42-350. Manufactured Home Park (MHP) Construction Permits

  1. Purpose. Manufactured Home Park (MHP) Construction Permits are required for any construction, alteration or expansion of an MHP.
  2. Permit Issuance. The MHP Administrator shall issue the permit. No permit shall be issued until the MHP Site Plan has been reviewed and approved by the Technical Review Committee (TRC).
  3. Application.
    1. Pre-application Conference. Each applicant for a permit shall meet with the MHP Administrator in a pre-application conference prior to, or at the time of, the submittal of a request for approval of the MHP. The purposes of this conference are to provide information to the applicant regarding the review process and assist in the preparation of the application.
    2. Application. Each application for a permit shall be submitted along with the appropriate fee(s) and site plan, to the MHP Administrator. Applications may be modified by the MHP Administrator as necessary, who may require the applicant to supply additional information pertaining to the MHP.
    3. Review Schedule. Applications shall be submitted on or before the date required by the Planning Department for review of the MHP Site Plan at the meeting of the TRC.
    4. Fees. Any review fee established by the Commissioners shall be submitted with the application.
  4. Staff Review. Provided the MHP Site Plan is approved by the TRC, the MHP Administrator shall approve the application, noting any site improvements that must be made prior to the issuance of an MHP Completion of Improvements (COI) Permit (see §42-351 (MHP COI Permits)). Site improvements required prior to the issuance of a COI may include: buffers, internal roads, vertical clearance on roads, driveways, parking, erosion and sedimentation controls, stormwater drainage, culverts, sewage disposal systems, water supply systems, fire protection, solid waste disposal areas, electrical hookup and/or MHP identification signs.
  5. Formal Review. None required.
  6. Permit Validity. Upon the issuance of a permit, the applicant shall have two (2) years to complete construction of site improvements as stated in such permit for the MHP or phase thereof, except as otherwise noted below. The MHP Administrator may grant a single extension of this time period of up to six (6) months upon submittal by the applicant of sufficient justification for this extension.