The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
means any structural improvements and/or accessory building
to a regulated vehicle and/or its site, including awnings, cabanas,
carports, garages, porches, storage cabinets, storage sheds, and similar
appurtenant structures.
means a mobile home that does not have a flush toilet and
a bath or shower. This term does not include a recreational vehicle
as defined by 24 CFR section 3282.8(g).
means a structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976,
according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which,
in the traveling mode, is eight feet or more in width or 40 feet or
more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet.
This term does not include a recreational vehicle as defined by 24
CFR section 3282.8(g).
means a mobile home which has a flush toilet and a bath or
shower. This term does not include a recreational vehicle as defined
by 24 CFR section 3282.8(g).
means a HUD-code home.
means a structure constructed before June 15, 1976; built
on a permanent chassis; designed for use as a dwelling with or without
a permanent foundation when the structure is connected to the required
utilities; transportable in one or more sections; in the traveling
mode, at least eight body feet in width or at least 40 body feet in
length or, when erected on-site, at least 320 square feet; and which
includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems
of the home.
means the owner, manager, or the owner or manager’s
agent or employee, who owns or works to operate the recreational vehicle
park.
means:
A vehicle defined by 24 CFR section 3282.8(g); or
A licensed recreational vehicle, camp bus, camper trailer, travel
trailer, motor home or fifth wheel designed to provide temporary living
quarters for recreational camping or travel use, constructed with
integral wheels to make it mobile and/or towable by a motor vehicle,
not exceeding 12 feet in width, less side pull-outs.
means a tract or contiguous tracts of land on which there
are two or more RVs or RV sites occupied or intended for occupancy
for temporary dwelling or sleeping purposes.
means an area designated or used for parking and/or utilizing
a recreational vehicle within a recreational vehicle park.
(Ordinance 19-832, sec. 1, adopted 1/10/19; 2007 Code, sec. 12-600(a))
(a)
The
occupancy or parking of recreational vehicles, including but not limited
to camp buses, camper trailers, travel trailers, motor homes, or fifth
wheels, for use as a residence, outside of a recreational vehicle
park shall be prohibited.
(b)
A
RV may be placed at an owner’s residence only so long as the
RV is placed in the side or rear yard of the lot and it not used for
occupancy more than 14 days in any 12 consecutive month period.
(c)
The
occupancy or parking of a HUD-code home, manufactured home, dependent
mobile home, independent mobile home, or mobile home within a RV park
is prohibited.
(d)
Accessory
structures are prohibited on RV spaces.
(e)
The
delivery of mail to campers or RV spaces is prohibited and there shall
be no private mailboxes provided for or located within the park.
(f)
The
boarding of school buses immediately outside or within the park is
prohibited.
(g)
Liquid
propane tanks greater than 50 gallons in size and are not an integral
manufactured component of the RV are prohibited.
(h)
The
use of a recreational vehicle park address for the purposes of securing
a driver’s license is prohibited.
(i)
Occupancy
of an RV space within the park for more than 14 consecutive days,
or more than 30 days within any 180-day period, is prohibited.
(j)
Tents
erected within an RV park are prohibited.
(k)
Wood
and charcoal fires are prohibited.
(l)
The
maximum number of persons per RV site is seven.
(m)
No
mobile home, including a dependent or independent mobile home, may
be installed or moved into the city for use or occupancy as a residential
dwelling.
(Ordinance 19-832, sec. 1, adopted 1/10/19; 2007 Code, sec. 12-600(b))
Every recreational vehicle park established and operated within
this city shall conform to the provisions of this section.
(1)
Compliance with sanitary sewage regulations.
Recreational
vehicle parks and recreational vehicle(s) are required to comply with
all city regulations regarding sanitary sewage connections and capacity
fees.
(2)
Park location.
Recreational vehicle parks shall be located
at least 200 feet from a residential neighborhood, school, regular
place of religious worship, or existing residence.
(3)
Screening walls.
The recreational vehicle park shall
be enclosed by an opaque screening wall at least eight feet high but
no more than ten feet high. The screening wall shall be located within
ten feet of the property line. The screening wall shall be constructed
of double wall brick, thin wall brick, stone masonry, pre-cast concrete
paneling that has been pattern stamped, or some combination thereof
so as to establish a decorative look. Columns shall be constructed
and centered no more than 25 feet on center. Metal fencing materials
exclusive of decorative embellishments shall not be used.
(4)
Exterior design requirements.
All principal and accessory buildings constructed within a recreational vehicle park shall comply with the exterior design requirements as set forth in article 9.06 of the Code of Ordinances regardless of setback, visibility from a public right-of-way or adjacent to or visible from a single-family or multifamily residential property.
(5)
Drainage.
The recreational vehicle park shall be located
on a well-drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and
freedom from stagnant pools of water.
(6)
Recreational vehicle spaces/sites.
(A)
Recreational vehicle spaces shall be provided in every park, consisting
of a minimum of 1,750 square feet for each space, which shall be at
least 25 feet wide and clearly defined.
(B)
Each RV site shall have a permanent site marker or sign identifying
the site number. Each site marker or sign shall be easily visible
from the adjacent park roadway during both daytime and nighttime.
(C)
Each RV site shall include a parking pad consisting of concrete or
asphalt material of a minimum size of ten feet wide and 15 feet in
depth. Each RV shall be parked on the provided parking pad for each
RV site.
