[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Dover 11-13-2013 by Ord. No. 2013.10.09-013 as Ch. 126 of the 2013 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:
Any structure, transportable in one or more sections, which
in the traveling mode is eight body feet or more in width and 40 feet
or more in length, or when erected on site, is 320 square feet or
more, 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 required utilities, which include plumbing, heating and electrical
heating systems contained therein. Manufactured housing shall not
include presite built housing as defined in RSA 674:31-a.
A parcel of land intended for the placement of a single manufactured
home and the exclusive use of its occupants. Said lot shall be located
only in a manufactured home park.
A parcel of land containing a minimum of 10 acres under single
ownership which has been planned and improved for the placement of
manufactured homes for nontransient use and which is designed to accommodate
10 or more manufactured homes.
A written permit issued by the Building Inspector permitting
the manufactured home park to operate under this chapter and regulations
promulgated in connection therewith.
Any person, firm or corporation receiving a permit to construct,
operate or maintain a manufactured home park.
Includes individuals, corporations, owners, lessees, permittees
and agents of each of them.
TRAVEL TRAILERA vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation having a body width not exceeding eight feet, and its body length does not exceed 32 feet.
PICKUP COACHA structure to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation.
MOTOR HOMEA portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation and vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
CAMPING TRAILERA canvas, folding structure mounted on wheels and designed for travel, recreation and vacation use.
A.Â
All manufactured homes in a manufactured home park shall meet the
standards of the current edition of the Manufactured Home Housing
Institute (HUD 24 CFR 3280), as revised or amended, a copy of which
is on file in the office of the City Clerk.
Refer to the applicable provisions of Chapter 170, Zoning, for districts permitting manufactured home parks.
A.Â
Any person desiring to establish a new manufactured home park shall
file a site review application with the Planning Board and shall file
a special exception application with the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
B.Â
No person shall establish, construct, maintain, operate or alter
any manufactured home park in the City of Dover unless such person,
firm or corporation shall first obtain a permit for such a use issued
annually by the Building Inspector.
C.Â
The Building Inspector will, upon written application of any person,
issue or renew manufactured home park permits upon compliance with
the provisions of this chapter and any other applicable municipal
regulations. The initial fee therefor shall be as provided in the
City Fee Schedule. The fee for renewal shall be as provided in the
City Fee Schedule, payable before the first day of January of the
year for which the application is made.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
D.Â
Initial applications shall be accompanied by proof of ownership of
the premises and a set of plans by a registered engineer, drawn to
a scale of not more than 100 feet to the inch and showing the following
information:
(1)Â
The identity of the parcel of land and its boundaries.
(2)Â
The area and dimensions of the tract of land, showing ownership of
abutting property.
(3)Â
The number, location and size of all proposed mobile home lots.
(4)Â
The location of any existing buildings and any proposed structures.
(5)Â
The location, name and width of roadways and walkways; also, parking
areas, play or recreation areas, etc.
(6)Â
The location of water, gas, electric, telephone, and sewer lines,
storm sewers and inlets, fire hydrants, etc.
Manufactured home parks shall conform to the following minimum
requirements:
B.Â
The area of a manufactured home park shall be a contiguous parcel
of land having a minimum area of 10 acres.
C.Â
All manufactured home units shall be located at least 100 feet from
any park property boundary line abutting a public street and at least
50 feet from all other external park property boundary lines. No manufactured
home units serving as rental offices or showrooms shall be located
within these setback bounds.
D.Â
The manufactured home park site shall have suitable safe access to
a public street.
E.Â
A manufactured home park shall not exceed a net residential density
of four mobile homes per acre.
F.Â
Each manufactured home lot shall not be less than 10,000 square feet
in area. The manufactured home shall be not less than 20 feet from
the front of the lot line, not less than 15 feet from the rear of
the lot line and not less than 12 feet from the side lot lines. Each
mobile home lot shall contain at least 100 feet of frontage on a road.
G.Â
Each manufactured home unit shall be boxed or skirted with suitable
material designed for such use.
H.Â
No manufactured home shall be within 50 feet of any park service
area, general storage areas, clubhouse, active recreation area or
similar facility.
I.Â
The entire manufactured home park must be properly screened. Such
a screen shall consist of plantings not less than three feet in width
and six feet in height at the time of occupancy of such park. Individual
shrubs or trees shall be planted not more than five feet on center
and shall thereafter be maintained by the permittee so as to establish
a dense screen year round. At least 50% of the plantings shall consist
of evergreens. A solid wall or fence, at least six feet in height,
complemented by suitable plantings, may be substituted for such landscape
buffer strip. At the discretion of the Planning Board, suitable existing
vegetation may substitute for these requirements.
