[CC 1992 §625.010; Ord. No. 259 §1, 7-19-1976]
As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall
have these prescribed meanings:
A mobile home which does not have a flush toilet and a bath
or shower.
A mobile home which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower.
Any person licensed to operate and maintain a mobile home
park under the provisions of this Chapter.
Any vehicle or similar portable structure having no foundation
other than wheels, jacks or skirtings and so designed or constructed
as to permit occupancy for dwelling or sleeping purposes.
Any plot of ground upon which two (2) or more mobile homes,
occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless
of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.
A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the
accommodations of one (1) mobile home.
Any river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment, fence
or hedge.
Mobile home park.
Any person to whom a temporary permit is issued to maintain
or operate a mobile home park under the provisions of this Chapter.
Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association
or corporation.
[CC 1992 §625.020; Ord. No. 259 §2, 7-19-1976]
A.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a mobile home park
within the limits of the City unless such person shall first obtain
a license therefor, except that the maintenance or operation of the
mobile home park in existence on July 19, 1976, may be continued under
a temporary permit for such period of time and under such conditions
as are hereinafter prescribed.
B.
A temporary
permit, upon written request therefor, shall be issued by the City
Clerk of the City of Concordia for every mobile home park in existence
on July 19, 1976, permitting the park to be maintained and operated
during a period ending July 19, 1977, without being subject to the
provisions of this Chapter, except such of the provisions as are made
expressly applicable to permittees.
C.
The term
of the temporary permit shall be extended, upon written request, for
not to exceed two (2) additional periods of one (1) year if:
1.
The permittee shall have filed application for a license in conformity with Section 625.040 of this Chapter within one (1) year after the effective date of this Chapter,
2.
The
permittee is of good moral character, and the park plans and specifications
accompanying the application for license comply with all provisions
of this Chapter and all other applicable ordinances and Statutes,
3.
The
permittee shall have diligently endeavored to make the existing park
conform fully to the plans and specifications submitted with the application,
and
4.
Failure
to make the existing park conform fully to such plans and specifications
shall have been due to causes beyond the control of the permittee.
[CC 1992 §625.030; Ord. No. 259 §3, 7-19-1976]
The annual fee for such license shall be twenty-five dollars
($25.00) plus five dollars ($5.00) for each trailer coach over five
(5) spaces for which accommodations exist. If the number is increased
this shall be reported to the Clerk and the additional fee, if any,
necessitated by such increase shall be paid before such additional
spaces are put to use. When a license is applied for or accommodations
are increased during the license year, the fee shall be prorated on
the basis of the number of months remaining in the license year.
[CC 1992 §625.040; Ord. No. 259 §4, 7-19-1976]
A.
Application For Initial License. Application for an initial
mobile home park license shall be filed with the City Clerk. The application
shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and shall include the
following:
1.
The
name and address of the applicant;
2.
The
location and legal description of the mobile home park;
3.
A complete plan of the park in conformity with the requirements of Section 625.100 of this Chapter;
4.
Plans
and specifications of all buildings, improvements and facilities constructed
or to be constructed within the mobile home park; and
5.
Such
further information as may be requested by the City Clerk to enable
him/her to determine if the proposed park will comply with legal requirements.
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The application and all accompanying plans and specifications
shall be filed in triplicate. The City Clerk shall investigate the
applicant and inspect the application and the proposed plans and specifications.
If the applicant is of good moral character, and the proposed mobile
home park will, when constructed or altered in accordance with such
plans and specifications, be in compliance with all provisions of
this Chapter and all applicable ordinances and Statutes, the City
Clerk shall approve the applications and, upon completion of the park
according to the plans, shall issue the license.
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B.
Application For Renewal License. Upon application in writing
by a licensee for renewal of a license and upon payment of the annual
license fee, the City Clerk shall issue a certificate renewing such
license for another year.
C.
Application For Transfer Of License. Upon application in
writing for transfer of a license and payment of the transfer fee
of five dollars ($5.00), the City Clerk shall issue a transfer if
the transferee is of good moral character.
