A.
The person to whom a license for a mobile home park
is issued shall operate the park in compliance with this chapter,
the Zoning Ordinance and regulations issued under this chapter, and
shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its facilities
and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B.
The park management shall notify park occupants of
all applicable provisions of this chapter and inform them of their
duties and responsibilities under this chapter, the Zoning Ordinance
and regulations issued under this chapter.
C.
The park management shall supervise the placement
of each mobile home on its mobile home stand, which includes securing
its stability and installing all utility connections.
D.
All mobile home park operators shall keep a permanently
bound registry book with consecutively numbered pages.
(1)
Such book shall contain the following information
regarding the mobile home and its occupants:
(a)
The names of the legal owner of the mobile home
and the lessee name, if any.
(b)
The names of all occupants.
(c)
The number of school-age children.
(d)
The mobile home license number.
(e)
The make, size and model of the mobile home.
(f)
The dates of arrival and departure and the number
of the mobile home lot where the mobile home is berthed.
(g)
The registration number of any and all motor
vehicles in possession of the owner or occupants.
(2)
Entries are to be made the day a mobile home is berthed
in the park. All entries in the registry book shall be made with permanent
ink and any error is to be canceled by drawing a single line through
such error. No erasures shall be permitted. No pages of this registry
book shall be removed, mutilated or altered so as to become unreadable.
Such registry book shall be open for inspection by all proper authorities.
E.
The park management shall notify the health authority
of any suspected communicable or contagious disease within the park.
No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential
purposes except such uses that are required for the direct servicing
and well-being of park residents and for the management and maintenance
of the park.
In addition to the mobile home park regulations
promulgated by the licensing authority, all mobile home park proposals
shall conform to the BOCA National Building Code, Section 424.0, Mobile
home dwelling units, as amended from time to time. Where the regulations
of the Town and the BOCA Basic Building Code address the same item,
the more stringent regulation shall be enforced.
Mobile home parks shall be enclosed with an
approved fence or planted hedge, not less than seven feet in height,
and without openings to adjoining property other than the required
entrances and exits to streets or public spaces.
A.
Generally. All mobile home parks shall be provided
with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets
or roads to each mobile home lot. Alignment and gradient shall be
properly adapted to topography.
B.
Entrances; exits. Access to mobile home parks shall
be designed to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance or
exit and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets. The entrance
road connecting the park streets with a public street or road shall
have a minimum road pavement width of 40 feet where parking is permitted
on both sides, or a minimum road pavement width of 30 feet where parking
is limited to one side. Where the primary entrance road is more than
100 feet long and does not provide access to abutting mobile home
lots within such distance, the minimum road pavement width shall be
30 feet, provided that parking is prohibited on both sides.
C.
D.
Illumination. All parks shall be furnished with lighting
units so spaced and equipped with luminaires placed at such mounting
heights as will provide the following average maintained levels of
illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at
night:
E.
Construction and design of streets.
(1)
Pavement. All streets shall be provided with a smooth,
hard and dense surface which shall be durable and well-drained under
normal use and weather conditions. Pavement edges shall be protected
to prevent raveling of the wearing surface and shifting of the pavement
base. Street surfaces shall be maintained free of cracks, holes and
other hazards.
(2)
Grades. Grades of all streets shall be sufficient
to ensure adequate surface drainage, but shall be not more than 8%.
Short runs with a maximum grade of 10% may be permitted, provided
that traffic safety is ensured by appropriate paving, adequate leveling
areas and avoidance of lateral curves.
(3)
Intersections. Within 100 feet of an intersection,
streets shall be approximately at right angles. A distance of at least
150 feet shall be maintained between center lines of offset intersecting
streets. Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall
be avoided.
A.
Off-street parking areas shall be provided in all
mobile home parks for the use of park occupants and guests. Such areas
shall be furnished at the rate of at least two car spaces for each
mobile home lot.
B.
Required car parking spaces shall be so located as
to provide convenient access to the mobile home. The distance of a
parking space from the mobile home that it is intended to serve shall
not exceed 200 feet.
A.
Generally. All mobile home parks shall be provided
with safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian access of adequate width
for intended use, durable and convenient to maintain, between individual
mobile homes, the park streets, and all community facilities provided
for park residents. Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall
be avoided.
B.