A.Â
All streets, stormwater drainage systems and utilities in a manufactured home park shall be constructed in accordance with the standards and criteria established in Chapter 157, Land Subdivision Regulations. Streets in a manufactured home park shall be owned and maintained by the permittee.
B.Â
Where appropriate, the Planning Board shall require paved sidewalks
not less than five feet in width on at least one side of selected
streets within the manufactured home park.
C.Â
Paved walkways not less than three feet in width shall connect each
manufactured home to a paved sidewalk, to a paved street or to a paved
driveway connecting to a paved street.
D.Â
Off-street parking in all manufactured home parks shall be furnished
at the rate of at least two car spaces for each mobile home. Parking
spaces shall be paved and shall be located on the lot they are intended
to serve.
E.Â
Manufactured home stands or pads shall provide an adequate foundation
for the placement of a mobile home. The stand or pad foundation shall
be of such construction as to prevent heaving, shifting or settling
due to frost action.
B.Â
Sewerage. The manufactured home park sewage system shall be connected
to the municipal sewage disposal system.
D.Â
Fuel supply and storage.
(1)Â
Natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas systems shall meet nationally
recognized standards (see NFPA No. 58). Installation of systems shall
be subject to inspection and approved by the Fire and Rescue Chief.
(2)Â
All fuel oil supply systems shall be constructed and installed underground
in each manufactured home lot in accordance with all applicable codes
and regulations. Installation of the system shall be subject to inspection
and approval of the Fire and Rescue Chief.
E.Â
Refuse.
(1)Â
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the manufactured
home park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent
harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air
pollution. Refuse collection shall be the responsibility of the permittee.
(2)Â
All refuse must be stored in waterproof, vermin proof, covered containers,
which shall be located not more than 150 feet from any manufactured
home lot. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity
to properly store all refuse. All containers must be properly screened
from street view.
F.Â
Open space and recreation.
(1)Â
At least 10% of the overall area of the park shall be devoted to
open space.
(2)Â
There shall be an active recreation area of at least 10,000 square
feet.
(3)Â
Active recreation areas shall be provided, furnished and protected
from traffic and parking. All such facilities shall be properly maintained.
A.Â
A central, screened storage area shall be provided for storage of
major items of equipment owned by tenants.
B.Â
No manufactured home site shall be converted to another form of housing.
C.Â
Manufactured home parks project may be developed in stages if so
approved by the Planning Board. However, 1/4 of all potential sites
in any stage shall be fully developed before any occupancy of a manufactured
home park is permitted.
A.Â
The permittee shall be responsible for supervision and maintenance
of facilities and equipment in safe and sanitary condition.
B.Â
The permittee shall be responsible for proper placement of manufactured
homes, stability and installation and hookup of all utilities and
skirting.
C.Â
The permittee shall fully comply with the provisions of RSA 205-A.
The Building Inspector shall serve a notice of violation and
order to any permittee responsible for the erection, construction
or operation of a manufactured home park which is in violation of
any provisions of this chapter, and such order shall direct the immediate
discontinuance of the unlawful action, use or condition and the abatement
of the violation. Any permittee who has been served with a notice
and ceases any work or other activity shall not leave the manufactured
home park or any structure or lot therein in such a condition as to
constitute a hazard or menace to the public safety, health, morals
or general welfare.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
Any permittee who violates any requirement of this chapter shall,
upon conviction, be subject to a fine as provided in the City Fine
Schedule for each offense. Any such violation may result in suspension
or revocation of the mobile home park permit. Each day in which a
violation is proved to exist shall constitute a separate offense under
this section.
A.Â
Appeals concerning the provisions of this chapter or a decision of
the Building Inspector shall be heard by the Dover Zoning Board of
Adjustment as per RSA 674:33.
B.Â
Appeals concerning a decision of the Dover Zoning Board of Adjustment
shall be heard by the New Hampshire Superior Court as per RSA 677:4.
C.Â
Appeals concerning a decision of the Dover Planning Board shall be
heard by the New Hampshire Superior Court as per RSA 677:15.
If any requirement of this chapter is found to be in conflict
with a requirement of another effective regulation, code or ordinance,
the requirement which establishes the higher standard shall prevail.
