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Cross Reference: Licenses, permits and miscellaneous business regulations, Ch. 605.
[R.O. 1996 § 410.130; Code 1985, § 57.03; CC 1990 § 13-31]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend any mobile home and travel trailer park within the limits of the City, unless he/she holds a valid permit issued by the Mayor in the name of such person for the specific construction, alteration or extension proposed.
B. 
All applications for permits shall be made to the Mayor and shall contain the following:
1. 
Name and address of applicant.
2. 
Interest of the applicant in the mobile home and travel trailer park.
3. 
Location and legal description of the mobile home and travel trailer park.
4. 
Complete engineering plans and specifications of the proposed park showing:
a. 
The area and dimensions of the tract of land;
b. 
The number, location, and size of all lots;
c. 
The location of service buildings and any other proposed structures;
d. 
The location and width of roadways and walkways;
e. 
The location of water and sewer lines and riser pipes;
f. 
Plans and specifications of the water supply, refuse and sewage disposal facilities;
g. 
Plans and specifications of all buildings constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park; or trailer park; and
h. 
The location and details of lighting and electrical systems. Such plans and specifications shall be submitted in duplicate, drawn to a scale of one (1) inch equals twenty (20) feet and shall have been prepared by an engineer registered by the State.
C. 
When upon review of the application, the Mayor is satisfied that the proposed plan meets the requirements of this Chapter, a permit shall be issued.
D. 
Any person whose application for a permit under this Chapter has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board of Aldermen under the procedures provided herein.
[R.O. 1996 § 410.140; Code 1985, § 57.04; CC 1990 § 13-32]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any mobile home or travel trailer park within the City limits unless he/she holds a valid permit issued annually by the Mayor in the name of such person for the specific mobile home park or travel trailer park. All applications for permits shall be made to the Mayor who shall issue a permit upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this Chapter and of other applicable legal requirements.
B. 
Every person holding a permit shall give notice in writing to the Mayor within twenty-four (24) hours after having sold, transferred, given away, or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any mobile home park and travel trailer park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such mobile home and travel trailer park.
C. 
Application for original permits shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant, as to the truth of the application, and shall contain the name and address of the applicant; the location and legal description of the mobile home or travel trailer park; and a site plan of the mobile home park showing all lots, structures, roads, walkways and other service facilities.
D. 
An application for renewal of a permit shall be made in writing by the holder of the permit, and shall contain any change in the information submitted since the original permit was issued or the latest renewal granted.
E. 
All annual permits shall be issued as of the first day of July of each year, and an operator of a mobile home or travel trailer park who has not applied for a renewal of the annual permit by such date shall be in violation of this Chapter.
F. 
Any person whose application for a permit under this Chapter has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board of Aldermen under the procedures provided herein.
G. 
Whenever, upon inspection of any mobile home and travel trailer park, the City Engineer, City Health Officer or Chief of Police finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this Chapter, he/she shall give notice in writing in accordance herewith to the person to whom the permit was issued that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, the permit shall be suspended. At the end of such period, the City Engineer, City Health Officer or Chief of Police shall reinspect such mobile home and/or travel trailer park and, if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, he/she shall suspend the permit and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the permit is issued. Upon receipt of such notice of such suspension, such person shall cease operation of such mobile home or travel trailer park except as provided in this Chapter.
H. 
Any person whose permit has been suspended, or who has received notice from an appropriate City Official that his/her permit will be suspended unless certain conditions or practices at the mobile home and/or travel trailer park are corrected, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Board of Aldermen, under the procedures provided by this Chapter. If no petition is filed to request such a hearing within ten (10) days after having received such notice, the permit shall be deemed to have been automatically revoked at the expiration of such ten-day period.
I. 
Any mobile home and/or travel trailer parks existing and in operation as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this Chapter is derived shall be allowed to continue such operation subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Chapter.