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ORANGE COUNTY 031 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 23. 1987 Action Agenda Item# SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT (ARTICLE 7 .20 -- PD-MHP MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT) *************************************************************************** DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: ___..X Yes No *************************************************************************** ATTACHMENTS: CONTACT: Marvin Collins Proposed Ordinance TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Amendment Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 967-9251 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 *************************************************************************** PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. NEED: New mobile home parks must be approved as planned developments and require the issuance of a special use permit prior to construction. Article 7 .20 of the Zoning Ordinance contains design standards applicable to such parks. The standards were adopted March 18. 1986. Since November 3. 1986 . the Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee has been working with mobile home park owner/operators in reviewing the design standards. The proposed revisions represent changes to Article 7.20 as applicable to new mobile home parks. IMPACT: Approval of the amendment would allow more flexibility in the design of mobile home parks while addressing public health and safety concerns. The proposed standards provide for: smaller mobile home spaces; foundation enclosures of uniform design; unit access per State Building Code standards; flexible setback standards; street design standards; unit/street numbering as well as traffic control signs; properly maintained grounds; recreation areas; and landscaping limited to buffer standards and dumpster screening.