(A)

It is intended that the requirements for mobile home parks and communities should be such that the quality of a neighborhood is not detrimentally affected by the adjacent location of a mobile home park. The mobile home park is basically a low-density to medium-density residential use and should be treated as such.

(B)

The requirements set forth in this chapter are intended to supplement other requirements pertaining to mobile home developments which the city council adopts by ordinance. If the provisions of this chapter conflict with those of other ordinances regulating mobile home developments, the provisions of the chapter shall apply.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §1, 1973)

In those zones where mobile home communities are indicated as being permitted subject to special review, an application shall be submitted to the land use review commission for a planned unit development (PUD) in accordance with chapter 17-38, B.M.C. The standards in sections 17-42-030 through 17-42-240, B.M.C., shall become part of the PUD design of the mobile home community.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(part), 1973; Ord. 1111 §38, 1995; Ord. 1935 §59, 2011)

(Ord. No. 2138, § 65, 4-6-21)

Density shall not exceed five units per acre, unless part of an approved PUD plan which includes other land uses, and where a transfer of density has been approved in the PUD plan.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(1), 1973)

Minimum lot size shall be 3,000 square feet.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(2), 1973)

The average lot width shall not be less than forty feet.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(3), 1973)

Minimum separation between homes shall be fifteen feet.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(4), 1973)

Street widths shall be in accordance with the following table:

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2217, § 2, adopted December 5, 2023, repealed the former § 17-42-070, and enacted a new § 17-42-070 as set out herein. The former § 17-42-070 pertained to off-street parking and derived from Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(5), 1973. Subsequentally, corresponding §§ 17-42-080—17-42-540, were renumbered as §§ 17-42-070—17-42-530, as herein set out.

A minimum of two means of access to a dedicated street shall be provided per mobile home park.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(7), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

A minimum of three-tenths foot candles shall be provided on all driveways and walks.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(8), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Walkways shall be provided adjacent to streets, or on an interior system.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(9), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Park space shall be provided in the following percentages of the total dedicated area:

(A)

15% dedicated area or equal in park fee;

(B)

30% common private open space as defined in chapter 17-38.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(10), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2265, § 3, adopted September 9, 2025, repealed § 17-42-120, which pertained to footings, foundations, and tiedown and derived from Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(11), 1973; Ord. 1858 §9, 2008; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023.

Architectural standards shall be set for a mobile home park, including requirements for wood siding or other similar design features.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(12), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

A landscaping plan in accordance with Chapter 17-70 shall be submitted for review and approval.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(13), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2215, § 13, 8-22-23; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Excavation shall occur to lower the profile of the units so the floor level of the units is not higher than ten inches from the ground level. This requirement may be altered if in the opinion of the city engineer the requirement would not be in the interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the park due to any unusual topographic or geological conditions of the mobile home site.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(14), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

A decorative fence or wall shall be provided around the perimeter of the site, or landscaping or earth mounds of six feet in height to screen the park from view when adjacent or across the street from a residential use other than a mobile home park.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(15), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

No mobile home unit shall be located closer than ten feet to a private street.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(16), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Mobile homes shall be placed no nearer than twenty feet from any boundary that is not a street, and twenty-five feet from any boundary adjacent to a street.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(17), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Storage units shall be designed as an integral part of the site and shall be screened from normal view.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(18), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

All utilities shall be placed underground. City sewer and water shall be provided in accordance with city standards.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(19), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Trash receptacles shall be provided and properly screened from view.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(20), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Provisions shall be made for camper and boat storage either adjacent to the mobile homes or in a central location. 100 square feet for each mobile home space shall be provided.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(21), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Bonding or some guarantee in a form acceptable to the city attorney shall be provided to guarantee performance of plans.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(22), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Application procedures shall conform to the planned unit development procedures defined in chapter 17-38, B.M.C., including processing hearings and final recording of approved plans.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(23), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

The division of land for the purpose of resale of sites for mobile home units shall only be permitted via the PUD review and recording process. In addition to the standards for mobile home parks, the standards in sections 17-42-270 through 17-42-310 shall also be applicable.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §3(part), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Density shall not exceed five units per acre.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §3(1), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Minimum total area shall be forty acres.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §3(2), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2265, § 3, adopted September 9, 2025, repealed § 17-42-280, which pertained to footings, foundations, and tiedowns and derived from Ord. 149 Art. 21 §2(11), 1973; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023.

