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City of Duquesne, MO
Jasper County
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Editor's Note: The title of this Chapter, which was formerly Mobile Home Parks, was amended by Ord. No. 433, 6-17-2020.
[R.O. 2004 § 405.030; Ord. No. 51 § 1(57.010), 9-8-1997]
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It shall be unlawful for any person to construct a new mobile home park in the City of Duquesne after the effective date of this Chapter.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to enlarge an existing mobile home park in the City of Duquesne if such enlargement is on property purchased by such person after the effective date of this Chapter.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to enlarge an existing mobile home park in the City of Duquesne unless such person holds:
1. 
A valid special use permit authorizing the one (1) named thereon to use the premises listed on the permit, subject to certain conditions listed on the permit and in accordance with an approved plan which shall be attached to and be part of said permit.
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A valid mobile home park license authorizing the one (1) named thereon to operate the mobile home park on the premises listed on the permit and to accommodate the number of mobile homes approved by the Board of Aldermen.
D. 
An annual license fee for the operation of any mobile home park shall be as established by the City of Duquesne.
E. 
It shall be the duty of the Board of Aldermen to enforce the provisions of this Title and for the purpose of securing enforcement. These Aldermen or their duly authorized representatives shall have the right and are hereby empowered to enter upon the premises of any mobile home park now or hereafter enlarged within the City of Duquesne for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Title.
F. 
Whenever inspection by the City Aldermen of any mobile home park indicates that any provisions of this Chapter or any other applicable law is being violated, the official shall notify the person in charge thereof, in writing, of such fact and shall set forth in said notice a description of the violations and shall further direct that such violations be remedied by commencing to remedy same within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of notice and to continue thereafter diligently and continuously until said violations have been abated.
G. 
After a written notice of a violation has been submitted and the violation has not been remedied within a reasonable time, or if it appears that any other violation of laws exist, the applicable permits and business licenses may be revoked as therein provided.
[R.O. 2004 § 405.040; Ord. No. 51 § 2(57.020), 9-8-1997]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate an occupied mobile home in the City of Duquesne unless such mobile home is located within a licensed mobile home park.
B. 
Any person who has been granted the special permission of the Board of Aldermen, prior to the effective date of this Chapter, to maintain or operate an occupied mobile home in the City of Duquesne, which is not located within a licensed mobile home park, may continue to maintain or operate the occupied mobile home in the City of Duquesne upon the terms and conditions of said special permission.
[R.O. 2004 § 405.050; Ord. No. 8 § 57.030, 4-12-1993]
There is hereby established a minimum annual license fee for the operation of any mobile home park in the City of Duquesne in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) per year and an additional sum of one dollar ($1.00) per year for each mobile home that said park is equipped to accommodate.
[R.O. 2004 § 405.060; Ord. No. 14 § 1(74.060), 5-19-2003]
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No service building, accessory building, storage building or other mobile home shall be located within ten (10) feet of any mobile home in a mobile home park within the City of Duquesne, Missouri.
B. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation for each day said violation continues to exist.
[R.O. 2004 § 405.070; Ord. No. 13 § 1(74.050), 5-12-2003]
A. 
No mobile home, recreational vehicle or travel trailer may be used as a storage building on private property within the City of Duquesne, Missouri.
B. 
No unoccupied mobile home may be stored on private property within the City of Duquesne, Missouri.
C. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation for each day said violation continues to exist.
[Ord. No. 433, 6-17-2020]
A. 
Recreational vehicles, including motor homes and camper trailers, may be stored while not in use upon property owned or occupied by the owner of such vehicle.
B. 
Recreational vehicles, including motor homes and camper trailers, may not be occupied as temporary or permanent residences by residents of the City.
C. 
Recreational vehicles, including motor homes and camper trailers, may be occupied as temporary residences by non-residents of the City for periods not exceeding ten (10) days, limited to two (2) times per calendar year.
D. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation for each day said violation continues to exist.
[R.O. 2004 § 405.075; Ord. No. 110 § 1, 7-21-2008]
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, the Board of Aldermen may grant a special permit for the placement and use of a mobile home outside of a mobile home park upon property owned or controlled by a governmental entity when such placement and use serves a governmental or related purpose. The Board of Aldermen shall be the sole judge of the sufficiency of the purpose for such permit and may specify any conditions to such permit as it may determine.