Mobile home or travel trailer lot.
Any plot of ground within a mobile home and/or travel trailer park designed for the accommodation of one mobile home or travel trailer.
Mobile home or travel trailer park.
Any plot of ground which is rented or leased for use by one or more mobile homes or travel trailers, and which are occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.
Mobile home subdivision.
A division of a tract or parcel of land in two or more parts to lay out a subdivision of the tract, including an addition to a municipality, to lay out suburban, building, or other lots, or to lay out streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts.
Single-family home.
A detached building having accommodations for and occupied by not more than one family or by one family and not more than four (4) boarders and lodgers.
(Ordinance 2251, sec. 1, adopted 3/19/02)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating this division or any portion of it shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined as provided in section 1.01.009 of this code, and each day that such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense and punishable accordingly.
(Ordinance 2251, sec. 6, adopted 3/19/02)
(a) 
Required.
In order to operate or maintain a mobile home and/or travel trailer park within the limits of the city, a license must be obtained.
(b) 
Application.
Applications for a mobile home and/or travel trailer park subdivision shall be filed with the planning and zoning commission. Upon approval by the planning and zoning commission and the city commission, the city building inspector shall issue a license. Applications shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and shall contain the following:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant.
(2) 
The location and legal description of the mobile home and/or travel trailer park.
(3) 
A complete plan of the park showing compliance with section 3.15.094(a) and (b) of this division.
(4) 
Plans and specifications of all buildings and other improvements constructed or to be constructed with mobile home and/or travel trailer park.
(5) 
Further information as may be requested by the planning and zoning commission and the city commission to enable it to determine if the mobile home and/or travel trailer park will comply with the legal requirements.
The application and all accompanying plans and specifications shall be filed in triplicate. The planning director, city building inspector, and city planning and zoning commission shall investigate the applicant and inspect the proposed plans and specifications. Each of them will then make recommendations relative to the issuance of a license. If the mobile home and/or travel trailer park will be in compliance with all provisions of this division and all other applicable ordinances or statutes, the city commission may approve the application, and in the case of proposed parks, make such approval contingent upon the completion of the park according to the plans and specifications submitted with the application. The city secretary, at the direction of the city commission, will certify the plats and the city building inspector shall issue the license.
(c) 
Location of mobile home or travel trailer outside of park.
A mobile home or travel trailer must be located in a duly licensed and lawful mobile home and/or travel trailer park within the city limits. In the event that a person wishes to locate, maintain or live in a mobile home or travel trailer in a nonlicensed location, a permit must be obtained from the city building inspector. An application shall be filed with the planning and zoning commission, including the name and address of the applicant and a description of the property upon which the mobile home or travel trailer is to be located. The planning and zoning commission shall refuse to grant any such permit unless the applicant shall first show to the satisfaction of the planning and zoning commission that there are adequate water and sanitary facilities available within reasonable distance of the mobile home or travel trailer location, or that, upon locating at said premises, the applicant shall ensure that the facilities will be available.
(d) 
Revocation.
The city building inspector may revoke any license issued under this division in case any of the provisions of this division are violated. However, before said license may be revoked, the city commission must give ten (10) days’ notice to the holder of said license and hold a hearing. After the license has been revoked, the license may be reissued if the reasons for said revocation have been corrected.
(e) 
Transfer and duration.
Upon application for a transfer of the license, the city building inspector may issue a transfer upon payment of a transfer fee. Such original license and transfer thereof may be granted at any time during the year and shall expire at the end of the fiscal year of the city, unless previously revoked or terminated.
(f) 
Posting.
The license certificate shall be conspicuously posted in the office or on the premises of the mobile home and/or travel trailer park at all times.
(Ordinance 2251, sec. 2, adopted 3/19/02; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Plans.
Mobile home and/or travel trailer park plans 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) 
Lot area:
(A) 
The trailer lot shall not be less than three thousand seven hundred fifty (3,750) square feet in area for a mobile home trailer over 32 feet in length.
(B) 
The trailer lot area shall not be less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in area for a mobile home trailer less than 32 feet in length.
(C) 
The lot requirement shall be not less than four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet in area for a single-family home located in a mobile home subdivision. Building setback requirements will be required as specified in the zoning ordinance.
(3) 
In the travel trailer section of a mobile home park, the lots shall be not less than fifteen hundred (1,500) square feet in area.
(4) 
Each trailer and travel trailer lot shall have connections to a sanitary sewer system or septic tank and an approved water supply, to be approved by the city manager and building inspector.
(5) 
The minimum distance between trailers shall be twelve (12) feet, and no trailer shall be located closer than ten (10) feet to a court property line. Trailers end to end will have a minimum distance of ten (10) feet.
(6) 
At least one hundred (100) square feet of recreation area shall be provided for each trailer lot other than the area of the trailer lot itself, except that no recreation area shall have an area of less than twenty-five hundred (2,500) square feet.
