It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
any mobile home park within the limits of the Town unless he holds
a valid license issued annually by the licensing authority in the
name of such person for the specific mobile home park. All applications
for licenses shall be made to the licensing authority. Except as otherwise
provided in this chapter, the licensing authority shall issue a license
only if the land is properly zoned and all applicable zoning provisions
are met and upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter and
regulations issued under this chapter.
[Amended 12-14-2009 by Ord. No. 08-09-278; 8-23-2010 by Ord. No.
01-10-279]
The maximum number of licensed units that can be granted by
the Town shall be limited to 32 licensed units for each 1,000 inhabitants
of the Town. Data from the United States official decennial census
shall be utilized in determining the official population of the Town;
provided, however, that an applicant may commission a census for the
purpose of determining the population of the Town at the time of a
license application. If such census data is acceptable to the Town
Council and Town Planning Commission, then such data may be utilized
in determining the population at the time of such application. All
license grants shall be issued only following approval of the Town
Council, following a public hearing.
All improvements required by the Zoning Ordinance
and this chapter shall be completed before a license for a mobile
home park may be issued.
The fee to operate a mobile home park shall be as specified in Chapter
122, Fees, of the Code of the Town of Coventry. The fee shall be due and payable to the Town Clerk by December 31 of each year.
Applications for renewals of licenses shall be made in writing by the holder of the license, shall be accompanied by a fee as set forth in Chapter
122, Fees, and shall contain any change in the information submitted since the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted. The type of mobile home in a park shall not be changed except in conformance with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town.
Any person whose application for a license under this article has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the licensing authority under the procedure set out in §
158-6.
Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the licensing authority within 24 hours after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any mobile home park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such mobile home park. Upon application in writing for transfer of the license and deposit of a fee as set forth in Chapter
122, Fees, the license shall be transferred if the mobile home park is in compliance with all applicable provisions of this chapter, regulations issued under this chapter, and the Zoning Ordinance of the Town.