Ordinance Number 307

ORDINANCE 307

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-55 AND 6-10 OF THE DEER TRAIL MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE A MANUFACTURED HOME PARK DISTRICT AND ADD DEFINITIONS FOR THE SAME

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to create a new Manufactured Home Park District; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to integrate the current Recreational Vehicle standards, adopted in Ordinance 268, into such district.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE TOWN OF DEER TRAIL, COLORADO, THAT:

Section 1.        The Deer Trail Municipal Code is hereby amended by the insertion of a new section 2-55 to read as follows:

Sec. 2-55 - Manufactured Home Park (MHP) District

1. Characteristics and Objectives: The purpose of the Manufactured Home Park (MHP) district is to allow developments where spaces are sold or rented for the placement of manufactured homes in a park-like setting with the necessary facilities.

2. Use Regulations. Any of the following uses arc permitted.

   1. Permitted Principal Uses:

      1. Manufactured home park.

      2. Recreational Vehicle (RY) Park -

      3. Community garden.

      4. Public Park or recreational facilities.

3. Permitted accessory uses:

   1. Structures and uses, subordinate and incidental to the permitted principal structure or use, located on the same lot. Any structure less than one hundred twenty (120) gross square feet shall not be deemed an accessory structure within the meaning of this ordinance: however. all structures. regardless of size, must meet established setbacks, separation between structures, and all other dimensional requirements specified in Subsection (c) Dimensional Standards, below.

   2. Unenclosed structures such as decks, patios, covered porches. and pergolas, less than three (3) feet in height as measured from the surrounding average grade.

1. Private garages, carports, and parking for the principal use.

   1. Home occupations, as specified in Section 4-10 of this Zoning Ordinance.

   2. Other uses which are clearly accessory or incidental to the primary permitted uses.

2. Special Review Uses.

   1. Pre-school / day-care in a separate structure.

   2. Microwave, radio, television, or other CMRS facility, reviewed pursuant to Section 4-30 of this Zoning Ordinance.

   3. Public utilities.

   4. Temporary structures over one hundred twenty (120) gross square feet.

3. Dimensional Standards:

l)  Minimum Lot width: fifty (75) feet.

2. Minimum Lot Length: eight ( 100) feet.

3. Setbacks:

   1. Front yard setback: fifteen (15) feet from the lot line or demarcated alley line, provided, that in order to encourage the enclosed storage of parked vehicles, the setback from the lot line or demarcated alley line to a garage shall be either five (5) feet or fifteen (15) feet or greater.

   2. Side yard setback: ten (10) feet from interior lot lines or fifteen (15) feet for comer lots or as required per building code to ensure the building meets the site visibility requirements found in Article 3 of this Zoning Ordinance.

   3. Rear yard setback: twenty (20) feet between units when units are side to end, and a distance of ten ( l 0) feet between units when units are end to end.

4. Maximum building height: twenty (20) feet.

5. Minimum separation between structures: per building code

6. Development and Use Standards for Manufactured Home Parks, Community Gardens, and Public Parks or Recreational Facilities.

l) It shall be unlawful for any person to park, place, construct, store, install, inhabit, or occupy a manufactured home within the Town except within a MHP district. Manufactured home parks shall be located in a manner to assure compatibility

with adjacent and surrounding zone districts and in conformance with the comprehensive plan.

2. Manufactured homes existing at the time of the adoption of this ordinance may be removed and replaced with structures meeting the definition of manufactured home and meeting the "National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §540 I, et seq., a'i amended or shall be certified by the Colorado Division of Housing pursuant to C.R.S.§ 24-32-70 l, et seq.

3. The minimum number of acres which may constitute the proposal of a new MHP

district shall be five (5) acres, excepting RV parks.

4. No new or expansion of an existing park shall be permitted within the boundaries of floodplains, high noise areas, or any other hazard areas designated by municipal, county, state, or federal law.

5. Any development in the MHP District must be served by approved public water and sanitary sewer. Any development that is required to be served by the Town's public water system or any property or development that chooses to be served by the Town's public water system may still use any properly permitted wells for exterior irrigation use only.

