§ 4.05. MH - Manufactured Housing District.

4.05.01. Description: This district is intended to serve as a residential zone that will meet the needs of persons living in manufactured housing. The primary use of land in the MH District is for manufactured homes, other related religious, educational, and recreational facilities normally required for the provision of a balanced and attractive neighborhood. These areas are intended to be separated and protected from the encroachment of land use activities which do not perform a function necessary to sustain the residential environment, internal stability, attractiveness, order, efficiency, and security. The maintenance of property values is encouraged through the provision of adequate light, air and open space for dwellings and related facilities and through consideration of the proper functional relationship of various land use elements. The regulatory provisions of this district are aimed at achieving the goals, objectives and policies identified in the Santa Fe Comprehensive Plan.

4.05.02. Uses Permitted by Right: Please see Appendix 4F Zoning District Matrix, at the end of this Section of the Ordinance. Also, refer to Section 5.09 "Portable and Modular Building Standards".

4.05.03. Conditional Uses: Please see Appendix 4F Zoning District Matrix, at the end of this Section of the Ordinance.

4.05.04. Area Regulations: For a comprehensive review of area regulations pertaining to all zoning districts, please see Appendix 4F Lot Area and Standards Matrix, at the end of this Section of the Ordinance.

A.

Site Area: A site for an MH - Manufactured Home District shall contain not less than two (2) acres.

B.

Lot Area: A lot located in the MH - Manufactured Home District shall have not less than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) square feet of area.

C.

Lot Width: A lot located in the MH - Manufactured Housing District shall have not less than sixty (60) feet of width as measured at the front and rear building setback line.

D.

Lot Depth: A lot located in the MH - Manufactured Home District shall have not less than one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of depth.

E.

Front yard: Each lot in an MH - Manufactured Home District shall have a front yard building line setback of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.

F.

Rear Yard: Each lot in an MH - Manufactured Home District shall have a rear yard building line setback of not less than fifteen (15) feet.

G.

Side Yard: Each lot in an MH - Manufactured Home District shall have side yard building line setbacks of not less than six (6) feet on each side. Any exterior side yard building line setback shall be not less than fifteen (15) feet. Exception: Any exterior side yard building line setback adjacent to a lot facing the side street shall be increased to match the front yard building line setback required for that adjacent lot.

H.

Height: No structure in an MH - Manufactured Home District shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

I.

Lot coverage: Structures on an MH - Manufactured Housing District lot shall not cover more than fifty (50) percent of the lot.

J.

Density: One (1) residential unit per lot. No accessory apartments are permitted.

4.05.05. Signs: No lot located in this zoning district may have more than one (1) sign. No sign may exceed twenty (20) square feet in area. No sign may exceed five (5) lineal feet on any side. All signs shall be constructed in accordance with specifications provided by the Santa Fe Zoning Officer. (Note limits established by Section 5.03 "Home Occupations" and by Article 7, "Outdoor Advertising Sign Regulation".)

4.05.06. In-Migration of Additional Mobile Homes Prohibited: On and after the effective date of the adoption of this Ordinance no additional mobile homes will be permitted to locate within the City.

4.05.07. Location of Manufactured Homes: Except as provided for in Section 4.05.08 below., manufactured homes shall be permitted to locate only in MH - Manufactured Home Zoning Districts.

A.

All manufactured housing shall be permanently affixed to the lot by means of a permanent foundation or by "tie-downs" which are approved by the Zoning Officer.

B.

All manufactured housing shall have any and all wheels and axles screened from public view. Said screening material shall be approved by the Zoning Officer.

4.05.08. Existing Mobile Homes: Mobile homes which are located within the City of Santa Fe on the day that this Ordinance becomes effective and which are not located in an MH Manufactured Home zoning district shall become legal nonconforming land uses. Such homes shall be permitted to remain within the City subject to the following:

A.

Mobile or manufactured homes may be conveyed or sold without penalty and may remain on legal nonconforming lots unless otherwise determined by the Zoning Officer to be unsafe and unfit for human habitation.

B.

A mobile or manufactured home destroyed by fire, storm, or act of God, may be replaced with a manufactured home on a legal nonconforming lot. A replacement manufactured home shall be permanently anchored to the site, fully skirted, and shall be otherwise installed in accordance with health, safety, aesthetic and performance standards as specified by the Zoning Officer.

C.

Individuals owning a legal, nonconforming mobile or manufactured home may replace it with another manufactured home. A replacement manufactured home shall be permanently anchored to the site, fully skirted, and shall be otherwise installed in accordance with health, safety, aesthetic and performance standards as specified by the Zoning Officer.

4.05.09. Where a legal nonconforming mobile home or manufactured home is removed from a lot, and where such lot remains vacant for a period of ninety (90) days or more, said vacancy shall terminate the legal nonconforming status of said lot, and it shall be used only for land uses permitted within the zoning district in which it is located.

4.05.10. Encroachment by Accessory Structures: Accessory structures may encroach on the rear yard set backs of any lot where the rear lot line abuts a dedicated alley; but in no case shall such structure be located closer than five (5) feet from such rear property line. In addition, unattached non-dwelling unit accessory buildings or structures less than fifteen (15) feet in height, as measured from the adjacent grade to the highest point of any portion of such building or structure, may be located in a required rear yard within a residential district, provided they are set back not less than ten (10) feet from any rear lot line.

Primary and Accessory Structure Restrictions: The following additional restrictions are placed on primary and accessory structures:

A.

No primary or accessory structures or other obstructions, including but not limited to, decks, pools, paving, landscaping structures, fountains or trees, shall be erected or planted on any utility or drainage easement.

B.

Connecting breezeways shall not exceed eight (8) feet in width at the eaves and must be provided with fire stopping in accordance with building codes.

C.

Eaves of primary buildings shall not project into set-backs more than two (2) feet; eaves of accessory buildings shall not project into the required setbacks more than one and one-half (1½) feet.

D.

Chimneys, fireplaces, bay or bow windows and similar architectural features of primary and accessory buildings shall not reduce the minimum yard set backs by projecting into or over such yard set backs.

4.05.11. Manufactured Home Parks: Manufactured Home Parks shall be governed by the regulations set out in the "Mobile Home Regulations" of the City and shall be in general conformity with the subdivision and platting regulations and "Public Works Specifications" of the City as adopted elsewhere by City Ordinances. Lot dimensions and yard requirements may vary from the above standards when approved by City Council.

(Ord. No. 04-2007, 3-8-07; Ord. No. 20-2007, § 4, 7-26-07)