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Home My WebLink About2025-05-28 25-179 Ordinance25-179 05/28/2025 CITY COUNCIL ACTION Council Meeting Date: 5/28/2025 Item No: 25-179 Responsible Dept: Planning Action Requested: Ordinance Map/Lot: N/A Title, Ordinance Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code by Adding Flexibility to the Reconstruction Requirements for Existing Manufactured Home Parks Constructed Prior to 1971 Summary This ordinance amendment would amend the Land Development Code by adding flexibility to the reconstruction requirements for existing manufactured home parks constructed prior to 1971. The current ordinance for existing parks would be difficult if not impossible to comply with for parks constructed prior to 1971, to the extent that a decrease in homes in the park may result if the owners wish to make changes. Some of the biggest barriers include lot size, width, and length requirements. The proposed amendments would reduce these requirements and would eliminate the requirement that existing parks demonstrate hardship in order to be able to use the more flexible standards. The amendments also clarify the requirements for landscaping, roadways, recreation areas, and other aspects of the park, such as utilities. Committee Action Committee: Planning Board Action Staff Comments & Approvals " I, e, /- , /'2 '— City Manager Introduced for: First Reading and Referral Meeting Date: 6/3/2025 For: Against: City Solicitor A )',t. - ,e,' d . a,1,7 Finance Director 25-179 05/28/2025 CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE Date: 5/28/2025 Assigned to Councilor: Hawes ORDINANCE, Amending Chapter 165, Land Development Code by Adding Flexibility to the Reconstruction Requirements for Existing Manufactured Home Parks Constructed Prior to 1971; WHEREAS, at present, the current ordinance for existing parks would be difficult if not impossible to comply with for parks constructed prior to 1971, to the extent that a decrease in homes in the park may result if the owners wish to make changes; WHEREAS, at present, the proposed amendments would reduce requirements for lot area, width, and length, and would eliminate the requirement that existing parks demonstrate hardship in order to be able to use the more flexible standards; WHEREAS, at present, the proposed amendments would also clarify the requirements for landscaping, roadways, recreation areas, and other aspects of the park, such as utilities; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR AS FOLLOWS, THAT Chapter 165 of the Code of the City of Bangor is amended as follows: § 165-121 Existing mobile home parks. B. (ReseFved) Any mobile home park in existence prior to the effective date of this chapter, but after September 13, 1971 must meet the development requirements of 5165-120. C. Any application for the reconstruction of an existing mobile home park under this chapter shall comply with the provisions of Article XVI and this article, with the exception that parks constructed prior to September 13, 1971 are permitted to use the alternative development requirements outlined in Subsection E below. ED. Any existing mobile home park developed prior to September 13, 1971, may be reconstructed in its entirety in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. (�) t3 11 The Planning Board shall review all applications for the reconstruction of an existing mobile home park in accordance with § 165-119E. Before the Planning Board may approve reconstruction, the Board shall determine the fellewin :that the park meets the following development requirements: (a) (ReseFyed)-Minimum land area for the reconstructed mobile home park: land area of the existina mobile home park. 25-179 05/28/2025 (b) (ReseFved)-Dimen sionaI requirements for each lot or lease area: ril Minimum mobile home lot size if served by water from the Bangor Water District and sewer from the City of Bangor, or if served by a centrally managed subsurface wastewater treatment system: 2,500 square feet in area. r21 Minimum mobile home lot size if each lot is served by its own individual subsurface wastewater treatment system: 20,000 square feet in area. 131 Minimum distance from any structure to any lot line: 5 feet. 141 Minimum distance between adjacent mobile homes: 10 feet. 151 No structures may exceed the height requirements of the underlying zone of the park. 161 Lot coveraae: 30% 171 Impervious surface maximum: 50% (c) Streets, walks and parking: ril All streets within the reconstructed mobile home park shall have a minimum riaht-of-way width of 20 feet. 21 Pavement width of said streets shall be no less than 20 feet. 31 Dead-end streets shall be limited in length to 1,000 feet and at the closed end shall be provided with a turnaround having a minimum radius of 50 feet. 141 At least one off-street parking space shall be provided on each mobile home lot. r51 In addition to the above requirements, anv newly constructed streets must meet the standards outlined in 5165-120IM Ld) Mobile home lots shall provide an adequate stand, approved by the Code Enforcement Officer, for the placement of a mobile home. Stands shall be of such construction as to prevent heavina, shiftina or settlina as a result of frost action, poor drainage or other such forces. (e) All individual mobile homes shall be equipped with skirting or other types of enclosure. (f) Landscaping shall meet the requirements of 5165-120L except that the Planning Board may T waive the impervious surface ratio and screen planting requirements if the Board determines that it would constitute undue economic hardship to meet this standard. The applicant must demonstrate that reconstruction in accordance with this requirement would result in the failure to realize a reasonable rate of return on the investment necessary for such a reconstruction of the mobile home park in question. (g) All transformer boxes, substations, pumping stations and meters shall be located and designed so as not to be unsightly or hazardous to the public. (h) Recreation areas shall not be required for reconstructed mobile home parks containing fewer than 50 mobile home lots. If the reconstructed park contains 50 or more mobile home lots in total, the Planning Board shall determine how much recreation area is adequate to service the residents of said park and may require up to 10% of the area of the mobile home lots for such area. (i) All mobile homes shall contain not less than 400 square feet of floor area. (j) Water supply systems for reconstructed mobile home parks must comply with the requirements of �165-123A. M Sewage disposal systems for reconstructed mobile home parks must comply with the requirements of 5165-123B. If a centrally managed subsurface wastewater treatment system is currently being used by the park and is proposed to continue to be used, the applicant must provide a site evaluator's report demonstrating that the system is functioning appropriately and 25-179 05/28/2025 is able to serve all of the lots in the park. ... NONE ._. 011' al 1111,11111,11112523 ._ ,_ If ffi Additions are underlined, deletions stFuea o. IN CITY COUNCIL MAY 28, 2025 COrd 25-179 First Reading and Referral to Planning Board Meeting on June 3, 2025 ��:,w�,��° '" .�� °,„�,��"��,°��*°.�� CITY CLERK IN CITY COUNCIL JUNE 9, 2025 COrd 25-179 Motion made and seconded for Passage Vote: 8 —0 Councilors Voting Yes: Beck, Deane, Fish, Fournier, Leonard, Mallar, Tremble, Pelletier Councilors Voting No: None Passed ��:,w�,��° '" .�� °,„�,��"��,°��*°.�� CITY CLERK