[Ord. No. 156 §1, 7-27-1987]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these
prescribed meanings:
Any person licensed to operate and maintain a mobile home
park under the provisions of this Chapter.
A factory-built structure or structures more than eight (8)
feet in width and thirty-two (32) feet or more in length equipped
with the necessary service connections and made so as to be readily
movable as a unit or units on its or their own running gear and designed
to be used as a dwelling unit or units with or without a permanent
foundation. The phrase "without a permanent foundation" indicates
that the support system is constructed with the intent that the mobile
home placed thereon may be moved from time to time at the convenience
of the owner. A "mobile home" means a mobile home
which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower.
The person or persons designated by the Board of Aldermen
to issue permits, make inspections and perform duties as set out in
this Chapter.
An area or plot of ground upon which four (4) or more mobile
homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located or
intended to be located regardless of whether or not a charge is made
for such accommodation.
A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the
accommodation of one (1) mobile home.
Any pond, canal, fence, hedge or similar feature.
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.
A vehicular unit mounted on wheels designed to provide temporary
living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use and of such
size or weight as not to require special highway movement permits
when drawn by a motorized vehicle and with a living area of less than
three hundred (300) square feet, including built-in equipment (such
as wardrobes, closets, kitchen units or fixtures) and bath and toilet
rooms.
[Ord. No. 156 §2, 7-27-1987]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a mobile home
park within the limits of the City of Leadwood, Missouri, unless such
person shall first obtain a license therefor.
B.
Any
mobile home park now in existence shall be permitted to operate as
it is operating at the time of the passage of this Chapter, provided
however, that the owner or operator of said mobile home park shall
within ninety (90) days of the passage of this Chapter, July 27, 1987,
submit in duplicate to the City Clerk a plat of said mobile home park
showing the location of the mobile homes now existing and also where
proposed mobile home spaces are to be placed, also all roadways, water,
sewer and gas connections as now located or proposed. In the event
no such plat is furnished within ninety (90) days, the said mobile
home park shall be subject to all the rules and regulations provided
for in this Chapter pertaining to a newly established mobile home
park.
[Ord. No. 156 §3, 7-27-1987]
The annual fee for such license shall be twenty-five dollars
($25.00) plus five dollars ($5.00) for each mobile home space over
five (5) spaces for which accommodations exist. If the number is increased,
this shall be reported to the City 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. A
license year shall be from July first (1st) to June thirtieth (30th).
[Ord. No. 156 §4, 7-27-1987]
A.
Application For Initial License. Application for an initial
mobile home park license shall be filed with and issued by the City
Mobile Home Inspector. 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 610.070 of this Chapter;
4.
Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements and facilities
constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home park;
5.
Such further information as may be requested by the City Mobile Home
Inspector 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 Mobile Home Inspector 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 other applicable ordinances
and Statutes, the City Mobile Home Inspector shall approve the application
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 Mobile Home Inspector 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 Mobile Home Inspector shall issue
a transfer if the transferee is of good moral character.
[Ord. No. 156 §5, 7-27-1987]
A.
It
shall be unlawful within the limits of the City of Leadwood, Missouri,
for any reason to park any mobile home on any street, alley or highway
or any public place or on any tract of land owned by a person, occupied
or unoccupied, within the City of Leadwood, Missouri, except as provided
in this Chapter.
B.
Emergency
or temporary stopping or parking is permitted on any street, alley
or highway for not longer than two (2) hours, subject to any further
prohibitions, regulations or limitations imposed by the traffic and
parking regulations or ordinances for that street, alley or highway.
C.
No
person shall park or occupy any mobile home on the premises of any
occupied dwelling or on any lot which is situated outside of an approved
mobile home park after the passage of this Chapter.
D.
Any
mobile home located on an individual lot outside of an approved mobile
home park on the effective date of this Chapter shall be considered
as a non-conforming use under the provisions of this Chapter.
E.
The
replacement of any non-conforming mobile home with a newer or improved
model may be allowed upon application to the City Planning Commission;
provided however, the replacement is made within a one (1) year period
of removal of the non-conforming mobile home. The Planning Commission
may require any improvements in location, clearances, utility services,
access or similar features which it may deem necessary to protect
the health and welfare of the occupants of the neighborhood in general.
F.
Travel
trailers intended primarily for recreational or camping use may be
parked or stored on the premises of any dwelling occupied by the trailer
owner, provided that such parking or storage shall not constitute
any obstruction to proper traffic movement and that such trailer shall
not be occupied for other than overnight sleeping purposes on a periodic
basis.
[Ord. No. 156 §6, 7-27-1987]
A.
It shall be unlawful, hereafter, to locate a mobile home any place within the City of Leadwood except at a mobile home park as defined in Section 610.010 of this Chapter, except as provided above.
B.
It
shall be unlawful to occupy for sleeping or other residential purposes
any mobile home which has been rendered immobile by the removing of
wheels or by placing the same on a foundation or the ground unless
such mobile home is constructed and located so that it complies with
all the ordinances of the City of Leadwood, including the provisions
of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 156 §7, 7-27-1987]
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 insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
2.
The minimum area for a mobile home park and the minimum lot size
permitted for mobile homes and other structures shall be as follows:
a.
Each mobile home park shall contain a minimum area of not less than
fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet and a width at the front lot
line of not less than seventy-five (75) feet.
b.
Each mobile home in a mobile home park shall occupy a designated
space having at least the following minimum area:
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Length of Mobile Home Unit
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Minimum Designated Space
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Up to 50 feet
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3,500 square feet
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50 to 60 feet
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4,000 square feet
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Over 60 feet
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4,500 square feet
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3.
Mobile homes shall be so harbored on each space that there shall
be at least twenty (20) feet of clearance between mobile homes.
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 walk-ways within the park shall be hard surfaced
and lighted at night with a minimum of 0.1 foot-candle.
7.
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with an approved disconnecting
device and overcurrent protective equipment. The minimum service per
outlet shall be 120/240 volts AC, one hundred (100) amperes.
8.
All internal streets and surfaced roadways shall be paved with concrete
or asphalt and no less than fifty (50) feet in width.
[Ord. No. 156 §8, 7-27-1987]
All water supply connections shall be made to and exclusively
supplied through the City of Leadwood water system.
[Ord. No. 156 §9, 7-27-1987]
A.
Each
park accommodating dependent mobile homes shall be provided with the
following;
1.
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.
[Ord. No. 156 §10, 7-27-1987]
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.
B.
Each
mobile home 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. The four (4) inch sewer from each mobile
home space shall connect to a trunk-line sewer large enough to adequately
provide for the proposed mobile home park.
[Ord. No. 156 §11, 7-27-1987]
Disposable facilities 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 insure that the garbage can shall not overflow.
[Ord. No. 156 §12, 7-27-1987]
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 the needs of the mobile home
park. No open fires shall be permitted at any place which may endanger
life or property. No fires shall be left unattended at any time.
[Ord. No. 156 §14, 7-27-1987]
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.
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.
[Ord. No. 156 §15, 7-27-1987]
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.
[Ord. No. 156 §16, 7-27-1987]
The City Mobile Home Inspector 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 reissued if the circumstances
leading to conviction have been remedied and the park is being maintained
and operated in full compliance with law.
[Ord. No. 156 §17, 7-27-1987]
The license certificate or temporary permit shall be conspicuously
posted in the office of or on the premises of the mobile home park
at all times.
