(A)

By motion, the mayor and board of aldermen may authorize such uses as, but not limited to, beauty parlors, barber shops, nursery schools, kindergartens, day care centers, art studios and schools, craft schools, photographer's studios, music instruction in groups, dancing schools, small repair shops to operate as home occupations, trailers, and/or nonconforming uses provided the following provisions are complied with:

(1)

Written consent must be obtained from all owners of residentially zoned property, not subject to a nonconforming use, abutting the petitioner's property;

(2)

Written consent must be obtained from all owners of residentially zoned property, not subject to a nonconforming use, situated on the opposite side of any public street or way directly opposite [a] petitioner's property and 50 feet on each side of the extension of the boundary line of such property across such public street or way; [and]

(3)

Written consent must be obtained from 75 percent of all property owners, including those described in paragraphs (1) and (2) above, owning residentially zoned property not subject to a nonconforming use, within 300 feet of [the] petitioner's property.

(4)

Not withstanding any other provision of the section, when the non-confirming use includes the placing of a utility building or adding on to an existing home that would violate the city's setback requirements only the written consent of all of the abutting property owners must be obtained. (Ord. No. 990, 8-11-03)

(B)

Procedure. [The procedure for acquiring permission for additional home occupations and trailers is as follows:]

(1)

Application shall be made to the planning commission stating the proposed use and stating reason for same;

(2)

[The] planning commission shall review the application, determine whether or not the use would be a permitted use and advise [the] applicant of its decision;

(3)

If the planning commission determines that the use would be permissible hereunder, a petition form shall be furnished to the applicant to secure the required consent by property owner signatures;

(4)

In the event the nonconforming use previously authorized by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen ends or a trailer is moved off of the property, permission for a future nonconforming use or the placing of another trailer on the property must be obtained by following the procedure set forth above unless, the owner of the property lives in the trailer and replaces the trailer with one that equals or exceeds the value of the original trailer.

(C)

Policies. [Policies governing applicants are as follows:]

(1)

[The] applicant must submit to the planning commission the petition of consent within 60 days from the date of approval of application unless an extension of time is granted by the planning commission;

(2)

Should the mayor and board of aldermen grant the permission requested, actual operations must begin within six months of the date of such permission; [and]

(3)

If the application is not approved or if necessary property owner consent is not obtained or if city council [board of aldermen] denies permission, then resubmission of the application cannot be made within six months of the applicable date. (Ord. No. 791, § 2, 9-8-80)

(4)

In the event the nonconforming use previously authorized by the mayor and board of aldermen ends or a trailer is moved off of the property, permission for a future nonconforming use or the placing of another trailer on the property must be obtained by following the procedure set forth herein.

(D)

Manufacturing requirements. Not withstanding any other provisions of part 14, no mobile/manufactured home maybe transported into or relocated within the city, nor installed within the city if the mobile/manufactured home is greater than ten years in age and does not possess the seal or label issued by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(E)

Spacing requirements. No mobile/manufactured home shall be placed upon a lot containing less than 4,800 square feet. No mobile/manufactured home shall be placed closer than five feet to the side lines, nor closer than 20 feet from the front property line, 20 feet to any street, alley or building, nor closer than five feet from the rear boundary, unless it is a corner lot, in which case the road side minimum is ten feet.

(F)

Skirting requirements. All mobile/manufactured home being placed in the City of Rayne shall be required to have a manufacturer approved, vented skirting, completely enclosing the area between the bottom of the mobile home and the natural ground. The skirting must be installed within 30 days of placement and approved by the city inspector. If the approved skirting is not installed as required, all utilities to the mobile/manufactured home shall be discontinued until such time as the skirting is installed and approved by the city inspector.

(G)

Owner occupation. Any mobile/manufactured home placed in the corporate limits of the city shall be occupied by the owner of the mobile/manufactured home.

(Ord. No. 936, 8-11-97; Ord. No. 988, 5-12-03; Ord. No. 1032, 5-12-08; Ord. No. 1099, 5-8-17)