Common walk system. A common walk system shall be
provided and maintained between locations where pedestrian traffic
is concentrated. Such common walks shall have a minimum width of 3 1/2
feet.
C.
Individual walks. All mobile home stands shall be
connected to common walks, to paved streets, or to paved driveways
or parking spaces connecting to a paved street. Such individual walks
shall have a minimum width of two feet.
A.
Construction of stands in mobile home parks shall
be as follows:
(1)
The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved
to provide an adequate foundation for the placement and tie-down of
the mobile home, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift,
sliding, rotation and overturning.
(2)
The mobile home stand shall not leave, shift or settle
unevenly under the weight of the mobile home due to frost action,
inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on the superstructure.
(3)
The mobile home stand shall be provided with anchors
and tie-downs such as cast-in-place concrete dead men, eyelets imbedded
in concrete foundations or runways, screw augers, arrowhead anchors,
or other devices securing the stability of the mobile home.
B.
Each mobile home shall be skirted with conventional
mobile home skirting.
A.
Generally. An accessible, adequate, safe and potable
supply of water shall be provided in each mobile home park. Where
a public supply of water of satisfactory quantity, quality and pressure
is available, connection shall be made thereto and its supply used
exclusively. When a satisfactory public water supply is not available,
a private water supply system may be developed and used as approved
by the licensing authority. All plumbing shall conform to ANSI A 119.1
or NFPA 501 B, as approved by the State Department of Health.
B.
Source of supply.
(1)
The water supply shall be capable of supplying a minimum
of 300 gallons per day per mobile home.
(2)
Every well or suction line of the water supply system
shall be located and constructed in such a manner that neither underground
nor surface contamination will reach the water supply from any source.
The following minimum distance between wells and various sources of
contamination shall be required:
|
Contamination Source
|
Distance from Source of Contamination
(feet)
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Building sewer
|
50
| |
|
Septic tank
|
50
| |
|
Disposal field
|
100
| |
|
Dry well
|
50
|
(3)
No well casings, pumping machinery or suction pipes
shall be placed in any pit, room or space extending below ground level
nor in any room or space above ground which is walled in or otherwise
enclosed, unless such rooms, whether above or below ground, have free
drainage by gravity to the surface of the ground.
(4)
The treatment of a private water supply shall be in
accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
C.
Reservoirs. All water storage reservoirs shall be
covered, watertight and constructed of impervious material. Overflows
and vents of such reservoirs shall be effectively screened. Manholes
shall be constructed with overlapping covers so as to prevent the
entrance of contaminated material. Reservoir overflow pipes shall
discharge through an acceptable air gap.
D.
Water distribution system.
(1)
The water supply system of the mobile home park shall
be connected by pipes to all mobile homes, buildings and other facilities
requiring water.
(2)
All water piping, fixtures and other equipment shall
be constructed and maintained in accordance with state and local regulations
and requirements, and shall be of a type and in locations approved
by the health authority.
(3)
The water piping system shall not be connected with
nonpotable or questionable water supplies and shall be protected against
the hazards of backflow or backsiphonage.
(4)
The system shall be so designed and maintained as
to provide a pressure of not less than 25 pounds per square inch under
normal operating conditions at service buildings and other locations
requiring potable water supply.
E.
Individual water connections.
(1)
Individual water riser pipes shall be located within
the confined area of the mobile home stand at a point where the water
connection will approximate a vertical position.
(2)
Water riser pipes shall extend at least four inches
above ground elevation. The pipe shall be at least 3/4 inch in diameter.
The water outlet shall be capped when a mobile home does not occupy
the lot.
(3)
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing
of service lines, valves and riser pipes, and to protect risers from
heaving and thawing actions of the ground during freezing weather.
Surface drainage shall be diverted from the location of the riser
pipe.
(4)
A shutoff valve below the frost line shall be provided
near the water riser pipe on each mobile home lot.
(5)
Underground stop and waste valves shall not be installed
on any water service.
A.
Generally. An adequate and safe sewer system shall
be provided in all mobile home parks for conveying and disposing of
all sewage. Such system shall be designed, constructed and maintained
in accordance with state and local laws.
B.
Sewer lines. All sewer lines shall be located in trenches
of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic or other movements,
and shall be separated from the park water supply system at a safe
distance. Sewers shall be at a grade which will ensure a velocity
of two feet per second when flowing full. All sewer lines shall be
constructed of materials approved by the health authority, shall be
adequately vented and shall have watertight joints.
