[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §I, 8-18-1992]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms are defined as
follows:
ACCESSORY USE
A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal
use of a mobile home and located on the same mobile home lot with
the principal use of the mobile home or in the mobile home.
MOBILE HOME
Any structure transportable in one (1) or more sections,
which when erected on site measures a minimum of eight (8) feet or
more in width and designed to be utilized as a dwelling, with or without
permanent foundation, when connected to required utilities and includes
the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems contained
therein, but expressly does not include modular homes.
MOBILE HOME LOT
A plot of ground plainly marked by corner stake, fences,
shrubbery or other devices and designed to accommodate one (1) occupied
mobile home and accessory buildings or uses.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A contiguous parcel of land which has been developed for
the placement of two (2) or more mobile homes and is owned by an individual,
a firm, trust, partnership, public or private association or corporation.
MODULAR HOME
A structure transportable in one (1) or more sections when
erected on site which measures eight (8) feet or more in width and
is designed to be used as a dwelling, provided however, that a modular
unit must be set on a permanent foundation and not subject to removal.
It must be so designated by the manufacturer as a modular unit versus
a double-wide mobile home.
PARK STREET
A private way which affords principal means of access to
individual mobile home lots or auxiliary buildings within a mobile
home lot and/or a roadway providing vehicular access and egress between
individual mobile home lots and enjoining public rights-of-way.
PERMIT
A written permit issued by the City permitting the construction,
alteration and extension of a mobile home park under the provision
of this Chapter.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private
association or corporation.
PLAYGROUND
A play lot or other area which has been landscaped and developed
for the use of children or other mobile home occupants.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicular type unit primarily designed as a temporary living
quarters for recreational, camping or travel use and when occupied
is hereby defined as a mobile home.
SERVICE BUILDING
A building housing community toilet facilities, laundry facilities,
storage facilities, or any other sanitary facility necessary for the
health and convenience of mobile home park occupants.
SEWER CONNECTION
The connection consisting of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances
from the drain outlet of the mobile home or to the inlet of the correspondence
sewer riser pipe of the sewage system serving the mobile home park.
WATER CONNECTION
The connection consisting of all pipes, fittings, and appurtenances
from the water riser pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution
system within the mobile home or trailer.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §II, 8-18-1992]
A. License Required.
1. It shall
be unlawful for any person to operate any mobile home park within
the limits of the City of Goodman, Missouri, unless such person holds
a valid license issued annually by the City Clerk in the name of such
person for the specific mobile home park. All applications for license
shall be made to the City Clerk who shall issue a license upon compliance
by the applicant with the provisions of this Chapter and upon approval
by a majority of the Board of Aldermen.
2. License non-transferable. All license issued hereunder shall
be non-transferable.
B. Application. The application for original license shall
be in writing and signed by the applicant and accompanied by an affidavit
of the applicant as to the truth of the application and accompanied
by a deposit of a fee in accordance with the balance of this Chapter
and shall contain the name and address of the applicant; the location
and legal description of the mobile home park; a site plan of the
mobile home park showing all lots, structures, driveways, walkways
and other service facilities and shall be accompanied with a set of
plans drawn to scale and completely dimensional and shall include
all entrances, exits, driveways and walkways, the number, size and
location of automobile parking accommodations, the location and size
of recreational areas, a plan of water system, the method and plan
of sewage disposal and site drainage, the method of garbage disposal
and plan of storage areas, the method and plan of service building
heating, a lighting plan of the outside areas and service outlets,
and the location and type of fire-fighting and fire-prevention facilities.
C. Application Requires Public Hearing. Upon receipt of the
application for license, the City Clerk shall forthwith cause same
to be brought to the attention of the Board of Aldermen and public
hearing on same shall be held at the next regularly scheduled meeting
of the Board of Aldermen.
D. Public Hearing — License Granted Or Denied. At the
hearing, the Board of Aldermen shall determine whether the application,
as submitted, meets the following requirements:
1. All
requirements as imposed by this Chapter;
2. Whether
the proposed mobile home park imposes an undue hardship on any resident
of the City of Goodman, Missouri;
3. Whether
the mobile home park would be unduly detrimental or hazardous to the
health, safety or welfare of the occupants of the City of Goodman,
Missouri, or the mobile home park.
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At said hearing, the Board of Aldermen of Goodman, Missouri,
shall either grant the application and issue the license or deny same.
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[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §III, 8-18-1992]
A. Every
mobile home park shall contain at least five (5) acres of land with
direct access to a public street right-of-way containing a width thereof
of at least fifty (50) feet.
