[Ord. 520, June 1999]
Except as specifically defined herein, all words used in this ordinance have their customary dictionary definitions where not inconsistent with the context. For the purpose of this ordinance certain words or terms are defined as follows:
The term "shall" is mandatory.
When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the singular number include the plural and those used in the plural number include the singular.
Words used in the present tense include the future.
(1) 
BUFFER STRIP
The mobile home park shall be screened on all lot lines by one of the methods given below, as selected by the owner. The requirements may be reduced or eliminated by the board of appeals in those parts of the perimeter where the screen would create a traffic hazard.
(a) 
A greenbelt planting strip, not less than fifteen (15) feet in width. Such greenbelt shall be composed of at least:
One row of deciduous and evergreen trees, spaced not more than fifteen (15) feet apart, at least eight (8) feet tall, and with a minimum trunk diameter of one and one-half (11/2) inches at planting, and one row of shrubs with a ratio of two deciduous to one evergreen shrub, spaced an average of five (5) feet apart. Such shrubs shall be a minimum of thirty (30) inches in height at planting and expected to grow to a height of eight (8) feet in 3 or 4 full growing seasons.
(b) 
Natural vegetation can be retained if it meets the intent of this section, or supplemented to meet the intent of this section.
(c) 
A sight obscuring screen (either solid or veil block, or some form of fence that is at least 50% opaque and at least six (6) feet high.)
(2) 
HEALTH OFFICER
The director of a city, county or district health department having jurisdiction over the community health in a specific area, or his duly authorized representative.
(3) 
MOBILE HOME PARK
The term mobile home park shall mean any plot of ground on which six (6) or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located.
(4) 
MOBILE HOME SPACE
The term shall mean a plot of ground within a mobile home park designated for the accommodation of one (1) mobile home.
(5) 
MOBILE HOME (TRAILER)
A detached single-family dwelling unit with any of all of the following characteristic:
(a) 
Designed for long-term occupancy, and containing sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath and kitchen facilities, with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems.
(b) 
Designed to be transported after fabrication on its own wheels, or on a flatbed or other trailers or detachable wheels.
(c) 
Arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a complete dwelling and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on foundation supports, connection to utilities and the like.
(6) 
PERMIT (LICENSE)
A permit is required for mobile home parks, single mobile homes and travel trailer parks. Fees charged for mobile home and travel trailer parks under the permit requirements are for inspection and the administration of this ordinance.
(7) 
TRAVEL TRAILER/MOTOR HOME
A travel trailer, pick-up camper, converted bus, tent-trailer, tent, or similar device used for temporary portable housing or a unit which:
(a) 
Can operate independent of connections to external sewer, water and electrical systems;
(b) 
Contains water storage facilities and may contain a lavatory, kitchen sink and/or bath facilities; and/or
(c) 
Is identified by the manufacturer as a travel trailer/motor home.
(8) 
TRAVEL TRAILER PARK
The term travel trailer park shall mean any plot of ground on which two (2) or more travel trailers, occupied for camping or periods of short stay, are located.
[Ord. 546, June 2001]
(1) 
Location. It shall be unlawful for any mobile home to be used, stored, or placed on any lot or serviced by the utilities of said city where said mobile home is outside of any designated and licensed mobile home park or approved mobile home subdivision (see subdivision regulations) after the date of passage of this ordinance, excepting mobile homes located on licensed mobile home sales lots, and except as provided in § 14-602(2).
(2) 
Grandfathered. Any mobile home already placed on a lot outside of a mobile home park on or before the date of passage of this ordinance will be permitted to remain at its present location. Any mobile home site at any location with utility connections and other facilities constructed specifically for utilization as a permanent mobile home parking site, in existence prior to the date of passage of this ordinance, shall be permitted to be utilized for parking and servicing mobile homes hereafter. All nonconforming mobile homes shall comply with chapter 18, Section 18.03 of the Collegedale Municipal Zoning Ordinance.
