Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 43, October 25, 2024
Section 64-41-5 - Management Buildings And Community Service Facilities (Refer to Section 10 of the Mobile Home Regulations)5.1. Management and Service Buildings 5.1.1. Every mobile home development should be provided with a service building containing emergency sanitary facilities consisting of at least one lavatory and one flush toilet for each 100 mobile home lots. Where feasible, the consolidation of sanitary, laundry, management, and other service facilities in a single building and location is recommended if the single location will adequately serve all mobile home lots. Consolidation is preferable for efficient construction, use, and maintenance of all facilities.5.1.2. Service buildings and other development structures, when provided, should conform to the local, state and national codes and regulations. All development buildings shall be of permanent construction, with a weather-resistant exterior finish and an interior finish of moisture-resistant material that will stand frequent washing and cleaning.5.1.3. All rooms containing plumbing fixtures shall have floors that are impervious to water, easily cleaned, and sloped to floor drains connected to the sewerage system. The floors and the plumbing fixtures should be maintained in a sanitary condition at all times by periodic washing and disinfecting. Walls and partitions around toilets, lavatory, and other plumbing fixtures should be constructed of nonabsorbent, water-proof material, or covered with moisture-resistant material.5.1.4. The rooms of all buildings should be well ventilated and all exterior openings should be covered with screen having 16 meshes per inch. Rooms containing sanitary or laundry facilities should be provided with at least one openable window or skylight facing directly outdoors, or a mechanical device that will adequately ventilate the room. Positive mechanical ventilation is usually preferred because openable windows and skylights are not dependable as a means of ventilating these spaces. There is also the problem of windows remaining closed during inclement weather.5.1.5. The minimum total window area, measured between stops, should be 10 percent of the floor areas of the room. When design permits, windows should be placed high in the wall and in more than one wall if possible.5.1.6. Service buildings shall have heating facilities capable of maintaining a temperature of 70 degrees F. and capable of heating sufficient hot water for all lavatory and laundry fixtures.5.1.7. Toilet and laundry rooms should be well lighted at all times since adequate lighting will encourage cleanliness. Daylight should be used to supplement lighting requirements whenever possible. Men's and women's toilet rooms shall be distinctly marked and separated by a sound-resistant wall. A screen or wall should prevent direct view of toilet compartments when the exterior doors are open. Each water closet shall be in a separate compartment equipped with a self-closing door.5.1.8. The owner or operator of a mobile home development should provide additional facilities in the service facilities. Laundry equipment, icemaking machines, and public telephones are extra conveniences that development residents will appreciate.5.1.9. When considering the installation of laundry facilities within a mobile home development, it should first be determined that such equipment will have sufficient use, since unused facilities can create economic and maintenance problems for the development owner or operator. Factors that should be evaluated include the proximity of coin-operated public laundries or commercial laundries, and the number of development residents who will have automatic washers installed in their mobile homes.5.2. Service Areas 5.2.1. Where areas for the outdoor drying of clothes are necessary, it has been found that approximately 2,500 square feet per 100 mobile home lots is adequate with rotated use. It may be desirable to locate the drying yard near the service or laundry building, if provided, and as far as possible from roadways or traveled areas. It has also been found practical to provide clothes-drying facilities on the individual mobile home lots: Provided, That the drying units are standardized and are properly located and installed. Where the clothes are drying facilities are permitted on the individual mobile home lots, it is suggested that they be provided as part of the basic facilities, to assure that the same type of unit, located in the same general area of each mobile home lot, it used throughout the development. Umbrella-type lines in permanent sockets are recommended. The use of individual drying facilities also requires that the owner or operator develop and enforce rules that permit clothes drying only on the facilities provided. All clothes-drying areas, whether centrally located near the service building or on the individual mobile home lot, should be adequately screened from view so that they do not detract from the appearance of the mobile home park and are not objectionable to residents of adjacent property. If desired, car wash and other general purpose facilities can be provided as a service to residents of the mobile home development. Any such facilities should be properly constructed and preferably, screened from view.5.3. Recreation Areas 5.3.1. Mobile home developments that accommodate 25 or more mobile homes should be provided with at least one easily accessible recreation area. When several different age groups are to be provided for, it may be desirable to have two or more separate areas to serve the various interests.5.3.2. For safety reasons, recreation areas always should be located where they are free of traffic hazards. It may be also desirable to provide some sort of buffer zone around the area, such as trees, bushes, or other vegetative growth. If shrubbery is planted immediately adjacent to the street, a fence should be installed to prevent children, who are obscured from the motorists' vision, from darting into the roadway.5.3.3. A recreation area can be located adjacent to recreation or service buildings, if provided, for efficient construction, use, and maintenance of both the area and the structure. The minimum area for each recreational space should be two thirds of an acre, and the total recreational area should be not less than 8 percent of the gross area of the site. Swimming pools, recreation buildings, and areas for child play can be considered as fulfilling part of the total area requirement.5.3.4. Swimming pools shall be constructed and operated in accordance with all applicable state department of health requirements and regulations.