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

A legally authorized homeowners' organization shall be formed to maintain all common facilities.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §3(4), 1973)\\;hn0;

A swimming pool and clubhouse shall be provided. Facilities of equal importance and investment may be substituted if approved by the land use review commission and the city council.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §3(5), 1973; Ord. 1111 §39, 1995; Ord. 1935 §60, 2011)

(Ord. No. 2138, § 66, 4-6-21; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

The general provisions in sections 17-42-330 through 17-42-350 shall apply to the use of mobile homes or travel trailers.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §4(part), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

The construction or erection of a manufactured home or tiny home on a lot not located within an approved mobile home community is prohibited unless the unit totally meets the provisions of the International Building Code or International Residential Code, as applicable, and is clad in materials or colors to match the principal structure.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §4(1), 1973; Ord. 1858 §11, 2008)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023; Ord. No. 2265, § 3, 9-9-2025)

The overnight housing and occupancy of travel trailers within a mobile home community is prohibited.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §4(2), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Vacant travel trailers are permitted to be stored in any zone, provided that they are not occupied or do not sit within the required front yard.

(Ord. 149 Art. 21 §4(3), 1973)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

(A)

Mobile home court means any plot or ground upon which two or more mobile homes, manufactured homes or tiny homes occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation.

(B)

Mobile home space means a plot of ground within a mobile home court designed for the accommodation of one mobile home, manufactured home or tiny home.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023; Ord. No. 2265, § 3, 9-9-2025)

It is unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a mobile home court within the limits of the city, unless such person shall first obtain a license therefor.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

The annual license fee for each mobile home court shall be $50.00 for up to and including the first 500 platted mobile home spaces, and $10.00 for each additional 100 platted spaces or fraction thereof.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Application for an initial mobile home court license for mobile home courts not previously licensed by the city shall be filed with the city clerk, and the license shall be issued by the city council. The application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and shall include the following:

(A)

The name and address of the applicant;

(B)

The location and legal description of the mobile home court;

(C)

A complete site plan of the court in conformity with the requirements of this chapter;

(D)

Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements, and facilities constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home court; and

(E)

Such further information as may be required by the city council to enable it to determine if the proposed court will comply with legal requirements.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

The application and all accompanying plans and specifications shall be filed in triplicate, and the necessary fee for checking the plans, as provided in the building code, shall be paid at such time. The city council shall investigate the applicant and inspect the application and the proposed plans and specifications. Upon determination that the proposed mobile home court will, when constructed or altered in accordance with such plans and specifications, be in compliance with all provisions of this chapter, and all other applicable ordinances and statutes, the city council shall approve the application, and upon completion of the court according to the plans, shall issue the license.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Upon application in writing by a licensee for renewal of a license by any licensed mobile home court and upon payment of the annual license fee, the city council shall issue a certificate renewing such license for another year.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Upon application, in writing, for transfer of a license, the city council shall issue a transfer, upon determination that the proposed mobile home court is in compliance with all provisions of this chapter and all other applicable ordinances and statutes.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

The city council may revoke any license to maintain and operate a court when the licensee has been found guilty of violating any provision of this chapter. After such conviction, the license may be reissued, if the circumstances leading to conviction have been remedied.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

The license certificate or temporary permit shall be conspicuously posted in the office of, or on the premises of, the mobile home court at all times.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980)

(Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Mobile home courts shall be located only in zoning districts in which they are specifically permitted under the zoning ordinance, subject to approval by the land use review commission and city council.

(Ord. 388 §2, 1980; Ord. 1111 §40, 1995; Ord. 1935 §61, 2011)

(Ord. No. 2138, § 67, 4-6-21; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

(A)

No person, including without limitation a park owner, shall prohibit the sale of a mobile home or require an owner of a mobile home within a mobile home park to remove a mobile home from the park at the time such mobile home is sold provided that the purchaser shall enter into and be bound by the rental agreement of the park owner.

(B)

Any purchaser of a mobile home sold by a resident may become a resident of the mobile home park provided the purchaser meets the entry requirements for the mobile home park that are applied by the park owner equally to all purchasers and prospective residents so long as such requirements are not in violation of Federal or State law and have previously been provided to the resident. If the park owner denies approval to a purchaser, the park owner shall, in writing, state the reason for such disapproval. Such statement shall be delivered to the resident and the purchaser within ten days after the park owner receives the completed application of the purchaser or prospective resident. Failure to deliver such notification within ten days shall be deemed to be approval.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

No person, including without limitation a park owner, shall require a resident to make improvements to a mobile home provided, however, that the term "improvement" does not include maintenance, repair and upkeep associated with ensuring that the mobile home's exterior condition complies with the park's rules and regulations, if the home owner agreed to abide by such rules and regulations as part of a rental agreement, and the rental agreement and rules and regulations are not in conflict with Federal or State law.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Trees in mobile home parks are the responsibility of the park owners. No park owner or their agent shall require a resident to bear the expense of maintenance of trees in a mobile home park.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

In January of each year, park owners shall send notice to each resident who leases a mobile home or a space for a mobile home in the park that sets out the manner in which the park owner will bill each resident for any utilities provided to resident by the park owner, including water, sewer natural gas, electricity, telephone, internet, trash or recycling service. The notice shall state whether the utility service is metered for each individual residential space or apportioned among all residential spaces by the park owner. If utilities are not metered, the notice shall state how gross charges by each utility will be apportioned among residents in terms of a percentage of the gross charges, and any administrative charges or fees to be assessed in addition to the utility charges. Any utility charge shall not exceed the rate or amount agreed to in the lease between the park owner and the resident. The notice shall also show which utilities must be contracted for directly by a resident.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

(A)

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish expectations related to the right to privacy of mobile home park tenants from improper intrusions by landlords, park owners and their agents.

