West Haven City Zoning Code
MOBILE HOME
PARKS
§ 157.840 TITLE.
This subchapter shall be known as the “Mobile Home Park Ordinance of West Haven, Utah.”
(Prior Code, § 62.02.010) (Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992)
§ 157.841 PURPOSE AND INTENT.
This subchapter is designed, and enacted, and for the purpose of providing regulations for the construction and operation of mobile home parks and overnight trailer parks, and the use of mobile homes and trailers in the city in order to promote, protect, and secure the public health, safety, and general welfare.
(Prior Code, § 62.02.020) (Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992)
§ 157.842 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates, or requires, a different meaning.
AWNING. Any shade structure of approved material installed, erected, or used adjoining or adjacent to a trailer coach, and which is completely open on at least two sides. A side may be interpreted to be an “end.”
BUILDING. Any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, fowl, chattels, or property of any kind. For the purpose of this subchapter, BUILDING shall also include a tent and tent-house.
CABANA. Any portable, demountable structure, room, enclosure, or other building erected, constructed, or placed on any trailer site within ten feet of any trailer coach on the same site in a trailer park, and used for human habitation. CABANA does not include awning or ramada.
COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. The County Health Department and/or State Department of Health.
DEPENDENT MOBILE HOME. A mobile home which does not have a flush toilet and a bathtub or shower built in as an integral part thereof.
DEPENDENT MOBILE HOME SPACE. A mobile home space for dependent mobile homes which has neither sewerage nor water connections provided for the use by independent mobile homes, nor toilet or bathing facilities as an integral part thereof for the sole use of the occupancy of that space.
HEALTH OFFICER. The Director of the County Health Department, or any member of his or her staff authorized to represent him or her.
INDEPENDENT MOBILE HOME. A mobile home that has a toilet and a bathtub or shower built in as an integral part of its equipment, and which facilities are useable and in good working order.
INDEPENDENT MOBILE HOME SPACE. A mobile home space on which is provided water and sewerage facilities for connections to independent mobile homes which are maintained in good working order, or which has constructed thereon a building with toilet and bathing facilities therein for the sole use of the occupants of the mobile home that occupies that space.
INSPECTOR. Building Inspector of the city.
LICENSE DIRECTOR. License Director of the city.
MOBILE HOME. A moveable living unit designed to be transported after fabrications on its own wheels, attached wheels, or low boy, suitable for year-round occupancy and containing a flush toilet, sleeping accommodations, a tub or shower-bath, kitchen facilities, plumbing, and electrical connections provided for attachment to appropriate external systems. Pre-sectionalized modular or prefabricated housing not placed on a permanent foundation shall be classified as a MOBILE HOME whether or not such units meet the city building and housing codes. A MOBILE HOME, as defined herein, which meets the city’s applicable building and housing codes for a dwelling and which is placed on a permanent foundation shall be classified as a dwelling and shall be controlled by the zoning ordinance of the city the same as a dwelling constructed in the conventional manner.
MOBILE HOME PARK. Any area or tract of land used or designed to accommodate, for living purposes, two or more automobile trailers, or mobile homes on a permanent or semi-permanent basis.
MOBILE HOME SPACE. A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the use or occupancy of one mobile home.
MOBILE HOME STAND. The portion of a mobile home space designed for the location of a mobile home and all accessory structures, cabanas, and the like, or other add-on enclosed space at least ten feet wide and 45 feet long.
NUISANCE. Any of the following:
(1) Any public nuisance as defined by the laws of the state;
(2) Whatever is dangerous to human life or is detrimental to health, or which may create a fire hazard;
(3) The overcrowding of any room or mobile home to a degree which will limit the cubic footage of available air space to less than 300 cubic feet per person for permanent or semi-permanent occupancy;
(4) Insufficient ventilation or illumination of any room or mobile home;
(5) Inadequate or unsanitary sewage disposal or public facilities; and/or
(6) Whatever renders air, food, or drink unwholesome or detrimental to the health of human beings.
OVERNIGHT TRAILER PARK. Any area or tract of land used or designed to accommodate, for living or sleeping purposes, two or more automobile travel trailers, campers, tents, and the like, on an overnight or transient bases.
