(a) 
Upon approval of the final plat of a proposed manufactured home park, and prior to the issuance of the construction permit, under part II of this division, an annual license for such manufactured home park shall be issued to the owner thereof by the city secretary, upon payment to him of a fee as established by city council. Such fee may be altered pursuant to section 1.02.004 of this code. Such license shall be valid for one (1) year or twelve (12) consecutive calendar months from the date thereof, unless sooner suspended, revoked or surrendered. Such license may be renewed annually in advance thereafter.
(b) 
No part of the license fee paid under this section shall be refunded for any reason. A license issued under this section shall not be transferable and no vested, irrevocable right is conferred by the issuance of such license.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a manufactured home park unless a current license therefor has been issued under this section.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01; Ordinance adopting Code)
Manufactured home parks shall be enclosed with an approved fence or planted hedge, not less than seven (7) feet in height, with no openings to adjoining property other than the required entrances and exits to streets and public walkways.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
Each side of each manufactured home park unit adjacent to a manufactured home park street or driveway shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet therefrom. Each side of each manufactured home located in a manufactured home park and adjacent to a public street shall be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet therefrom.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
If a manufactured home park opens onto a major thoroughfare or a collector street, as designated by the city, there shall be not more than two (2) driveways or places of ingress or egress.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
Each unit in a manufactured home park shall be so laid out as to be provided with a least one (1) parking stall adjacent thereto and behind the street curb or line. Parking stalls shall be designed so as to be accessible only from one (1) or more manufactured home park streets and not from
any abutting public streets. Every manufactured home park shall average, by arithmetic means, two (2) parking places, including parking stalls and/or parking spaces, per unit.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
All parking stalls and concrete foundations or supports in a manufactured home park shall be so laid out as to provide a minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet between the front and/or rear ends of adjacent manufactured homes parked thereon, and no manufactured home shall be so parked that either side thereof is nearer than fifteen (15) feet to either side or end of any other manufactured home parked thereon.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
(a) 
Each unit in a manufactured home park shall be provided with waterlines and sanitary sewer connections, provided and installed by the owner and subject to all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations of the city and in accordance with the manufactured home park standards prescribed by this division. The park water distribution system piping shall be of a size necessary to allow for a flow of a minimum of two (2) gallons per minute at thirty-five (35) psi. In any case the main park water distribution piping size shall not be smaller than two (2) inches in diameter and have greater than twenty-five (25) individual connections and meters. These minimum water line sizes do not apply to fire protection hydrants deemed necessary by the fire marshal or his designee. The park owner may be required to install fire protection hydrants within the park. Each water connection from the park’s water distribution system main line shall be a minimum of three-quarter inch (3/4") and shall have a minimum three-quarter inch (3/4") meter installed thereto.
(b) 
Each unit shall be connected to a sanitary sewer collection system and park’s sanitary collection system shall be a minimum of four inches in diameter. The park’s sanitary collection system shall be of a material meeting or exceeding Schedule 40 or SDR-35 specifications. Sanitary sewer collection system piping shall not be installed or placed within nine (9) feet of the park’s water distribution system piping and a minimum of two (2) feet below the potable water lines.
(c) 
Not withstanding any and all specifications contained in this section, the state and specifically the state commission on environmental quality shall govern all piping specifications and installation requirements as prescribed by the rules and regulations for public water systems.
(d) 
Water and sewer monthly billings and statements shall be the owner’s responsibility and each unit must be notified of this procedure, in writing, prior to occupying the unit.
(e) 
Water and sewer billing terms and rates in effect at the time shall apply.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
The owner of a manufactured home park shall inform the fire marshal or his designee, in writing, of each home that enters his park and for which utility and sanitary services [are] desired and necessary, in order to allow the fire marshal to inspect the mobile home location and service connections.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
Duly authorized representatives from the departments of health, fire department, police department, department of public works, [or] department of taxation shall be permitted access to every manufactured home park and the streets, utility lines and connections and structures thereon, when performing city business, as a condition to the issuance of a permit and license under this division.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
No manufactured home park shall be constructed with the corporate limits of the city, unless the owner thereof has obtained a permit in accord with the provisions of this part.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
Application for a permit required by this part shall be made in writing and filed with the fire marshal. Such application shall be submitted on a form prepared by the fire marshal and shall include, but not [be] limited to, the name and address of the parties to be in charge of the proposed manufactured home park.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
At the time of filing an application for a permit under this part, the applicant shall pay a fee as established by city council. Such fees may be altered pursuant to section 1.02.004 of this code. This is an application fee and inspection fee for the investigation for approval of the application and shall not be refundable, in whole or in part, whether a permit is granted or not.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
Within twenty-one (21) days after the filing of an application for a permit under this part, the fire marshal or his designee shall present the preliminary plat filed with the application to the city council at a regularly scheduled or specially called council meeting. Within thirty (30) days after such presentation the city council shall approve or disapprove the preliminary plat, and written notice shall be given of its decision. If the plat is disapproved, such notice shall state the reason for disapproval. The applicant or his agent shall be entitled to present evidence and argument to the city council.