(B)

Park owners and their agents shall respect the privacy of homeowners and mobile home park tenants residing in their communities, and shall have no right of entry to a mobile home, without the prior written consent of the homeowner or resident, except in the case of emergency or when the mobile home has been abandoned. Such consent may be revoked in writing by the homeowner/occupant at any time.

(C)

Unless otherwise prohibited by law, park owners and their agents shall have a right of entry upon the land upon which the mobile home is situated for the maintenance of utilities, to ensure compliance with applicable codes, statutes, ordinances, administrative rules, and the rental agreement and the rules of the community, and protection of the mobile home park at any reasonable time or in an emergency, but not in a manner or at a time which would interfere with the resident's quiet enjoyment.

(D)

Park owners and their agents shall make a reasonable effort to notify the resident of their intention of entry upon the land upon which a mobile home is situated, at least 48 hours prior to entry.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

(A)

Protected actions: Every resident shall have the rights described in this section. A park owner shall not take any retaliatory actions against a resident for any of the following actions:

(1)

The resident has expressed an intention to complain or has complained to a governmental agency about conditions in the manufactured housing community;

(2)

The resident has made any complaint in good faith to the park owner;

(3)

The resident has filed or expressed an intention to file a lawsuit or administrative action against the park owner;

(4)

The resident has expressed an intent to organize or has organized or is a member of an association of residents; or

(5)

The resident has performed or expressed intent to perform any other act for the purpose of asserting, protecting, or invoking the protection of any right secured to residents under any Federal, State, or local law.

(B)

A park owner or an agent of a park owner shall not take any of the following actions in response to any protected actions described in this section:

(1)

Increase a resident's rent or decrease the services that a resident receives;

(2)

Alter or refuse to renew an existing rental agreement, impose a fee, change community rules, enforce community rules in an unreasonable or non-uniform manner; or

(3)

Bring or threaten to bring any legal action, including, but not limited to an action for eviction.

(C)

Any attempt to evict a resident, except for nonpayment of rent, within six months after the resident has taken any action identified in subsection (A) above, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the eviction action is in retaliation against the resident.

(D)

Residents shall have the right to meet and establish a resident association. Meetings of residents or resident associations relating to mobile home living and affairs in their park or for social or educational purposes, including without limitation forums for or speeches by public officials or candidates for public office in their common area, community hall, or recreation hall, if such a facility or similar facility exists, shall not be subject to prohibition by the landlord or operator if the common area or hall is reserved and used in compliance with the park rules and such meetings are held at reasonable hours and when the facility is not otherwise in use.

(E)

No park owner shall harass or threaten any resident association or engage in any unfair or deceptive conduct. Park owners and their agents shall not prohibit resident associations from publishing and distributing information about their association meetings and shall not discourage residents from belonging to a resident association.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

(A)

Prior to bringing any action or complaint to enforce any provision of this chapter, park owners and residents shall participate in mediation by an independent third party. The parties shall agree to submit any dispute to mediation before any action for eviction is commenced.

(B)

Failure of either party to participate in mediation, after proper notice has been served, will create a presumption that the party that offered to mediate shall prevail.

(C)

Notice of mediation shall be considered served upon a resident when it has been served personally on the resident at his or her place of residence, or by posting the notice in a conspicuous place on the home and mailing the notice by first class mail to the resident. Notice to the park owner shall be considered served by delivery to any agent of the park owner during regular office hours at the office in the mobile home park.

(D)

Mediation shall commence within ten days of service of notice, unless the parties agree to an alternative start date.

(E)

The notice shall state the reasons for the mediation, including reference to the provision in this chapter under which the dispute arises. The notice shall also include the name and contact information of the person issuing the notice.

(F)

The notice shall also contain the name and address of the mediation service where the mediation shall take place.

(G)

The cost of mediation shall be borne equally by both parties.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Any person claiming to be injured by a violation of 17-42-460 through 17-42-520 shall have a private civil right of action against the park owner or its agents in any court of competent jurisdiction. In any such action, the person shall be entitled to actual economic damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs from the park owner or its agents if the person prevails.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)

Park owners are required to comply with Colorado and Federal law, including the Fair Housing Act.

(Ord. No. 2083, § 1, 12-4-2018; Ord. No. 2217, § 2, 12-5-2023)