(3) 
License. No mobile home shall be used, placed, stored or serviced by utilities within the City of Collegedale or within any mobile home park in said city unless there is posted near the door of said mobile home a valid Tennessee State License. Mobile homes in mobile home subdivisions and any individually located mobile homes shall be assessed property taxes.
[Ord. 546, June 2001; Ord. 1077, Dec. 2019]
(1) 
Permit for mobile home park. No place or site within said city shall be established or maintained by any person, group of persons, or corporation as a mobile home park unless he holds a valid permit issued by the city building official in the name of such person or persons for the specific mobile home park. The city building official is authorized to issue, suspend, or revoke permits in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance; see §§ 14-605 and 14-607.
Said existing mobile home parks shall comply with all state regulations applicable thereto which were in force prior to the establishment of said mobile home park.
(2) 
Inspections by city building official. The city building official is hereby authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the condition of mobile home parks, in order that he may perform his duty of safeguarding the health and safety of occupants of mobile home parks and of the general public. The city building official shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this ordinance.
(3) 
Length of occupancy. No mobile home space shall be rented in any mobile home park except for periods of sixty (60) days or more, and no mobile home shall be admitted to any park unless it can demonstrated that it meets the requirements of the American Standards Association Code Provisions A-119.1-1963, American Standard for Installation in Mobile Homes of Electrical, Heating and Plumbing Systems, or Mobile Homes Manufacturers Association, Mobile Home Standards for Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Systems or any state administered code insuring equal or better plumbing, heating or electrical installations.
(4) 
Location and planning. The mobile home park shall be located on a well-drained site and shall be so located that its drainage will not endanger any water supply and shall be in conformity with a plan approved by the city planning commission. All mobile home parks shall be located in the R-3 or U-1 districts as specified in the Collegedale Municipal Zoning Ordinance, with the main park entrance to the located on a collector or arterial street. Signage will be allowed only in conformance with Section 17.05 of the Collegedale Municipal Zoning Ordinance.
(5) 
Minimum size of mobile home park. The tract of land for the mobile home park shall comprise an area of not less than five (5) acres. The tract of land shall consist of a single plot so dimensioned and related as to facilitate efficient design and management.
(6) 
Minimum number of spaces. Minimum number of spaces completed and ready for occupancy before first occupancy is twelve (12).
(7) 
Minimum mobile home space and spacing of mobile homes. Each mobile home space shall be adequate for the type of facility occupying the same. Mobile homes shall be parked on each space so that there will be at least fifteen (15) feet of open space between mobile homes and at least fifteen (15) feet end to end spacing between trailers, twenty (20) feet between any trailer and property line and thirty-five (35) feet from the right-of-way of any public street or highway and ten (10) feet from streets within the park. The space between mobile home porches may be at least ten (10) feet and no setback distance is required for garages and storage buildings provided that they are constructed with non-combustible materials or constructed with materials having a one (1) hour minimum fire resistance rating. Garages or storage buildings not meeting these criteria are prohibited. In addition, each mobile home space shall contain:
(a) 
A minimum lot area of three thousand (3,000) square feet;
(b) 
A minimum width of at least forty (40) feet and a minimum depth of at least seventy-five (75) feet;
(c) 
A minimum depth with end parking of an automobile equal to the length of the mobile home plus thirty (30) feet;
(d) 
A minimum depth with side or street parking equal to the length of the mobile home plus fifteen (15) feet.
(e) 
In no case shall there be over a two (2) foot differential in elevation from one end of the space to the other.
(f) 
There shall be provided for each mobile home space an appropriate area for an accessory building. As an alternative, a common area may be established to accommodate storage needs for all residents of the mobile home park.
(8) 
Common area. A centrally located area shall be provided for recreational manner and shall be well drained and free from flood. The size of this area shall be, at a minimum, ten (10) percent of the total park area.
(9) 
Water supply. The mobile home park shall use a public water supply for potable and fire protection purposes. Accordingly, fire hydrants shall be installed in a manner deemed appropriate by the Collegedale Planning Commission.