RAMADA. Any roof or shade structure installed, erected, or used above a mobile home and site, or any portion thereof.
SERVICE BUILDING. A building housing the following facilities for public use and/or use of all occupants within a mobile home park: laundry equipment and facilities, janitorial closet, and toilet and bathing facilities for both men and women.
(Prior Code, § 62.02.030) (Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992)
§ 157.843 MOBILE HOME PERMIT AND APPLICATION TO CONSTRUCT OR IMPROVE.
(A) Mobile home park construction or improvement. It is unlawful for any person to construct, enlarge, alter, improve, or convey any mobile home park or to improve any lands for use as a mobile home park, or to cause the same to be done, unless such person holds a valid and existing permit issued for the performance of such work by the Building Inspector.
(Prior Code, § 62.04.010)
(B) Permit procedure; building code. The procedures prescribed by the Uniform Building Code as adopted by the city and as amended from time to time, insofar as applicable and appropriate, are applicable to, and shall be followed in applying for, permits for the construction, alteration, enlargement, improvement, and the like of mobile home parks, except as specifically otherwise provided.
(Prior Code, § 62.04.020)
(C) Application; plot plan approval.
(1) In addition to other matters required to be submitted with an application for a building permit for a mobile home park, there shall be submitted with the application a complete plot plan drawn to scale which shall show the area and dimensions of the mobile home park; the number, location, and size of all mobile home spaces; the location, width, and arrangements of roadways and walkways; the location of service buildings and other proposed structures; the location of water and sewer lines; and the location and manner of protection for the playground area.
(2) The Inspector shall immediately transmit the plot plan to the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall promptly review the same, and if it shall appear therefrom that the plan complies with all applicable ordinances and regulations, that the means provided for access from mobile home spaces, play areas, and service buildings to roadways and public thoroughfares, and that the means of ingress and egress to, and from, public thoroughfares are so arranged as to make reasonable provision for the safety of users, it shall endorse its approval thereon and return the same to the Inspector. The Planning Commission may also, in its discretion, submit recommendations for the improvement of said plot plan, which will improve the economy, convenience, or efficiency of the use thereof, but such recommendations shall not be binding. If the Planning Commission shall find that said plan does not comply with applicable ordinances and regulations, or that the arrangement thereof does not provide for the safety and protection of the users, it shall disapprove said plan and return it to the Inspector with a statement in writing as to it’s reasons for disapproval. No permit shall be issued if the Planning Commission disapproves said plot plan.
(Prior Code, § 62.04.030)
(D) Mobile home park permit fee. A fee for each mobile home park construction permit shall be paid to the City Recorder at the time of the filing of the application, therefore. The said fee shall be in addition to all other buildings, electrical, plumbing, and other fees required for work included in the mobile home park. This fee shall be in accordance with the West Haven City Consolidated Fee Schedule. The West Haven City Consolidated Fee Schedule is hereby adopted by reference.
(Prior Code, § 62.04.040)
(E) Denial of permit; review. Any person, firm, or corporation whose application for a permit under the provisions of this section has been denied by the Inspector may have said denial reviewed by the City Council upon filing with the Inspector a written request therefor within ten days after notice of such denial. Such written request shall specify with reasonable particularity the grounds on which the applicant relies for a reversal of the Inspector’s denial of the permit. The City Council may from time to time establish, promulgate, alter, and amend administrative rules and regulations providing the procedure for the conduct upon the hearing of such review.
(Prior Code, § 62.04.050)
(F) Unlawful to vary from approved plans and specifications. It is unlawful for any person to do any work in and about the construction, alteration, repair, improvement, or enlargement of any mobile home court or any structure thereon for which a permit is required, which varies in any substantial particular from the approved plans and specifications submitted with the application for such permit, and which were approved and on which the permit issued is, or was, based.
(Prior Code, § 62.04.060)
(G) Site, space, and general layout. It is unlawful to establish, build, or construct any mobile home court except on a well-drained site so located that drainage therefrom will not endanger any public culinary or domestic water supply. It is unlawful to establish, construct, or build any mobile home park except in an area free from marshes, swamps, and other potential breeding places for insects or rodents.
