For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings herein ascribed to them:

Camper means any enclosed structure intended for human habitation mounted on any manufactured pickup truck or flatbed vehicle.

HUD-code manufactured home means a structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. The term does not include a recreational vehicle as that term is defined by 24. C.F.R. Section 3282.15.

Manufactured housing or manufactured home means a HUD-code manufactured home or a mobile home and collectively means and refers to both.

Mobile home means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.

Mobile home park or manufactured housing park means any area, lot or tract of land upon which two or more mobile homes, manufactured homes, or recreational vehicles occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located. Such term shall be deemed to include mobile home parks existing and in operation in the city on January 13, 1969, or which may hereafter be created under the terms of this chapter. Mobile home park excludes sales areas or lots used exclusively for the sale of mobile homes.

Recreational vehicle is:

(1)

A vehicle or vehicular structure not certified as a manufactured home;

(2)

Designed only for recreational use and not as a primary residence or for permanent occupancy; and is either:

a.

Built and certified in accordance with either NFPA 1192 (incorporated by reference, see § 3282.16) or ANSI A119.5 (incorporated by reference, see § 3282.16) as provided by paragraph (c) of this section; or

b.

Any vehicle which is self-propelled.

(Ord. No. 2021-3840, § 1, 10-11-21)

It shall be unlawful for any person to park, place or locate any mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle being used for human habitation for living and sleeping quarters on any lot, tract or parcel of land in the city for a longer period than four hours, except in a licensed mobile home park.

(Ord. No. 2021-3840, § 1, 10-11-21)

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit parking or storing a camper or a mobile home on any tract or parcel of land within the city, so long as the same is parked or stored on such property in conformity with the requirements of the zoning ordinance, and, provided further, so long as the same is not used on such property for human habitation.

(Ord. No. 2021-3840, § 1, 10-11-21)

Wherever the zoning chapter requires higher standards than are required in this chapter, the provisions of the zoning chapter shall govern, and wherever the provisions of this chapter require a higher standard than is required by the zoning chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall govern. Without limitation of the foregoing, nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to waive the requirement for appropriate zoning or rezoning of any tract or parcel of land for mobile home park purposes, before issuance of any mobile home park permit.

(Ord. No. 2021-3840, § 1, 10-11-21)