(7) 
No trailer court will be constructed of less than twenty-five (25) units. Twenty-five (25) units constitute a trailer park.
(8) 
The park must have adequate entrance and collector streets and also driveways for each lot. All streets and drives in the trailer court shall be paved with a seal coat, asphalt or Portland cement concrete pavement. All entrance streets and other collector streets with guest parking on both sides shall have a minimum width of 36 feet. Minor streets with parking on one side shall have a minimum width of 28 feet. The above minimum widths may be reduced by 2 feet if an adjacent sidewalk is provided.
(9) 
Parking pads are mandatory for those lots used by travel trailers or campers. The parking pad for travel trailers or campers will conform to the following: Paved with a seal coat, asphalt or Portland cement concrete pavement.
(b) 
Location.
Mobile home and/or trailer parks may be located only in conformity with the comprehensive zoning ordinance of the city, and in addition to the requirements contained therein. Each boundary of the park must be at least two hundred (200) feet from any permanent residential building located outside the park, unless separated from the building by a natural or artificial barrier, or unless a majority of the property owners within that two hundred (200) feet consent in writing to the establishment of the park; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to mobile home and/or travel trailer parks already in existence and operation at the time of the passage of this division (ordinance adopted March 19, 2002), and such existing and operating parks shall be treated as nonconforming uses insofar as the requirements of this section are concerned.
(c) 
Maintenance.
Every person owning or operating a mobile home and/or travel trailer park shall maintain such park and any facilities, fixtures, and permanent equipment in connection therewith in a clean and sanitary condition and shall maintain said equipment in a state of good repair.
(d) 
Additional construction.
A person operating a mobile home and/or travel trailer park or occupying a mobile home or travel trailer shall not construct or permit to be constructed in such park or in connection with such mobile home or travel trailer any additional structure, building or shelter in connection with or attached to a mobile home or travel trailer, except, however, awnings of canvas or metal, suitably constructed, may be attached to said mobile homes or travel trailers, as well as portable prefabricated, temporary rooms, for the express purpose of increasing mobile home or travel trailer living area, commonly called cabana, which meet the following requirements:
(1) 
Of metal only, fire resistive, double wall, mechanical joint panels (no welded joints between panels permitted);
(2) 
Strength of materials and structure to meet minimum standards of the city building code;
(3) 
Capable of being dismantled when moved;
(4) 
Such rooms shall be completely dismantled and removed from the site at the time the mobile home or travel trailer to which it is accessory is moved;
(5) 
Finish and appearance to be as near the same as possible to the mobile home or travel trailer to which it is accessory;
(6) 
The length of the mobile home or travel trailer to which it is accessory; and
(7) 
Only one such room per mobile home or travel trailer shall be permitted.
(e) 
Office building.
Each mobile home and/or travel trailer park shall be provided with a building to be known as the office in which shall be kept copies of all records pertaining to the management and supervision of the park, as well as all rules and regulations of the park, and such records, rules and regulations to be available for inspection by law enforcement officers, public health officials, and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information.
(f) 
Single-family homes.
Single-family homes are permitted in mobile home subdivisions, provided that no more than 25% of the lots are used for the construction of single-family homes. When a plat is submitted with a new subdivision application, the plat must specify which lots are to be used for single-family homes. The owners of a currently licensed mobile home subdivision who wish to add single-family home lots must submit a subdivision application and an updated plat for consideration by the planning and zoning commission.
(Ordinance 2251, sec. 3, adopted 3/19/02)
It shall be the responsibility of the owner, his agent, representative or manager, to prescribe rules and regulations for the management of the park, to make adequate provisions for the enforcement of such rules, and to subscribe to any and all subsequent rules and regulations which may be adopted for the management of such park. Copies of all rules and regulations shall be furnished to the city commission. In addition, it shall be the duty of the owner, his agent, representative or management to comply strictly with the following:
(1) 
Provide for regular inspection of the water and sanitary conveniences.
(2) 
Provide for the collection and removal of garbage and other waste matter.
(3) 
Prohibit the placing or storage of unsightly material or vehicles of any kind.
(Ordinance 2251, sec. 4, adopted 3/19/02)
(a) 
Water supply and sanitary sewer.
All mobile homes and travel trailers are to be properly connected to approved water, sewer and electrical systems.
(b) 
Fuel.
Bottled gas for cooking purposes shall not be used at individual mobile homes or travel trailers unless the containers are properly connected by copper or other suitable metal tubing. Bottled gas cylinders shall be securely fastened in place. No cylinder containing bottled gas shall be located in a mobile home or travel trailer or within five feet of a door to the home or trailer. State and local regulations applicable to the handling of bottled gas and fuel oil must be followed.
(Ordinance 2251, sec. 5, adopted 3/19/02)