(Prior Code, § 62.04.070)
(Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992; Ord. 26-2023, passed 1-3-2024) Penalty, see §
157.999
§ 157.844 LICENSING.
(A) License required. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate, maintain, or offer for use any mobile home park without first making application to the City Recorder and obtaining a license to do so.
(Prior Code, § 62.06.010)
(B) Application for issuance of license.
(1) No new application for a license shall be considered until the plan for such use shall have first been approved by the Planning Commission and a certificate of occupancy has been issued as required by the zoning ordinance, and no such license shall be issued until such approval has been obtained. Any license issued without such approval shall be null and void. Each applicant, in making application for a license, shall specify the exact number of mobile home spaces which shall be offered for use.
(2) Where any mobile home spaces shall be offered for use, the applicant shall also specify the exact number of which shall be for dependent and/or independent mobile home spaces. Each license issued shall bear on its face the exact number of such dependent and independent mobile home spaces for which the license is issued. Any enlargement, increase in capacity, or modification of an existing use shall be construed to be a new application for the purpose of this regulation, and no existing license shall be modified and no building permit for such enlargement, increase in capacity, or modification shall be issued until the application for the same shall be approved by the Planning Commission as required for a new application. Licenses for existing uses may be modified for increased use or expansion during the license year, but such license shall show thereon the additional facilities provided.
(Prior Code, § 62.06.020)
(Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.845 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Duty of caretaker. It shall be the duty of the operator and/or caretaker to call to the attention of the proper law enforcement officers any violation of any or all laws, ordinances, and regulations relating to fire, safety, and health.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.010)
(B) Daily register required. Every licensee of such premises shall keep a daily register of all tenants of such premises, which register shall be available at all times during the year thereafter for inspection by any authorized person of the city. Such register shall contain:
(1) Names and addresses of each guest;
(2) Date and time of arrival;
(3) Mobile home unit to which assigned;
(4) Automobile make and state registration license number;
(5) Mobile home license number and manufacturer’s name, if any;
(6) Destination; and
(7) Date and time of departure.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.020)
(C) Display of license. Each current license issued in connection with uses stated herein shall be displayed in some public place on the premises to which it is applicable.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.030)
(D) Official inspection. The premises and appurtenant facilities of any mobile home park shall be open to inspection by public officials at all times.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.040)
(E) Operator’s responsibility to maintain an orderly place. The operator of any use is hereby required to maintain order on the premises and shall conduct his or her business in an orderly and wholesome manner, and he or she shall not permit nuisances to be created or continued.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.050)
(F) Miscellaneous laws, ordinances, and regulations. In addition to the requirements as set forth in this subchapter, all uses shall be established and constructed in compliance with all existing state and local statutes, ordinances, codes, and regulations, including the rules and regulations of the County Health Department and/or State Department of Health, local county and state law enforcement agencies, and the Fire Department.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.060)
(G) Time for compliance. Any person or persons now operating a MOBILE HOME PARK, as defined in § 157.842, shall conform to all of the provisions of this subchapter within 90 days after the effective date hereof, except that the provisions of division (H) below shall be complied with within one year of the effective date hereof; provided that where physical limitations exist, that would preclude the possibility of such compliance, as determined by the Building and Zoning Inspector, the City Council may waive or modify such compliance after reviewing and according to the recommendation of the Planning Commission on such uses established prior to the effective date of this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.070)
(H) Signs. All signs shall be in accordance with requirements of Commercial Zone C-1, § 157.292, and under permit as provided for therein.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.080)
(I) Enclosure of a mobile home court. A wall or fence not less than four feet, nor more than six feet, in height, or a uniformly-maintained compact evergreen hedge, shall be erected and maintained along boundaries of a mobile home court; said wall or fence shall be of wood, concrete, brick, or other masonry construction, or may be of a chain link metal construction provided an evergreen hedge is also planted. Where in the opinion of the Planning Commission it is unreasonable to require the construction of a fence, wall, or hedge, the Commission may waive or modify the requirements, as specified in this division (I). No such wall, opaque fence, or planting shall be so placed as to create a traffic hazard. No obstruction to view in excess of two feet in height shall be placed on any street corner.
