In district RP-5, no building, structure or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected, constructed, reconstructed or altered except for one or more of the following uses:

(1)

Mobile home parks. This type of planned residential district is set forth to allow an orderly development for mobile homes and to place them in areas suitable for residential living.

(Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

(a)

A district RP-5 may be established on a tract of land in a single ownership or under unified control provided that a preliminary development plan for a planned mobile home park district has been prepared and submitted in compliance with the regulations and requirements of this article.

(b)

Application to rezone a property for a planned mobile home park district shall follow the required procedures for rezoning to a planned district, as outlined in this article.

(c)

The location of any district RP-5 shall be on property which has an acceptable relationship to major thoroughfares, and the city planning and zoning commission shall satisfy itself as to the adequacy of the thoroughfare to carry the additional traffic generated by the development.

(d)

The proponent of a planned RP-5 district shall prepare and submit, in triplicate, a preliminary development plan to the city planning and zoning commission for its inspection and review, upon which plan the commission shall advertise and hold a public hearing in conformance with the requirements for amending this chapter as provided under section 44-12. If this preliminary plan is found to comply with the intent of the requirements and regulations

set forth in this article, the city planning and zoning commission shall, upon approval of the preliminary plan, prepare and submit to the city council a request for an amendment to this chapter, which amendment is to provide for and establish an RP-5 district for the land covered by the preliminary plan.

(e)

Upon approval of the zoning change by amendment to this chapter, the proponent shall submit a preliminary development plan, in triplicate, to the city planning and zoning commission for its review and recommendations. No building permit shall be issued for any construction in this district until the city planning and zoning commission shall have approved the preliminary development plan and the final development plans, submitted with the building permits, shall not deviate significantly from the preliminary development plan. If, in the judgment of the code enforcement director and the city engineer, the concept of development, as depicted on the final plans, deviates substantially from the concept of the preliminary development plan submitted, the code enforcement director shall deny the request for building permits.

(Code 1989, § 25-65; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

A plat shall be drawn to scale, shall show the layout of streets, lot areas and boundaries, and the location of buildings, recreational areas, parking areas and utilities. Lot areas shall be clearly marked on the grounds by permanently flushed stakes, markers, or other suitable means of identification.

(Code 1989, § 25-66; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

The following standards and requirements shall be met in a district RP-5 for use as a mobile home park:

(1)

The proposed mobile home park site shall contain not less than three acres;

(2)

Adequate assurance that the execution of the project can and shall proceed to completion within a reasonable period of time;

(3)

The park shall not have less than ten trailer spaces available at the first occupancy, except any expansion or enlargement of trailer home parks that are in existence on December 18, 1972, shall extend the expansion so that the entire area complies with the three-acre provision, and complies with all other provisions in the proposed expanded portion of such mobile park. Mobile home spaces (permanent) shall be a minimum of 3,000 square feet net, excluding roadways, community facilities and service areas, and such mobile home spaces shall be at least 40 feet wide and clearly defined. Also, the boundary limits of each mobile space (lot) shall be clearly marked on the grounds by permanently flushed stakes, markers, or other suitable means of identification. The owners of such mobile home park sites shall provide landscaping.

(Code 1989, § 25-67; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

The operator, a duly authorized attendant or a caretaker shall keep the mobile home park, its facilities and equipment in a clean and sanitary condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, with the operator, for the violation of any provisions of this article to which the operator is subject.

(Code 1989, § 25-69; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

Failure to begin development of the mobile home park within one year after the approval of the final development plan shall void such plan, unless a request for an extension of time is made by the proponent to the city planning and zoning commission and approved by such commission. No fee shall be charged for this request. If an extension of time is not granted and a period of one year has elapsed, the ordinance establishing such district RP-5 shall be rescinded by the city council and the zoning of the entire tract shall revert to its former classification.

(Code 1989, § 25-70; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

Mobile homes shall be harbored on each space (lot) so that there shall be at least 24 feet of side-to-side clearance and 15 feet of end-to-end clearance between mobile homes on adjacent spaces. A mobile home shall be placed on the space (lot) so that the ends of the mobile home shall be at least three feet from the rear lot line and ten feet from the front lot line. No mobile home shall be located closer than ten feet from any building within the park or from any property line bounding the park. Yard width shall be measured from the required mobile home stand to the individual mobile home lot line. At every point, yard width shall be at least equal to the required minimum. Expandable rooms, enclosed patios, garages or structural additions shall be included in the mobile home stand area. Patios, carports and individual storage facilities shall be disregarded in determining minimum yard widths.

(Code 1989, § 25-71; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

Access to mobile home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards to the entrance or exit and allow free movement of the traffic on the adjacent streets. If there should be more than one entrance road, they shall be spaced not closer than 200 feet apart. The entrance roads connecting the park streets with the public streets or roads shall have a minimum road pavement width of 36 feet where parking is permitted on both sides or a minimum road pavement width of 28 feet where parking is limited to one side. Where the primary entrance road is more than 100 feet long and does not provide access to abutting mobile home lots within such distance, the minimum road pavement width may be 28 feet, provided that parking is prohibited on both sides.

(Code 1989, § 25-72; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997; Ord. No. 11813, 11-6-2007)

With respect to internal streets, the following are minimum requirements where parking for at least one vehicle shall be provided on each mobile home space where sidewalks are adjacent to the streets. If sidewalks are not provided, the minimum width shall be increased by two feet. If parking is not provided on each mobile home space, the minimum street width shall be increased by eight feet. The following provisions for additional widths for sidewalks and parking shall apply to any side of the street upon which mobile home spaces front:

(1)

All streets shall be 28 feet.

