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- 36.580 Wall, fence or screen required along side and rear boundaries.
- 36.170 Refusal to examine incomplete plans.
- 36.400 Required minimum driveway widths.
- 36.190 Compliance with state statutes required.
- 71 Minimum Distance Between Buildings on a Single Zoning Lot
- 36.020 Awning, portable or demountable.
- 36.290 Minimum size of lots.
The site licence holder is responsible for providing a path to the hardstanding of each mobile home when the pitch is initially established but it is up to the pitch agreement to determine who maintains it thereafter to the boundary of the pitch. Public water and sewers shall be required in all mobile home parks. Access to mobile home parks shall be only from residential major or secondary arterial streets. Where the site design contains a large number of asymmetrical lots or where cul-de-sac driveways extend from a central access, the required minimum driveway widths shall be determined from the individual characteristics of the design by the planning commission.
The distance between any two units should generally not be less than 6 m. The density of mobile homes on a site must not exceed the density stated in the planning consent conditions, or if none is stated, 50 mobile homes per hectare of usable area . No driveway approach or curb cut providing entrance to or exit from a mobile home park shall be located closer than 50 feet from any street intersection, measured from the common private property and street right-of-way line at the nearest side of the intersection. The yard setbacks of the mobile home park shall be a minimum of 25 feet from all public rights-of-way and a minimum of 15 feet from all other abutting property. “Mobile home park” means any plot of ground eight acres or more in extent upon which mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
36.580 Wall, fence or screen required along side and rear boundaries.
Where gas is supplied on the site the site should comply with the most recent legislation and requirements. At the time of publication the Gas Safety Regulations 1998 as amended will generally apply. If there is a mains gas supply to the site the Gas Safety Regulations 1996 may also apply.
Yes, I do intend to get advice elsewhere; what is LEASE? Regarding site rules, there is nothing in them about space between homes, and the things placed between them. Everyone is of course is aware of the rules regarding only having metal sheds, asking the site owner's permission for new fences, etc, but these latest developments, starting with the council's visit last year, are new to everyone I feel. As I said I was told none of the 'problems' found are the fault of home owners, but rather down to old laws that are for some reason only now being enforced. Anyway, I feel it is important to get further advice on this.
36.170 Refusal to examine incomplete plans.
Legally there is no distance that needs to be followed if mobile homes are built on separate foundations but there must be enough space to allow access to and from the mobile homes such as access routes and space for parking. The state of California rules that mobile homes need to be 500 feet from an inhabited building in order to meet the requirements for zoning. Thanks for your comment.
Naturally enough nothing can be done in regards to the homes themselves, but over the past year a number of residents have been ordered by the site owner to rectify, at their own cost, certain things. The party wall act allows an absolute right to build up to the boundary between you and your neighbour. It also allows you to build astride the boundary line, but only with your neighbour’s consent. In order to meet Building Regulations you will need to place the building at least 1m away from any boundary.
36.400 Required minimum driveway widths.
The routine visual examinations do not normally involve dismantling equipment and can be carried out by someone who has been instructed on what to look for. The more formal periodic inspections and tests should be carried out by a competent person. Regulation 16 of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 requires persons to be competent to prevent danger and injury. Using a firm that is a member of an accredited registration scheme operated by a recognised body will give some degree of confidence that this has been achieved.
It would be easy to say that the legal distance between mobile homes is something like 20 feet but it’s not as simple as that, lots of things are taken into account when determining if there is a legal distance and if someone is in fact breaching that legal distance. Where two habitable rooms face each other such that direct overlooking is physically possible, the windows should be 22 metres apart. Where a window in a habitable room faces a blank wall, the height of which exceeds the top of that window, there should be a distance measuring a minimum of 13 metres between them. As a minimum the information required by conditions 42 and must be displayed at all times. This is for the benefit of the emergency services. It is the responsibility of the site licence holder to carry out any remedial works identified as being required by any of these checks.
36.190 Compliance with state statutes required.
All carports shall be accessory to mobile homes. A non-complying distance of eight feet or less shall be limited to a total reduction of one inch of wall thickness for each foot of such existing distance between buildings. The manner in which utility and other services, including, but not limited to, sewage and waste disposal, cable television, water supply, and storm drainage, will be provided, and the person or entity furnishing them. The services and the lot rental amount or user fees charged by the park owner for the services provided by the park owner shall also be disclosed.
No mobile home or accessory structures including patios and awnings shall be located closer than five feet from any side or rear lot line nor closer than 10 feet from the front lot lines abutting a service driveway. It is also stated above that due to the risk of a fire that all plots of land that are for mobile homes have an external water supply to help emergency services in the event of a fire. It is also expected that in case of the event of a fire that there is proper water supply.
It is surprising how casual some people can be with cigarettes, scented candles, etc, to say nothing of a bit of DIY electrical work inside the home. Some Parks refer to the site licence in the site rules, others do not - but it is the responsibility of both the Park and the residents to comply with the site licence, which should be on display somewhere within the Park, even if it is inside the Park office. Yes, the site owner should have enforced the licence terms - but it seems unreasonable for individual residents to contravene the terms and then complain it is the site owner's fault for not stopping them. There should have been a copy of the site licence included along with the site rules in everybody's written statement. I would not worry about being forced to resite the home because of the minimum distance.
“Awning” does not include a window awning. In providing mobile homes for rented accommodation a site licence holder should ensure that they are complying with relevant legal requirements. The NCC and the BHHPA publish advice leaflets on gas safety in residential park homes for both park operators and home owners. For more information visit or The issuing of site licences is linked by section 3 of the 1960 Act to the existence of planning permission for the use of the land as a caravan site. A site licence can only be issued by a local authority if the applicant has planning permission to use the land as a caravan site.
The objective of the Guide is to assist site licence holders and operators in the safe management, operation and maintenance of electricity supplies and distribution systems on residential, holiday and touring sites. A pedestrian route means the paths used by people to walk about the site safely. These foot paths may be at the side of site roads or across areas of the site between pitches. Paths may be constructed from paving, tarmac or similar materials.
The arrangements for management of the park and maintenance and operation of the park property and of other property that will serve the mobile home owners and the nature of the services included. The number of lots in each section, the approximate size of each lot, the setback requirements, and the minimum separation distance between mobile homes as required by law. Where there is a private supply, the site licence holder is responsible for ensuring the safety of the water supplied to consumers within the boundary of the licensed site. Depending upon any particular local agreements for responsibilities within a shared private water supply system, the licence holder may have wider obligations to meet the requirements of the legislation.
If the park home is being sited on private land, you must use a specialist company, there are several in membership of the NCC, not least to ensure that your manufacturer's warranty is not compromised. A mobile home can be a great option for many people and over the last decade or so lots of improvements have been made in terms of their overall design and “flow” this can make them feel a lot... However, in Florida there is no legal distance so if it is the choice of someone to build a mobile home next door to you it is in fact their right to do so.
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