(Prior Code, § 62.08.090)
(Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.846 SPECIAL LIMITATIONS AND PROVISIONS.
(A) Construction.
(1) No habitation or shelter, or storage facility constructed of sacks, rags, brush, cans, weeds, or refuse material, or any combination of the foregoing, shall be permitted, and it shall be the duty of the owner or operator where such construction exists to have the same demolished and removed from the premises.
(2) Any portion of or appendage, or any habitation, shelter, or storage facility as permitted herein, shall be in compliance with the Building Code of the city as determined by the Building Inspector.
(Prior Code, § 62.10.010)
(B) Keeping of pets. Household pets shall be permitted subject to any other ordinance regulating the licensing of same. No dogs shall be permitted to run at-large.
(Prior Code, § 62.10.020)
(C) Location of mobile homes, manufactured homes, travel trailers, motor homes, and recreational vehicles.
(1) No occupied mobile home shall be located on any property within the city except in a licensed mobile/manufactured home park. No occupied manufactured home shall be located on any property within the city except in an approved manufactured home subdivision, manufactured home PRUD, or licensed mobile/manufactured home park.
(2) Emergency or temporary parking of an unoccupied mobile or manufactured home outside of a licensed mobile/manufactured home park, or a mobile home or manufactured home sales area, may be permitted for a period not to exceed 24 hours.
(3) Travel trailers, motor homes, and recreational vehicles which do not include facilities necessary to be a mobile or MANUFACTURED HOME, as defined in § 157.842, of the city, shall not be used on any property in the city at any time for living quarters, except in designated camping areas, approved trailer courts, recreational vehicle parks, or as otherwise permitted by the zoning ordinance of the city.
(Prior Code, § 62.10.030)
(D) Overcrowding prohibited. It shall be unlawful to allow any mobile home to occupy space within a mobile home park which has not been developed as a mobile home space with all required facilities.
(Prior Code, § 62.10.040)
(E) Construction on mobile home spaces. No building or structure shall be erected, altered, used, or occupied in connection with the use of a mobile home, or any mobile home space, except as follows:
(1) On any mobile home space, the following shall be permitted; provided that such space has sufficient area and width to provide the yard space between such facilities and the boundary of the mobile home space as required in § 157.277.
(a) Cabana or other enclosed add-on space open canopy, roof awning, and covered patio;
(b) One private storage building not exceeding 100 square feet in total floor area; and
(c) One general purpose room not exceeding 100 square feet in total floor area for the housing of private laundry facilities and for toilet and bathing facilities for use in connection with mobile homes which would be classified as dependent without such facilities.
(2) Masonry foundation may be provided for any mobile home; provided that it is so constructed as to provide proper ventilation and to prevent the harborage of rodents or insects. Skirts or shields may be used where the removal of wheel is not contemplated; provided that they are fireproof and well painted, or otherwise preserved.
(Prior Code, § 62.10.050)
(Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.847 SANITATION REQUIREMENTS.
(A) Disease. It shall be the duty of the operator or caretaker to report to the Health Officer any person residing in a mobile home park having, or reasonably suspected of having, any infectious or contagious disease.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.010)
(B) Plumbing. All plumbing shall be installed to conform with the requirements of the Plumbing Code adopted by the city. Each mobile home unit shall be provided with a connection to an approved water supply, and a connection for the drain from a kitchen sink and for a toilet, to an approved sewerage disposal system so as to constitute closed waterproof joints as required for permanent plumbing.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.020)
(C) Rubbish, bedbugs, vermin, and the like. All premises shall be clean and sanitary, free from all accumulation of debris, filth, rubbish, garbage, or other offensive matter, and also free from bedbugs roaches, vermin, and rodents.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.030)
(D) Service building. One or more service buildings shall be required in each mobile home park which provides spaces for dependent mobile home parking.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.040)
(E) Service facilities and standards. Each service building shall comply with the following standards and provide the following minimum facilities.
(1) Each service building shall be located at least 15 feet from any trailer coach space.
(2) Each such building shall be of permanent structure, and the interior thereof and the exterior thereof shall be brightly lighted at all times.