(2)

Dead-end streets shall be limited in length to 400 feet and shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround having an outside roadway diameter of at least 98 feet.

(3)

Walkways not less than two feet wide shall be provided from the mobile home spaces to the service buildings, provided that this subsection shall only apply to mobile home parks which accommodate dependent mobile homes.

(4)

All driveways, parking areas, and walkways within the park shall meet the standards set forth in article III of this chapter. All roadways and streets shall meet the material design standards set forth in section 34-152.

(5)

Each mobile home park shall provide service buildings to house such toilet, bathing, other sanitation facilities and such laundry facilities as are hereinafter more particularly described, provided that

this subsection shall only apply to mobile home parks which accommodate transient mobile homes.

(6)

An electrical outlet supplying at least 110 volts shall be provided for each mobile home space.

(7)

An acceptable individual and uniform address designation system for mobile home spaces shall be provided.

(Code 1989, § 25-73; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997; Ord. No. 11813, 11-6-2007)

Any mobile home park operated in the city must adhere to chapter 40, which outlines the basic mobile home park requirements for water service in section 40-75.

(Code 1989, § 25-74; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

Each mobile home park accommodating transient mobile homes without internal sanitation and plumbing service shall be provided with toilets, baths or showers, slop sinks and other sanitation facilities which shall conform to the following requirements:

(1)

Toilet facilities for males shall consist of not less than one flush toilet and one urinal for the first ten transient mobile homes or any less number thereof, and, for transient mobile homes in excess of ten, not less than one additional flush toilet and one additional urinal for each additional ten transient mobile homes or fractional number thereof.

(2)

Toilet facilities for females shall consist of not less than one flush toilet for the first five transient mobile homes or any less number thereof, and, for transient mobile homes in excess of five, not less than one additional flush toilet for every five additional mobile homes or fractional number thereof.

(3)

Each sex shall be provided with not less than two lavatories and one shower or bath with individual dressing accommodations for the first ten transient mobile homes or any less number thereof, and, for transient mobile homes in excess of ten, not less than two additional lavatories and one additional shower or bathtub with individual dressing accommodations for every ten additional transient mobile homes or fractional number thereof.

(4)

Each toilet and each shower or bathtub with individual dressing accommodations, for which provisions are made in subsections (1) through (3) of this section, shall be in a private compartment or stall.

(5)

The toilet and other sanitation facilities for males and females shall be either in separated buildings or shall be separated, if in the same buildings, by a soundproof wall.

(6)

There shall be provided in a separate compartment or stall not less than one flush toilet bowl receptacle for emptying bedpans or other containers of human excreta and an adequate supply of hot running water for cleansing such bedpans or containers.

(Code 1989, § 25-75; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

The following regulations shall only apply to mobile home parks which accommodate transient mobile homes:

(1)

Service buildings housing sanitation and laundry facilities, or any of such facilities, shall be permanent structures complying with this Code and all applicable ordinances and statutes regulating buildings, electrical 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 with screened openings, shall be constructed of such moisture proof material, including finished woodwork, as shall permit cleaning and washing and shall be maintained at a temperature of, at least, 68 degrees Fahrenheit during the period from October 1 to May 1 in each year. The floor shall be of water-impervious material.

(3)

Service buildings housing sanitation facilities shall be located not closer than ten feet nor farther than 200 feet from any mobile home space upon which a transient mobile home is harbored.

(4)

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

(Code 1989, § 25-76; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

Waste from showers, bathtubs, flush toilets, urinals, lavatories, slop sinks and laundries in service buildings and other buildings within the park shall be discharged into a public sewer system, if available, in compliance with this Code and other applicable ordinances of the city. If such sewer system is not available, such wastes shall be discharged into appropriate sewage disposal systems, such as lagoons or septic tanks, so long as such places are approved by the state department of health and water pollution board. Sites which do not have access to the municipal sanitary sewer system will need to develop access at the developer's expense. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a sewer at least four inches in diameter.

(Code 1989, § 25-77; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

(a)

All refuse shall be stored in fly-tight, watertight, rodent-proof containers. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse.

(b)

All refuse containing garbage shall be collected in accordance with current city trash and sanitation services.

(Code 1989, § 25-78; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

(a)

It shall be the duty of each operator or owner 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 mobile home occupant;

(2)

Name and address of the owner of each mobile home;

(3)

The make, model, year and license number of each mobile home and motor vehicle;

(4)

The state, territory and country issuing licenses;

(5)

Whether or not each mobile home is a transient or an independent mobile home;

(6)

Date of arrival and of departure of each mobile home.

(b)

The mobile home park shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by any law enforcement officer and all public health officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register. The register record for each occupant registered shall not be destroyed for a period of three years following the date of departure of the registrant from the mobile home park.

(Code 1989, § 25-79; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)

An annual inspection fee shall be paid on or before March 1 each year, by each and every mobile home park owner located within the city, to the city clerk defraying the cost of any annual inspection by the zoning administrator and city fire chief to assure that the mobile home park site continues to comply with the authorized plan previously approved for such site, if any.

(Code 1989, § 25-80; Ord. No. 11296, 6-16-1997)