No person, firm or corporation shall operate
or maintain a mobile home park unless such person, firm or corporation
shall first obtain a license for such purposes, as follows:
A. Application shall be made annually before the first
day of January to the City Clerk for a license to operate and maintain
a mobile home park.
B. The applicant shall file, with the application, proof
of ownership of the premises or of a lease or written permission from
the owner.
C. The City Clerk shall not issue or renew such license
until written certificate of approval has been received from the Code
Enforcement Officer stating that the mobile home park meets all requirements
of the City's ordinances. The City Clerk shall post notice of the
issuance or renewal of said license in the lobby of City Hall for
30 days.
[Amended 9-14-1998 by Ord. No. 98-339]
D. The annual fee for a license to operate and maintain a mobile home park shall be as provided in §
85-4.
[Amended 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 05-123]
[Added 10-13-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-349]
All owners or operators of mobile home parks within the City are subject to the requirements of this section and may each be held liable for any violation hereof. In addition to the general maintenance requirements of §
186-2A, all owners and operators of mobile home parks shall, with regard to any mobile home park that they either own or operate:
A. Maintain
all common areas of the mobile home park in a clean and safe condition
and provide access to common areas, including improvements and buildings,
at reasonable times for the benefit of the mobile home park residents
and their guests;
B. Maintain
street lights, entry lights and common area lighting, if any, in good
working order;
C. Maintain
in good working order all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating,
ventilation and air-conditioning units and appliances and recreational
facilities that the mobile home park furnishes;
D. Maintain
in good working order all driveways or parking areas on leased lots
when those driveways or parking areas were either 1) furnished by
the mobile home park, or 2) in existence at the time that the tenancy
was created. This provision may be amended by a written lease between
the mobile home park and the tenant if that lease allows for the tenant
to maintain said driveways or parking areas.
E. Maintain
the existing sewage disposal systems and ensure that such are adequate
to meet the needs of all the residents in the mobile home park;
F. Maintain
and protect all utilities provided to a mobile home and keep water
and sewer lines in good working condition. This maintenance responsibility
extends to that point where the normal mobile home utility hookups
connect to those provided by the mobile home park owner or operator
or utility company;
G. Maintain
in a safe and secure location individual mailboxes for the residents;
H. Provide
for the removal of garbage, rubbish, and other waste incidental to
the occupancy of a mobile home park;
I. Provide,
at least twice yearly with one occurrence being after the final spring
snowmelt and one occurrence being after leaf drop in the fall, for
the removal of brush, leaves, and other natural debris from leased
lots. This provision may be amended by a written lease between the
mobile home park and the tenant if that lease allows for the tenant
to maintain the leased premises; and
J. Provide, at least twice yearly and at times corresponding with those in Subsection
I above, for the disposal of brush, leaves, and other natural debris from leased lots, whether the removal was done by the mobile home park owner or operator, a tenant, or anyone else.
[Added 10-13-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-349; amended 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 22-021]
In addition to any other legal or equitable remedies available,
violations of this chapter are subject to the penalties and enforcement
provisions contained in Title 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452.