For the purposes of this chapter:
Any mobile home which does not contain toilet and bath or
shower facilities.
Any mobile home with self-contained toilet and bath or shower
facilities.
Any vehicle or similar portable structure over 29 feet in
length, of any floor area under 850 square feet, and over 4,500 pounds
of gross weight, so constructed as to permit its being used as a conveyance
upon public streets or highways and designed to permit the occupancy
thereof as a dwelling place of one or more persons for year-round
living without permanent foundation.
Any premises upon which two or more occupied mobile homes
are harbored either free of charge or for revenue and shall include
any buildings, structures, tent, vehicle or enclosure used or intended
for use as a part of the equipment of such mobile home park.
Any portion of a mobile home park designated for the use
or occupancy of one mobile home.
Any district created or operated under the provisions of
the School Code of 1961.[1]
Any vehicular portable structure built on a chassis designed
to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation
uses and having a body width not exceeding eight feet, being of any
length, provided its gross weight does not exceed 4,500 pounds, or
being of any weight provided its body length does not exceed 29 feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 105 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq.
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain or
operate within the Village any mobile home park unless such person
shall have first obtained a license therefor, as hereinafter provided.
A.
General regulations. General application for mobile home park licenses
shall be made, in writing, to the Village Administrative Clerk, and
shall state therein the name and address of the owner or lessee of
the premises; the maximum number of mobile homes the park will accommodate;
and the name and address of the manager who will be directly responsible
for the maintenance and operation of the mobile home park and upon
whom all notices and demands may be served.
B.
Renewal of license.
(1)
In addition to Subsection A herein, the owner of mobile home parks established within the Village prior to the effective date hereof shall, prior to June 30, 1970, file with the Village Administrative Clerk a plat showing the location of the park and all buildings, hydrants, sewer connections and driveways, together with available mobile home sites and vehicle parking areas designated and numbered.
(2)
No license shall be renewed subsequent to June 30, 1970, unless the
licensee shall have the above-mentioned plat on file.
(3)
It is also desirable that a plat be drawn to scale showing toilets,
baths, washing facilities, slop sinks and water faucets.
C.
Initial application. In addition to Subsection A herein, the initial application shall be accompanied by the following:
(1)
A copy of the special use permit granted by the Village pursuant to Chapter 980, Zoning, § 980-12, of this Village Code permitting the operation of a mobile home park upon the premises to be licensed. The initial license for a mobile home park established after the effective date hereof shall not be issued until a special use permit granted by the Plan Commission of the Village has been filed.
(2)
A plat approved by the Plan Commission of the Village, showing all
building, toilets, baths, washing facilities, slop sinks, water faucets,
hydrants, sewer connections, roadways, together with available mobile
home sites and projected mobile home sites and vehicle parking areas
designed and numbered. Such plats shall be drawn to scale.
No license shall be issued hereunder unless the applicant shall
file with the Village Administrative Clerk a certified copy of the
permit issued by the State Department of Public Health pursuant to
the Mobile Home Park Law.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 210 ILCS 115/1 et seq.
[Amended 1-21-1985 by Ord. No. 446; 6-7-2021 by Ord. No. 764]
The fee for the license required herein shall be set from time
to time by the Village Board.
No license shall issue to any mobile home park established after
the effective date hereof unless said mobile home park shall be of
sufficient size to accommodate 100 mobile home sites with off-street
parking and shall have underground utilities furnished.
A.
Any license issued hereunder shall be subject to revocation or suspension
by the Village President upon violation of the provisions within this
chapter.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord.
No. 764]
Every mobile home park shall have a responsible attendant or
manager residing on the premises whose duty it shall be to maintain
the park, its facilities, and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary
condition and who shall be answerable with the licensee hereunder
for any violation of the provisions of this Village Code.
No mobile home park shall be so located that the drainage of
the park area will endanger any water supply. All such parks shall
be well-drained and shall be located in areas free from ponds, swamps
and similar places in which mosquitoes may breed. No wastewater from
mobile homes shall be deposited on the surface of the ground.
A.
Each mobile home space or site on which a mobile home is accommodated
shall have a minimum area of 2,800 square feet, provided that the
mobile home spaces or sites existing in the park are approved by the
Village for construction prior to the effective date hereof, shall
contain an area not less than 1,000 square feet.
[Amended 6-7-2021 by Ord.
No. 764]
B.
Travel trailer spaces must be kept in a separate area from the mobile
home spaces and shall have a minimum area of 750 square feet.
C.
