§ 48-34. Location, space and general layout.

(a)

Location. The mobile/manufactured home parks shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

(b)

Size. Each mobile/manufactured home site shall contain not less than 3,000 square feet and be at least 35 feet wide. A site to be utilized for a double-wide mobile home shall contain no less than 5,000 square feet with a minimum 50-foot width.

(c)

Space requirements. In addition to the space required in subsection (b) of this section, each mobile/manufactured home site shall be large enough to meet the following minimum requirements:

(1)

Mobile/manufactured homes shall be so harbored on each space so that there shall be at least a 20-foot clearance between mobile homes; provided, however, with respect to mobile/manufactured homes parked end-to-end clearance shall be not less than 15 feet.

(2)

No mobile/manufactured home shall be located closer than 20 feet from any building or structure within the mobile home park.

(3)

Mobile/manufactured homes utilizing an individual on-site sewage treatment and disposal system shall be placed on sites of sufficient size to accommodate the installation of the system as required by regulations governing subsurface sewage disposal systems, T.C.A. § 68-221-403 et seq., and approved by the county health department.

(d)

Exemption. Mobile/manufactured home parks developed prior to November 15, 1996, shall be allowed to operate with the minimum spacing requirements effective at the time of their development. Mobile/manufactured home sites added after November 15, 1996, shall comply with the spacing requirements set forth in this section.

(Ord. No. O-96-9-102, § 1(5), 10-28-96)