Appendix 719. Mobile Home Park District (MHP).

Intent. The intent of the Mobile Home Park District is to provide a sound and healthy residential environment sufficient to meet the unique needs of inhabitants living in mobile homes; to protect mobile home parks from encroachment by incompatible uses; and to encourage the consolidation of mobile home parks. Any mobile home park within Horry County shall henceforth be in conformance with the regulations set forth herein.

719.1 Permitted Uses. Unless otherwise set forth herein, mobile home parks shall be permitted only in an officially approved Mobile Home Park District for which a certificate of occupancy has been issued. Uses permitted in Mobile Home Park Districts shall include mobile homes as well as other uses which may be required to serve exclusively, in the opinion of the Planning Commission and County Council, the residents, of that particular Mobile Home Park District.

(A)

Churches, synagogues, temples, and other places of worship subject to the provisions of Article 12.

719.2 Definitions. For definitions of the terms "mobile home," "mobile home park," "manufactured home" and "travel trailer," see Article IV. A site plan shall be submitted with each mobile home park rezoning request indicting the general circulation pattern, layout, and size of spaces, general site dimensions, etc., to assist the Planning Commission and County Council in reaching a decision.

719.3 Park Plan. In order to qualify as a Mobile Home Park District the proposed park must first meet the following specific requirements:

(A)

The site to be utilized for the park shall contain an area of not less than five (5) acres, and be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

(B)

The site shall have a minimum lot width measured at the building line of one hundred fifty (150) feet.

(C)

The mobile home park shall not contain more than seven (7) mobile home units per net acre (gross area minus public dedications—streets, etc.).

(D)

Each individual mobile home space shall provide a lot consisting of not less than fifty (50) feet in width and five thousand (5,000) square feet of area, and be clearly defined.

(E)

Each mobile home park shall have a minimum area of five (5) percent of the gross site area reserved and designated for recreation space. The area must be suitable for recreation and located for convenience and safety of the residents.

(F)

Other requirements for mobile home parks:

(1)

External Park Setbacks: All mobile homes shall meet a setback of thirty-five (35) feet from any public roadway and twenty-five (25) feet from any external park boundary.

(2)

Internal Park Setbacks: All units must be separated at least twenty (20) feet from any other unit or roadway within the mobile home park.

(3)

Maximum building height: Thirty-five (35) feet from grade.

(G)

The area proposed shall be in one (1) ownership, or if in several ownerships, the application for amendment to the Zoning Ordinance shall be filed jointly by all of the owners of the properties included in the plan.

(H)

A mobile home park in a Mobile Home Park District must conform to the Department of Health and Environmental Control requirements and the site plan must be reviewed by the County Health Department and other appropriate health agencies, which shall advise the Planning Commission of its findings in writing or by stamped approval on the plan itself prior to the Commission's making a recommendation on the proposal. The Planning Commission shall be restricted from making a favorable recommendation unless the Department of Health and Environmental Control determines that all local and state codes pertaining to health and environmental sanitation in mobile home parks have been met by the applicants.

(I)

Signs permitted in Mobile Home Park Districts, including the conditions under which they may be located, are set forth in Article X.

(J)

A suitable plot plan shall be submitted by the developers for review and approval by the Planning Commission. Specifically, such plan shall include the following elements when applicable:

1.

A plot plan drawn to scale by a registered engineer, registered surveyor, registered landscape architect or registered architect showing the exact dimensions of the parcel or parcels of land under consideration. The plan shall include the following elements:

—all property dimensions;

—all mobile home space dimensions;

—street systems and dimensions;

—means of ingress and egress;

—off-street parking facilities;

—open spaces, including recreational areas together with dimensions;

—provisions for utilities, including water, sewer and drainage facilities approved    by the Department of Health and Environmental Control; and,

—park front, side, and rear yard setback dimensions as described in section    719.3.

2.

A written report shall be submitted by the developers for review and approval by the Planning Commission. The report shall give assurances that all improvements and protective devices, such as buffers [and] waste disposal systems (where applicable) will be properly maintained.

719.4 Revocation of Permit. The zoning administrator may petition the Department of Health and Environmental Control to revoke any permit where the operator or developer has been found violating any provisions of this ordinance.

719.5 Posting of Certificate of Occupancy. The developer shall submit to the Zoning Administrator an approved plan before a certificate of occupancy can be issued. The certificate of occupancy shall be conspicuously posted in the office on the premises of the park.

719.6 Administrative Procedures with Regard to Mobile Home Park Zoning Districts. Any request pertaining to establishment of a mobile home park shall be considered an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance and shall be administered and processed in accordance with the regulations set forth in Article XIII, entitled Amendments, of this ordinance. All data set forth in section 719.3 shall be submitted to the Planning Commission and subsequently forwarded to the County Council. All information pertaining to the proposal shall be adopted as an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, and shall become the standards of development for that particular Mobile Home Park District.

(A)

All further development shall conform to the standards adopted for the district, regardless of any changes in ownership. Any proposed changes in the district shall be treated as amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and must be considered in accordance with procedures set forth in Article XIII of this ordinance.

(B)

Appeals based on hardship or an alleged misinterpretation of the ordinance by the zoning administrator shall be processed in accordance with procedures set forth in Article XII, entitled Zoning Board of Appeals.

719.7

Conditional Uses.

A)

Modular homes, provided that said homes are placed on individual lots, and meet the following conditions:

1)

Modular homes placed on lease-lots, must meet regulations as set forth in set forth in 719.3(D) and (F);

2)

Modular homes are subject to all current and applicable land development standards;

3)

Modular homes must conform to all current and applicable building codes.

(Ord. No. 90-08, § 1, 9-2-08; Ord. No. 121-08, § 1, 12-2-08; Ord. No. 116-17, § 6, 11-14-17)