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City of Ellsinore, MO
Carter County
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[Ord. No. 87 § 1, 7-14-1998]
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MOBILE HOME OR MANUFACTURED HOME
A structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, 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, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. The term includes any structure that meets all of the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under Title 42 of the United States Code.
PERSON
Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, institution, association, corporation, community or municipality.
TRAVEL TRAILER
A vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis and designed to be used for temporary occupancy for travel, recreational or vacation use with the manufacturer's permanent identification "Travel Trailer" thereon; and when factory-equipped for the road, being of any length, provided its gross weight does not exceed four thousand five hundred (4,500) pounds, or being of any weight, provided its overall length does not exceed twenty-eight (28) feet.
[Ord. No. 87 § 2, 7-14-1998]
A. 
A mobile home or manufactured home residential design must satisfy the following criteria:
1. 
The mobile home or manufactured home shall have a minimum dimension of seven hundred (700) square feet.
[Ord. No. 87-01, 5-10-2011]
2. 
The mobile home or manufactured home shall be set up in accordance with recommended installation procedures of the manufacturer and a continuous vinyl, metal or masonry wall be installed under the perimeter of the residential design mobile home or manufactured home.
3. 
Stairs, porches, entrance platforms, ramps and other means of entrance and exit to and from the home shall be installed or constructed and attached firmly to the primary structure and anchored securely to the ground.
4. 
There shall be one (1) mobile home or manufactured home per lot.
5. 
There shall be adequate anchorage and tie-downs to prevent overturning or uplift by wind force.
6. 
A full slab of concrete must be poured on which to set the home.
[Ord. No. 87-01, 5-10-2011]
[Ord. No. 87 § 3, 7-14-1998]
A. 
A permit, acquired at City Hall, for the placement of a mobile home or manufactured home shall be required for each mobile home or manufactured home set within the City limits of Ellsinore.
B. 
The owner shall agree to pay a minimum of twelve (12) monthly minimum charges for water and sewer use for a period of five (5) years.
[Ord. No. 87-01, 5-10-2011]
[Ord. No. 87 § 4, 7-14-1998]
No travel trailer shall be used for permanent occupancy or any other kind of occupancy except temporary occupancy for travel, recreational or vacation use.