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. The words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article and not listed below shall have meanings ascribed in other sections of the Code of Ordinances.
Building official
means a designated inspection authority of the city or its authorized representative.
Certificate of occupancy
means a certificate issued by the city council for the use of a building, structure, or land, when it is determined that the building structure or land complies with the provisions of all applicable city codes, ordinances, and regulations.
Common access route/internal street
means a street providing the principal means of access to individual manufactured home lots or auxiliary buildings.
District
means the city municipal water district.
Driveway
means a minor entrance off the common access route within the park, into an off-street parking area serving one or more manufactured homes.
License
means a written license issued by the city council, permitting a person to operate and maintain a manufactured home park under the provisions of this article.
Lot,
in addition to the meaning ascribed to it under the city's subdivision ordinance, means a plot of ground or space within a manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision designated for accommodation of one manufactured home, together with such open space as required by this chapter. The term "lot" also includes the term "site".
Manufactured home
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 square feet or more, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. Anything less than the length or width specified in this section shall not be allowed for placement in a manufactured home park or a manufactured home subdivision.
Manufactured home park
means a parcel of land under single entity ownership which has been platted and approved by the city and where lots are planned to be leased for the placement of manufactured homes, accessory uses and service facilities, meeting all requirements of this article, chapter 48, subdivisions, and any applicable deed restrictions and state laws.
Manufactured home subdivision
means a parcel of land which has been platted and approved by the city and where lots are planned to be sold for the placement of manufactured homes, accessory uses, and service facilities, meeting all requirements of this article, chapter 48, subdivisions, and any applicable deed restrictions and state laws.
Masonry
means material that includes brick, stone brick veneer, custom treated tilt wall, decorative or textured concrete block, split face block, and stucco. EIFS (exterior insulation and finish systems) shall be included within this definition only for the purposes of masonry trim.
Mobile home
means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, 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 square feet or more, and which is built on a permanent chassis designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. Mobile homes shall not be allowed in manufactured home parks or manufactured home subdivisions.
Parking, off-street,
means a paved surface, a minimum of ten feet in width by 20 feet in length, located within the boundary of a manufactured home lot, or in common parking and storage areas, having unobstructed access to an internal street.
Permit
means a written certification issued by the city council or building official permitting the construction, alteration, or extension of a manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision under the provisions of this article and regulations issued hereunder.
Person
means any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association, or corporation.
Site plan
means a graphic presentation, drawn to scale, in a horizontal plane, delineating the outlines of the land included in the plan and all proposed use locations, accurately dimensioned; the dimensions also indicating the relation of each use to that adjoining it and to the boundary of the property. Scale shall be at least one inch to 100 feet for sites under 30 acres, and at least one inch to 200 feet for sites greater than 30 acres.
(Ordinance 98-314-7, § 2, adopted 2/24/1998; Ordinance 22-701-15, § 1, adopted 11/17/2022)
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to locate, maintain, or occupy a manufactured home in any place within the city other than in an approved manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision, or in accordance with section 24-139, use of manufactured homes for nonresidential purposes.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to install, locate, relocate, or change occupancy in a mobile home in any place within the city limits.
(c) 
Mobile homes lawfully existing and occupied within the city limits prior to the date of the ordinance from which this article was derived shall be allowed to continue and be maintained. No expansion or enlargement of mobile homes shall be allowed. Provided, however, that mobile homes or manufactured homes heretofore installed in compliance with city ordinances, being properly permitted thereunder, utilized continuously as a residence, and being connected to all utilities, may be replaced with newer model manufactured homes, subject to the permitting and licensing requirements contained herein. In the event of such a replacement, additional documentation as to the use and connection to utilities must be provided to the city, and the old unit must be removed and the new unit must be installed within two weeks of one another, weather permitting.
(d) 
Notwithstanding any prohibition on the location of a manufactured home for residential purposes within the city limits in this chapter, one manufactured home is allowed within the boundaries of a municipal utility district located within the city limits for a period not to exceed 12 months in connection with the holding of an election to confirm the creation of such municipal utility district. A manufactured home allowed under this subsection shall be subject to all applicable permit requirements in this chapter unless the city council grants a variance to such requirements according to this chapter.
(Ordinance 98-314-7, § 3, adopted 2/24/1998; Ordinance 19-666-14, § 1, adopted 11/7/2019; Ordinance 22-701-15, § 1, adopted 11/17/2022)