This district provides for the orderly development of mobile home parks within the city limits of Bristol, Tennessee. The use of any parcel of land within the City as the location of a residential mobile home is prohibited unless it is within an MH district, except in cases in which such a use, and the specific structure being thus used, predate the time of enactment of the Bristol, Tennessee Mobile Home Ordinance (January 5, 1968).*

1.

Permitted Uses.

a.

Mobile homes and modular homes.

b.

Accessory buildings or dwelling units.

c.

Recreation, service, or utility buildings used in common by residents of a mobile home park.

d.

Public utilities, or private utilities franchised by residents of a mobile home park.

e.

Parks and open space.

2.

Space Requirements. See Chart at end of this Chapter.

3.

Other Site Development Requirements. The Mobile Home Park Plan shall show or propose all requirements listed in this Ordinance and, in addition, all said requirements shall be complied with before a certificate of occupancy can be issued.

a.

Minimum Number of Mobile Home Spaces and Size of Park. A recommended area for mobile home parks shall be at least three (3) acres, but the number of spaces and acreage shall be determined upon each application. A minimum of five (5) spaces is required for a mobile home park.

b.

Area and Marking of Mobile Home Spaces. All mobile home spaces shall be marked with iron pins at each corner, and shall consist of a minimum of four thousand (4,000) square feet.

c.

Drainage. The park shall be located on a well-drained and properly graded site. Necessary site drainage improvements must be used, as approved by the City Engineer of Bristol.

d.

Interior Drives and Walkways. All mobile home spaces shall abut upon an interior drive of no less than twenty (20) feet in pavement width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway in approval with the City Engineer. Walkways no less than three (3) feet wide shall be provided from mobile home spaces to pavement edge. All interior drives and walkways within the park shall be paved in accordance with the City Engineer, and shall be adequately maintained by the owner unless dedicated to the City of Bristol.

e.

Off-Drive Parking. Each mobile home space shall be provided with at least one (1) additional off-drive parking space, hard surfaced and adequately marked, for each three (3) mobile home spaces in the park.

f.

Recreation Area. Any mobile home park designed shall provide, on the same tract, a recreational area to be designated and set apart only for such purposes. Such recreational area shall contain a minimum area of two hundred (200) square feet for each mobile home space.

g.

Special Conditions. The Planning Commission may attach special conditions and safeguards to protect both the occupants of the park and the occupants of surrounding property, including such matters as protection against noise, glare, traffic hazards, dust and poor sanitation.

h.

Anchorage. All mobile homes within the Corporate City of Bristol, Tennessee shall comply with the mobile home anchorage requirements as set forth in Section 8-406.

4.

General Requirements.

a.

Minimum Size of Mobile Homes. No mobile home shall be placed in a mobile home park which has less than two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor space or does not contain a built-in bathroom with water closet, lavatory, and shower or tub which are in working condition. Travel trailers not meeting the above requirements shall be permitted for a period not to exceed one (1) week provided adequate sanitary facilities are provided in the trailer or in separate building which houses sanitary facilities.

b.

Water, Sewerage and Electricity. Each mobile home space shall be provided with, and each mobile home connected to, the sanitary sewerage and water supply systems of the City of Bristol; or shall, in the absence of Bristol sewerage and water, be connected to private water and sewer facilities, constructed under standards required by the Sullivan County Health Department. A minimum of two (2) electrical outlets, one (1) one hundred ten (110) volts and one (1) two hundred twenty (220) volts, shall be provided for each mobile home space.

c.

Lighting. It is recommended (not mandatory) that interior drives and walkways within the park shall be lighted at night with electric lamps; of not less than fifty (50) watts each, spaced at intervals of no more than one hundred (100) feet; or with some other arrangement providing equivalent lighting.

d.

Refuse Collection Facilities. One (1) refuse collection station shall be provided for each twenty (20) mobile homes, not more than two hundred (200) feet from any mobile home served. These collection stations shall be conveniently located for collection and approved by the Sullivan County Health Department. If individual refuse containers are used on the individual mobile home space, these containers must be submerged in the ground with only the top portion extending above the ground level. In lieu of the submerged unit, stands may be used to hold the cans and screening shall be used to cover the cans from conspicuous view. The collection station and individual cans shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times.

e.

Service, Administrative, and Other Buildings.

1.

Within a mobile home park, one (1) mobile home may be used as an administrative office. Other administrative and service buildings; housing sanitation facilities, laundry facilities, recreation facilities, etc.; shall be of permanent structure, complying with all applicable Ordinances and statutes of the City of Bristol regarding buildings, electrical, and heating installations, and plumbing and sanitation systems.

2.

Service buildings shall be well lighted at all times of the day and night, shall be well ventilated and have screened openings.

3.

No building shall be located closer than forty (40) feet from any mobile home.

4.

All service buildings and park grounds shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and kept free from any condition that will menace the health of any occupant or the public, or constitute a nuisance.

f.

Structural Additions. All structural additions to mobile homes, other than those which are built into the unit and designed to fold out or extend from it, shall be erected only after a building permit is obtained, and such additions shall conform to the Building Code of the City of Bristol. The structural addition must be removed within ten (10) days after the mobile home is removed.

g.

Fire Protection. Every park shall be equipped at all times with fire extinguishing equipment in good condition, of such size, type, and number and so located within the park as to reasonably satisfy applicable regulations of the fire protecting agency. No open fires shall be permitted. Burning may be permitted in an approved incinerator under supervision of the fire protecting agency. Fire hydrants will be located if recommended by the City Engineer or Fire Chief.

h.

Fuel Storage. Individual fuel containers and outdoor storage facilities and connections shall be inspected and approved by the Building Inspector of the City of Bristol.

i.

Animals and Pets. No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat, or other pet animal residing in a mobile home park shall permit it to run at large or commit any nuisance.

j.

Management. In each mobile home park, there shall be a residence or building in which shall be located the office of the person in charge of said park. A copy of the park permit and of this Ordinance shall be posted therein and the park register shall at all times be kept in said office. The duly authorized attendant or caretaker shall be charged at all times to keep the mobile home park, including all facilities and equipment, in a clean, orderly, safe and sanitary condition.

k.

Register of Occupants. It shall be the duty of the licensee to keep a register containing a record of all mobile home owners and occupants located within the park. The register shall contain the following information:

1.

Name and address of each occupant.

2.

The make, model, and year of all mobile homes.

3.

The dates of arrival and departure of each trailer or coach.

The park shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register. The register records shall not be destroyed for a period of three (3) years following the date of registration.

l.

Certificate of Occupancy. The Division of Codes Enforcement shall issue a certificate of occupancy when all provisions of this Ordinance have been met and before any mobile home is parked.

5.

Violations. Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined no less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) plus court costs for each violation; every failure, refusal or neglect to comply fully and completely with the provisions of this Ordinance and each day's continuance thereof beyond the time specified for compliance shall constitute a separate offense.