(10) 
Sewage disposal. Each mobile home space shall be equipped with a three (3) inch sewer connection, trapped below the frost line and reaching at least four (4) inches above the surface of the ground. All sewer lines shall be laid in trenches separated at least five (5) feet horizontally from any drinking water supply line.
(11) 
Refuse. The storage, collection and disposal of refuse, in the park shall be so managed as to create no health hazards. All refuse shall be stored in fly proof, water tight and rodent proof containers. Garbage shall be collected and disposed of in an approved manner.
(12) 
Electricity. An electrical outlet supplying at least two hundred twenty (220) volts shall be provided for each mobile home space and shall be weather proof and accessible to the parked mobile home. All electrical installations shall be in compliance with the National Electrical Code and Tennessee Department of Insurance and Banking Regulation No. 1, entitled "Regulation Relating to Electrical Installations in the State of Tennessee," and shall satisfy all requirements of the local electric service organization.
(13) 
Private streets. Minimum widths of private streets within mobile home parks shall be:
One-way, with no on-street parking
12 ft.
One-way, with parallel parking on one side only
18 ft.
One-way, with parallel parking on both sides
26 ft.
Two-way, with no on-street parking
20 ft.
Two-way, with parallel parking on one side only
28 ft.
Two-way, with parallel parking on both sides
36 ft.
(14) 
Private street or road base. The base shall consist of crushed stone, grade D, class B, compacted to six (6) inches, and constructed as specified in Section 303, Tennessee Department of Highways', Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, 1968.
(15) 
Private street asphaltic concrete surface course (hot mix). The asphaltic concrete surface course (paved surface) shall be constructed with asphaltic concrete (grading E) compacted to two (2) inches with not less than an average weight of two hundred (200) pounds per square yard and constructed as specified in Section 411, 258 through 260 of the Tennessee Department of Highways', Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction (and subsequent revisions), January 1, 1968.
NOTE: Standards and specifications as indicated in the Tennessee Department of Highways', Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, are subject to periodic revision. Revisions made in Sections 35 and 104 should be incorporated in new road construction.
(16) 
Public streets. All public streets within the mobile home park shall meet all minimum requirements for public streets as specified in the Collegedale Subdivision Regulations.
(17) 
Parking spaces. Car parking spaces shall be provided in sufficient number to meet the needs of the occupants of the property and their guests without interference with normal movement of traffic. Such facilities shall be provided at the rate of at least two (2) car spaces for each lot. Car parking spaces shall be located for convenient access to the mobile home spaces. The size of the individual parking space shall have a minimum width of not less than ten (10) feet and a length of not less than twenty (20) feet. The parking spaces shall be located so access can be gained only from internal streets of the mobile home park.
(18) 
Buffer strip. A buffer strip shall be planted along all boundaries of the mobile home park (see definition).
[Ord. 546, June 2001]
(1) 
Location service. It shall be unlawful for any travel trailer to be occupied or serviced outside of any properly designated travel trailer park.
(2) 
Permit for travel trailer park. No place or site within said city shall be established or maintained by any person, group of person, or corporation as a travel trailer park unless he holds a valid permit issued by the city building official in the name of such person or persons for the specific travel trailer park. The city building official is authorized to issue, suspend, or revoke permits in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.
(3) 
Inspections by city building official or county health officer. The city building official or county health officer is hereby authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the conditions of travel trailer parks, in order that he may perform his duty of safeguarding the health and safety of the occupants of travel trailer parks and of the general public. The building official or county health officer shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this ordinance.
(4) 
Length of occupancy. Travel trailer spaces shall be rented by the day or week only, and the occupant of such space shall remain in the same travel trailer park not more than ninety (90) days.
(5) 
Location. Travel trailer parks shall be located in districts as specified in the zoning ordinance of the City of Collegedale.
NOTE: Travel trailer parks, properly regulated, fit well into general commercial complexes in which a variety of complementary facilities are available. Nearby groceries, general stores, filling stations, coin operated laundries, for example, are often in demand by persons looking for travel trailer parks. A rural park setting, however, may be desirable.