Travel trailer spaces may not be used for the parking of mobile homes.
A.
No mobile home shall be parked closer than five feet to the side
lot lines of the mobile home park or closer than 10 feet to a public
street, alley or building.
B.
Each individual mobile home site shall abut or face on a roadway,
which roadway shall have unobstructed access to a public highway or
alley; all roadways shall have concrete or bituminous, combination
curbs and gutters or wedge-type gutters and the road shall be constructed
with an asphalt treated surface.
C.
There shall be an open space of at least 10 feet adjacent to the
sides of every mobile home and at least five feet adjacent to the
ends of every mobile home.
An adequate supply of water of safe, sanitary quality shall
be furnished in each mobile home park. At least one cold water supply
outlet shall be provided within 300 feet of every dependent mobile
home site. Each independent mobile home site shall be provided with
a cold water tap at least four inches above the ground level.
Adequate toilet, lavatory and bathing facilities for occupants
of dependent mobile homes shall be provided within a community service
building. Such building shall be conveniently located, well-constructed,
having good natural and artificial lighting, adequate ventilation
and floors of concrete or similar impervious materials. Concrete curbings,
extending at least six inches above the floor, shall be provided and
the floor sloped to adequate drains. Walls and partitions shall be
constructed of impervious material where subject to splash. Such building
shall be maintained at a temperature of at least 68° F. during
the period from October 1 to May 1.
A.
The community service building shall be provided with toilet rooms
for each sex, plainly marked by appropriate signs, in which shall
be installed water closets and lavatories adequate in number to serve
the reasonable needs of occupants of dependent mobile homes. Each
water closet shall be placed in a separate compartment, properly separated
from other water closets and shall be not less than three feet wide
and shall be enclosed with proper partitions. The community service
building shall also be provided with a tub or shower bath compartments,
for both sexes, adequate in number to accommodate the reasonable needs
of occupants of dependent mobile homes. In combination with each bath
or shower stall, there shall be provided an individual dressing compartment
not less than 2 1/2 feet by three feet in plan, so arranged as
to ensure privacy. The floor of such compartment shall be waterproof
and elevated three inches above the floor of the shower stall or a
six-inch curbing provided separating shower compartment from dressing
room. Mats, grids and walkways made of wood, cloth or other absorbent
materials will not be approved for use in bath sections of community
service buildings.
B.
No laundry trays shall be located in toilet or bathrooms.
C.
An adequate water supply shall be provided at all times for the operation
of all water closets in service buildings, and an adequate supply
of hot and cold water shall be provided at all times in the service
buildings for all bathing, washing, cleaning and laundry facilities.
D.
Every mobile home park shall be so arranged that the walking distance
from any dependent mobile home unit parking site to the water, toilet
and shower accommodations will not exceed 300 feet.
A.
All sewage and other water-carried wastes shall be disposed of into
the Village sewerage system whenever available. In mobile home parks
in which such connections are not available, disposal shall be into
a private system which shall include a sanitary means of disposal,
the operation of which creates neither a nuisance nor a menace to
health.
B.
When a water carriage system of sewage is used, each mobile home
site shall be provided with a sewer connection for the combined liquid
waste outlet or outlets of each mobile home.
C.
It shall be the duty of the owner or operator of said mobile home
park to provide an approved type of water- and odor-tight connection
from the mobile home water drainage to the sewer connection, and it
shall be the duty of said owner or operator to make such connection
to said sewer while located in such mobile home park.
D.
Sewer connections in unoccupied mobile home sites shall be so closed
that they will emit no odors or cause a breeding place for flies.
E.
No water or waste from any mobile home shall be allowed to fall on
the ground.
A.
A sufficient number of adequate fly-proof and watertight containers
shall be supplied for the storage of garbage and rubbish.
B.
Garbage and rubbish containers shall be emptied at least every three
days and shall not be filled to overflowing or allowed to become foul
smelling or a breeding place for flies.
C.
The burning of garbage and rubbish in mobile home parks is hereby
prohibited.
D.
Garbage containers shall be kept at all times upon cement pads in
accordance with statutes, rules and regulations of the State of Illinois.
E.
Garbage and rubbish shall be disposed of in a manner which creates
neither a nuisance nor a menace to health.
A.
Adequate insect- and rodent-control measures shall be employed. All
buildings shall be fly- and rodent-proof and rodent harborages shall
not be permitted to exist in the mobile home park.
B.
Skirting shall be placed around each mobile home by the owner thereof,
reaching from the bottom edge of each side of said mobile home to
the ground directly below and running completely around said mobile
home on all sides.