B. Every
new mobile home park shall be divided into mobile home lots, which
lots shall contain either a concrete pad of an area at least large
enough to cover the entire area beneath any mobile home which is located
thereon or shall provide concrete pads to place brace and supports
upon.
C. Each
mobile home pad or pier shall be surfaced with a minimum thickness
of four (4) inches or more of concrete.
D. Lot Requirements.
1. No mobile
home or accessory building shall be located closer than ten (10) feet
from any side lot line of the mobile home park nor closer than fifteen
(15) feet from the front lot lines abutting a service drive road and
no mobile home shall be located within thirty-five (35) feet of another
mobile home measured side by side or within thirty-five (35) feet
of another mobile home measured end to end.
2. The
yard setbacks of the mobile home park shall be a minimum of thirty-five
(35) feet from all public rights-of-way and a minimum of twenty-five
(25) feet from all abutting property.
3. All
park or service buildings shall be located at least twenty-five (25)
feet in distance away from any mobile home shown on the mobile home
park plan.
4. For
each mobile home lot there shall be provided and maintained at least
one (1) parking space. Each such parking space shall contain a minimum
area of three hundred sixty (360) square feet (of dimension eighteen
(18) feet by twenty (20) feet) and shall be hard surfaced. If central
parking lots are provided, they shall be hard surfaced and each space
separated by striping or other adequate means and identified to the
official lot number of the occupant and reserved for his/her sole
use. No occupant of a mobile home shall be allowed to park a motor
vehicle upon any driveway located within the mobile home park or upon
any public rights-of-way.
5. Each
mobile home park shall provide for a developed playground which shall
be of a size of at least two thousand five hundred (2,500) square
feet in area plus one hundred (100) square feet for each mobile home
located within the park in excess of ten (10) in number.
6. All
parking areas and service areas shall be bituminous surfaced or better.
7. All
park streets shall be of concrete construction or paved to meet the
standards of the City of Goodman, Missouri, with proper drainage ditches
provided to allow for water disposal and discharge.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §IV, 8-18-1992]
A. Each
individual mobile home shall be provided with a water meter and water
connection which shall consist of a riser terminating at least four
(4) inches above the ground surface. Such water connections shall
be equipped with a shutoff valve and shall be protected from freezing
and from damage from mobile home wheels and shall have the ground
surface around the riser pipe graded to divert surface drainage away
from the connection. The connection and water meter shall be located
upon each mobile home lot and subject to the rules and regulations
of the City of Goodman, Missouri.
B. All sewage
and waste water from toilets, urinals, sinks, bathtubs, showers, lavatories,
laundries and all other sanitary fixtures in the mobile home park
shall be drained to a public sewage collection system.
C. Sewer
laterals shall be provided at each mobile home lot, terminate above
grade on the same side of lot as the water connection, be at least
four (4) inches in diameter and be equipped with approved leak and
flyproof devices coupling to mobile home drainage system. Such lateral
sewer connections shall be protected at its terminal with a concrete
collar at least three (3) inches thick and extending from the connection
in all directions. When not in use, the connection shall be capped
with a gas type plug or similar device.
D. All plumbing
in the mobile home park shall comply with the ordinances of the City
of Goodman, Missouri.
E. Each
mobile home space or lot shall be provided with at least a four (4)
inch sewer connection. The sewer connection shall be provided with
suitable fittings so that a watertight connection can be made between
the mobile home drain and the sewer connection. Such individual home
connections shall be so constructed that they can be closed when not
linked to a home. They shall be constructed in such a manner as to
maintain them in an odor-free condition. Adapters allowing for tight
physical connection shall be on the mobile home or provided by the
mobile home park operator for the use of mobile homes.
F. All electrical
work shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the electrical
requirements of the National Electrical Code.
G. All gas-burning
appliances shall be of approved vented type and AGA approved.
H. There
shall be installed and maintained in a conspicuous and accessible
location in every mobile home one (1) or more fire extinguisher.
I. The owner
or operators of the mobile home park shall be responsible for securing
the maintenance of all structures and their site, including an approved
tie downs which shall adequately secure each mobile home.
J. Every
mobile home park shall maintain a manager in charge who shall require
all persons using such mobile home park to register in a book kept
for that purpose showing the date, the name and address of said person,
together with the make of automobile and correction automobile license
number. The manager shall preserved such register and endorse upon
the same the date of departure of such person or persons registered
therein, and it shall be unlawful for any person to make a false entry
or alter or permit to be erased any name, address, registration number
or other information. The register shall at all times be opened to
inspection by proper officials of the City of Goodman, Missouri.