(b) 
If the preliminary plat is disapproved, it may be resubmitted to the city council with the necessary changes, and the city council must act upon such plat within thirty (30) days from the resubmission date.
(c) 
In the event the city council fails to act on a preliminary plat within the time prescribed by this section, the plat shall be deemed approved. Fraud or material representation in such application or plat, however, shall wholly defeat and bar such automatic approval.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
(a) 
Within ten (10) days after city council action disapproving a plat in accordance with section 3.08.125, the applicant may file, with the city secretary, a written notice of appeal to the city council, in original and ten (10) copies, setting forth the prior actions on the application and plat, the objections thereto, and the action desired by the applicant. No appeal to the city council shall be permitted on any revised preliminary plat until a rehearing thereon has been held by the city council.
(b) 
If an appeal under this section is on an unrevised preliminary plat, the city council hearing fee shall be as established by city council.
(c) 
The city secretary, upon approval by the mayor, shall fix a date for the hearing of an appeal under this section by the city council, which date shall fall within thirty (30) days after the filing of the appeal notice. The city secretary shall notify the applicant of the date, time and place of the hearing, at least ten (10) days prior to such date.
(d) 
The city council and the applicant for the permit under this part shall be entitled to present evidence and argument in all hearings under this section, subject to the rules and orders of the city council.
(e) 
The city council shall affirm, reverse or modify the action of the city council within fourteen (14) days after the hearing of an appeal under this section, the city council action or record shall be affirmed.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01; Ordinance adopting Code)
When a preliminary plat of a proposed manufactured home park is approved in accord with the provisions of this part, a final plat thereof must be filed with the fire marshal, or his designee, within not more than thirty (30) days after the date of preliminary approval, unless an extension of filing time is requested by the applicant and granted by the city council prior to the expiration of such thirty (30) days. The final plat shall meet all requirements of a preliminary plat filed under this part and shall be on reproducible film, linen or other materials safe and suitable for reproduction. Accompanying the final plat shall be a complete set of plans and specifications, scaled no smaller than 1" = 100', prepared by a registered professional engineer of the state, for the construction of streets, parking areas, storm drainage, waterlines and hydrants, sewer lines, gas lines, underground utilities, buildings and other facilities required by this article, which shall establish alignment and grades, type of construction and other requirements in accordance with the manufactured home park standards prescribed in this article.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
(a) 
The fire marshal, or his designee, shall present a final plat filed pursuant to section 3.08.127 to the city council and such council shall approve or disapprove such plat within thirty (30) days after its presentation and file the same with the fire marshal within thirty-seven (37) days after its presentation. In the event the city council fails to act upon such plat within thirty (30) days, the same shall be deemed approved as of the thirty-sixth (36) day after its presentation to the council.
(b) 
After approval of the final plat of a manufactured home park, a copy thereof shall be filed in the records of the county.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
Upon approval of a final plat, as provided for in this part, the fire marshal shall issue to the applicant the manufactured home park permit required by this part.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01; Ordinance adopting Code)
In the event of violation, during the construction and equipping of a manufactured home park, of any provision of this division or of the permit, plat, application, plans and specifications provided for in this part, the fire marshal shall have the right to suspend the permit issued under this part, and no further work shall be done under such permit until it has been reinstated. In addition, the fire marshal shall have the power to issue stop-work orders and take other corrective action as provided in the building code.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)
A permit issued under this part shall automatically terminate, if construction of the manufactured home park is not commenced within six (6) months after the final plat therefor is approved, unless a six-month renewal is granted by the city council. It shall be unlawful for any person to commence any work on such mobile home park after the permit has so terminated.
(Ordinance adopted 4/10/01)