§ 46-77. Required information.  


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  • The following information shall be included on the mobile home park plat:

    (1)

    Name, scale, north point and date. The name of the mobile home park shall be included. The plat scale should be shown in both words and in graph form. Include a north point arrow and date.

    (2)

    Boundary lines. All external boundary lines with length and bearing of courses should be shown. These boundary lines shall be determined by accepted surveying practices.

    (3)

    Topography. Except as provided for in chapter 38, contours, with intervals of five to ten feet depending on terrain, referenced to USGS datum, shall be shown.

    (4)

    Abutting property. The name of the adjacent subdivision and the name of the adjacent property owners of record on both platted and unplatted land shall be shown in the appropriate location upon the plat. Notations of uses of adjacent land shall be shown (i.e., residential, agricultural or commercial).

    (5)

    Soil analysis. The type of soils found in the proposed park area as available from the USDA Soil Conservation Service, soil survey of the county, issued January, 1977, shall be shown.

    (6)

    Existing streets. The location and width of existing streets bounding or within the proposed park shall be shown. Names of such streets and roads shall be shown.

    (7)

    New streets, walkways and parking space. Include new street, walkway and parking space proposed locations on the plat. Length, bearing, name, width and angles of intersections of streets shall be shown. Streets shall have grades of ten percent or less and shall be constructed of a hard dustless surface, and such hard surface shall be not less than 18 feet in width. They shall connect to accessing streets in an approved and safe manner. Streets, including shoulders, shall be 34 feet wide to provide adequate room for parking. Streets shall be sloped and properly drained into catchbasins connected to storm sewer systems where available. Hard-surfaced walkways shall be provided between home sites and common use areas and service facilities.

    (8)

    Siting of mobile homes. Planned siting of all mobile homes shall be included in the plat and lot site numbers given to each planned location.

    (9)

    Existing utilities. Existing overhead and underground power and communication lines, sewers, water mains, gas mains, culverts and other underground structures within the park and immediately adjoining it, with pipe sizes and grades, shall be shown on the plat or on a separate attachment.

    (10)

    Community facilities and open spaces. Planned community facilities, play areas and other manmade common use features should be correctly positioned on the plat. State health regulations should be consulted for minimum common health facilities required. Natural features, watercourses or open space to be preserved should be designated on the plat.

    (11)

    Flood area. All of the proposed mobile home park area located within the 100-year floodplain as identified on Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Benton County, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall be clearly designated on the plat. A drainage study may be required by the planning board as a condition of approval.

    (12)

    Site ownership plans. Attach a statement confirming that no plans exist to sell or otherwise convey title to the sites which the mobile homes will occupy. If sales or conveyance of lots is planned, full compliance with subdivision regulations is required as indicated in section 46-74. If sales or conveyance of sites is contemplated at a future time after the mobile home park is approved, the developer is required to obtain approval from the county planning board for any additional requirements pertaining to subdivisions, before executing such sale or conveyance.

(Code 1993, § 46-77; Ord. No. 77-23, §§ 2.04.2—2.04.9, 2.04.11, 2.04.12, 2.04.14, 2.04.15, 11-15-1977; Ord. No. 04-10, § 6, 4-8-2004)