[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of the Branch as Ch. 53 of the 1973 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms used herein are
defined as follows:
Any vehicle or structure used or arranged to be used for
living or sleeping accommodations, mounted on wheels and movable either
by its own power or when drawn by or connected with another vehicle.
A.
No mobile homes shall be permitted in the Village except recreational
vehicles used by the homeowner on whose property they are parked.
B.
No person shall use or park any mobile home for living or sleeping quarters within the corporate limits of the Village of the Branch, except that no more than one mobile home of a nonpaying guest of a resident of the Village may park on the property of said resident for not exceeding 72 hours in any one month, provided that it is not used for living quarters and its location complies with the setback requirements of Chapter 275, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of the Branch, and it is not less than 10 feet from any building or structure.
Removal of the wheels of a mobile home, except temporarily for
repairs, or the permanent blocking-up or the enclosure of the space
beneath a mobile home shall be construed to automatically convert
the same into a permanent building or structure, subject to the requirements
of all laws and ordinances applicable to dwellings.
The owner, lessee, occupant of or person accommodated in a mobile
home who commits any act in violation of the provisions of this chapter
shall be liable for any such violation and the penalty therefor. Each
day such violation shall continue or be permitted to exist shall constitute
a separate offense.
