed, along with greater amounts of landscaping or
parking spaces. Said changes may be imposed as conditions of approval where it is determined
by the Planning Commission that such changes are necessary to insure that the development will
mesh harmoniously with adjoining or nearby uses.
An application for approval of a travel trailer court shall be granted or denied only after a
public hearing before the Planning Commission. Notice of the hearing shall be given in a
newspaper of general circulation atleast fifteen (15) daysprior to said hearing. After review by the
Planning Commission, the application, with the Planning Commission's recommendations, shall be
submitted to the City Council, which may conduct atleast one public hearing in addition to the
hearings conducted by the Commission, using the same notice and hearing procedures as the
Commission, and shall adopt, amend, or reject the plan. An application denied by the Council may
be appealed pursuant to the State of Idaho administrative procedure policy. Approval of
the preliminary plan shall bevalid for aperiod of one (1) year.
10-30-24:
FINAL SITE PLAN:Upon approval of the preliminary plan by the City Council, the
developer shall submit to the Planning Commission in a final site plan of either the entire travel
trailer court or the first stage of such development that is to be constructed. Such plan shall be
drawn to scale and provide, in detail, the information required under this section.
10-30-25:
STAGE CONSTRUCTION PERMITTED:Development may be carried out in
progressive stages, in which event each stage shall be so planned that the requirements and intent
of this ordinance shall be fully complied with at the completion of each stage. No final plan for the
initial stage shall cover less than two (2) acres.
10-30-26:
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT:Prior to the granting of the final approval, and the
granting of any building permits, the developer shall enter into aDevelopment Agreement with the
City in which all conditions of construction, completion of performance, performance of conditions,
and other requirements shall be specified and detailed.
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10-30-27:
GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE:
(A) Possession and Occupancy.No possession or occupancy of the travel trailer court
shall be allowed until the improvements asplanned shall be fully constructed;
provided, however that if adeveloper desires to have any occupancy of aportion of
apartially-developed staged construction, he shall furnishevidence and proof of
the ability to complete the performance and that such performance shall include all
improvements, including, but not limited to, landscaping, road improvements,
pedestrian ways, curbs, gutters, road surfacing, water and sewer lines, and
common facilities shown on the final site plan, and that the occupancy of such
portion, then completed, could not be affected by the lack of completion of the other
portions.
(B) Default.In the event the developer defaults or fails or neglects to satisfactorily
install the required improvements within the time limitation, the Council may declare
default and the City may, after notice and hearing given to the developer, to show
cause why such should not be declared, may install or cause to be installed the
required improvements using as security the lien upon the land as provided in the
Development Agreement.
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(C) Release of ObligationThe developer shall be responsible for the quality of all
materials and workmanship. Upon the completion of installation of all such
improvements, the City Engineer shall make an inspection of the improvements
and shall submit a report to the Council. If the improvements do not meet the
standards and the plans, the engineer shall so report; and the developer shall be
obligated to correct the improvements and complete the installations to meet all
such plans and to be approved by the City Engineer. Upon the engineer's approval
of the installation or improvements, the City shall release the lien imposed by the
Development Agreement for the completion and installation of all improvements.
(D) Continuing Obligation.Any failure on the part of the developer or his assigns to
maintain the trailer travel court in accordance with the approved Development
Agreement, the covenants, conditions, restrictions, and agreements shall be
deemed a public nuisance endangering the health, safety and general welfare of
the public and a detriment to the surrounding area, and shall give the City a right of
entry under the Development Agreement to correct any such condition and
complete any such improvements and have a lien thereon for the cost and expense
incurred.
In addition to any other remedy provided by law for the abatement or removal of such
public nuisance, the City may remove or abate the nuisance and charge the cost thereof, including
reasonable attorney fees, to the owners.
10-30-28:
LICENSE REQUIRED: Prerequisite to the operation of any travel trailer court, or the
occupancy of any travel trailer outside of a travel trailer court, shall be the obtaining of an annual
license which shall be issued only after inspection by the Zoning Administrator. It shall be unlawful
to operate any travel trailer court or to occupy any travel trailer outside of a travel trailer court
without first obtaining a license, and said license shall be refused or revoked upon failure of the
owner and/or operator to maintain the court or travel trailer in accordance with the standards and
requirements as herein set forth.
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If the Zoning Administrator finds that such requirements have been met, he shall issue a
permit to such applicant upon payment of a fee to said Zoning Administrator. A permit shall be
valid for the entire calendar year for which issued and until midnight on the 3l day of January of the
following year.
The fee for a permit shall be established by resolution of the Council and may be
amended from time to time by resolution of the Council. If the Zoning Administrator shall find that
any person to whom a permit has previously been issued is no longer in compliance with the
requirements of this ordinance for the issuance of such permit, the Zoning Administrator shall give
such person written notice stating the nature of such noncompliance and notify him that if, after
fifteen (15) days, the requirements of this ordinance have not been met; such permit shall be
revoked. At the end of such fifteen (15) day period, the Zoning Administrator shall revoke such
permit if he finds that such person is not in compliance with the requirements of this ordinance.
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