It is the intent of the "M-H" Mobile Home Park District to permit low density mobile home uses in a park-like atmosphere. The mobile home park district is intended for those areas where the owner proposes to develop and rent or lease individual sites.

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Mobile Home Parks, Subject to the Regulations in this Article.

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Mobile Homes, Subject to the Regulations in Article XII.

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In-Home Daycare: Self-Declared or Family License.

(Ord. No. 517, 1-7-2019)

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Daycare facilities: Group or Center License.

(Ord. No. 517, 1-7-2019)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 517, adopted Jan. 7, 2019, enacted provisions designated as Art. XV, § 3. Inasmuch as section so numbered already exists, said provisions have been redesignated as Art. XV, § 2.1 in order to avoid duplication, at the discretion of the editor.

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Independent Mobile Home: A mobile home which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower. (See also definitions of mobile home in Article VII).

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Licensee: Any person licensed to operate and maintain a mobile home park under the provisions of this ordinance.

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Mobile Home Space: A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the accommodation of one (1) mobile home.

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Natural or Artificial Barrier: Any river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment, or major street.

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Permittee: Any person to whom a permit is issued to maintain or operate a mobile home park under the provisions of this ordinance.

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Person: Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation.

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Street: Any recognized thoroughfare in the City.

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The tract to be used for a mobile home park shall be not less than five (5) acres.

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The applicant for a zoning change to permit a mobile home park must satisfy the Planning Commission that he is financially able to carry out the proposed plan and shall prepare and submit a schedule of construction, which construction shall commence within a period of one (1) year following approval by the Planning Commission and shall be completed within a period of two (2) years.

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The applicant for a mobile home park shall prepare or cause to be prepared an application for rezoning and a development plan and shall present three (3) copies of the plan for review and approval by the Planning Commission. The plot plan shall show topography and the location and size of:

a)

Electrical Outlets

b)

Landscaped Areas and Walls of Fences

c)

Mobile Home Sites

d)

Off-Street Parking Areas

e)

Recreational Areas

f)

Roadways

g)

Service Buildings

h)

Sewer Lines

i)

Sewer Outlets

j)

Sidewalks

k)

Water Lines

l)

Water Outlets

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The mobile home park shall conform with the following requirements:

a)

The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

b)

Mobile home parks shall have a maximum density of eight (8) trailers per gross acre and a minimum space of two thousand eight hundred (2,800) square feet for each trailer.

c)

Each mobile home space shall be a least thirty-five (35) feet wide and clearly defined.

d)

Mobile homes shall be so located on each space that there shall be at least twenty (20) feet of clearance between mobile homes; provided, however, that with respect to mobile homes parked end-to-end, the end-to-end clearance may be less than twenty (20) feet but shall not be less than fifteen (15) feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet from any building within the park or from any property line bounding the park.

e)

All mobile home spaces shall front upon a private roadway of not less than forty (40) feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street, alley or highway.

f)

Walkways, not less than thirty (30) inches wide, shall be provided from the mobile home spaces to service buildings.

g)

All roadways and walkways within the mobile home park shall be hard surfaced and adequately lighted at night with electric lamps.

h)

Laundry facilities for the exclusive use of the mobile home occupants may be provided in a service building.

i)

At least one (1) electrical outlet supplying at least one hundred ten (110) volts shall be provided for each mobile home space.

j)

A recreational area shall be provided at a central location in the mobile park at the rate of two hundred (200) square feet for each trailer space.

k)

A solid frame or wall and a ten (10) foot landscaped buffer area shall be provided between the Mobile Home Park District and any adjoining property zoned for residential purposes. The solid fence or wall shall not be less than four (4) feet high nor more than six (6) feet high. The owner shall be responsible for the maintenance of the fence or wall and the landscaped buffer area.

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An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied by pipes to all buildings and mobile home spaces within the park. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a cold water tap at least four (4) inches above the ground. An adequate supply of hot water shall be provided at all times in the service buildings for all washing and laundry facilities.

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Service buildings, housing sanitation and laundry facilities or any of such facilities, shall be permanent structures complying with all applicable codes, ordinances, and statues regulating buildings, electrical installations and plumbing and sanitation systems.

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

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Each mobile home space shall be provided with a trapped sewer at least four (4) inches in diameter, which shall be connected to receive the waste from the shower, bathtub, flush toilet, lavatory and kitchen sink of the mobile home located in such space and having any or all of such facilities. The trapped sewer in each space shall be connected to discharge the mobile home waste into a public sewer system.

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Each mobile home unit shall be provided with at least one (1) metal trash and garbage can with a tight- fitting cover to permit disposal of all garbage, trash and rubbish.

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The burning of trash and rubbish is prohibited in a "M-P" Mobile Home Park District.

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No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat or other pet or animal shall permit it to run at large or commit any nuisance within the limits of any mobile home park.

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It shall be the duty of each licensee and permittee 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:

a)

The name and address of each mobile home owner or tenant occupying a mobile home.

b)

The name and address of the owner of each mobile home and motor vehicle.

c)

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

d)

The state, territory or country issuing such licenses.

e)

The date of arrival and of departure of each mobile home.

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The mobile home park owners, manager or caretaker shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register.

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The register record for each occupant registered shall not be destroyed for a period of three (3) years following the date of departure of the registrant from the park.

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The owner, or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile home park, and its facilities and equipment, in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, for the violation of any provision of the regulations in the Mobile Home Park District.

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The City shall have the authority to have said mobile home park inspected by the proper inspecting officer of the City, and if it shall be found that the owner of said mobile home park has made any false or misleading statements or has placed or caused to be placed more mobile homes in said mobile home park or court than provided for, or that said owner of said mobile home park has violated or caused to be violated any provision of this Article, the City Governing Body shall have the power to rezone said property back to its former zoning district classification.

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If the City shall determine, upon proper inspection by the inspecting officer of the City, that the sanitary condition of the mobile home park shall have become so unsanitary as to endanger health or welfare of occupants of said mobile home park or the surrounding community, or that said sanitary facilities have become inadequate to properly protect the occupants of said mobile home park, the City Governing Body shall have the power to require the owner of said mobile home park, within ten (10) days, to set said mobile home park in proper sanitary condition. If, upon notice from the City to the owner or manager of said mobile home park shall fail or refuse to place said park or court in sanitary condition, the City Governing Body shall have the right to rezone said property back to its former zoning district classification.

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Whenever a property zoned "M-P" ceases to be used for such purposes, for a period of two (2) years, the Planning Commission shall initiate action and hold a public hearing to rezone said property back to its former zoning district classification.