[CC 1992 §625.050; Ord. No. 259 §18, 7-19-1976]
The license certificate or temporary permit shall be conspicuously
posted in the office of or on the premises of the mobile park at all
times.
[CC 1992 §625.060; Ord. No. 259 §17, 7-19-1976]
The Board of Aldermen may revoke any license to maintain and
operate a park when the licensee has been found guilty by a court
of competent jurisdiction of violating any provision of this Chapter.
After such conviction, the license may be re-issued if the circumstances
leading to conviction have been remedied and the park is being maintained
and operated in full compliance with law.
[CC 1992 §625.070; Ord. No. 259 §16, 7-19-1976]
The licensee or permittee, or a duly authorized attendant or
caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile home
park, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary
condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, with the
licensee or permittee, for the violation of any provision of this
Chapter to which the licensee or permittee is subject.
[CC 1992 §625.080; Ord. No. 259 §15, 7-19-1976]
A.
It shall
be the duty of each licensee and permittee to keep a register containing
a record of all mobile home owners and occupants located within the
park. The register shall contain the following information:
1.
The
name and address of each mobile home occupant;
2.
The
name and address of the owner of each mobile home and motor vehicle
by which it is towed;
3.
The
make, model, year and license number of each mobile home and motor
vehicle;
4.
The
State, territory or Country issuing such licenses;
5.
The
date of arrival and of departure of each mobile home; and
6.
Whether
or not each mobile home is a dependent or independent mobile home.
B.
The park
shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by Law
Enforcement Officers, Public Health Officials and other officials
whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained
in the register. The register record for each occupant registered
shall not be destroyed for a period of three (3) years following the
date of departure of the registrant from the park.
[CC 1992 §625.090; Ord. No. 259 §5, 7-19-1976]
A.
It shall be unlawful, hereafter, to locate a trailer any place within the City of Concordia except at a mobile trailer park as defined in Section 625.010 of this Chapter, unless the trailer is so constructed and located so that it complies with all the ordinances of the City of Concordia pertaining to zoning and the construction of single-family dwellings; such trailers to be considered as single-family dwellings.
B.
It shall
be unlawful for any person to remove the wheels or other transporting
device from any trailer or otherwise to affix said trailer permanently
to the ground unless a permit so to do is obtained from the Board
of Aldermen of the City of Concordia. Any such removal of wheels or
other transporting device shall be construed as converting the trailer
into a single-family dwelling and shall make the same subject to all
ordinances of the City of Concordia pertaining to zoning and construction
of single-family dwellings.
C.
It shall
be unlawful to occupy for sleeping or other residential purposes any
trailer coach which has been rendered immobile by the removing of
wheels or by placing the same on a foundation or the ground, unless
such trailer coach is constructed and located so that it complies
with all the ordinances of the City of Concordia pertaining to zoning
and construction of single-family dwellings.
D.
Nothing
in this Chapter shall be construed as to prohibit the storage of a
trailer coach for any length of time when such trailer coach is not
in use for any living or sleeping purposes.
[CC 1992 §625.100; Ord. No. 259 §6, 7-19-1976]
A.
The mobile
home park shall conform to the following requirements:
1.
The
park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure
rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water. The park
shall be fenced where it abuts property owned by one other than the
owner of the mobile home park so that the property lines are clearly
shown. Such fence to be at least five (5) feet high and of wire mesh
two (2) inches by four (4) inches.
2.
Mobile
home spaces shall be provided consisting of a minimum of two thousand
six hundred (2,600) square feet for each space and shall be at least
forty (40) feet wide and clearly defined; provided however, that mobile
home parks in existence July 19, 1976, which provide mobile home spaces
having a width or area less than that hereinabove prescribed may continue
to operate with spaces of the existing width and area, but in no event
shall any mobile home space be less than twenty-five (25) feet wide
and have an area of less than one thousand (1,000) square feet after
July 19, 1979.
3.