(3) It shall be constructed of moisture-resistant material which will permit frequent washing and cleaning and disinfecting as necessary without excessive deterioration.
(4) It shall provide not less than one toilet for females, one toilet for males, one lavatory and shower for each sex for each ten, or fraction thereof, trailer coach spaces provided for occupancy by dependent trailers, or which are intended to be accommodated in the trailer court. In any event, it shall provide not less than two toilets for females, one toilet and one urinal for males, and one lavatory and shower for each sex;
(5) It shall provide not less than one laundry tray and one slop-water closet with independent entrance, and not less than 50 square feet of outside clothes-drying space per trailer coach space, with adequate poles and lines adjacent to the service building. Other clothes-drying facilities of adequate capacity may be provided in the service building in lieu of outside drying space;
(6) Service buildings shall have adequate heating facilities to maintain a temperature of 70F during cold weather and to supply a minimum of three gallons of hot water per hour per trailer coach space during the time of peak demands;
(7) All rooms therein shall be well ventilated and all openings shall be effectively screened; and
(8) At least one service building shall be located within 200 feet of every mobile home space designed or intended to accommodate a dependent mobile home.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.050)
(F) Collection stations. Collection stations for refuse, garbage, and sink waste should be provided as necessary, but not less than one station for each ten mobile home units, or fraction thereof. Walking distance to each collection station shall not exceed 150 feet. Convenient vehicular access shall be provided for each collection station. Such collection stations shall have a storage capacity of not less than 30 gallons per week for each mobile home space, except where all combustible refuse is incinerated as permitted herein, such capacity may be reduced to ten gallons per week. Racks or holders shall be provided for common garbage receptacles with 12 inches of clear space beneath them to facilitate cleaning and to prevent rodent harborage. Such racks shall be so designed as to minimize spillage and container deterioration. All receptacles shall be watertight, flyproof and rodentproof, and fireproof.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.060)
(G) Collection disposal and storage.
(1) The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse shall be so managed as to create no health hazards, rodents harborage, insect breeding area, accident hazards, or air pollution. When rats or other rodents are known to be in the premises, the operator shall take definite actions, as directed by the Health Officer, to exterminate them.
(2) Each mobile home space shall be provided with at least one watertight, flyproof and rodentproof container of four- to six-gallon capacity, which shall be emptied into an approved common receptacle in the collection station or disposed of in a manner as provided for herein.
(3) All garbage shall be collected at least once each week. Where public collection service is not available, the operator shall arrange for all refuse to be collected and transported to a public disposal area in covered vehicles or covered containers.
(4) Unless prohibited by law, incineration may be permitted to be used for garbage and combustible rubbish, or for combustible rubbish alone upon application to, and approval of, the Health Officer; provided that the incinerator must be property designed and operated so the materials will be reduced to an odorless gas and inorganic ash. A minimum temperature of 1,250F must be maintained in the incinerator, and a spark screen shall be provided to reduce the fire hazard. Such incinerator, if approved, shall be located at least 100 feet from the closest mobile home and/or dwelling. All other refuse shall be transported to, and disposed of, in an approved garbage disposal area as required hereinabove.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.070)
(H) Sewage. All sewage and liquid waste shall be required to be connected with public sewer facilities. Each mobile home space for independent mobile homes shall have a trapped sewer inlet to receive all mobile home wastes.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.080)
(I) Water supply.
(1) A palatable supply of water, safe for human consumption, shall be provided under pressure in quantities to meet all requirements for the maximum number of persons which may reside on the premises at any time. Water supply must come from an approved public water system.
(2) No common vessel shall be used for drinking purposes. Only approved drinking fountains or single service containers shall be installed or used.
(Prior Code, § 62.12.090)
(Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.848 LOCATION AND GENERAL LAYOUT OF MOBILE HOME PARKS.
