§ 67. Improvements.

A.

General requirements. Street, utility and other improvements shall be installed in each mobile home park in accordance with the standards and requirements specified herein.

B.

Engineering requirements. Improvements required by these regulations shall be made in accordance with the specifications and under the supervision of the town engineer, health officer, the utility agencies, companies or departments concerned and other appropriate authorities.

C.

Required improvements.

1.

Park streets . Park streets shall be surfaced for their entire width and shall have roll-top or valley-type gutter at each edge. The minimum acceptable all-weather surfacing shall be 2½ inches of hot asphalt on six inches of compacted gravel or equivalent base to provide adequate subsurface drainage.

2.

Walks . Common walks shall be concrete at least four inches thick. Individual walks shall be concrete at least three inches thick.

3.

Car parking areas. Car parking areas shall have all-weather surfacing on compacted base the same as park streets.

4.

Water supply . The developer shall install a water supply system connected to the public water supply of the Town of Ball. An individual water connection shall be provided for each mobile home stand. The connection shall consist of a riser terminating to least eight inches under the ground surface with a one half-inch valved outlet.

5.

Sanitary sewerage . The developer shall install a sanitary sewerage system connected to the public sanitary sewer of the Town of Ball. A four inch sewer connection suitably located for connection to the mobile home shall be provided for each mobile home stand in accordance with the sanitary code for mobile homes of the Town of Ball.

6.

Surface drainage. The mobile home park shall be so designed that surface water will be drained into natural watercourses or into the municipal stormwater drainage system. Necessary facilities for drainage of roadways and for drainage of surface water in the park shall be installed. All streets shall be designed with curb and underground drainage. No valley drains will be allowed.

7.

Utilities . Above-ground utilities shall be placed along streets or on rear or side line of mobile home lots in easements provided for this purpose. Installations shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements and under the supervision of the utility agencies, companies or department concerned.

8.

Illumination . Adequate lights shall be provided to illuminate streets, driveways and walkways for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night.

9.

Street signs . Each intersection shall have signs on diagonally opposite corners identifying the streets which form the intersection. Construction and installation of street signs shall be accordance with the requirements of the town engineer.

10.

Landscaping . Lawn and ground cover shall be provided for all exposed ground surfaces not paved or covered with other solid material or in such areas as woods and ravines which are to be preserved in their natural state. Screen planting shall be provided as necessary to screen objectionable views such as laundry drying yards, garbage and trash collection stations and rear yards of adjacent properties.

D.

Guarantees of performance. The building inspector of the Town of Ball, Louisiana, shall not issue a certificate of compliance with the provisions of this ordinance [chapter] for any mobile home park unless the improvements required by this ordinance [chapter] have been installed in accordance with the standards and specifications of the appropriate officials and agencies and their approval has been certified. A certificate of compliance must have been issued prior to the occupancy of the park.

(Ord. No. 146-B-99, § 7, 1-5-2000)