HomeMy WebLinkAbout205342012007866 Received: 2/912012 2:49:14 PM
Recorded: 02:0912012 03:04:56 PM Filed &
Recorded in Official Records of Larry Crane.
PULASKI COUNTY CIRCUITICOUNTY CLERK
Fees $30.00
1 ORDINANCE NO. 20,534
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 31 OF THE CODE OF
4 ORDINANCES TO CHANGE TERMINOLOGY REGARDING MOBILE
5 HOME PARK SUBDIVISIONS; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND
6 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, on April 20, 2010, the Little Rock City Board of Directors passed Ordinance Nos.
9 20,253, 20,254, and 20, 255, regarding changes to the Code of Ordinances in Chapters 8, 20 and 36
10 concerning mobile homes and manufactured homes; and
11 WHEREAS, the City now finds it necessary and desirable to change some terminology regarding
12 mobile home park subdivisions in Chapter 31, Article III, Division 7 of the Code of Ordinances to make it
13 consistent with the terminology in other chapters of the Code of Ordinances;
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
15 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
16 Section 1. The definition for Mobile home subdivision in Chapter 31, Article 1, Section 31 -2 of the
17 Little Rock Code of Ordinances is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by a new term and definition
18 to read as follows:
19 Manufactured home subdivision means the division of a tract or parcel of land into two
20 (2) or more manufactured home lots for the placement of manufactured homes.
21 Section 2. Chapter 31, Article III, Division 7 of the Little Rock Code of Ordinances is hereby deleted
22 in its entirety and replaced by a new Division 7 to read as follows:
23 DIVISION 7. MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISIONS
24 Sec. 31 -336. Generally.
25 (a) In order to ensure proper placement of individual manufactured homes within
26 manufactured home subdivisions, to provide for necessary off - street parking and storage
27 facilities, and to integrate such developments appropriately with their surroundings, the
28 design standards in this division shall be applied. For the purpose of this chapter, all
29 divisions of land into two (2) or more lots for the placement of manufactured homes is a
30 subdivision and shall be submitted to the planning commission for apdG'a'`` '
31 (b) Subdivisions designed to accommodate manufactured horoslori sepal'ate lots'fao�i•,,
32 individual ownership shall conform to residential plat developmes[t standards.
33 Sec. 31 -337. Minimum size.
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I Manufactured home parks shall be at least five (5) acres in size including open space.
2 Sec. 31 -338. Design requirements.
3 (a) Each manufactured home lot in a manufactured home subdivision shall have a
4 clearly defined minimum lot size of 4,000 square -feet with a maximum density of eight
5 (8) units per gross acre.
6 (b) The manufactured home subdivision shall have a minimum frontage on a
7 dedicated public street of fifty (50) feet. The depth of the subdivision shall not be more
8 than three (3) times the width of the subdivision. For pipestem lots, the pipestem shall
9 not be more than 330 feet in length. Manufactured home subdivisions with a pipestem lot
10 configuration greater than 330 feet in length must provide a dedicated street to provide
11 access to the property.
12 (c) A twenty -five (25) -foot side and rear -yard shall be provided around the
13 subdivision. For subdivisions abutting an expressway, freeway or occupied mainline
14 railroad, a fifty (50) -foot side and rear -yard shall be provided.
15 (d) The minimum width of a manufactured home lot at the platted setback line shall
16 be forty (40) feet, and the minimum depth shall be 100 feet. In the case of a corner lot
17 the minimum width shall be sixty (60) feet.
18 (e) The minimum separation between individual manufactured homes shall be
19 twenty (20) feet.
20 (f) The minimum setback from any service easement shall be twenty (20) feet.
21 (g) Open unenclosed awnings and carports may occupy only 45% of the required
22 minimum spacing between manufactured homes.
23 (h) Each manufactured home lot shall be provided with a minimum of two (2) paved
24 parking spaces, of at least nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet each, located on the
25 manufactured home lot.
26 (i) No mobile home space having double frontage shall take access on a dedicated
27 public street.
28 Sec. 31 -339. Service easement.
29 Design of streets and width of service easements shall be according to residential or
30 minor residential standards in the "Master Street Plan."
31 Sec. 31 -340. Screening.
32 Manufactured home subdivisions shall be effectively screened on all sides by means
33 of walls, fences or plantings. Fences shall be of wood, masonry or metal construction
34 having a height of four (4) feet if located between a required building setback line and a
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I street right -of -way or, if located at the setback line or beyond, having a height of six (6)
2 feet if adjacent to residentially zoned property. The fence or wall shall otherwise meet
3 the standards set forth in section 36 -516. In lieu of a wall or fence, a strip of land not less
4 than ten (10) feet in width and planted and maintained with an evergreen hedge or dense
5 planting of evergreen shrubs not less than four (4) feet in height may be substituted.
6 Screening shall meet sight distance requirements in section 32 -8.
7 Sec. 31 -341. Recreation space.
8 Common recreation space in a manufactured home subdivision shall be provided at
9 the rate of 500 square -feet per manufactured home. The minimum size of any recreation
10 space shall be 5,000 square -feet. All required recreation areas shall be located back of
11 the require setback lines. All recreation areas shall be used solely for recreational
12 purposes.
13 Sec. 31 -342. Storage facilities.
14 A paved storage area shall be provided at a central location in a manufactured home
15 subdivision at the rate of fifty (50) square -feet per manufactured home for the outdoor
16 storage of boats, campers, and similar vehicles.
17 Sec. 31 -343. Utility installations.
18 Each manufactured home lot in a manufactured home subdivision shall be provided
19 with a wastewater outlet and a water connection. All utility installations shall meet the
20 requirements established by this chapter and shall be provided for each manufactured
21 home.
22 Sec. 31 -344. Improvements.
23 Each subdivider shall be required to install at his own expense or have installed by
24 the appropriate public utility, the following improvements in a manufactured home
25 subdivision:
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(1) All surfaces subject to vehicular traffic shall be paved, according to the standards
of Chapter 30, Article I1I.
(2) Accommodations for on -site fire hydrants shall be provided for the installation of
necessary mains, T's, and cut -off valves as required by the water department and
Little Rock Fire Department.
Section 2. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance, which shall remain in full force and
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effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
ordinance.
Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances or resolutions of the City in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4. Emergency. It has been determined that it is necessary that the proposed amendments
become effective immediately to protect the quality of life in residential neighborhoods; therefore, an
emergency is hereby declared and this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED: February 7, 2012
City Clerk
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Mark Stodola, Mayor