6. All manufactured homes shall be certified pursuant to the "National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974," 42 U.S.C. §5401, et seq., as amended or shall be certified by the Colorado Division of Housing pursuant to C.R.S.§ 24-32-70 I, et seq.

7. The manufactured home must be set on an excavated, backfilled, engineered foundation enclosed at the perimeter so that the top of the perimeter wall sits no more than twelve ( l 2) inches above finish grade. The foundation shall be similar in appearance and durability to a masonry foundation of a site-built dwelling. The foundation shall provide an anchoring system for the manufactured home that j-, totally concealed under the structure.

8. The main entrance to the manufactured home must face or be oriented toward an adjacent street.

9. No accessory structure shall contain residential living quarters.

I0) Interior roadways shall be not less than thirty-six (36) feet wide from flow line to flow line, except that when such roadways are restricted to one-way traffic or when two (2) off-roadway parking spaces are provided on each manufactured home space, interior roadway widths may be reduced to thirty (30) feet. All private interior roadways and driveways shall be hard surfaced with asphalt or concrete.

11. Each manufactured home shall provide two (2) off-street parking spaces. One (1) additonal off-street parking space shall be provided per two (2) manufactured homes in a common parking area, within 300' of the units.

12. Accessory structures and uses are not permitted unless and until the principal permitted use has been established on the property.

13. The total building coverage (footprint) of aH accessory structures may not exceed four hundred (400) square feet per manufactured home lot, and there shall be a maximum of two (2) accessory structures.

14. Any roof overhang constructed on an accessory structure may encroach into a required front, rear or side yard setback by up to one ( l) foot.

15. An area or areas amounting to not less than ten percent (10%) of the gross area of the manufactured home park, excluding any area dedicated as public right-of-way, shall be provided for recreation use. Recreation use areas shall not include any area designated as a manufactured home space, storage area, or required yard.

16. All public utilities within the manufactured home park shall be underground.

17. Service, utility and recreation buildings and appurtenances, garbage and trash containers, rodent and insect control, and water and sewage provisions must comply with all regulations of the State, County, and Town.

18. AH trash, refuse and storage shall be kept in closed containers or within a building or area enclosed by a solid fence at least six (6) feet in height.

19. Permanent, enclosed additions to a manufactured home are limited to 120 square feet and require a building permit for their construction.

20. Skirting of a manufactured home is required, but such skirting shall not attach the manufactured home permanently to the ground, provide a harborage for rodents, or create a fire hazard.

21. No trailer of any type, boat or detached pickup camper shall be kept, stored, or parked on any public right-of-way or private roadway within a manufactured home park for more than twenty-four (24) hours.

22. Walkways not less than thirty (30) inches in width shall be provided from manufactured home spaces to service buildings and on both sides of all streets within a manufactured home park. Such walkways shall be hard-surfaced with asphalt or concrete and lighted at night with a minimum illumination of at least six-tenths (0.6) foot-candle. Twenty-five-watt lamps at intervals of not more than one hundred ( l00) feet shall meet requirements.

23. Every manufactured home park shall provide sanitary facilities for emergency use in a service building or office building; such facilities shall consist of at least one

(I) flush-type toilet and one (I) lavatory and be accessible twenty-four (24) hours per day.

24. Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of a manufactured home park shall be hard surfaced with asphalt or concrete or other solid material, or shall be protected with crushed fine, small stones or vegetative growth which will prevent soil erosion and eliminate dust.

25. Development and Use Standards for Recreational Vehicle (RV) Parks

26. The area devoted to each recreational vehicle space shall be adequate to accommodate the following facilities:

    1. Each space shall be provided with a picnic table and a well-drained, level site.

    2. Each space shall provide one (I) graveled parking space.

    3. Adequate barriers shall be provided to confine vehicles to driveways and parking spaces.

27. Open Space and Common Areas. Recreational vehicle parks/campgrounds shall provide public open space of common areas in an amount of at least ten percent (10%) of the total area of the park or campground. Maintenance of private common areas within a park or campground shall be the responsibility of the owner and operator.