Mobile
homes shall be so harbored on each space that there shall be at least
fifteen (15) foot clearance between mobile homes, provided however,
that with respect to mobile homes parked end-to-end, the end-to-end
clearance may be less than fifteen (15) feet but not less than ten
(10) feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than ten (10) feet
from any building or closer than six (6) feet from any property line
bounding the park. Provided however, that a mobile home park in existence
on July 19, 1976, shall harbor such mobile homes so that there shall
be at least fifteen (15) feet clearance between each mobile home.
4.
All
mobile home spaces shall abut upon a driveway of not less than twenty
(20) feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public
street, alley or highway.
5.
Walkways
not less than two (2) feet wide shall be provided from the mobile
home spaces to the service buildings.
6.
All
driveways and walkways within the park shall be hard surfaced and
lighted at night with electric lamps of not less than twenty-five
(25) watts each, spaced at intervals of not more than one hundred
(100) feet.
7.
Each
park shall provide service buildings to house such toilet, bathing
and other sanitation facilities and such laundry facilities as are
hereinafter more particularly prescribed.
8.
An electrical
outlet supplying at least one hundred ten (110) volts shall be provided
for each mobile home space.
9.
All
mobile homes shall be skirted with suitable material to prevent animals
from entering the area directly under the mobile home.
[CC 1992 §625.110; Ord. No. 259 §7, 7-19-1976]
An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes
shall be supplied by pipes to all buildings and mobile home spaces
within the park to meet the requirements of the park. Each mobile
home space shall be provided with a water service tap which shall
be frostproof and shall meet the requirements of the City Utilities
Superintendent's recommendations. An adequate supply of hot water
shall be supplied at all times in the service buildings for all bathing,
washing, cleansing and laundry facilities.
[CC 1992 §625.120; Ord. No. 259 §8, 7-19-1976]
A.
Each
park accommodating dependent mobile homes shall be provided with toilets,
baths or showers, slop sinks and other sanitation facilities which
shall conform to the following requirements:
1.
Toilet
facilities for males shall consist of not less than one (1) flush
toilet and one (1) urinal for the first (1st) fifteen (15) dependent
mobile homes or any less number thereof, and for dependent mobile
homes in excess of fifteen (15), not less than one (1) additional
flush toilet and one (1) additional urinal for every fifteen (15)
additional dependent mobile homes or fractional number thereof.
2.
Toilet
facilities for females shall consist of not less than one (1) flush
toilet for the first (1st) ten (10) dependent mobile homes or any
less number thereof, and for dependent mobile homes in excess of ten
(10), not less than one (1) additional flush toilet for every ten
(10) additional dependent mobile homes or fractional number thereof.
3.
Each
sex shall be provided with not less than one (1) lavatory and one
(1) shower or bathtub with individual dressing accommodations for
the first (1st) ten (10) dependent mobile homes or any less number
thereof, and for dependent mobile homes in excess of ten (10), not
less than one (1) additional lavatory and one (1) additional shower
or bathtub with individual dressing accommodations for every ten (10)
additional dependent mobile homes or fractional number thereof.
4.
Each toilet and each shower or bathtub with individual dressing accommodations, for which provision is made in Subsections (A), (B) and (C), and shall be in a private compartment or stall.
5.
The
toilet and other sanitation facilities for males and females shall
be either in separate buildings or shall be separated, if in the same
building, by a soundproof wall.
6.
There
shall be provided in a separate compartment or stall not less than
one (1) flush toilet bowl receptacle for emptying bed pans or other
containers of human excreta and an adequate supply of hot running
water for cleansing such bed pans or containers.
[CC 1992 §625.130; Ord. No. 259 §9, 7-19-1976]
A.
Each
park accommodating dependent mobile homes shall be provided with the
following laundry facilities:
1.
Laundry
facilities shall be provided in either of the following ratios:
a.
Not
less than one (1) double laundry tray and one (1) conventional wringer-type
washing machine for the first (1st) twenty-five (25) mobile home spaces
or any less number thereof, and for mobile home spaces in excess of
twenty-five (25), not less than one (1) additional double laundry
tray and one (1) additional conventional wringer-type washing machine
for every twenty-five (25) additional home spaces or fractional number
thereof; or
b.
