For the purposes of this chapter:
MOBILE HOME
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.
MOBILE HOME PARK
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.
MOBILE HOME SITE
Any portion of a mobile home park designated for the use
or occupancy of one mobile home.
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Any district created or operated under the provisions of
the School Code of 1961.
TRAVEL TRAILER
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.
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.
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.
[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.
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.
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.
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.
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.