28. Applicants shall submit a warranty deed or file a plat of the site to assure the dedication of all easements and public lands prior to the approval of the permit application. All lands, including easements and rights-of-way to be dedicated, shall be accompanied by full legal descriptions prepared by a Colorado licensed or registered professional land surveyor.

29. Land to be provided for public and/or private recreational use and/or open space shall not include any area dedicated as a roadway, campsite or RV space, storage area, or any area required for setbacks.

30. All recreational vehicle spaces shall abut upon a driveway, graded for drainage and maintained in a rut and dust-free condition, which provides unobstructed access to a public street or highway. The minimum unobstructed width of such driveways shall be fifteen (15) feet for one-way traffic or twenty-five (25) feet for two-way traffic. No parking shall be permitted on the driveways.

31. All park and campground walkways and bicycle paths shall be gravel or hard surfaced. Walkway widths shall not be less than five (5) feet wide, and all

roadway, walkways. and bicycle paths shall be proved with illuminations of not less than twenty five (25) watt lamps at intervals, of not more than one hundred

(100) feet.

7. All RV and campsites shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, free from hazardous and noxious materials, weeds and refuse. The park/campground owner shall be responsible for ensuring compliance.

8. No open fire, fire pit, or campfire apparatus is allowed. All campfires and cooking apparatus must be fueled by propane or natural gas and produce no sparks or embers.

9. A domestic water supply that is in compliance with the drinking water standards of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shall be provided in each recreational vehicle park. This also includes appropriate backflow and cross-connections prior to the first tap to the park. Appropriate methods and/or devices will be used and tested to comply with State regulations. Where a public supply of water of satisfactory quantity, quality, and pressure is available, the connection shall be made thereto, and it shall be the exclusive supply used. When such a public water supply is not available, a central water supply system may be developed and used if it meets standards of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the ordinances of the Town of Deer Trail.

10. Every well or suction line of the water supply system shall be located and constructed in such a manner that neither underground nor surface contamination will reach the water supply from any other source.

11. The treatment of a private water supply shall be in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations.

12. The park's water supply system shall be connected by pipes to all recreational vehicles, buildings, and other facilities requiring water.

13. All water piping, fixtures, and other equipment shall be located, constructed, and maintained in accordance with state and local regulations and requirements.

I 4)      The system shall be so designed and maintained to provide a pressure of not less than twenty (20) nor more than eighty (80) psi, under normal operating conditions at service buildings and other locations requiring potable water supply.

15. A minimum horizontal separation of ten (10) feet shall be maintained between all domestic water lines and sewer lines.

16. Underground stops and waste valves shall not be installed on any water service.

17. The water supply shall be capable of supplying one hundred (100) gallons per space per day for all spaces provided with individual water connections.

18. If facilities for individual water service connections are provided, the following requirements shall apply.

    1. Riser Pipes. Riser pipes provided for individual water service connections shall be so located and constructed that they will not be damaged by the

parking of recreational vehicles. Water riser pipes shall extend a minimum of four (4) inches above ground elevation unless recessed in a box or sleeve. The pipe size shall be three-quarter inch.

1. Prevent Freezing. Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent the freezing of main service lines, valves, and riser pipes.

   1. Valves. Valves shall be provided near the outlet of each water service connection. They shall be turned off and outlets capped or plugged when not in use.

   2. Connection. The park's water supply system shall be connected by pipes to

      all recreational vehicles, buildings and other facilities requiring water.

2. Each recreational vehicle parking area shall be provided with one or more easily accessible watering stations for filling water storage tanks. Such water supply outlets shall consist of at least a water hydrant and the necessary appurtenances and shall be protected against the hazards of backflow and back siphonage.

3. Each tent camping area shall be provided with at least one individual watering station no more than two hundred (200) feet from any tent camping space. The riser height shall be between thirty (30) inches and thirty-two (32) inches, and a splash pad shall be installed around the base.

4. An adequate sewage system shall be provided in each recreational vehicle park for the purpose of conveying and disposing of all sewage. Such a system shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with state and local laws.