Not
less than one (1) single laundry tray and one (1) automatic or semi-automatic
type washing machine for the first (1st) twenty-five (25) mobile home
spaces or any less number thereof, and for mobile home spaces in excess
of twenty-five (25), not less than one (1) additional single laundry
tray and one (1) additional automatic or semi-automatic type washing
machine for every twenty-five (25) additional mobile home spaces or
fractional number thereof.
2.
An ample
number of electrical outlets shall be provided supplying current sufficient
to operate each washing machine. Drying spaces shall be provided sufficient
to accommodate the laundry of the mobile home occupants if automatic
drying equipment is not supplied.
3.
The
laundry facilities shall be either in a separate building or, if in
the same building where sanitation facilities are housed, shall be
separated from the rooms housing the sanitation facilities by a soundproof
wall.
[CC 1992 §625.140; Ord. No. 259 §10, 7-19-1976]
A.
Each
park accommodating dependent mobile homes shall be provided with the
following service buildings:
1.
Service
buildings housing sanitation and laundry facilities, or any of such
facilities, shall be permanent structures complying with all applicable
ordinances and Statutes regulating buildings, electrical installations
and plumbing and sanitation systems.
2.
The
service buildings shall be well lighted at all times of the day and
night, shall be well ventilated with screened openings, shall be constructed
of such moistureproof material, including painted woodwork, as shall
permit repeated cleaning and washing, and shall be maintained at a
temperature of at least sixty-eight degrees Fahrenheit (68° F)
during the period from October first (1st) to May first (1st). The
floors of the service buildings shall be of water impervious material.
3.
Service
buildings housing sanitation facilities shall be located not closer
than ten (10) feet nor farther than two hundred (200) feet from any
mobile home space upon which a dependent mobile home is harbored.
4.
All
service buildings and the grounds of the park shall be maintained
in a clean, sightly condition and kept free of any condition that
will menace the health of any occupant or the public or constitute
a nuisance.
[CC 1992 §625.150; Ord. No. 259 §11, 7-19-1976]
A.
Waste
from showers, bathtubs, flush toilets, urinals, lavatories, slop sinks
and laundries in service and other buildings within the park shall
be discharged into a public sewer system in compliance with applicable
ordinances or into a private and disposal plant or septic tank system
of such construction and in such manner as will present no health
hazard.
B.
Each
mobile home space shall be provided with a leakproof sewer connection
at least four (4) inches in diameter, which shall be connected to
receive the waste from the shower, bathtub, flush toilet, lavatory
and kitchen sink of the mobile home harbored in such space and having
any or all of such facilities. The sewer in each space shall be connected
to discharge the mobile home waste into a public sewer system in compliance
with applicable ordinances or into a private sewer disposal plant
or septic tank system of such construction and in such manner as will
present no health hazard. The four (4) inch service sewer from each
mobile home space shall connect to a trunk line sewer large enough
to adequately provide for the proposed trailer park.
[CC 1992 §625.160; Ord. No. 259 §12, 7-19-1976]
Metal garbage cans with tight fitting covers shall be provided
in quantities adequate to permit disposal of all garbage and rubbish.
Garbage cans shall be located not farther than three hundred (300)
feet from any mobile home space. The cans shall be kept in sanitary
condition at all times. Garbage and rubbish shall be collected and
disposed of as frequently as may be necessary to ensure that the garbage
can shall not overflow.
[CC 1992 §625.170; Ord. No. 259 §13, 7-19-1976]
Every park shall be equipped at all times with fire extinguishing
equipment in good working order of such type, size and number and
so located within the park as to satisfy applicable reasonable regulations
of the Fire Department. No open fires shall be permitted at any place
which may endanger life or property. No fires shall be left unattended
at any time.
[CC 1992 §625.180; Ord. No. 259 §14, 7-19-1976]
No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat or other pet animal
shall permit it to run at large or commit any nuisance within the
limits of any mobile home park. Such pets shall be licensed by the
City and comply with City requirements.
[CC 1992 §625.190; Ord. No. 259 §20, 7-19-1976]
Any person violating this Chapter shall be fined not less than
five dollars ($5.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for
each offense. Each day that the violation exists constitutes a separate
violation.
