Unified Development Ordinance

Sec. 4.5.2. Site Development Standards

Sec. 4.5.2. Site Development Standards aaron.sheppard… Tue, 05/23/2023 - 10:15
  1. Phasing
    Every manufactured home development must contain at least 10 manufactured home spaces in each phase.
  2. Streets, Sidewalks and Protective Yards
    1. All manufactured home spaces and lots must front a street meeting the requirements of Article 8.4. New Streets or Article 8.5. Existing Streets
    2. Sidewalks must provide pedestrian access within the development served and connect with public sidewalks, public streets and greenway access points.
    3. A Type B1 or B2 transitional protective yard (see Sec. 7.2.4.A.) must be established along all perimeter property lines.
    4. A Type C1 or C2 street protective yard (see Sec. 7.2.4.B.) must be established along all property lines abutting a public right-of-way.
  3. Open Space Standards
    1. Minimum Acreage Required
      1. The required minimum outdoor open space provided for a manufactured home development shall be the greater of either:
        1. 10% of the land area of the development, excluding dedicated rights of-way unless density transfer is allowed from that right-of-way;
        2. 435.6 square feet per unit that is greater than 600 square feet in gross floor area. and 326.7 square feet per unit that is 600 square feet or less in gross floor area.
      2. Required minimum open space may be conveyed to the government, and if accepted, without reimbursement as part of a greenway easement.
      3. No off-street parking, drives or buildings shall be located in the open space, except when required to serve recreation facilities located within the open space (See Sec. 6.7.3.G.)
    2. Open Space Configuration
      1. With the exception of parks and greenways dedicated to the City, the minimum average open space quotient may not be less than 75 feet. The minimum open space quotient shall be calculated by dividing the square footage of open space used to comply with this requirement by 1/4 of the linear footage of its periphery.
      2. A minimum of 1/3 or 2 acres, whichever is less, of the required open space must be in 1 continuous part with a maximum average slope of 8% or less.
    3. Location
      1. The required open space must be contiguous to the manufactured home development.
      2. In the event that a manufactured home development is divided by a Thoroughfare, the amount of required open space for the tracts created by the Thoroughfare shall be allotted to those tracts in the same proportion as the units approved to be located on each tract.
  4. Grading and Drainage Plan
    1. A grading and drainage plan allowing positive drainage away from the manufactured home pad shall be approved by the City prior to any grading around any manufactured home pad.
    2. The surface of each manufactured home space shall have a manufactured home stand or pad graded for proper drainage and shall be covered by a paved slab or compacted earth, gravel or crushed stone adequate to meet Building Code requirements for foundation footings for manufactured homes. The remainder of the space shall be graded for drainage and graded areas grassed or otherwise provided with protective cover to prevent erosion.
  5. Clearing of Drainage Ways
    During the construction, preparation, arrangement and installation of improvements and facilities in a manufactured home development, the stream bed of each stream, creek or backwash channel located within the manufactured home development shall be maintained in an unobstructed state and the channel and banks of the stream shall be kept free of all debris, logs, timber, junk and other accumulations of a nature that would, in time of flood, clog or dam the passage of waters in their downstream course. Installation of appropriately sized stormwater drains, culverts, bridges or dams for water impoundments shall not be construed as obstructions in the stream.
  6. Floodplain Evacuation Plan
    An evacuation plan must be filed with the City Emergency Management Coordinator indicating alternative vehicular access and escape routes from manufactured home developments located within special flood hazard areas.
  7. Utilities and Sanitary Services
    All utility installations shall comply with applicable codes of the City, Wake County and the State of North Carolina, and the requirements of the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
    1. Each manufactured home space shall be connected to all utilities provided including water and sanitary sewer.
    2. Each manufactured home development shall connect to the City water system, and either the City sewer system if available or a community sewer system. All sewage wastes from each manufactured home development including wastes from toilets, showers, bathtubs, lavatories, wash basins, refrigerator drains, sinks, faucets and water-using appliances not mentioned here shall be piped into the manufactured home development sewage disposal system or City utility system.