(D)
Each RV site shall provide a minimum of one off-street parking space
per space or site, and at least one common guest space for every five
spaces/sites.
(7)
Setbacks.
No recreational vehicle may be parked within
ten feet of another recreational vehicle. No recreational vehicle
may be parked within 25 feet of a property line.
(8)
Recreation area.
Each recreational vehicle park shall
have a recreation or playground area, centrally located within such
park, having a minimum area in size equal to ten square feet per recreational
vehicle space.
(9)
Electrical supply.
Each RV site shall be provided with
electrical service. All electrical service shall be underground. The
electrical service shall include:
(10)
Water supply.
Each RV site shall be provided with a
connection to the city water supply. This city must approve all proposed
water facility plans prior to construction and use. The water distribution
system for RV sites shall include:
(11)
Bathrooms, showers and laundry facilities; sewage and refuse disposal.
(A)
Each recreational vehicle park shall provide:
(B)
Waste from showers, bathtubs, flush toilets, urinals, lavatories,
slop sinks and laundries in service buildings and other buildings
within the park shall be discharged into the public sewerage system
in compliance with applicable provisions of this code and city ordinances.
(C)
Each RV site shall be provided with safe and adequate facilities
for the collection and removal of waste and garbage.
(D)
Each recreational vehicle park shall provide a dump station connected
to the public sewage system and adequately sized to allow for recreational
vehicles to dispose of sewage and wastewater.
(12)
Garbage receptacles.
Tightly covered garbage cans shall
be provided in quantities adequate to permit disposal of all garbage
and rubbish. Garbage cans shall be located not further than 200 feet
from any RV space. The cans shall be kept in sanitary conditions at
all times. Garbage and rubbish shall be collected and disposed of
as frequently as may be necessary to ensure that the garbage cans
shall not overflow.
(13)
Dumpsters.
Trash dumpsters, if any, shall be screened
on three sides and easily accessible by large garbage trucks.
(14)
Office building; inspection of information.
Each recreational
vehicle park shall be provided with a building to be known as the
office in which copies of all records pertaining to the management
and supervision of the park, as well as rules and regulations of the
park [shall be available], and such records, rules and regulations
shall be available for inspection by law enforcement officers, public
health officials, the building official, and other officials whose
duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained therein.
(15)
Service buildings.
Each park shall provide service buildings
to house toilet facilities, bathing facilities and laundry facilities.
(16)
Driveways.
Each RV site shall have access to an internal
private roadway, which shall have access to a public street. The entrance
of the internal roadway shall have a pavement width of at least 30
feet with an adequate curb radius. No RV site shall have direct access
to a public street. All driveways shall be hard-surfaced, well-marked
in the daytime and lighted at night. The minimum quality of such driveway
surfacing shall be two-course gravel surface to be approved by the
city engineer.
(17)
Walkways.
Walkways not less than three feet wide shall
be provided from the RV sites to the service buildings. The walkway
shall be hard-surfaced, well-marked in the daytime and lighted at
night.
(18)
Maintenance.
Every person owning or operating a mobile
home park shall maintain such park, and any facilities, fixtures and
permanent equipment in connection therewith, in a clean and sanitary
condition and shall maintain such equipment in a state of good repair.
(19)
Rules and regulations; responsibilities of manager.
It shall be the duty of the owner, his/her agent, representative
or manager to prescribe rules and regulations for management of the
mobile home 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 such rules and regulations shall be furnished to the
city. In addition thereto it shall be the duty of the owner, owner’s
agent, representative or manager to comply strictly with the following:
(A)
Provide for regular inspection of the water and sanitary conveniences.
(B)
Provide for the collection and removal of garbage and other waste
material.
(C)
Prohibit the placing or storage of unsightly material or vehicles
of any kind.
(D)
Provide for the regular cleaning, painting, repairing and disinfecting
of all buildings.
(E)
Take such other measures as may be deemed to be necessary by the
city to preserve the health, comfort and safety of all persons utilizing
the park and the general public.
(F)
Report to the city, within 24 hours, all cases of communicable diseases
or suspected cases of communicable diseases affecting any guest or
employee of the park.
(G)
Report immediately to the police department all acts of disorderly
character committed by any person inside the park.
(H)
See that copies of all rules and regulations are prepared and posted
in conspicuous locations throughout the park.
(20)
Management.
Each recreational vehicle park shall be
under the direct management of the owner or his/her agent or representative,
for whose acts s/he shall be fully responsible. The name of the person
entrusted with the direct management of a park shall be filed for
reference with the chief building official. Such person must be of
good reputation and character and shall satisfy the city of his/her
experience and capacity to supervise, manage, regulate and control
the park and maintain good sanitary conditions in and about the park.
(21)
Supervision.
A responsible attendant, caretaker, owner
or operator shall be on-site and in charge at all times to keep the
recreational vehicle park, its facilities and equipment in a clean,
orderly and sanitary condition and s/he shall be answerable, with
the owner, for any violation of the provisions of this article.
(22)
Registration of occupants.
It shall be the duty of the
owner or operator 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:
(Ordinance 19-832, sec. 1, adopted 1/10/19; 2007 Code, sec. 12-600; Ordinance adopting 2022 Code)
