All immobilized mobile homes located in the City shall be classified as real estate; therefore, it is mandatory for all persons owning, operating, renting or leasing an existing mobile home outside a mobile home park to remove or cause to have removed the wheels or any other transportation device from the mobile home. The owner or lessor shall permanently fix it to the ground in a manner that conforms to the definition of an immobilized mobile home in this chapter. All existing mobile homes, when replaced, shall comply with the immobilization provisions of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
All persons seeking to locate or replace a mobile home or an immobilized mobile home outside a mobile home park shall obtain a building permit from the City Council. A zoning occupancy permit shall be obtained from the City. No utility services shall be connected to the unit until the City Council has issued the building permit. The fee to locate or relocate a mobile home or an immobilized mobile home shall be as set from time to time by the City Council.
The minimum lot size for the location of an immobilized mobile home shall be 7,000 square feet. All immobilized mobile homes shall be located in the City according to the requirements and restrictions of this chapter. They shall not exceed 40% coverage of the lot.
No dependent mobile home, as defined in § 176-1, shall be permitted in the City unless in a licensed travel-trailer park. At no time shall anyone use a dependent mobile home as a permanent residence or dwelling.
All immobilized mobile homes shall be placed on either a reinforced concrete pad at least 14 feet wide by 60 feet in length, two reinforced concrete runners four feet wide and 60 feet in length, or on concrete piers approved by the City Council. The concrete pads shall consist of four inches of reinforced concrete or six inches of concrete. A concrete footing is optional. All piers and footings for immobilized mobile homes shall comply with this chapter. Expandable units shall be provided with approved piers or their equivalent at each corner of the units.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
The City Council establishes the following criteria to complete the immobilization of a mobile home:
A. 
The foundation shall extend into the ground below the frost line so as to attach and become a part of the real estate. Materials such as concrete, mortared concrete block or mortared brick extending into the ground below the frost line shall satisfy the requirement for a permanent foundation.
B. 
As an alternate to Subsection A above, piers may be used, extending into the ground below the frost line and sufficient in number to properly support the mobile home.
C. 
To complete the immobilization, wheels, tongue and hitch must be removed. Axles may be removed.