C.
Individual sewer connections.
(1)
Each mobile home stand shall be provided with at least
a four-inch-diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall
be so located on each stand so that the sewer connection to the mobile
home drain outlet will approximate a vertical position.
(2)
The sewer connection shall have a nominal inside diameter
of at least three inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall
be at least 1/4 inch per foot. The sewer connection shall consist
of one pipeline only without any branch fittings. All joints shall
be watertight.
(3)
All materials used for sewer connections shall be
semirigid, corrosion-resistant, nonabsorbent and durable. The inner
surface shall be smooth.
(4)
Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer riser
pipe when a mobile home does not occupy the lot. Surface drainage
shall be diverted away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall
extend at least four inches above ground elevation.
D.
Sewage treatment and discharge. Where the sewer lines
of the mobile home park are not connected to a public sewer, all proposed
sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by the State Department
of Environmental Management prior to construction. Effluents from
sewage treatment facilities shall not be discharged into any waters
of the state except with prior approval of the State Department of
Environmental Management.
A.
Generally. Every park shall contain an electrical
wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances
which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable
codes and regulations governing such systems. All electrical distribution
systems shall be in conformance with ANSI A 119.1 or NFPA 501 B.
B.
Main power lines.
(1)
Main power lines not located underground shall be
suspended at least 18 feet above the ground. There shall be a minimum
horizontal clearance of three feet between overhead wiring and any
mobile home, service building or other structure.
(2)
All direct burial conductors or cables shall be buried
at least 18 inches below the ground surface, and shall be insulated
and specially designed for the purpose. Such conductors shall be located
not less than one foot radial distance from water, sewer, gas or communication
lines.
C.
Individual connections.
(1)
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with an approved
disconnecting device and overcurrent protective equipment. The minimum
service per outlet shall be 120/240 volts, AC, 50 amperes.
(2)
Outlet receptacles at each mobile home stand shall
be located not more than 25 feet from the overcurrent protective devices
in the mobile home and a three-pole, four-wire grounding type shall
be used. Receptacles shall be of weatherproof construction and configurations
shall be in accordance with ANSI C-73.17.
(3)
The mobile home shall be connected to the outlet receptacle
by an approved type of flexible cable with connectors and a male attachment
plug.
(4)
Where the calculated load of the mobile home is more
than 50 amperes, either a second outlet receptacle shall be installed
or electrical service shall be provided by means of permanently installed
conductors.
D.
Grounding. All exposed non-current-carrying metal
parts of mobile homes and all other equipment shall be grounded by
means of an approved grounding conductor with branch circuit conductors
or other approved method of grounded metallic wiring. The neutral
conductor shall not be used as an equipment ground for mobile homes
or other equipment.
A.
Natural gas systems.
(1)
Natural gas piping systems shall be installed and
maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing
such systems.
(2)
Each mobile home lot provided with piped gas shall
have an approved manual shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas
outlet. The outlet shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent
accidental discharge of gas when the outlet is not use.
B.
Liquefied petroleum gas systems.
(1)
Liquefied petroleum gas systems shall be installed
and maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations
governing such systems.
(2)
Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve
excessive pressures, and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates
at a safe location.
(3)
Systems shall have at least one accessible means for
shutting off gas. Such means shall be located outside the mobile home
and shall be maintained in effective operating condition.
(4)
All liquefied petroleum gas piping outside of the
mobile home shall be well supported and protected against mechanical
injury. Undiluted liquefied petroleum gas in liquid form shall not
be conveyed through piping equipment and systems in mobile homes.
(5)
Liquefied petroleum gas containers installed on a
mobile home lot shall be securely but not permanently fastened, to
prevent accidental overturning. Such containers shall not be less
than 12 nor more than 60 U.S. gallons gross capacity.
(6)
No liquefied petroleum gas vessel shall be stored
or located inside or beneath any storage cabinet, carport, mobile
home or any other structure, unless such installations are approved
by the licensing authority.
C.
Fuel oil supply systems.
(1)
All fuel oil supply systems shall be installed and
maintained in accordance with applicable codes and regulations governing
such systems.
(2)
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders
to mobile homes shall be permanently installed and securely fastened
in place.
