[1]
Editor's Note: Section VII of Ord. No. 233, adopted September
9, 2008, previously set out in this Article, was superseded by Ord.
No. 262, adopted 10-12-2010.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
The regulations set forth in this Article, or set forth elsewhere
in this Chapter when referred to in this Article, are the district
regulations in the "MH" Mobile Home Park District.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
A.
A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:
1.
Mobile homes, in approved mobile home parks providing designated
spaces for two (2) or more mobile homes. All mobile homes placed in
approved mobile home parks shall be no older than ten (10) years old
at the date of installation.
2.
Mobile homes placed on individual platted lots in an approved
mobile home subdivision. All mobile homes placed in an approved mobile
home subdivision shall be no older than ten (10) years old at the
date of installation.
3.
Accessory buildings incidental and subordinate to the use of
mobile homes, buildings housing such facilities as laundromats, nurseries,
etc., only when such facilities are intended for the use of persons
residing within a mobile home park.
4.
One (1) single-family residence per mobile home park, solely
intended for the residence of the Park Manager, and only when a special
use permit therefor has been granted.
5.
All mobile home parks shall comply with all applicable regulations
of the City of Leadington governing the establishment and operation
of mobile home and travel-trailer parks.
6.
Single-family residences for mobile home park owners or operators
only, in "MH" Districts.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
A.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided according to the following
standards:
1.
Off-street parking space shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for specific uses set forth in Article XII of this Chapter and the mobile home park regulations of the City of Leadington.
2.
Each mobile home space within a mobile home park, or lot within
a mobile home subdivision, shall be provided with two (2) off-driveway
parking spaces with not less than four (4) inches of crushed stone
or other suitable material on a well compacted surface. Required parking
spaces may be included within the lot area required for each mobile
home.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
Any mobile home located in a district other than a Mobile Home
Park District from and after the effective date of this Article shall
be considered as a non-conforming use of the land under the provisions
of this Article; provided, however, that the replacement of a mobile
home with a newer or improved model mobile home by the owner occupying
an existing mobile home in the same location under the provisions
of the special use regulations of this Article shall not be considered
such a change so as to alter the pre-existing non-conforming use.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a mobile
home park within the limits of the City of Leadington, 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 on the effective date of this Article; provided,
however, that the owner or operator of said mobile home park shall
within three (3) months of said date 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 three (3) months, the said mobile home park shall be subject
to all the rules and regulations provided for in this Article pertaining
to a newly established mobile home park.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
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 pro-rated
on the basis of the number of months remaining in the license year.
A license year shall be from January 1 to December 31.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
A.
Application For Initial License.
1.
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:
a.
The name and address of the applicant;
b.
The location and legal description of the mobile home park;
c.
A complete plan of the park in conformity with the requirements
of this Article.
d.
Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements and
facilities constructed or to be constructed within the mobile home
park;
e.
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.
2.
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 Article 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.
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 meets all qualifications and requirements set forth
in this Section and is otherwise deemed of good moral character by
the Inspector.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
A.
It shall be unlawful with the limits of the City of Leadington, 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 Leadington, Missouri, except as
provided in this Article and in the Zoning Code of the City of Leadington.
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 ordinance 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 Article, except as provided in the remaining provisions of this Chapter 405, Zoning Regulations, of the Code of the City of Leadington, Missouri.
D.
Any mobile home located on an individual lot outside of an approved mobile home park on the effective date of this Article shall be considered as a non-conforming use under the provisions of this Chapter 405, Zoning Regulations, of the City of Leadington, Missouri, which, for purposes of this Section, shall not in anywise exceed any period of thirty (30) consecutive days.
E.
The replacement of any non-conforming mobile home with a newer mobile
home [no older than ten (10) years] shall be allowed upon application
to the City Planning and Zoning Commission; provided, however, the
replacement is made within a three-month period of removal of the
existing non-conforming mobile home and/or damaged non-conforming
mobile home that has been rendered uninhabitable. If extenuating circumstances
develop, an extension of time beyond the three-month period may be
granted with approval from the City Alderman. The Planning and Zoning
Commission may require any improvements in location, clearance, 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 trailer 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 which for purposes of this Section shall not in
anywise exceed any period of thirty (30) consecutive days.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
A.
It shall be unlawful, hereafter, to located a mobile home any place
within the City of Leadington except at a mobile home park in accordance
with the terms, conditions and provisions of this Article.
B.
It shall be unlawful to occupy for sleeping or other residential
purposes any mobile home which has not 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 other ordinance of the City of Leadington, including the
provision of this Article.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
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 ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
2.
The minimum area for a mobile-home park and minimum lot size
permitted for mobile homes and other structure shall be as follows:
a.
