Editor's Note — Ord. no. 005-2012 §§1 —
2, adopted August 13, 2012, repealed ch. 515 "mobile homes" in its
entirety and enacted the provisions set out herein. Former ch. 515
derived from R.O. 2011 §§515.010 — 515.080; ord. no.
621 §§1 — 8, 10-21-91; ord. no. 801 §1, 3-15-04.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §1, 8-13-2012]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
The legally designated building authority or his/her authorized
representative which is the City Administrator of Cabool, Missouri.
The legally designated health authority or his/her authorized
representative which is the City Administrator of Cabool, Missouri.
A factory-built structure or structures which, in the traveling
mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet
or more in length, or, when erected on site, contains three hundred
twenty (320) or more square feet, equipped with the necessary service
connections and made so as to be readily movable as a unit or units
with or without a permanent foundation. A mobile home may also be
a factory-built structure or structures (that is not a park trailer
or recreational vehicle), including, but not limited to, a shed, outbuilding
or cabin, that is transported to the corporate limits of the City
of Cabool and that was already converted or that is later converted
into living quarters, a dwelling place, or residence. The phrase "without
a permanent foundation" indicates that the support system is constructed
with the intent that the manufactured home placed thereon may be moved
from time to time at the convenience of the owner.
[Ord. No. 010-2021, 10-18-2021]
A plot of ground designated for the accommodation of one
(1) mobile home.
A transportable building unit designed to be used by itself
or to be incorporated with similar units at a point-of-use into a
modular structure to be used for residential, commercial, educational
or industrial purposes. This definition shall not apply to structures
under six hundred fifty (650) square feet used temporarily and exclusively
for construction site office purposes.
A modular type unit built on a single chassis mounted on
wheels, designed primarily as temporary living quarters for seasonal
or destination camping, and having a gross trailer area not exceeding
four hundred (400) square feet and not less than two hundred forty
(240) square feet in the setup mode.
The use of a concrete foundation and concrete piers poured
to mobile home specifications.
[Ord. No. 002-2017 § 1, 2-20-2017]
A written permit issued by the City Administrator of Cabool,
Missouri, permitting the mobile home to operate under this Chapter
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company or
association.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §2, 8-13-2012]
No person may use or occupy a recreational vehicle or park trailer
in the corporate limits of the City of Cabool as temporary living
quarters for a period exceeding thirty (30) days in any given calendar
year.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §3, 8-13-2012]
A.
All
manufactured homes and mobile homes built before June 13, 1976, must
be constructed according to the standards established by the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development for constructing
such structures and shall bear a seal issued by the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development as required by Chapter 700, RSMo.,
prior to any such structure being set up in the corporate limits of
the City of Cabool.
B.
All modular homes must be constructed according to the standards established by Sections 700.010 through Section 700.320, RSMo., and shall have a seal of approval by the Missouri Public Service Commission indicating that repairs and construction to said mobile home have been completed to make it comply with said standards.
C.
All
manufactured homes, modular units, and mobile homes must have entryways
built in a stable and safe manner. All entryways and decks must be
a minimum of four (4) feet by six (6) feet wide, with safety railings.
D.
All
manufactured homes, modular units, and mobile homes must comply with
the following:
1.
Have a pitched roof of no less than three (3) inches of vertical
rise to each twelve (12) inches of horizontal run;
2.
Have roofing material consisting to composition asphalt shingle,
fiberglass shingle, wood shake, baked tile, or crushed rock;
3.
Have a roof overhang of not less than one (1) foot measured from
the vertical side of the home. When attached carports, garages, porches,
or similar structures are an integral part of the home, this overhang
may be waived where the accessory structure is attached to the home;
4.
Have siding material consisting of wood or wood products, stucco,
brick, horizontal lap steel or aluminum, horizontal lap vinyl or rock;
5.
Have proper guttering attached; and
6.
The hitch, tongue, and axles must be removed.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §4, 8-13-2012]
A.