K. Each
mobile home lot site shall be well drained, free from trash or litter
and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
L. All garbage
and rubbish shall be stored in a tightly covered, waterproof container
of not more than thirty (30) gallons capacity, unless other means
of storage are approved in writing.
M. Each
mobile home located within a mobile home lot shall be skirted. Once
skirted, the skirting shall be maintained in good repair. The area
immediately underneath a mobile home may be utilized for storage,
only if the stored items shall be located so as not to interfere with
underneath inspection of the mobile home.
N. No mobile
home located within such park shall be occupied for dwelling purposes
until such time as it has been properly placed upon the cement pad
or pier and connected to water, sewage and electrical utilities.
O. The mobile
home park shall be surrounded by a landscaped strip of open space
twenty-five (25) feet wide along any major street or highway and twenty-five
(25) feet wide along all other lot lines.
P. Each
lot is provided for the occupance of a single mobile home unit, shall
have an area of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet and
a width of not less than fifty (50) feet, subject to the other provisions
contained herein.
Q. All internal
park streets located within a mobile home park shall be of a minimum
of thirty (30) feet in width.
R. Dead-end
streets shall be limited in length to one thousand (1,000) feet and
shall be provided at the closed end with a turnaround having an outside
roadway diameter of at least one hundred (100) feet (i.e., a cul-de-sac).
S. Grades
of all park streets shall be sufficient to insure adequate surface
drainage but shall not be more than eight percent (8%). Shortrun with
minimum grade of twelve percent (12%) may be permitted, provided traffic
safety is assured by appropriate paving, adequate leveling areas and
avoidance of lateral curves.
T. Paved
park streets must meet existing City street specifications.
U. All mobile
home parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped
with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide the
following average maintained levels of illumination for the safe movements
of pedestrians and vehicles at night:
1. All
parts of the park street system: six tenths (0.6) foot-candle, with
a minimum of one tenth (0.1) foot-candle;
2. Potentially
hazardous locations, such as intersections and steps or step ramps:
individually illuminated with a minimum of three (3) foot-candle.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §V, 8-18-1992]
A. Every
park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring,
fixtures, equipments and appurtenances which shall be installed and
maintained in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
B. All power
distribution lines shall be by direct burial conductors or cable buried
at least eighteen (18) inches below the ground surface and shall be
insulated and specifically designed for the purpose. Such conductors
shall be located not less than one (1) foot radial distance from water,
sewer, gas or communication lines.
C. Each
mobile home lot shall be provided with an approved disconnecting device
and over current protective equipment. The minimum service outlet
shall be 120/240 volts AC, one hundred fifty (150) amperes.
D. Outlet
receptacles shall be located not more than twenty-five (25) feet from
the over current protective devices in the mobile home and a three
(3) pole, four (4) wire grounding type shall be used. Receptacles
shall be of weatherproof construction and configurations shall be
accordance with the National Electrical Code.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §VI, 8-18-1992]
A. The grounds,
buildings and structures located within a mobile home park shall be
maintained free of insects and rodents.
B. Parking
areas shall be maintained free of accumulations of debris which may
provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitos and
other pests. The growth of brush, weeds and grass shall be controlled
to prevent harborage of ticks, chiggers and other noxious insects.
Park areas shall be so maintained as to prevent the growth of ragweed,
poison ivy, poison oak, poisonous sumac and other noxious weeds considered
detrimental to health. Open areas shall be maintained free of heavy
undergrowth of any description.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §VII, 8-18-1992]
A. Natural
gas piping systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance
with the applicable codes and regulations governing such systems.
B. Each
mobile home lot provided shall be provided with piped gas and shall
have an approved manual shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas
outlet. Such valves shall not be located under a mobile home. The
outlet shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental
discharge of gas when the outlet is not in use.
C. Fire
hydrants shall be installed by the lot owners, if not otherwise in
existence, and shall be located within five hundred (500) feet of
any mobile home, service building or other structure in the park.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §VIII, 8-18-1992]
All applications to the City Clerk shall be accompanied by deposit
of an inspection fee of ten dollars ($10.00) per mobile home lot for
each and every lot included within a mobile home park.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §IX, 8-18-1992]
A. Each
mobile home park shall be inspected by the duly qualified official
of the City of Goodman, Missouri. Whenever inspection of any mobile
home park indicates that any provision of this Chapter or any other
applicable law is being violated, the person in charge of the lot,
the applicant, shall be notified, in writing, of such fact and the
notice shall set forth a description of the violations and shall further
direct that such violation be remedied by commencing to remedy same
within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of the notice and continue
thereafter diligently and continuously until said violation has been
abated, which abatement must occur within a period of time not to
exceed ten (10) days.