(6) 
Minimum size of travel trailer space. Each travel trailer space shall have a minimum width of thirty (30) feet and a minimum length of fifty (50) feet.
(7) 
Improvements. Site planning improvements shall conform to the standards established in Regulations VI - XX of the State Regulations Governing the construction, Operation and Maintenance of Organized Camps in Tennessee, as provided in Chapter 65, Public Acts of 1965.
[Ord. 546, June 2001]
The following requirements for permits shall apply to any mobile home park, individual mobile home, and travel trailer park within the corporate limits of said city.
(1) 
Mobile home parks. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to maintain or operate within the corporate limits of said city, any mobile home park unless such person or persons shall first obtain a permit therefor.
[Ord. 546, June 2001]
An annual permit fee shall be required for mobile home parks, and travel trailer parks.
(1) 
Mobile home parks. The annual permit fee for mobile home parks shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.
(2) 
Travel trailer parks. The annual permit fee for each travel trailer park shall be twenty-five (25) dollars.
[Ord. 546, June 2001]
(1) 
Mobile home parks.
(a) 
Applications for a mobile home park shall be filled with and issued by the city building official subject to the planning commission's approval of the mobile home park plan. Applications shall be in writing and signed by the applicant and shall be accompanied with an approved plan of the proposed mobile home park. The plan shall contain the following information and conform to the following requirements:
(i) 
The plan shall be clearly legibly drawn at a scale not smaller than one hundred (100) feet to one (1) inch;
(ii) 
Name and address of owner of record;
(iii) 
Proposed name of park;
(iv) 
North point and graphic scale and date;
(v) 
Vicinity map showing location and acreage of mobile home park;
(vi) 
Exact boundary lines of the tract by bearing and distance;
(vii) 
Names of owners of record of adjoining land;
(viii) 
Existing streets, utilities, easements, and water courses on and adjacent to the tract;
(ix) 
Proposed design including streets, proposed street names, lot lines with approximate dimensions, easements, land to be reserved or dedicated for public uses, and any land to be used for purposes other than mobile home spaces;
(x) 
Provisions for water supply, sewerage and drainage;
(xi) 
Such information as may be required by said city to enable it to determine if the proposed park will comply with legal requirements; and
(xii) 
The applications and all accompanying plans and specifications shall be filed in triplicate.
(b) 
Certificates that shall be required are:
(i) 
Owner's certification;
(ii) 
Planning commission's approval signed by the secretary; and
(iii) 
Any other certificate deemed necessary by the planning commission.
(2) 
Individual mobile homes. Applications for individual mobile home permits shall be filed and issued by the city building official. Applicants shall follow established city procedures for securing a building permit. In addition to those procedures, the application shall contain the following:
(a) 
The name of the applicant who is to reside in the mobile home;
(b) 
The location of the mobile home;
(c) 
A description of the mobile home, make, model and year;
(d) 
Any additional information as may be required by said city to enable it to determine if the mobile home and site will comply with all legal requirements.
(3) 
Travel trailer parks. Applications for travel trailer parks shall meet the same requirements as contained in § 14-607(1).
[Ord. 546, June 2001]
It shall be the duty of the county health officer and city building official to enforce provisions of this ordinance.
[Ord. 546, June 2001]
(1) 
Board of appeals. The Collegedale Board of Appeals, as established in the Municipal Zoning Ordinance, shall serve as the appellate body for these regulations, and shall be guided by procedures and powers compatible with state law.
Any party aggrieved because of an alleged error in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the building official in the enforcement of this ordinance, may appeal for and receive a hearing by the board of appeals (advised by the city attorney) for an interpretation of pertinent ordinance provisions. In exercising this power of interpretation of this ordinance, the board of appeals with advice from the city attorney, may, in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance, reverse or affirm any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the building official.
(2) 
Appeals from the board of appeals. Any person or persons or any board, taxpayer, department, or bureau of the city aggrieved by any decision of the board of appeals and the city attorney may seek review by a court of records of such decision in the manner provided by the laws of the State of Tennessee.