(3)
All fuel oil storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely
fastened in place. Tanks or cylinders shall not be located inside
or beneath any mobile home or less than five feet from any mobile
home exit.
(4)
Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic
shall be protected against physical damage.
A.
The mobile home area shall be subject to the rules
and regulations of the fire district in which the mobile home park
is located.
B.
Mobile home parks shall be kept free of litter, rubbish
and other flammable materials.
C.
Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by
the fire prevention authority shall be kept in service buildings and
at all other locations designated by such fire prevention authority,
and shall be maintained in good operating condition.
D.
Fires shall be made only in stoves, incinerators and
other equipment intended for such purposes.
E.
Fire hydrants.
(1)
Fire hydrants shall be installed, if the park water
supply system is capable to serve them, in accordance with the following
requirements:
(a)
The water supply system shall permit the operation
of a minimum of two one-and-one-half-inch hose streams.
(b)
Each of two nozzles, held four feet above the
ground, shall deliver at least 75 gallons of water per minute at a
flowing pressure of at least 30 pounds per square inch at the highest
elevation point of the park.
(2)
Fire hydrants, if provided, shall be located within
500 feet of any mobile home service building or other structure in
the park.
Cooking shelters, barbecue pits, fireplaces,
wood-burning stoves and incinerators shall be so located, constructed,
maintained and used as to minimize fire hazards and smoke nuisance
both on the property on which used and on neighboring property. No
open fire shall be permitted except in the facilities provided. No
open fire shall be left unattended. No fuel shall be used and no material
burned which emits dense smoke or objectionable odors.
A.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in
the mobile home park shall be so conducted as to create no health
hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire
hazards or air pollution.
B.
All refuse shall be stored in flytight, watertight,
rodentproof containers, which shall be located not more than 150 feet
from any mobile home lot. Containers shall be provided in sufficient
number and capacity to properly store all refuse.
C.
Refuse collection stands shall be provided for all
refuse containers. Such container stands shall be so designed as to
prevent containers from being tipped, to minimize spillage and container
deterioration, and to facilitate cleaning around them.
D.
All refuse shall be collected at least twice weekly. Where suitable collection service is not available from municipal or private agencies, the mobile home park operator shall provide this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 204, Solid Waste, of this Code.
A.
Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained
free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination
methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform
with the requirements of the health authority.
B.
Parks shall be maintained free of accumulations of
debris which may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies
and other pests.
C.
Storage areas shall be so maintained as to prevent
rodent harborage. Lumber, pipe and other building material shall be
stored at least one foot above the ground.
D.
Where the potential for insect and rodent infestation
exists, all exterior openings in or beneath any structure shall be
appropriately screened with wire mesh or other suitable materials.
E.
The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled
to prevent harborage of ticks, chiggers and other noxious insects.
Parks shall be so maintained as to prevent the growth of ragweed,
poison ivy, poison sumac and other noxious weeds considered detrimental
to health. Open areas shall be maintained free of heavy undergrowth
of any description.
A.
Applicability of section. The requirements of this
section shall apply to service buildings, recreation buildings and
other community service facilities such as:
B.
Structural requirements for buildings.
(1)
All portions of the structure shall be properly protected
from damage by ordinary uses and by decay, corrosion, termites and
other destructive elements. Exterior portions shall be of such materials
and be so constructed and protected as to prevent entrance or penetration
of moisture and weather.
(2)
All rooms containing sanitary or laundry facilities
shall:
(a)
Have sound-resistant walls extending to the
ceiling between male and female sanitary facilities. Walls and partitions
around showers, bathtubs, lavatories and other plumbing fixtures shall
be constructed of dense, nonabsorbent, waterproof material or covered
with moisture-resistant material.
(b)
Have at least one window or skylight facing
directly to the outdoors. The minimum aggregate gross area of windows
for each required room shall not be less than 10% of the floor area
served by them.
(c)
Have at least one window which can be easily
opened, or a mechanical device which will adequately ventilate the
room.
(3)
Toilets shall be located in separate compartments
equipped with self-closing doors. Shower stalls shall be of the individual
type. The rooms shall be screened to prevent direct view of the interior
when the exterior doors are opened.
(5)
Hot and cold water shall be furnished to every lavatory,
sink, bathtub, shower and laundry fixture, and cold water shall be
furnished to every water closet and urinal.
