§ 158.081. Mobile Home Residential Zoning District (RMH).

(A)

Purpose. The purpose of the mobile home residential zoning district (RMH) shall be to locate and establish areas within the City which are deemed to be uniquely suited for the development and maintenance of mobile home park residential areas of an urban character and properly served by adequate community facilities and commercial service areas; to designate those uses and services deemed appropriate and proper for location and development within said zoning district; and to establish such development standards and provisions as are appropriate to ensure proper development in a mobile home park residential environment.

(B)

Permitted Principal Uses and Structures. The following principal uses and structures are permitted:

(1)

Mobile home park subject to the provisions of section 158.220.

(2)

Park or playground, or other public recreation.

(3)

Detached, single-family dwelling conversions as provided for in subsection (L).

(C)

Special Exception Uses. The following uses may be permitted only following the review and specific approval thereof by the City Council:

(1)

Golf course (not including miniature golf course).

(D)

Accessory Uses. As set forth in section 158.217.

(E)

Minimum Lot Requirements.

(1)

Mobile home park: Ten (10) acres, and a minimum frontage of one hundred seventy-five (175) feet upon a public street or highway, with a maximum gross project density of five (5) dwelling units per acre;

(2)

All other permitted uses: Twenty thousand (20, 000) square feet and width of one hundred (100) feet.

(F)

Maximum Building Coverage. Thirty-five (35) percent, provided that the maximum impervious surface area does not exceed fifty (50) percent.

(G)

Maximum Building Height. Twenty-five (25) feet.

(H)

Minimum Living Area. Mobile home dwelling: Six hundred fifty (650) square feet.

(I)

Setback Requirements and Landscaping.

(1)

Front Yard. Each lot shall have a front yard with a building setback line of twenty-five (25) feet unless otherwise provided by this chapter.

(2)

Side Yards. Each lot shall have two (2) side yards, each of which shall have a building setback line of twenty-five (25) feet, unless otherwise provided by this chapter.

(3)

Rear Yard. Each lot shall have a rear yard with a building setback line of twenty-five (25) feet, unless otherwise provided by this chapter.

(4)

Distance between Buildings. A minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet shall be maintained between buildings or mobile homes.

(5)

Landscaping Requirements. Landscaping and buffering requirements are subject to Chapter 154.

(J)

Off-Street Parking and Service Requirement. As set forth in § section 158.221.

(K)

Site Plan Review. All permitted and special exception uses shall be subject to the provisions of sections 158.235 through 158.245.

(L)

Replacement of Existing Mobile Home Units within any Existing Mobile Home Park with Detached Single-Family Dwelling Units or Replacement Mobile/Manufactured Homes. Any mobile home park, existing as of January 1, 1990, shall be allowed to replace existing mobile homes or to convert an existing mobile home to a detached single-family dwelling unit provided that the new replacement home meets the following setback and separation standards:

Front Yard. Each replacement structure shall have a front yard with a minimum building setback line of twenty (20) feet, as measured from the edge of pavement.

Front Yard (Cul-De-Sac Lots). Each cul-de-sac structure shall have a front yard with a minimum building setback line of ten (10) feet, as measured from the edge of pavement.

Comer Side Yards. Each structure that is located on a street corner shall provide a minimum building side setback of fifteen (15) feet, as measured from the edge of pavement.

Side Separations. Each structure shall provide for a minimum separation distance of twelve (12) feet between structures.

Rear Yard. Each structure shall have a minimum rear yard separation between other structures of twenty (20) feet.

Perimeter Setback. Each structure bordering the perimeter lot lines of the existing Mobile Home Park shall provide for a minimum twelve (12) foot rear yard setback to any perimeter lot line.

Maximum Building Coverage. Maximum Building Coverage is set by application of the individual lot setback and separation standards as described in this paragraph.

Site Landscaping. Prior to the issuance of any Certificates of Occupancy for any replacement structure, the applicant for the replacement structure shall provide a minimum of two (2) trees for the new replacement structure from the list of approved trees found in Appendix C, Chapter 154 of the City of Port St. Lucie Code of Ordinances.

(Ord. No. 98-84, § 1, 3-22-99; Ord. No. 11-79, § 1(Exh. A), 11-14-11; Am. Ord. 13-06, § 1, passed 2-11-13; Ord. No. 15-85, § 1, 12-7-15)