10.26.030 Development standards.
All proposals for mobile/manufactured home parks (not to include mobile/manufactured home subdivisions) shall be developed in compliance with the underlying zoning district and shall be in compliance with this section. The density of a park or park expansion shall not exceed the underlying land use designation contained on the city of Selah Urban Growth Area Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map. All required site improvements shall be installed prior to placement of dwellings in the new or expanded park. Additional site improvements may be required by the reviewing official.
(1) Minimum Dimensional Standards and Setbacks. The manufactured/mobile home park spaces/lots shall meet the lot size, lot width and all other standards for detached single-family dwellings, including setbacks, as provided in Chapter 10.12 as if the individual spaces were lots. Except, space size may be reduced with the provision of improvements in accordance with the following:
(A) Provision of Recreational Areas. Space size requirements of the underlying district may be reduced by a maximum of ten percent with the provision of a developed recreational area for use by the residents. The recreation area shall be suitable for active recreation and shall consist of a minimum of ten percent of the park area.
(2) Provision of Sidewalks. Sidewalks a minimum of five feet in width serving one side of each street and all recreational areas.
(3) Internal Street Paving. A minimum twenty-four foot wide paved internal private street with curbs and gutters shall be required for access to each space.
(4) Off-Street Parking. Two paved off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each space.
(5) Street Lighting. A street light shall be provided at each street intersection within the park.
(6) Right-of-Way Dedication and Frontage Improvements. Appropriate provisions for right-of-way dedication and right-of-way improvements adjacent to the park shall be made, including street paving, and where required: sidewalks, curb, gutter, and street lighting. Improvements shall be installed prior to placement of units in the new or expanded park, unless an appropriate bond or instrument acceptable to the city is provided to guarantee installation of improvements. All development standards of this title or adopted city or state regulations, when applicable, shall be met, except when installation of permanent improvements would likely result in unnecessary future public cost; in which case the developer may be required to place a proportional share of funds in escrow to be applied to the future improvements.
(7) Street Signs and Internal Directional Signs. Streets within the park shall be named utilizing street signs consistent with public works department standards. Internal directional signs indicating unit/space numbers shall be placed on all street intersections within the park.
(8) Utilities. All utilities, including electrical distribution, telephone, cable television, irrigation and domestic water and sewer shall be installed underground prior to placement of dwelling units in the park. The internal water system shall include fire hydrants located at the direction of the fire chief.
(9) Minimum Unit Separation. Dwelling units shall be separated by a minimum of ten feet, measured from the furthest extremity of each unit, including stairways.
(10) Perimeter Site – Screening and Landscaping. Parks shall be site-screened with a six foot high, view-obscuring fence or wall and shall include at a minimum a ten foot wide landscape strip located adjacent and on the outside perimeter of the fence and shall consist of a combination of shrubs, trees and ground cover. Trees shall be planted no more than thirty feet apart.
(11) Storm Water Drainage. All storm water drainage shall be retained on site, meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the City of Selah Design, Construction Standards, and Specifications Manual for Public Works Improvements as adopted in Section 13.01.010, and a drainage plan shall be approved by the public works department.
(12) Dumpsters/Solid Waste Containers. Dumpsters and solid waste containers shall be provided for common use and shall be screened with a six foot high, view-obscuring fence or wall with an access gate.
(13) Play Area Requirement. Each space shall provide a play area for children contained within the space, consisting of a minimum size of six hundred square feet and a minimum width of fifteen feet. The required play area may be reduced in size when a recreational area developed in accordance with subsection (1)(A) of this section is provided.
(14) Maintenance of Common Areas, Landscaping and Open Space/Recreational Areas. All common areas and facilities, including streets, walkways, utilities, landscaping, storage areas, open space and recreational areas, shall be continuously maintained in good condition by the park owner or designated homeowner's association. An irrigation system shall be installed for maintenance of common landscaping and recreational/open space areas that would normally require irrigation. (Ord. 2082, § 3, 2019; Ord. 1634, § 96, 2004.)