Each mobile-home park shall contain a minimum area of not less
than three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet and a width at
the front lot line of not less than forty (40) 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
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Unit Minimum Designated
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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 walkways within the park shall be hard-surfaced
and lighted at night with a minimum of one-tenth (0.1) footcandle.
7.
Each mobile home lot shall be provided with an approved disconnecting
device and over current protective equipment. The minimum service
per outlet shall be 120/240 volts, AC, 100 amperes.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
A.
Each park accommodating dependent mobile homes shall be provided
with the following:
B.
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 of the public or constitute
a nuisance.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
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. 262, 10-12-2010]
No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat or other pet animal
shall permit it to run at large or commit any nuisance within the
limits of any mobile home park. In mobile home parks, such pets shall
be licensed by the City and comply with City requirements
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
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 county 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 the 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. 262, 10-12-2010]
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
Article to which the licensee or permittee is subject.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
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 Article.
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. 262, 10-12-2010]
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.
[Ord. No. 262, 10-12-2010]
A.
Mobile Home Parks. All mobile home park owners shall adopt and implement
a set of written rules and regulations for each mobile home park which
shall either specifically include the regulations contained in this
Article or which shall otherwise attach a copy of the ordinance and
incorporate its terms by reference. Said written rules and regulations
shall initially be provided to each mobile home park resident within
thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Article and at such
time as any new resident shall move into the mobile home park, and
a copy shall be available for inspection by mobile home park residents
at the main office of the mobile home park.
B.
Approved Mobile Home Subdivisions. All developers of approved mobile home subdivisions shall, prior to or at the time of closing upon the sale of any lot within such subdivision, disclose to and provide the purchaser with a copy of this Article which shall then be in effect. Each deed or other instrument conveying any such lot after the effective date of this Article shall specifically state that the conveyance is subject to the rules, regulations and provisions contained in this Chapter 405, Zoning Regulations, of the Code of the City of Leadington.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved to provide an
adequate foundation for the placement and tie-down of the mobile home,
thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation
and overturning.
1.
Construction. The mobile home stand shall be constructed in
such a manner that it will not heave, shift or settle unevenly under
the weight of the mobile home due to inadequate drainage, vibration
or other forces acting on the superstructure. The mobile home stand
shall be constructed at a minimum with six-inch deep by thirty-inch
wide poured concrete ribbons with a six (6) by six (6) number ten
(10) wire mesh reinforcing and of sufficient length to support all
wheels and undercarriage supports of any mobile home that may be placed
on the mobile home stand.
2.
Anchors Required. The mobile home stand shall be provided with
anchors, arrowhead anchors or other devices ensuring the stability
of the mobile home.
3.
Anchor Design. Tie-down or anchors shall be placed at least
at each corner of the mobile home stand to provide a readily accessible
anchor for the mobile home and each shall be able to sustain a minimum
tensile strength of two thousand eight hundred (2,800) pounds.
4.
Skirting Required. Skirting of a permanent type material and
construction shall be installed to enclose the open space between
the bottom of a mobile home floor and the grade level of the mobile
home stand and shall be so constructed to provide substantial resistance
to heavy winds, thereby alleviating to the maximum extent possible
lifting action created on the underside of the mobile home by heavy
winds.
5.
Skirting Standards. Sufficient screened ventilating area shall
be installed in the skirting to supply the combustion requirements
of heating units and other ventilating requirements of the mobile
home. Provision shall be made for each removal of a section large
enough to permit access for inspection of the enclosed area under
the mobile home and for repairs on sewer and water riser connections.
6.
Skirting Maintained. Skirting shall be maintained in an attractive
manner consistent with the exterior of the mobile home and to preserve
the appearance of the mobile home park.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
All water supply systems of the mobile home park shall be connected
by pipes to all mobile homes, buildings and other facilities requiring
water. Connections shall be made to and exclusively supplied through
the City of Park Hills Water System.
1.
Construction And Maintenance. All water piping, fixtures and
other equipment shall be constructed and maintained in accordance
with State and local regulations and requirements and shall be of
a type and in locations approved by the health authority and the Park
Hills Water Department.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
Location. Individual water riser pipes shall be located within the
confined area of the mobile home stand at a point where the water
connection will approximate a vertical position.
B.
Riser Pipes. Water riser pipes shall extend at least to ground level.
The pipe shall be at least three-fourth (3/4) inch. The water outlet
shall be capped when a mobile home does not occupy the lot.
C.
Freeze Protection. Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing
of service lines, valves, riser pipes and to protect risers from heaving
and thawing actions of ground during freezing weather. Surface drainage
shall be diverted from the location of the riser pipe.
D.
Shut-Off Value. A shut-off valve below the frost line shall be provided
near the water riser pipe on each mobile home lot.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
An adequate and safe sewerage system shall be provided in all mobile
home parks for conveying and disposing of all sewage. Such system
shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with State
and local laws.