All
manufactured homes, modular units, and mobile homes set up in the
corporate limits of the City of Cabool shall be set upon a permanent
foundation. The permanent foundation must meet the following requirements:
1.
All exterior walls must be securely attached to a concrete foundation
extending to a minimum of thirty-six (36) inches below the surface
of the ground or below the frost level, whichever is deepest.
2.
The foundation described in Subsection (1) above shall consist of a minimum of one (1) foot, eight (8) inch spread footing at the deepest point with number 4 rebar for reinforcement as fully described in Exhibit "A" which is on file in the City offices and incorporated herein by reference. From the surface of the ground to the point of connection to the manufactured home, modular unit, or mobile home, the concrete wall shall be a minimum of eight (8) inches in width with number 4 rebar extending to within three and one-half (3½) inches from the top of said foundation as full described in Exhibit "A".
3.
The concrete wall extending from the surface of the ground to the
point of connection to the base of the mobile home, manufactured home,
or modular unit shall contain a ventilation port of each exterior
wall with said ventilation port being a minimum of twelve (12) inches
in width and eight (8) inches in height. If one (1) of these ventilation
ports does not provide easy human access to the crawl space, then
access must be provided to the crawl space from within the structure
of the manufactured home, modular unit or mobile home.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §5, 8-13-2012]
All manufactured homes, modular units, or mobile homes set up
in the corporate limits of the City of Cabool shall provide at least
one (1) off-street parking space on the lot on which said structure
is set up to be used by the resident of said structure or his guests.
Such parking spaces shall have an area of not less than two hundred
(200) square feet, exclusive of space necessary to provide access
to a street.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §6, 8-13-2012]
No manufactured home, modular unit, or mobile home shall be
set up within the corporate limits of the City of Cabool unless it
is placed upon a City lot a minimum of thirty-five (35) feet in width,
and unless it is set up and maintained a minimum distance of fifteen
(15) feet from any other structure which is not attached to the manufactured
home, modular unit, or mobile home.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §7, 8-13-2012]
All manufactured homes, modular units, or mobile homes must
be set up and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
700, RSMo., which are not in direct conflict with the provisions of
this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §8, 8-13-2012]
No manufactured home, modular unit, or mobile home shall be
hooked up to City utilities until it has been inspected by the Building
Inspector and received approval from the Mayor as being in compliance
with this Chapter and Chapter 700, RSMo. The Mayor may designate or
appoint a special Building Inspector to act in his absence.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §9, 8-13-2012]
Any and all mobile homes which were in place in mobile home
parks in the City of Cabool after June 13, 1976, must display a seal
of approval issued by the Missouri Public Service Commission according
to standards issued by the United States Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §10, 8-13-2012]
A.
In
the event a manufactured home or modular unit has been in place prior
to June 13, 1976, said home or unit may be inspected by the Texas
County Health Department and/or by the City Administrator/Building
Inspector. A written report shall be provided to the owner of the
mobile home park, who shall have thirty (30) days to remedy any and
all deficiencies. In the event such deficiencies are not corrected,
the mobile home park owner and the owner of the unit will be notified
to remove this home or unit from the mobile home park. Said notice
shall be issued by the City Administrator and personally served or
served by certified mail, return receipt requested, upon the mobile
home park owner and the owner/lessee of the mobile home.
B.
Upon
receipt of a report by the City Administrator/Building Inspector detailing
the conditions which led to the notice of removal, the Mayor shall
hold a hearing, upon ten (10) days' prior written notice, as to why
the mobile home should not be removed. Any party may be represented
by counsel at said hearing and all parties shall have the opportunity
to be heard. The Mayor shall make written findings of fact from the
testimony offered as to whether the mobile home shall be removed as
being in non-compliance with the provisions of this Chapter. Thereafter
the Mayor, based upon said findings, shall issue an appropriate order.
C.
It
shall be the duty and responsibility of the mobile home park or owners,
as well as the owner, lessee or occupant of any mobile home within
a mobile home park situated in the "B-2" Business Zoning District,
to comply with all the terms and conditions of this Chapter.