(A) Drainage. The site of any use should be graded and/or filled and maintained so as to prevent the accumulation of storm or wastewater of any kind, and no such use shall be permitted in low, swampy places where the groundwater causes the surface soil to become wet. Protective slopes away from all patios, mobile home stands, and buildings, and any water supply wells, shall be provided to assure immediate drainage and diversion of surface water away from these facilities.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.010)
(B) Access roads. Each use shall be provided with hard-surfaced access roads at least 20 feet wide to serve each mobile home space and common parking areas. Each such access road should be continuous and unobstructed, and shall connect directly to a public major or a collector traffic street. Direct vehicular access to mobile home space shall be limited to the access road or roads provided. Where any access road connects to two or more public streets, it shall be arranged so as to prohibit through traffic.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.020)
(C) Off-street parking. Hard surfaced parking spaces shall be provided for the parking of motor vehicles in the ration of at least one and one-half parking spaces to each mobile home space.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.030)
(D) Playground and park area. A playground area shall be provided for each mobile home park having ten or more units, and shall be restricted to, and maintained for, such use. These areas shall be protected from the public street and from parking areas. A minimum usable area of 2,000 square feet shall be set aside and developed for each mobile home park having at least ten units and 100 square feet for each additional unit up to, and including, an additional ten units and 50 square feet additional for each unit above 20 units.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.040)
(E) Planning Commission approval of layout required before construction.
(1) Each new application for the construction and enlargement of a mobile home park shall first be submitted to, and approved by, the Planning Commission before the Building Inspector may issue a construction permit or certificate of occupancy, or before the City Recorder may issue a license therefor. With each such application, the owner shall submit a preliminary plat showing the layout of scale. After approval of the preliminary plat, a complete development and plot plan drawn to scale not less than one inch equals 50 feet shall be submitted in duplicate. This plan shall show:
(a) The physical features of the property to be occupied, ditches, streams, trees, and existing buildings or structures, and the like;
(b) The complete layout and proposed location of service buildings or other buildings, playgrounds, service yards, and garbage collector stations, if any;
(c) The location of utilities, such as power, telephone, water, fire hydrant and extinguishers, sewer, and such other facilities as required or otherwise proposed; and
(d) The location, size, and dimension of each mobile home space, and location of a mobile home and structure within.
(2) The Planning Commission, in the performance of its function in this capacity, shall take into consideration topography of the land and its other physical features.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.050)
(F) Density of permanent mobile home units in a mobile home park. The maximum number of mobile home units shall not exceed a density of nine units per acre.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.060)
(G) Density of transient travel trailers, and the like, in an overnight trailer park. The maximum number of travel trailer units shall not exceed a density of 25 units per acre.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.070)
(H) Mobile home space. The limits of each mobile home space should be clearly marked on the ground by permanent flush stakes, markers, fences, or other suitable means, and each such space shall be of such size as will be necessary to accommodate a mobile home and its facilities and required open space; provided that no such space shall be smaller in size than specified hereunder: for area, 3,000 square feet.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.080)
(I) Overnight trailer space. The minimum area of an overnight trailer space shall be 1,000 square feet.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.090)
(J) Mobile home space layout.
(1) For mobile home stands, the portion of the stand designed for the location of mobile home shall be a clearly-defined area not less than ten feet wide and 45 feet long, and hard-surfaced with either a concrete slab or other suitable base to carry the weight of the mobile home. The portion of the stand designed for the location of a cabana or other add-on enclosed space and patio, as permitted, shall be similarly hard-surfaced with a hot plant mix sheet asphalt, concrete, brick, block, or similar material over the overall area, in addition to an appropriate and adequate foundation or support for such structures.
(2) For yards, space between boundary lines of the mobile home space and each mobile home, cabana, or other add-on space shall be provided as follows (where there is more than one requirement, the more restrictive shall apply):
(a) From mobile home stand to the stand line on opposite side of access road: 50 feet minimum;
(b) Between a mobile home stand and a common parking area, access road, or pedestrian walkway: ten feet minimum;
(c) Between a mobile home stand and a public major, or collector, street: 30 feet with ornamental screening; otherwise, 50 feet;
(d) Between the side of any mobile home stand and the boundary of a mobile home park: 15 feet with ornamental screening; otherwise, 25 feet;
(e) Between the non-entry side of mobile home stand and mobile home space boundary: five feet minimum. Between entry side of stand and boundary: 15 feet minimum. Total sum of side yards: 20 feet minimum. Where, due to the shape of the mobile home space, it is desirable to locate the mobile home stand closer than 15 feet to the mobile home space boundary, the Planning Commission may authorize a reduction where the corner of the stand could be closer than 15 feet; provided that the average space shall not be less than 15 feet wide and that the reduced distance be not less than five feet. Awnings or other temporary covers over patios may encroach into any required yard space; provided that they shall not be closer than five feet to the boundary or the mobile home space;
(f) Yard space between end of stand and boundary line: five feet minimum; and
(g) Mobile home stands shall be located so as to provide that they are spaced not less than 20 feet apart from side to side, and not less than ten feet apart end to end.
