Mobile homes and parks may be located in the city under the following conditions:

A.    A mobile home park may be located in any part of the city; provided, however, that there is first obtained a special use permit for such location and a license therefor.

B.    Each boundary of any mobile home park must be at least two hundred feet from any permanent residential building located outside the mobile home park unless separated therefrom by a natural or artificial barrier ( any artificial barrier must be at least five feet in height) or unless a majority of the property owners owning property within such two-hundred-feet consent in writing to the establishment of such mobile home park.

C.    It is unlawful for any person to park, place or abandon any mobile home upon any street, alley, highway or any public place or upon any premises or tract of land located within the corporate limits of the city and which is situated outside a licensed mobile home park without first having secured a temporary permit as provided in this chapter.

D.    It is unlawful for any person to park or place any mobile home upon the premises of a licensed mobile home park without first having secured a mobile home occupancy permit as provided in this chapter. The application for a mobile home occupancy permit for an individual mobile home as provided in this chapter shall be filed at the office of the city clerk. The application shall be in writing on forms provided by the city and shall include the following:

(1)   The name and address of the applicant;

(2)   The location of the licensed mobile home park in which the mobile home is to be placed and the location of the lot within such mobile home park upon which the mobile home is to be placed;

(3)   The size and license number of the mobile home;

(4)   The signature of the applicant.

E.    All applications for mobile home occupancy permits for individual mobile homes as provided in this chapter shall be approved by the city clerk or his properly designated representative in accordance with the provisions of this title and subject to any other limitations that may be imposed by other ordinances of the city. Upon such approval by the city clerk or his representative, the office of the city clerk shall issue the mobile home occupancy permit upon payment of the fees provided in this title.

F.    The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following:

(1)   The emergency or temporary stopping or parking of any mobile home for twenty-four hours, subject to any other limitations that may be imposed by other ordinances of the city relative to parking;

(2)   Unoccupied mobile homes for demonstration and sales purposes only which are located within any district in which such is permitted by this title;

(3)   After a public hearing and approval by the city council, a mobile home may be placed upon premises or a tract of land located within the corporate limits of the city for purposes of temporary relief from a local disaster, such as fire, wind or flood damage; provided, however, that such mobile home shall be removed from the premises within six months of its original placement.

(4)   A manufactured home situated on a foundation on a lot which complies with all of the requirements of the zoning and subdivision ordinances of the city. The proposed location of any manufactured home shall first be submitted to the planning commission for review and approval as to architectural conformity of such manufactured home with the surrounding neighborhood, based upon the following:

(a)   The physical condition of the structure is sound, well maintained, and of neat appearance.

(b)   The proposed site of the structure is not in a neighborhood which contains homes of size and value sufficiently higher than will result from the establishment of the manufactured home that the contrast in appearance will depress property values in the neighborhood.

(Ord. 557 §2.05.01, 1985)

Construction of a mobile home park within the city shall begin only after a special use permit has been granted by the city council, in compliance with the city zoning ordinance. No such permit shall be granted, however, until an application for a special use permit and a development plan for the proposed mobile home park have been prepared and submitted by the owner of the proposed mobile home park to the planning commission and found satisfactory by the commission and further submitted to the city council with a recommendation for approval. The application for a special use permit shall be in writing on forms provided by the city. The development plan shall be accurately drawn, at a scale acceptable to the city engineer, and shall show the following:

A     Proposed street and drive pattern;

B     Proposed mobile homes spaces and their approximate dimensions;

C     Any existing streets in or abutting the property;

D     Location and size of parking spaces;

E     Location and size of park and playground area;

F     Screening and landscaping;

G     Legal description of the tract;

H     Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements and other facilities such as electrical wiring, water service pipes, gas service pipes and sewer service constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park;

I      Name of the developer and the firm preparing the plan;

J      North point, scale and date;

K     Such other information as may be requested by the city planning commission to enable it to determine if the proposed mobile home park will comply with all the requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.02(a), 1985)

A     The planning commission shall, upon submission of three copies of the development plan and an application for a special use permit, publish notice and hold a hearing on the proposal in conformance with this title. The decision of the city planning commission to recommend approval or denial of the proposed mobile home park shall be based upon the following criteria:

(1)   The proposed project will be in harmony, in general, with the comprehensive plan of the city;

(2)   Compliance with minimum standards for mobile home parks as set forth in this title;

(3)   Safe and efficient ingress and egress of vehicular and pedestrian traffic and an adequate level of utility and other services is assured;

(4)   A safe and healthful living environment will exist for the occupants of the mobile home park:

B     Upon hearing and consideration of the project, the planning commission shall, within reasonable time, submit its recommendation and an endorsed copy of the development plan to the city council for final action.

