How much land per pad is sufficient in a mobile home park?

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I've been evaluating a mobile home park with about 1/10 acre of land per pad. Is this a typical amount of land a resident would expect?

Rachel H. · Answer

@John L. Depends on how large and how new you want the homes to be. If you're dealing with smaller homes, the electrical amps for older parks will work. Though, it will be harder to fill lots to find homes that small. Some have gone the RV route when filling smaller lots. If you're looking for larger and newer homes, you'll need to make sure the electrical amps can handle them. Otherwise, the park will need an upgrade which can be costly. Hope that helps!

Ryan Groene · Answer

Optimal land usage for a park without getting too high of a density is between 7-12 pads per acre. Anything greater than that can be considered and is really dense of a park. If evaluating something like this be aware that even though it may be grandfathered in...the fire marshal can deem that the homes are too close based on safety concerns and rule that you can’t bring in new homes

John L. · Answer

I'm not evaluating to build, only to buy.

The park doesn't seem overcrowded, but I'm not sure what is expected or normal.

I believe all the pads have been in place for decades but I will be confirming this.

@Ryan Groene Thanks -- on that metric this is right in the middle.

Thomas S. · Answer

If the lots already exist in a community it does not matter what size they are as long as the town ship approves them.

How much land per pad is sufficient in a mobile home park?

How much land per pad is sufficient in a mobile home park?

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