B. After
a written notice of violation has been submitted and a violation has
not been remedied within the time, or if it appears that any other
violation of law exists, the permit and business license of the mobile
home park shall be revoked.
C. The inspector
of the City shall have the power to enter the mobile home park at
reasonable times for the purpose of inspection and investigation of
conditions relating to the enforcement of this Chapter.
D. Any person
effected by a notice which has been issued in accordance with the
enforcement of this Chapter may request and shall be granted a hearing
on the matter before the Board of Aldermen, provided that such person
shall file in the office of City Clerk a written petition requesting
such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefore
within ten (10) days after the day the notice is served. The filing
of the request for hearing shall operate as a stay of notice and of
the suspension. Upon receipt of such petition, the Board of Aldermen
shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner
written notice thereof. At such hearing, the petitioner shall be given
an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified
or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later than ten (10)
days after the date upon which the petition was filed, provided that
the Mayor may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time
beyond such ten (10) day period where, in his/her judgment, the petitioner
has submitted good and sufficient reasons for the postponement.
E. At such
hearing, the Board of Aldermen shall make findings as to compliance
with the provision of this Chapter and shall issue an order, in writing,
sustaining, modifying or withdrawing the notice which shall be served
in written form upon the holder of the license by the Chief of Police
of Goodman, Missouri, or upon the lot manager in the event the license
holder is a non-resident. Upon failure to comply with any order sustaining
or modifying a notice, the license of the mobile home park shall be
revoked.
F. Any person
aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Aldermen may seek relief
therefrom in any court of competent jurisdiction as provided by the
laws in this State.
G. Provided
however, that when any inspector finds that an emergency exists which
requires immediate action to protect the public health, he/she may,
without notice or hearing, issue an order reciting the existence of
the emergency and requiring that such action be taken as he/she may
deem necessary to meet the emergency, including the suspension of
the permit or license. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Chapter, such order shall be effective immediately. Any person to
whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately
but upon petition to the Board of Aldermen shall be afforded a hearing
as soon as possible.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §X, 8-18-1992]
Any mobile home park, to which the license to operate same has
been revoked, shall forthwith cease activity immediately. All occupants
of mobile homes located within the park shall vacate said mobile homes
within fifteen (15) days after the license or permit is revoked.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §XI, 8-18-1992; Ord. No. 1996-298 §§1 — 2, 5-21-1996]
No mobile home, including all single-wide and double-wide mobile
homes as defined within this Chapter, may be brought within the corporate
City limits of Goodman, Missouri, for the purpose of being occupied
as a dwelling, except for placement of said mobile home within a mobile
home park, which mobile home park is in compliance with all provisions
of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §XII, 8-18-1992; Ord. No. 2012-443 §1, 11-20-2012]
A. This
Chapter shall not effect nor shall it be applied to any currently
existing mobile home or mobile home park currently located within
the City of Goodman, Missouri, subject to the following exceptions:
1. No person
who currently occupies a mobile home within the City of Goodman, Missouri,
not located within a mobile home park shall cause any other mobile
home, not currently located within the City of Goodman, Missouri,
to be brought within the corporate City limits to be utilized as a
dwelling as defined in this ordinance;
2. All
mobile home parks currently located within the corporate limits of
the City of Goodman, Missouri, shall be exempt from this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 1992-268 Art. I §XIII, 8-18-1992]
A. Criminal Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who
violates any provision of this Chapter shall upon conviction be punished
by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00) for each day in which the violation occurs
and, in addition, may be sentenced to a period of time in the County
Jail of not less than one (1) day nor more than ninety (90) days for
each day that the violation occurs or continues to occur.
B. Civil Penalties. Any mobile home or mobile home park not
in compliance with this Chapter shall be deemed a nuisance per se
and deemed by law to be detrimental to the health and welfare of the
populous of the City of Goodman, Missouri. Any such person who thereby
continues to maintain a public nuisance in violation of this Chapter
shall, in addition to other civil remedies, be liable to the City
of Goodman, Missouri, for the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
per day per mobile home for each and every day that the mobile home
park remains in violation of this Chapter.