(Ord. 557 § 2.0.5.02Cb), 1985)

A     If upon inspection of any mobile home park, the building official or his representative designated for this purpose finds that conditions exist which are in violation of any provisions of this chapter, the city clerk shall give notice in writing, to the person to whom the license was issued. Unless such condition or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time, to be determined by the building official, he shall give notice, in writing, to the person to whom the license was issued that the license has been revoked. Upon receipt of the notice of revocation, such person, or persons, shall cease operation of such mobile home park. All mobile homes shall be removed within three months of the date of revocation of a mobile home park license.

B     The application for a mobile home occupancy permit for an individual mobile home as provided in this chapter and required by Section 18-901 of this chapter shall be filed at the office of the city clerk. The application shall be in writing on forms provided by the city. After inspection of the mobile home by the building official or his designated representative, for conformance with the provisions of this chapter, and upon payment of the mobile home occupancy fee, the city clerk shall issue a mobile home occupancy permit, which shall be valid so long as the mobile home is not moved; provided, however, that no fee shall be charged for an occupancy permit for any mobile home located in a mobile home park on the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this title.

C     The application for a temporary permit for an individual mobile home as provided in this chapter and required by Section 18-901 of this chapter shall be filed at the office of the city clerk. The application shall be in writing on forms provided by the city, and shall include the following:

(1)   The name and address of the applicant;

(2)   The location and legal description of the property or area on which the mobile home is to be parked temporarily;

(3)   The dates that such mobile home will be temporarily parked;

(4)   The license number of the mobile home;

(5)   Certification by the occupant, owner or tenant that all plumbing fixtures may be sealed by the building official or his designated representative. In the event that such plumbing is sealed, the owner or occupant of such mobile home shall not permit such seal to be broken except by the direction of the building official or his representative;

(6)   The signature of the applicant.

D     All applications for temporary permits for individual mobile homes as provided in this chapter shall be approved by the building official or his designated representative in accordance with the provisions of this title and subject to any other limitations that may be imposed by other ordinances of the city. Upon such approval by the building official or his designated representative, the office of the city clerk shall issue the temporary permit upon payment of the fee as provided in this title;

E     Any person whose application for a license, an occupancy permit or a temporary permit has been denied or any person whose license has been revoked may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the city council upon filing an application for hearing before such body within three days following the day upon which such notice was received or such license or temporary permit was denied and the city council shall hold such hearing within thirty days after the filing of the application. The filing of such application shall not suspend any order of the building official in denying approval for such license or temporary permit but shall suspend any order of revocation of the license until the matter has been determined by the city council.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.03, 1985)

Fees for licenses and temporary permits for mobile homes and parks shall be as follows:

A     A license fee of one hundred dollars shall be paid by the owner of the mobile home park upon establishing the park and the annual renewal license fee for each mobile home park shall be ten dollars for each mobile home space occupied therein on the date of expiration of the previous license.

B     The fee for a mobile home occupancy permit for an individual mobile home as provided hereinabove shall be ten dollars.

C     The fee for a temporary permit for an individual mobile home as provided hereinabove shall be five dollars.

D     The annual renewal license fee for a mobile home park shall be for the calendar year, shall not be prorated, and shall expire on December 31st of each year.

(Ord. 557§ 2.05.04, 1985)

Mobile home parks shall conform to the minimum requirements set out in Sections 18-907 through 18-920 of this chapter.