1.
Sewer Lines. All sewer mains and laterals shall be constructed
according to specifications of the City of Park Hills and connected
to the City sewer system or a sewerage system approved by the City.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
Riser Pipe. Each mobile home stand shall be provided with at lease
a four-inch diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall
be so located on each standard that the sewer connection to the mobile
home drain outlet will approximate a vertical position.
B.
Connection. The sewer connection shall have a minimum inside diameter
of three (3) inches and the slope thereof shall be not less than one-fourth
(1/4) inch per foot. The sewer connection shall consist of one (1)
pipe line only without any branch fittings. All joints shall be air-
and water-tight.
C.
Materials. All materials used for sewers and sewer connections shall
be semirigid, corrosive-resistant, non-absorbent and durable. The
inner surface shall be smooth.
D.
Drainage; Plug. Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer riser
pipe when a mobile home does not occupy the lot. Surface drainage
shall be diverted away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall
extend at least to ground level.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
Main electrical power lines shall be constructed underground
according to local electric utility specifications.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
Service Entrance. Each mobile home stand shall be provided with an
approved disconnecting device and over current protective equipment
within mobile home stand. The minimum service per mobile home stand
outlet shall be according to City specifications.
B.
Electric Park Receptacles. Outlet receptacles at each mobile home
stand shall be located not more than twenty-five (25) feet from the
over current protective devices in the mobile home and a three-pole,
four-wire grounding type shall be used. Receptacles shall be of weather
proof construction and configurations shall be in accordance with
"Standard for Mobile Homes USAS A119.1" published by the United States
of American Standards Institute or similar equipment meeting the approval
of the City electrical code.
C.
Cable Connections. The mobile home shall be connected to the outlet
receptacle by an approved type of flexible cable with connectors and
a male attachment plug. However, where the calculated load of the
mobile home is between fifty (50) and one hundred (100) amperes, a
second fifty-ampere power supply assembly may be installed or an electrical
service shall be provided by means of permanently installed conductors.
D.
Supply Wire. Where the calculated load exceeds one hundred (100)
amperes, or where a permanent feeder is used, the supply shall be
by means of a four-wire installation according to City specifications.
E.
Required Grounding. All exposed non-current carrying metal parts
of mobile homes and all equipment having electrical connections shall
be grounded by means of an approved ground conductor with branch circuit
conductors or other approved method of grounded metallic wiring. The
neutral conductor shall not be used as a ground for mobile homes or
other electrical equipment.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
Mobile Homes And Appurtenances. Every mobile home shall be separated
from other mobile homes and appurtenances on adjacent lots by a minimum
separate of twenty (20) feet.
B.
Attachments. Appurtenances attached to a mobile home shall be provided
with a minimum of twenty (20) feet from any other attached appurtenance
on an adjacent lot, any mobile home on an adjacent lot, and any accessory
building on an adjacent lot.
C.
Detached Appurtenances. There shall be provided and maintained a
minimum distance of ten (10) feet between any detached appurtenances
and any other detached appurtenances on the same lot, any mobile home
on the same lot, any detached appurtenance on an adjacent lot, and
any mobile home on an adjacent lot.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
All appurtenances shall be presented to the Planning and Zoning
Committee for review and possible building permit issuance.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
Standard Of Service. The storage, collection and disposal of refuse
in the mobile home park shall be so conducted as to create no health
hazards, including, but not limited to, rodent harborage, insect breeding
areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution.
B.
Storage. All refuse shall be stored in fly-tight, water-tight, rodent-proof
containers which shall be located not more than three hundred (300)
feet from any mobile home lot they service. Containers shall be provided
insufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse.
C.
Collections Stands. Refuse collection stands consisting of a holder
or rack elevated at least twelve (12) inches above ground level, or
an impervious slab at ground level, shall be provided for all refuse
containers. Such container stands shall be so designed as to prevent
containers from being tipped, to minimize spillage and container deterioration
and to facilitate cleaning around them.
D.
Collection. All refuse containing garbage shall be collected at least
twice weekly. Where suitable collection service is not available from
municipal or private agencies, the mobile home park operator shall
provide this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported
in covered vehicles or covered containers.
[Ord. No. 269, 6-14-2011]
A.
Insect Control. Grounds, buildings and structures shall be maintained
free of insect and rodent harborage and infestation. Extermination
methods and other measures to control insects and rodents shall conform
to the requirements of the health authority.
B.
Debris. Parks shall remain free of accumulations of debris which
may provide rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes
and other pests.
C.
Storage Areas. Storage areas shall be so maintained as to prevent
rodent harborage; lumber, pipe, and other building material shall
be stored at least one (1) foot above ground.