D.
No
mobile home park owner or owners shall allow any mobile home to be
placed within a mobile home park unless said unit is in full compliance
with the provisions of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §11, 8-13-2012]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain or operate any mobile home within the City limits of the City of Cabool, Missouri, even on land zoned for mobile homes, without first obtaining a valid permit issued by the City of Cabool for said construction, maintenance or operation after having first made written application as provided in Subsection (C) below. Upon compliance with the provisions of this Chapter and all other provisions of the City Code including the Zoning Code and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, said applicant shall be issued a permit to construct, maintain or operate such mobile home in the properly zoned area.
B.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain or operate
any mobile home within the limits of the City of Cabool on property
not zoned for a mobile home.
C.
Applications.
1.
Application for original permits shall be in writing, signed by the
applicant and accompanied by an affidavit of the application as to
the truth of the applicant and shall contain the following:
a.
The name and address of the applicant;
b.
The interest of the applicant in and the local and legal description
of the relevant land ownership;
c.
A complete plan of the mobile home space showing compliance with
all applicable provisions of this Chapter and regulations promulgated
thereunder;
d.
The area and dimensions of the tract of land;
e.
The location and size of the mobile home space;
f.
The location of any other proposed structures; and
g.
The location of water and sewer lines.
h.
Such further information as may be requested by the City Administrator
to enable him/her to determine that the proposed mobile home space
will comply with legal requirements.
2.
Applications for renewals of permits shall be made in writing by
the holder of the permit and shall contain the following:
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §12, 8-13-2012]
A.
The
Health Officer is hereby authorized and directed to make inspections
to determine the condition of all mobile homes located within the
City of Cabool, Missouri in order that he/she may perform his/her
duty of safeguarding the health and safety of occupants of mobile
homes and of the general public.
B.
The
Health Officer shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon
any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating
conditions relating to the enforcement of this Chapter or of regulations
promulgated thereunder.
C.
It
shall be the duty of the owners or occupants of mobile homes, or of
the person in charge thereof, to give the Health Officer free access
to such premises at reasonable times for the purpose of inspection.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §13, 8-13-2012]
Each mobile home space approved for a permit shall pay a license/permit
fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §14, 8-13-2012]
A.
The
mobile home area shall be subject to the rules and regulations of
the City of Cabool, Missouri fire prevention authority.
B.
The
mobile home area shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable
materials.
C.
Fires
shall be made only in stoves, incinerators and other equipment intended
for such purposes.
D.
An
access for Fire Department trucks must be within two hundred (200)
feet of any structure.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §15, 8-13-2012]
B.
If
such a variance is granted, the Board of Adjustment may make requirements,
as well, in their judgment, secure substantially the objectives of
the standards or requirements so varied or modified.
C.
All
variances permitted both before and after the development of this
Chapter are only valid toward the individual and the mobile home by
which the permit is given, and must be renewed if change of ownership
or replace of the home occurs. When declared unserviceable by the
Building Inspector, no mobile home may be replaced without the issuance
of a new permit. Any new permits will require compliance to this Chapter
in its entirety and, as stated thereunder, will be at the discretion
of the Board of Adjustment as to whether it will be renewed.
D.
Any
damaged non-conforming use of a mobile home may be repaired only by
the original owner issued the permit or agent thereof and may be sold
only after it is repaired to meet the standard Building Codes which
may apply.
[Ord. No. 005-2012 §16, 8-13-2012]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the terms
of this Chapter, or to interfere with the Mayor or special Building
Inspector in the performance of his duties.
B.
Any
person violating or permitting the violation of any other provisions
of this Chapter shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and, upon
conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or not more
than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation, or confined
for a period of not more than six (6) months, or punished by both
such fine and imprisonment; provided that each day's violation thereof
shall be a separate offense for the purposes hereof.
C.
Violations
of this Chapter shall not require any particular state of mind on
part of the defendant, it being the intent to make all such violations
of this Chapter strict liability offenses.
