For the purposes of this Article, mobile home shall mean any unit designed for occupancy which has been constructed at a location other than the location upon which it is proposed to be situated, and which is designed for conveyance upon the public streets or highways, including but not limited to those structures commonly referred to as trailers, mobile homes and doublewides.

(Ord. 98 §1, 1964; Ord. 148 §1, 1977)

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or maintain any trailer, with or without wheels, as a residence, office, store or manufactory within the Town limits; provided, however, that such trailers may be maintained in a trailer court or camp equipped with proper sanitary and other facilities for the use of the inhabitants of such trailers and maintained for the use of four (4) or more such trailers except as provided in Subsection (b) below, and provided further that persons using and maintaining such trailers in the Town limits on or before May 12, 1964, shall be permitted to so use and maintain such trailers at the place where now located.

(b)

A temporary construction residential trailer may be allowed to be placed on a lot during construction of a single-family dwelling unit for up to ninety (90) days at the determination of the Board of Trustees with the following conditions:

(1)

Proper water and sewer plant investment fees shall be paid prior to the trailer being placed on the lot;

(2)

A building permit must be approved and paid prior to the trailer being placed on the lot;

(3)

The trailer may be no larger than twenty-five (25) feet long, must hook up to sewer or septic, and must be placed with a minimum setback of five (5) feet from any property line; and

(4)

An extension of the ninety-day limit may be granted by the Board of Trustees upon a finding that construction activity has been expeditiously attempted.

(Ord. 98 §2, 1964; Ord. 244 §1, 1983; Ord. 645 §18, 2008; Res. 2021-06 §19, 2021)

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to use or maintain any mobile home, with or without wheels and other tires necessary for conveyance over the public streets and highways, as a residence, office, store, manufactory or other building, within the Town; provided, however, that such mobile homes may be maintained in approved mobile home courts or mobile home camps equipped with proper sanitary and other facilities for the use of the inhabitants of such mobile homes, provided that such courts or camps are authorized by the Board of Trustees, except as provided in Subsection (b) below; provided further that persons using and maintaining such mobile homes in the Town limits on or before May 12, 1964, shall be permitted to so use and maintain mobile homes at the place where now located. A mobile home shall be considered a nonconforming building to which Article VII of this Chapter applies if legally located prior to the effective date of this Code.

(b)

A temporary construction residential mobile home may be allowed to be placed on a lot during construction of a single-family dwelling unit for up to ninety (90) days at the determination of the Board of Trustees with the following conditions:

(1)

Proper water and sewer plant investment fees shall be paid prior to the trailer being placed on the lot;

(2)

A building permit must be approved and paid prior to the trailer being placed on the lot;

(3)

The trailer may be no larger than twenty-five (25) feet long, must hook up to sewer or septic or provide adequate sewage removal and must be placed with a minimum setback of five (5) feet from any property line; and

(4)

An extension of the ninety-day limit may be granted by the Board of Trustees upon a finding that construction activity has been expeditiously attempted.

(Ord. 148 §2, 1977; Ord. 220 §1, 1982; Ord. 244 §2, 1983; Ord. 435 §1, 1996; Ord. 645 §19, 2008; Res. 2021-06 §20, 2021)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall, on conviction, be fined as set forth in Section 1-72 of this Code.

(Ord. 98 §3, 1964; Ord. 148 §4, 1977; Ord. 435 §1, 1996)