(Ord. 557 §2.05.05(a) (part), 1985)

Any mobile home park shall be located on a site properly graded to insure proper drainage and to prevent stagnant pools of water. No mobile home park shall have a site smaller than will accommodate twenty mobile homes, or comprising less than three and one-third acres. The density will not exceed six mobile homes per acre.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(1), 1985)

Each mobile home shall be equipped with skirts on all sides, such skirts to be of a material harmonious to the mobile home structure.

(Ord.557 § 2.05.05(a)(2), 1985)

Each mobile home space shall be provided with a suitable locker of at least fifty cubic feet.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(3), 1985)

Each mobile home shall be located on one mobile home space so that no part of one mobile home structure, including canopies, awning, car-ports and other protrusions, is closer than twenty feet to another mobile home, or to the edge of the surface of a drive. No mobile home shall be located closer than thirty feet from any permanent building within the mobile home park, or from any property line bounding the mobile home park.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(4), 1985)

A     All mobile home spaces shall have adequate access to a driveway of not less than twenty-seven feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway and shall not be by an alley and all dead end driveways shall include adequate vehicular turning space or cul-de-sac.

B     All private drives shall have Portland cement curbs, and be surfaced with at least six inches of compacted stone base with two inches of hot mix bituminous concrete as the surface course (sealed within one year after completion),or such other materials as may be approved by the city engineer.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(5), 1985)

Off-driveway parking shall be provided within sixty feet of the mobile home and shall be maintained at a minimum ratio of two car spaces for each mobile home space. Such parking spaces shall be off the public street or private drive, and each shall be not less than nine feet by twenty feet in size and shall be surfaced to at least the standard set out above for drives.

(Ord. 557 §2.05.05(a)(6), 1985)

All driveways and walkways within the mobile home park shall be lighted at night with electric lamps of not less than one hundred watts each, spaced at intervals of not more than one hundred feet; or equivalent illumination as may be supplied by other approved sources.

(Ord. 557 §2.05.05(a)(7), 1985)

All water supply and distribution systems shall be approved by the city engineer prior to construction. The water supply shall be connected to the municipal water system and all plumbing shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the city's plumbing code. Individual water service connections shall be provided for direct use by mobile homes and shall be so constructed that they will not be damaged by the parking of such mobile homes, or as required by the building official. The owner of a mobile home park may require individual water meters or a master meter for the entire water service, in which case the owner shall be responsible for payment of the water bill and sewage service charge.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(9), 1985)

All liquid waste shall be disposed of through a sanitary sewer system and treatment facility, the plans of which shall be approved by the city engineer prior to construction. All plumbing at the mobile home park shall comply with state and local plumbing laws and regulations. Each mobile home space shall be provided with at least a four-inch sewer connection. The sewer connections shall be provided with suitable fittings so that a water tight connection can be made between the mobile home drain and the sewer connection. Such individual mobile home connections shall be so constructed that they can be closed when not linked to a mobile home, and shall be trapped in such a manner as to maintain them in an odor-free condition. All sewer lines of the mobile home park shall be connected to the public sewer system.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(10), 1985)

All solid wastes shall be disposed of by accumulation in tight containers and removal at regular intervals by methods to be approved by the building official.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(11), 1985)

A     All electrical installations shall comply with the electrical code of the city.

B     Electrical outlets shall be weatherproof: An electrical outlet supplying at least one hundred fifteen volts shall be provided for each mobile home space with a minimum of 100 ampere individual service. Power lines, including service lines to the mobile homes, may be either above or underground and shall be installed in compliance with the standards of the utility corporation involved.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(12), 1985)

Standards for fire protection, use of portable fire extinguishers and location of fire hydrants in mobile home parks shall be as follows:

A     Each mobile home park shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the city and the fire prevention code of the city.

B     Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire chief shall be kept in the service building and in such other buildings or locations named by the fire chief, and shall be maintained at all times in a good operating condition.

