[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Oneida 12-21-1982 as Ch. 4-15 of the 1982 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings assigned to them below:
A factory-fabricated dwelling consisting of a single structure
transportable on its own chassis and wheels or removable wheel assembly,
whether or not the wheels and towing hitch are removed when the unit
is installed.
A parcel of land which is designed and improved for the placement
of 10 or more mobile homes and which mobile homes are located on sites
rented or leased to the occupants of the mobile homes.
That portion of a mobile home park set apart for the use
of an individual mobile home.
Any nonconforming use of house trailers or mobile
homes in the restricted areas of the city may be continued subject
to the following conditions:
A.
Only those house trailers or mobile homes (exclusive
of those under temporary six-month permits) listed as nonconforming
uses with the City Clerk on or before August 19, 1980, shall be covered
by this section. Those house trailers or mobile homes shall be surveyed
and an updated list filed with the City Clerk, giving the following
information, by October 1, 1980:
B.
All said nonconforming uses shall be discontinued:
(1)
Upon the removal of the present house trailer or mobile
home from said location or premises.
(2)
Vacancy or discontinuance of said house trailer or
mobile home for a period of 12 months.
(3)
When any such trailer or mobile home is destroyed
or damaged by fire, wind, explosion, structural failure or other natural
causes to the extent of 50% or more of its assessed value at the time
of such damage. Said house trailer or mobile home shall not be repaired
or rebuilt or replaced.
A mobile home park shall be located on a well-drained
site of adequate size, the land of which shall be free from heavy
or dense growth of brush or weeds. The land shall be properly graded
so as to ensure rapid drainage during and following rain and be free
from stagnant pools of water.
All entrances and exits from any mobile home
park shall be well marked and so arranged as not to constitute a traffic
hazard. All driveways within the parks shall be hard surfaced, of
adequate width, well marked in the daytime and lighted at night and
so located that each unit in the park is readily accessible to a driveway.
A mobile home park shall be under the management
of the licensee hereunder who must be of good reputation and character
and who shall manage such park from an office located on or near the
premises.
There shall be maintained in the office of a
mobile home park a bound book containing a record of the names of
any persons accommodated at the park; their home addresses; the license
number and make of their automobile or other vehicle. Such record
shall at all reasonable times be available for inspection by the City
Engineer or police officer.
It shall be the duty of the licensee of any
mobile home park:
A.
To provide for the collection and removal of garbage
and other waste material.
B.
To prohibit the placing or storage of unsightly material
or vehicles of any kind.
C.
To provide for the cleaning, painting, repairing and
disinfecting of all buildings.
D.
To take such other measures which shall be deemed
necessary by the Health Department and the City Engineer to preserve
the health, comfort and safety of all persons accommodated in the
park and of the general public.
E.
To prevent any animal from running at large within
or outside of the park.
F.
To report to the Health Department all cases of communicable
diseases or suspected cases of communicable diseases affecting any
inhabitant of the park.
G.
To prevent the committing of any nuisance on the park
premises and to report immediately to the proper authorities all acts
of a disorderly character committed by any person inside of the park,
and to that end to maintain proper policing thereof.
The owner, lessee, licensee, occupant of or
person accommodated in any mobile home park or camp who commits any
act in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
A.
Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to establish,
maintain, operate or conduct any mobile home park without a license
issued by the City Clerk.
B.
Application. An application for a mobile home park
license shall be made to the City Clerk upon a form furnished by such
official. Such application shall contain:
(1)
The name and address of the owner of the premises;
(2)
The name and address of the applicant and the nature
and extent of his interest in the business for which a license is
desired;
(3)
The location and plot plan of the park, and the number
of units to be provided for therein;
(4)
Any other information required by the City Clerk.
C.
Fee. An application for a mobile home park license
shall be accompanied by a fee that shall be established by resolution
of the Common Council. Such fee may thereafter be amended from time
to time by like resolution.
[Amended 11-20-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]
D.
Term. A mobile home park license shall expire at the
end of the calendar year.
E.
Display. A mobile home park license shall be displayed
in the park's office.
F.
Restriction on issuance. No mobile home park license
shall be issued for the construction or operation of a park in violation
of the zoning or other ordinances of the city.
G.
Revocation or suspension. After a hearing affording
due process, the City Manager may suspend or revoke a mobile home
park license if its holder has violated any of the provisions of this
chapter or any laws, ordinances or regulations relating to such parks.
A person whose license permit has been suspended or revoked may appeal
such decision to the Common Council by requesting a hearing before
the Council. Such requests shall be made within 10 days after receipt
of notice of the action of the City Manager. The Council shall then
hear and decide the matter within a reasonable time.
[Amended 7-18-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was subject to mandatory referendum
and approved by the electors of the City of Oneida 11-7-2023.
