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Sec. 21. Mobile home park overlay district (MH). Statement of purpose. The purpose of the mobile home park overlay district is to provide for the accommodation of mobile homes in planned, integrated mobile home parks, and mobile homes on individual residential lots, at a standard consistent with the protection of the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the city while establishing safeguards to minimize the adverse impacts on neighboring property owners. Applicability. The standards of the mobile home park overlay district shall apply to all land shown on the "Official Zoning Map, City of Lewiston" as being located within the mobile home park overlay district. Permitted uses. Any use permitted in the underlying zoning district shall be permitted in the mobile home park overlay district. In addition the following uses shall be permitted whether or not they are permitted in the underlying district: Mobile home parks consisting of: a. Residential mobile homes and accessory buildings or structures; b. Facilities for the operation and maintenance of the mobile home park including: 1. A dwelling for the owner or manager; 2. Laundry and restroom facilities; 3. Offices and common areas for the management of the park; 4. Indoor recreation facilities, meeting rooms and common facilities for the exclusive use of park residents and their guests; 5. Outdoor recreation facilities for the exclusive use of park residents and their guests; 6. Service and utility buildings for the storage and repair of equipment used in the operation and maintenance of the park; and 7. Storage facilities for the exclusive use of park tenants. c. Facilities for the sales of mobile homes including a sales office and not more than five model units for parks having 50 or fewer sites plus one additional model for each 25 additional approved sites in excess of 50 to a maximum of 12 model units. Mobile homes on individual residential lots. Conditional uses. Any use permitted with a conditional use permit in the underlying zoning district shall be permitted as a conditional use in the mobile home park overlay district unless such use is made a permitted use by subsection above. Prohibited uses. Any use prohibited in the underlying zoning district which is not a permitted or conditional use in the mobile home park overlay district shall be prohibited in the district. ---PAGE BREAK--- Space and bulk standards. Any use other than a mobile home park shall comply to the space and bulk standards of the underlying district. Mobile home parks shall comply with the following requirements: TABLE INSET: " Additional standards. The general standards of performance of article XII shall apply. The expansion or development of a mobile home park shall be subject to the development review requirements of article XIII of this Code. The mobile home park shall conform to the off-street parking requirements of article XII. The layout, design and construction of individual mobile home sites and related facilities shall conform to the standards set forth in article XII of this Code. No development which is approved under this section as a mobile home park may be converted to another use without the approval of the planning board, and meeting the appropriate lot size, frontage, setbacks and other requirements. The plan to be recorded at the registry of deeds and filed with the city shall include the following restrictions as well as any other notes or conditions of approval: a. The land within the park shall remain in a unified ownership and the fee to lots or portions of lots shall not be transferred. b. No dwelling unit other than a manufactured housing unit shall be located within the park. c. The owner or operator of a mobile home park shall be responsible for ensuring the maintenance of the park and code compliance with all provisions of the Revised Code of Ordinances of the City of Lewiston for all park owned structures, including recreation and open space areas and mobile home sites. (Ord. No. 90-10, 10-4-90; Ord. No. 92-31, 1-7-93; Ord. No. 00-19, 10-5-00) Editor's note: See editor's note at article XI.