It shall be unlawful for any person to install, construct, alter, extend or expand any manufactured home, manufactured home park, or manufactured home subdivision within the limits of the city without a valid permit issued by the city council in the name of such person for the specific placement, construction, alteration or extension proposed. No application shall be considered complete nor shall be accepted by the city for processing until all requirements of this article are complied with.
Prior to issuance of a permit, a public hearing will be scheduled before the city council. The city council will review the complete application and all plans and shall notify the applicant in writing of his approval, disapproval, or conditions or modifications necessary before approval on subsequent permit application, as per section 24-100.
(Ordinance 98-314-7, § 4(A), adopted 2/24/1998; Ordinance 22-701-15, § 1, adopted 11/17/2022)
(a) 
All applications for permits shall be made upon standard forms provided by the city secretary and shall contain all the items listed in the application checklist including the following:
(1) 
Name and address of the applicant.
(2) 
Location and legal description of the manufactured home, manufactured home park, or manufactured home subdivision.
(3) 
A site plan accurately depicting the layout of the manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision. The site plan shall include all data required under [division 4] of this article and be in the scale specified herein.
(4) 
A certified copy of the filed subdivision plat, or a copy of the final plat being submitted for simultaneous review by the city.
(b) 
Provided, however, that in the case of individual manufactured homes being placed on lots in manufactured home parks which have previously been approved by the city council and filed of record, the information in subsections (a)(3) and (4) of this section shall not be required, and the building official is hereby authorized to approve such permits under the terms provided in section 24-44.
(Ordinance 98-314-7, § 4(B), adopted 2/24/1998; Ordinance 22-701-15, § 1, adopted 11/17/2022)
All applications to the building official shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee to be maintained in a schedule of fees and to be amended by the city council from time to time.
(Ordinance 98-314-7, § 4(C), adopted 2/24/1998)
In considering the application, the city council may consider the proposed location of the manufactured home park or manufactured home subdivision in relation to the present and future anticipated land use and development of adjacent and nearby land. The city council expressly reserves the right to deny development and to impose additional reasonable conditions as it deems necessary. After the application is reviewed and is determined to be in compliance with this article and other applicable requirements, laws, codes and regulations, the permit shall be issued. In cases where the building official is authorized to approve such permits, he shall issue the permit following his review and determination that the individual manufactured home lot and park are in full compliance with all requirements of this article and other applicable requirements, laws, codes and regulations.
(Ordinance 98-314-7, § 4(D), adopted 2/24/1998)
Any person whose application for a permit under this article has been denied may request in writing a rehearing on the matter and offer additional evidence. Such hearing must be requested within 30 days from the date of the action denying the permit. If a hearing is not required within 30 days from the date of the action denying the permit, a new complete application must be submitted and shall contain all the items listed in the application checklist.
(Ordinance 98-314-7, § 4(E), adopted 2/24/1998; Ordinance 22-701-15, § 1, adopted 11/17/2022)