Mobile Home parks shall be designed in accordance with the following minimum criteria:

(1)

The Mobile Home Park shall as a minimum comply with the regulations for Mobile Home Parks issued by the State.

(2)

Each Mobile Home space may have only one Mobile Home located upon it. Each space shall be a minimum of 4,000 square feet, except 6,000 square feet shall be required for spaces where double-wide Mobile Homes are to be allowed. The minimum space width shall be 40 feet.

(3)

Each Mobile Home space shall be served by a public water supply, a sewer system, a street, electricity and telephone. All required improvements shall comply with any applicable City standards and specifications.

(4)

There shall be a minimum setback of 25 feet from the front of the space, 15 feet from the rear of the space and eight feet from the sides.

(5)

Interior roadways shall be to City standards.

(6)

All interior roads and walkways shall be well-lit for safe movement of pedestrians.

(7)

Two parking spaces shall be required within each Mobile Home space, plus a common parking area for visitors shall be provided at a ratio of one space for every two Mobile Home spaces.

(8)

Adequate areas for snow storage shall be provided.

(9)

There shall be common refuse collection points adequate to serve all Mobile Home units.

(10)

All utilities shall be underground.

(11)

No outside storage shall be permitted except in storage buildings. Storage buildings shall be located in the rear half of the space. A five-foot rear setback is required.

(12)

All patio awnings, covered parking, or carports shall be regulated by the Uniform Building Code and in accordance with the definitions of this Code.

(13)

Ten percent of the total gross acreage of the park shall be provided as maintained, usable open space. The area allocated shall not include roadways, storage areas, Mobile Home spaces, parking and similar features.

(14)

All Mobile Homes shall be rigidly skirted within 30 days of placement.

(15)

The owner of the Mobile Home Park shall provide for a management staff to handle the daily enforcement and property management for the owner. The owner shall be responsible to ensure that the Mobile Home Park is consistently in compliance with all requirements of this Code.

(16)

The Council may require the owner of the Mobile Home Park to provide a common storage area for items such as boats, trailers, Travel Homes, etc.

(Code 1968, § 25-92; Ord. No. 613, § 2(4.15.010))

No Mobile Home Park may be constructed or enlarged until a permit for construction has been approved by the Planning Commission. Upon approval, an application for such permit (together with the plans showing the proposed park) shall be submitted to the Office of the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works shall review the application to determine that it is in compliance with the requirements of this section. The assistant to the Director of Public Works will assess the permit fee based on the total project cost. The City Clerk shall receive all payments. No Mobile Home or Travel Home may be placed in a Mobile Home Park or Travel Home Park or expansion thereto until the construction has been completed and approved by the City Building Inspector as complying with the plans as approved by the Planning Commission.

(Code 1968, § 25-93; Ord. No. 613, § 2(4.15.020))

(a)

Placement restrictions. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, a Mobile Home intended to be used as a rental or leased may not be allowed to be placed on a single Lot in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 and MUD Zones outside of a Mobile Home Park.

(b)

Conditional Use. If other than a Use by Right, the Use shall be considered a Conditional Use and subject to all the review procedures of article XXII of this chapter.

(c)

Design criteria. Each Mobile Home shall be served by a public water supply, a sewer system, a street, electricity and telephone. All required improvements shall comply with applicable City standards. All Mobile Homes shall be rigidly skirted. Mobile Homes to be located in a Mobile Home site must qualify for and obtain a site permit pursuant to this article.

(d)

Owner responsibility. The owner of the Lot, parcel or site shall be responsible that the site is in compliance with all requirements.

(e)

Application fee. No Mobile Home may be placed onto a Mobile Home site until a permit has been reviewed by the Director of Public Works. An approved application for such permit shall be submitted along with an application fee to be determined by a fee-setting resolution by the Council.

(f)

Replacement of Mobile Homes. Because of the special nature of these provisions, each time a Mobile Home is moved off a site and replaced by another, the Planning Commission shall review the permit. The owner shall inform the City of their intention to replace said Mobile Home and submit a description of the proposed Mobile Home. The Planning Commission will review the permit at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

(g)

Skirting. All Mobile Homes shall be rigidly skirted within 30 days of placement of the Mobile Home.

(h)

Setbacks. Setback requirements of a Mobile Home Park shall pertain as in this article.

(i)

Outside storage. No outside storage shall be permitted except in a detached storage building.

(Code 1968, § 25-95; Ord. No. 613, § 2(4.15.040); Ord. No. 682, §§ 5,6, 12-9-2008)