C.
Said skirting may be constructed of any material sufficient to keep
the area under each mobile home from the public view and to prevent
the passage of rodents, provided that said material shall not prevent
adequate ventilation of the area under any mobile home, and shall
be erected within 60 days of the date upon which each mobile home
is placed upon a mobile home site.
A.
Electrical outlets for each individual mobile home site shall be
provided and the installation shall be in compliance with Village
building and electrical regulations.
B.
No connected electric extension cords shall lie on the ground or
be suspended less than seven feet from the ground above sidewalks
or pathways; except that electric cords buried in the ground are permissible.
Fire extinguishers of a type approved by the State Fire Marshal
for use in mobile home parks shall be placed at locations within 200
feet of each individual mobile home site. Each fire extinguisher shall
be periodically examined and kept at all times in a proper condition
for immediate use.
Temporary porches, canvas-roofed canopies and skirts shall be
permitted for mobile homes and auxiliary rooms may also be authorized
if constructed of fire-resistant materials of such specifications
as shall be required by Village building regulations.
There shall be a minimum of 1.5 footcandle power of light in
all residential areas of a mobile home park.
The Village Administrative Clerk shall supply all licensees
hereunder with any and all rules and regulations pertaining thereto
established by the Village, and any changes that may be made from
time to time, which shall be kept posted at all times by said licensee
or his manager in a protected, conspicuous place within the mobile
home park.
The following provisions shall be applicable to all mobile home
parks licensed under the provisions of this chapter:
A.
It shall be the duty of each licensee on the first days of February
and September of each year to file with the school board of the school
district wherein the mobile home park is located a report giving the
name, age and address within the park of all children of school age
living in such mobile home park.
B.
All streets and driveways in every mobile home park must be maintained
in a passable and reasonably dustproof condition at all times; and
all streets and driveways in every mobile home park established after
January 1, 1954, shall have a minimum width of 20 feet. All streets
and driveways in parks constructed after the effective date hereof
shall have a minimum width of 25 feet.
C.
It shall be the duty of every licensee hereunder or his manager to
report to the designated health official the full name, age and address
within the park of every person therein who is affected or suspected
of being affected with a reportable or communicable disease.
D.
The management of every mobile home park shall assume full responsibility
for maintaining in good repair and condition all sanitary and safety
appliances in the park, and shall promptly bring such action as is
necessary to prosecute or eject from the park any person who wilfully
or maliciously damage such appliances or any person who fails to comply
with the regulations of this chapter.
A.
Each mobile home entering such mobile home park shall be assigned
a site, a location, given a copy of the mobile home park rules and
registered as hereinafter provided.
B.
Said registration shall include the name and address of every occupant
of said mobile home, the license number of all units thereof, the
state issuing such licenses, and a statement indicating the exact
location at which such mobile home was last parked, including the
state, city, town or Village where such parking occurred. The licensee
shall keep a registry of all children of school age occupying mobile
homes in the mobile home park. The above-mentioned registration entry
shall be signed by an occupant of the mobile home. It shall be unlawful
for any person to furnish false information for purposes of registration,
either deliberately or negligently. The registration records shall
be neatly and securely maintained, and no registration records shall
be destroyed until six years have elapsed following the date of registration.
The register shall be available at all times for inspection by Village,
state or federal law enforcement officers.
A.
In the event that any mobile home in such mobile home park shall
not have displayed, in accordance with the provisions of the Illinois
Motor Vehicle Law, a display certificate of title, the mobile home
park licensee or the manager thereof shall, within 48 hours after
said mobile home enters said mobile home park, notify the State Department
of Revenue of that fact.
B.
For the purposes of determining when any such notification was sent
to the Department of Revenue by a mobile home park with respect to
any particular mobile home, it shall be a presumption that the notification
was not sent more than four days prior to the time when it was received
by the Department of Revenue.
C.
Representatives of the Department of Revenue and all other law enforcement
officers may enter any mobile home park at any time for the purpose
of determining which, if any, mobile homes located therein do not
have displayed the display certificate of title referred to hereinabove.
The governing body of the school district in which any mobile
home park is located, by and through its officers, attendance officers
and proper employees, may inspect and visit such mobile home park
for the purpose of examining the register with reference to children
of school age for the purpose of enforcing school attendance of such
children housed therein. When a mobile home park is located in two
or more school districts, the school district boards of such districts,
acting jointly, are hereby authorized to proceed under the provisions
of this section.