C     Standard fire hydrants shall be located within four hundred feet of each mobile home.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.05(a)(14), 1985)

Each mobile home park or mobile home sub-division shall be operated in a sanitary, orderly and efficient manner, and shall maintain a neat appearance at all times. No damaged or deteriorated mobile homes shall be permitted to remain, and suitable and effective rules for regulating the outside storage of equipment, the removal of wheels and installation of skirtings, the collection of trash and garbage, and the attachment of appurtenances to the mobile homes shall be continually enforced. All drives, playground area and equipment, lawn and trees, and any recreation or accessory buildings shall be maintained at a level at least equal to the average residential neighborhood in the city. All portions of the mobile home park shall be open and accessible to fire, police and other emergency and protective vehicles and personnel, including city, county and state inspectors.

(Ord. 557 §2.05.07, 1985)

Camping Trailers. Camping trailers may be parked in a camp ground or trailer park, provided such camp area is in conformance with this title and other ordinances of the city. Camping trailers may also be stored, on the basis of one per family, in private garages, or in the side or rear yard of private homes, businesses or industrial areas; provided, that no such trailer all be use residential purposes except in a licensed mobile home park as hereinafter provided, and subject to any other limitations that may be imposed by other ordinances of the City. Camping trailers may also be placed in a licensed mobile home park, provided an occupancy permit is obtained therefor and such trailer is in conformance with all provisions of this title pertaining to mobile homes which are placed upon licensed mobile home parks.

(Ord.557 § 2.05.08, 1985)

One or more mobile homes or trailers may be used as a temporary office or other nonresidential structures on the site of a construction project provided such structures are removed upon completion of the project. Mobile structures may be used as temporary classroom facilities in connection with public schools or private schools with equivalent curriculum.

(Ord. 557 §2.05.09, 1985)

A     All mobile home parks designated as mobile home parks and having two or more spaces for rental of mobile homes on the date of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title shall be considered existing mobile home parks. The owner of an existing mobile home park must, within sixty days from the date of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title, apply for a special use permit and a license and pay the required renewal license fees as provided in this title. Existing mobile home parks shall not, at the time such applications are made, be required to conform with the provisions of this title except as to utility and sanitary systems requirements as provided in this title. All existing mobile home parks must conform to all the requirements of this Article within three years from the date of adoption of the Ordinance codified in this title, provided, however that no existing mobile home park shall be required to have a water supply system connected to the municipal water system and no existing mobile home park shall be required to conform to the following minimum standards for mobile home parks:

(1)   Site, drainage and size requirements;

(2)   Open space requirements, except that each mobile home located in an existing mobile home park shall be located on the mobile home space so that no part of one mobile home structure is closer than twenty feet to another mobile home and no such mobile home shall be located closer than ten feet from the edge of the surface of a drive or from any property line bounding the existing mobile homes park.

(3)   Streets and drives requirements, except that all mobile home spaces in an existing mobile home park shall have adequate access to a driveway of not less than twenty feet in width.

(4)   Park and playground areas requirements, except that all existing mobile home parks shall contain park and playground space for occupants of the existing mobile home park and such park and playground space shall be of a minimum size of one thousand square feet.

B     All mobile home park utility and sanitary systems made nonconforming by this title shall be altered to conform to all utility and sanitary systems requirements contained in this title within thirty days after inspection by the building official or city engineer.

C     After adoption of the ordinance codified in this title, any mobile home which is presently located on a permanent or semi-permanent basis outside an existing mobile home park, as defined above, shall be construed as a permanent structure and subject to all the requirements of the building, plumbing, electrical, gas, fire prevention and sanitary code, and this title. No such mobile home may be replaced by a new mobile home.

D     In the event that a nonconforming use of any existing mobile home park is discontinued for a period of thirty days, the use of such premises or part thereof shall thereafter conform with all of the provisions of this title

(Ord. 557 §2.05.10, 1985)

Any person who neglects or refuses to comply with or violates or attempts to violate any of the provisions of this title, or any amendments or additions thereto, whether as owner, agent, officer, employee, tenant, occupant, lessee, or any other person who shall permit or take part in, or assist in, such violation or attempted violation, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, constituting a separate offense for each and every day, or portion thereof, during which such violation is committed, continued, permitted or attempted, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than two hundred fifty dollars. The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the city, or any other interested person from instituting injunction, mandamus or other appropriate action or proceeding authorized by law to prevent, correct or abate such violation.

(Ord. 557 § 2.05.11, 1985)