(3) Required parking for towing vehicles shall be provided on hard-surfaced areas on the mobile home space and/or in parking bays adjacent thereto. No parking space used in conjunction with one mobile space shall be located closer than 15 feet to the stand on an adjacent mobile home space.
(4) Structures as permitted, as set forth in § 157.260, may not be located closer than ten feet to any mobile home space boundary, except that no such structure shall be located between a mobile home stand and a public street.
(5) This division (J) shall not apply to overnight trailer parks.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.100)
(K) Mobile home park layout.
(1) All access roads shall be retained as private roads on the property. The gradient of any road providing access either to the mobile home park or to an individual mobile home stand shall be more than 8%.
(2) The location of management office buildings shall be in accordance with the zoning ordinance regulating the location or main buildings; service buildings, if detached, shall also be located as required for accessory buildings. Service facilities may be provided as a part of the main building if desired.
(Prior Code, § 62.14.110)
(Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.849 ELECTRICAL SERVICE, WIRING, FUEL, AND FIRE PROTECTION.
(A) Electrical wiring and service. All electric wiring shall be installed to conform with the requirements of all state and city electrical codes and ordinances. An electrical outlet, supplying at least 110 volts, shall be provided for each mobile home space. Such electrical outlets shall be weatherproof. No person shall make an electrical connection for any mobile home without obtaining a permit and approval of the Building Inspector; except that a previously-approved electrical connection system may be employed without obtaining such permit. No power line shall be permitted to lie on the ground, or to be suspended less than 18 feet above the surface of the ground.
(Prior Code, § 62.16.010)
(B) Storage of gasoline and fuel. Bulk storage of gasoline or other fuel shall be done only in compliance with the standards of the National Board of Fire Underwriters and in accordance with the County Fire Prevention Code. All aboveground storage facilities shall be enclosed and screened from view by the use of ornamental fences, walls, or hedges. Liquefied petroleum gas for cooking purposes shall not be used at individual mobile home spaces unless the containers are properly connected by copper or other suitable metallic tubing. Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders shall be securely fastened in place, and shall be adequately protected from the weather. No cylinder containing liquefied petroleum gas shall be located in a mobile home, nor within five feet of a door thereof. Cooking and heating solvents shall be of a type approved by the Fire Underwriters Laboratory.
(Prior Code, § 62.16.020)
(C) Fire protection. All mobile home parks shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the County Fire Department or Fire Prevention Authority, and in accordance with the Fire Prevention Code and requirements as herein specified.
(1) Mobile home parks shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the County Fire Department or Fire Prevention Authority, and in accordance with the Fire Prevention Code and requirements as herein specified.
(2) In every mobile home park, or portion of every mobile home park containing more than ten mobile home spaces, there shall be installed and maintained approved fire hydrants with mounted hose rack or reel spaced at such distances as to reach all areas with 75 feet of hose. Each fire hydrant shall be not less than one and one-half inches in diameter, terminating with a shut-off valve. Hose racks and reels shall be equipped with 75 feet of one and one-half inch diameter hose with fire nozzles with one-half inch tips. Not less than 35 pounds of water pressure shall be supplied; provided that in the event such water pressure is not available, alternate first-aid firefighting equipment may be substituted upon approval of the local Fire Department having jurisdiction. Where a public water system is available to the mobile home park, standard fire hydrants and fire service lines shall be installed in such a manner that a fire hydrant shall be located within 400 feet of each mobile home space.
