The purpose of this chapter is to provide basic and uniform standards, in terms of performance objectives implemented by specific requirements governing the construction, occupancy and maintenance of mobile homes and mobile home parks, and establish reasonable safeguards for the safety, health and welfare of the occupants and users thereof.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure, the use of which is incidental to that of the mobile home, and which is attached thereto or located on the same mobile home lot. Accessory structures include, but are not limited to, portable, demountable or permanent enclosures, shade structures, and carports.
COMMUNITY AREA
An area or space within a mobile home park, including fences, walls, and other minor constructions, which is designed for joint use of occupants or restricted to nonresidential use.[1]
COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
A structure within a mobile home park providing laundry, recreation, parking or other common facilities, including a management office and storage buildings.[2]
HABITABLE SPACE
Space used for living, sleeping, eating or cooking purposes, excluding kitchenettes, bathrooms, toilet rooms, storage spaces and enclosures for equipment installations.
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Mobile home electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning systems and equipment used for living purposes, including cooking and refrigeration equipment.
MOBILE HOME
A movable living unit equipped with a chassis and provided with the following mechanical systems and equipment: plumbing, heating, electrical, cooking and refrigeration. See also "trailer, travel or vacation."
MOBILE HOME LOT
A designated site within a mobile home park for the exclusive use of the occupants of a single mobile home.[3]
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel of land which has been planned and improved for the placement of two or more mobile homes.[4]
MOBILE HOME STAND
That part of an individual mobile home lot which has been reserved for the placement of a mobile home.
PATIO
A paved outdoor living space designed to supplement the mobile home living area.
STORAGE LOCKER
An enclosed space designed to provide auxiliary general storage space for an individual mobile home.
TRAILER, TRAVEL OR VACATION
A movable living unit equipped with a chassis but lacking any of the following mechanical systems and equipment: plumbing, heating, electrical, cooking and refrigeration. See also "mobile home."
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain a mobile home in the City outside of a mobile home park which is duly licensed under this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Removal of the wheels or other transporting device, except the temporary detachment of a towing unit from any trailer or mobile home, shall not be construed as converting the same into a permanent structure.
It shall be permissible under the provisions of this chapter for a bona fide guest of the householder to park a mobile home or trailer in the rear yard of any dwelling house for a period of time not to exceed 15 days; provided, however, that such mobile home or trailer may be used only for sleeping purposes during such fifteen-day period.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former Sec. 6.35, titled "Parking or storing trailers or mobile homes in City," but containing no substantive provisions, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No mobile home or trailer shall be maintained in the City as a permanent office. Such office use as is compatible with the demonstration and sale of such articles or services as may be readily transported in a mobile home trailer by a distributor or salesman may be permitted in a mobile home trailer on a legally located parking lot for a period of time not exceeding seven days, provided that such mobile home or trailer is not used for living or sleeping purposes during such time.