5. All sewer lines shall be located in trenches of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic or other movements and shall maintain a minimum horizontal separation of ten (10) feet from all domestic water lines. Sewers shall be at a grade that will ensure a velocity of two (2) feet per second when flowing full. All sewer lines shall be constructed of materials that comply with state or town regulations and with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

6. Where the sewer lines of the park are not connected to a public sewer, all proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be approved prior to construction. Effluents from sewage treatment facilities shall not be discharged into any water, of the state except with prior approval of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

7. If facilities for individual sewer connections are provided, the following requirements shall apply:

   1. Sewer Riser Pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in diameter. shall be trapped below the ground surface and shall he

so located on the trailer space that the sewer connection to the trailer system will approximate a vertical position.

2. Sewer Connection. The sewer connection shall have a nominal inside diameter of a minimum of three (3) inches and the slope of any portion thereof shall be a minimum of one-eighth inch per foot. All joints shall be watertight. Each RV in an RV Park shall have an individual sewer connection.

   1. Materials. All materials used for sewer connections shall be corrosive resistant, nonabsorbent, and durable. The inner surface shall be smooth.

   2.  Plugging. Provisions shall be made for plugging the sewer riser pipe when a trailer does not occupy the space. Surface drainage shall be diverted away from the riser.

3. No liquid waste from sinks shall be discharged into or allowed to accumulate on the ground surface. The owner shall provide trash removal on a regular basis.

4. Where the sewer lines of the travel trailer parking area are not connected to a public sewer, all proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment prior to construction. Effluents from sewage treatment facilities shall not be discharged into any waters of the state except with prior approval of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

5. Adequate fire protection shall be provided and shall be in compliance with all applicable fire codes and standards. All campgrounds shall be equipped at all times with fire extinguishing equipment in good working order and of such type, size and number and so located as prescribed by the authorizing local fire suppression organization.

6. Each recreational vehicle park shall contain an electrical distribution system to each lot or recreational vehicle site, consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment, and appurtenances thereto which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with state and local regulations. Telephone and cable TV systems may be installed and maintained.

7. A central service building containing the necessary toilet and other plumbing fixtures specified shall be provided in recreational vehicle parking areas that provide spaces for vehicles and for tent camping areas. Service buildings shall be conveniently located within a radius of approximately three hundred (300) feet of the spaces served.

8. Sanitary facilities for women shall include a minimum of one and one-half flush toilet, one lavatory, and one shower for each fifteen (15) recreational vehicle or tent spaces or fractional number thereof.

3 I)          Sanitary Facilities for Men. Sanitary facilities for men shall include a minimum of one flush toilet, one urinal, one lavatory, and one shower for each fifteen (15) recreational vehicle or tent spaces or a fractional number thereof.

32. An attendant or caretaker shall be on site and in charge at all times to keep the park, its facility, and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition.

33. The owner shall be answerable for the violation of any provision of these regulations.

34. The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse in a recreational vehicle park shall be so arranged as to not create health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards, or air pollution. All refuse shall be disposed of at either a municipal or county-designated landfill site or by regular trash pickup by a trash collection company, at a minimum once per week or as directed by a Code Enforcement Official.

35. Grounds, buildings, and structure shall be maintained free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination method� and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform with local regulations and requirements of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Section 2.         The Deer Trail Municipal Code is hereby amended by the insertion of the following definition to appear alphabetically in sections 6 10:

Manufactured Home. A prefabricated single-family dwelling that meets the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's definition of a Manufactured Home, as amended, and is certified as constructed in compliance with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Colorado Division of Housing but excluding a recreational vehicle.

Manufactured Home Park. A residential development on a site that consists of two or more space" for the placement of manufactured homes, regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for the use of such space, typified by a single ownership entity or common owner(s) in a cooperative arrangement as opposed to a development that consists of individually owned lots subdivided for the placement of manufactured home.

Mobile Home. A structure that is: not compliant with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations: built prior to June 15. 1976: capable of being transported in one or more sections: designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation as a dwelling when connected to on-site utilities: and not a manufactured home or recreational vehicle.

Recreational Vehicle. A temporary structure, less than 40 feet in length, which can be towed, hauled. or driven and is primarily designed as temporary housing accommodations for recreational, camping. or travel Use including but not limited to travel trailers, truck camper, camping trailers and self-propelled motor homes.