(3) There shall be installed and maintained in a conspicuous and accessible location in every mobile home park containing three or more mobile home spaces at least one approved two and one-half gallon portable fire extinguisher or equivalent. Additional approved extinguishers shall be installed at distances of not more than 200 feet apart, or as otherwise determined by the Fire Department.
(4) Suitable telephone facilities shall be maintained at the site of each use which are accessible at all times, unless a fire alarm system, approved by the Fire Department, is installed.
(5) Fires shall be made only in stoves and other equipment approved and intended for such purposes.
(6) All equipment required by this division (C) shall meet the approval of the local Fire Department having jurisdiction. Alternates to the requirements of this section may be authorized by the Fire Department having jurisdiction.
(7) Neither any article that is dangerous or detrimental to life or to the health of the occupancy of a structure, nor any material the Fire Department determines may create a fire hazard, shall be kept, stored, or handled in any part of a structure, or on the site on which the structure is situated.
(Prior Code, § 62.16.030)
(Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992) Penalty, see § 157.999
§ 157.850 ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
(A) It shall be the duty of the City Building Inspector, County Health Officer, and such other officials as may be designated by the City Council to enforce this subchapter.
(B) It shall be the duty of any enforcing officer, appointed under § 157.330, to report any apparent violations to the Enforcement Officer appointed.
(C) The City Recorder shall cooperate with the Enforcement Officer and shall have joint responsibility therewith in the administration of this subchapter.
(Prior Code, § 62.18.010) (Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992)
§ 157.851 PUBLIC CAMPS.
(A) Public camps: permits, license. It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation, association, or group to begin the construction of, or to conduct, maintain, or operate, any public camp in the city without first applying for, and obtaining, a written permit to do so from the City Council. Applicants for such licenses and permits shall file application in writing with the City Recorder, together with the license fee as hereinafter provided, which application shall show the plan and location of the applicants proposed place of business, the number of rooms or spaces available to tenants, and state in detail the source of water supply and the kind and number of toilets, bath, and shower facilities available for use for male and female guests, respectively.
(Prior Code, § 62.22.010)
(B) Investigation; rules and regulations; license revocation.
(1) It shall be the duty of said City Council and the County Health Supervisor to make an investigation of the proposed site and to require the permittee to comply with all rules and regulations passed by the City Council pertaining to PUBLIC CAMPS, as defined in this section. The City Council shall promulgate rules and regulations to enforce this section, and a copy of such rules shall be furnished with each permit or license issued. The City Council may from time to time modify, amend, or pass new rules and regulations which they shall deem advisable or necessary to achieve the purposes of the section.
(2) The license herein provided for, together with a copy of the rules and regulations passed by the City Council, shall be displayed by the licensee in a conspicuous place upon said licensed premises. The right to operate a public camp granted by this license is conditioned upon the licensee complying with the rules and regulations passed by the City Council, said license being subject to revocation by the City Council for noncompliance with this section or noncompliance or violations of the rules and regulations passed by the City Council. Any change in the rules and regulations from the time of issuance of said license must be given to the licensee by written notice of the change or addition.
(Prior Code, § 62.22.020)
(C) License fee. The yearly license fee for such public camps shall be according to § 33.004, or an ordinance of the city providing for a license fee to be collected from any enterprise carried on within the city for the purpose of gain or profit.
(Prior Code, § 62.22.030)
(D) Daily register required. Every licensee of such premises shall keep a daily register of all guests or tenants of such premises, which register shall be available at all times and for one year thereafter for inspection by the Sheriff’s Department and/or city official.
(Prior Code, § 62.22.040)
(E) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates, or requires, a different meaning.
PUBLIC CAMP. Any place, area, or tract of land upon which one or more camping parties, use, or erect for use, a cabin or tent for transient or temporary living or sleeping purposes; with the express consent of the owner or person legally in charge of said place, area, or tract of land.
SQUATTER. One who settles or locates on land, enclosed or unenclosed, with no bona fide claim or color of title, or without the expressed consent of the owner or person legally in charge of the land.
SQUATTER CAMP. An area of land occupied by one or more squatters.
(Prior Code, § 62.22.050)
(Ord. 2-92, passed - -1992) Penalty, see § 157.999