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Village of Westville, IL
Vermilion County
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[Amended 2-19-2013 by Ord. No. 13-1432]
All immobilized manufactured homes located in the Village shall be classified as real estate; therefore, it is mandatory for all persons owning, operating, renting, or leasing an existing manufactured home outside a manufactured home park to remove or cause to have removed the wheels or any other transportation device from the manufactured home. The owner or lessor shall permanently fix it to the ground in a manner that conforms to the definition of an immobilized manufactured home in § 238-1. Prior to the placement (or replacement) of any and all manufactured homes within the Village limits, a permit must be obtained from the Village office and the site inspected by the Ordinance or Building Official to ensure compliance with all regulations, ordinances, rules, and laws of the Village, State of Illinois, and federal government.
A. 
Immobilized manufactured homes more than 10 years old shall not be brought into the Village effective as of the date of this revised/amended section. Immobilized manufactured homes presently within the Village that are over 10 years of age are not prohibited at their present location.
B. 
Immobilized manufactured homes more than 10 years of age that are currently in the Village shall not be placed at another location within the Village, effective as of the date of this revised/amended section.
C. 
Any immobilized manufactured homes brought into the Village must be Underwriter's Laboratory and National Electrical Code approved; must be inspected by a qualified electrician approved by the Village; and must be set up, hooked up to the Village utilities in accordance with all requirements for any residential structure in the Village, or in accordance with Chapter 360, Zoning, § 360-42, except as provided in § 360-24B, and be inspected and ready for occupancy within 45 days from the time the immobilized manufactured homes is brought into the Village. The Village will provide no services until the inspection has been completed.
D. 
Any immobilized manufactured homes shall be located on a permanent foundation as defined by § 238-1 and shall be connected to public utilities.
E. 
Skirting shall be used to conceal all underpinning, plumbing, and support piers, whether on a permanent foundation or otherwise. All skirting shall be installed on all manufactured housing units within 60 days of the placement of the unit.
F. 
No immobilized manufactured homes shall be located in the Village unless the unit has the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Metal seal affixed thereto.
G. 
Existing immobilized manufactured homes located within the Village limits, at the date of the adoption of this chapter, are "grandfathered" in at their present location. All replacements or new mobile houses located within the Village limits must meet all requirements of this chapter and any other relevant ordinance of the Village.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All persons seeking to locate or replace a manufactured home or an immobilized manufactured home outside a manufactured home park shall obtain a certificate of occupancy from the Village Clerk or Building Inspector. No utility services shall be connected to the unit until the Village has issued the appropriate permits. The fee to locate or relocate a manufactured home or immobilized manufactured home shall be set from time to time by the Board of Trustees by resolution. (See Chapter 360, Zoning, of the Village Code for districts permitting these uses.) Before a certificate of occupancy shall be considered to be issued by the Village for placement of an immobilized manufactured home, the applicant for said certificate must obtain the signature of all property owners within 4,000 feet of the lot where the immobilized manufactured homes is to be placed or such placement is hereby prohibited.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The districts in which permitted and minimum lot size for the location of an immobilized manufactured home unit shall be specified in Chapter 360, Zoning, § 360-10 and § 360-11. All units shall be located in the Village according to the requirements and restrictions of this chapter. They shall not exceed the lot coverage as provided in Chapter 360, Zoning.
There shall be only one immobilized manufactured home per lot in the Village pursuant to Chapter 360, Zoning.