Chapter 58. Manufactured Homes, Mobile Homes, Recreational Vehicles and Parks

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Board means the construction board of adjustments and appeals created in section 18-56.

Manufactured home means a structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. The term does not include a recreational vehicle as that term is defined by 24 C.F.R. § 3282.8(g).

Manufactured home lot means a parcel or tract of land for the placement of a single mobile home or manufactured home. This is to be distinguished from a manufactured home stand and site located within a manufactured home park.

Manufactured home park means a tract or parcel of land used for rental occupancy by five or more mobile homes, manufactured homes, or recreational vehicles.

Manufactured home sales lot means a parcel or tract of land which is used by a manufactured home dealer for the sale, lease or renting of manufactured homes.

Manufactured home stand means that part of a manufactured home park which has been improved for the placement of the mobile home, manufactured home or recreational vehicle, including all required appurtenant structures and having provisions for available utility connections.

Mobile home means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on-site is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems.

Occupy means that a presumption that a mobile home, recreational vehicle, or manufactured home is occupied will exist if it is connected to two or more utilities.

Recreational vehicle means a portable vehicle built on a chassis and designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, and vacation use, which does not exceed eight feet in width and 40 feet in length, exclusive of tongue. The term recreational vehicle shall also include all portable structures which may be moved under their own power, towed, or transported by another vehicle, and for purposes of this chapter, shall also include other types of vehicles such as, but not limited to, trucks, vans and buses that have been converted to temporary dwellings for travel, recreation, and vacation use, regardless of size.

Recreational vehicle park means a tract or parcel of land used for rental occupancy by five or more recreational vehicles.

Recreational vehicle stand means that part of a recreational vehicle park which has been improved for the placement of the recreational vehicle, including all required appurtenant structures and having provisions for available utility connections.

Service building means a structure housing toilet facilities, lavatories, bathing facilities, and such other facilities as may be required or permitted under the provisions of this chapter and which is used in connection with the operation of a mobile home, manufactured home or recreational vehicle park.

Sewer connection means the connection consisting of the pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain outlet of the mobile home, manufactured home or recreational vehicle to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe or the sewerage system serving the manufactured home park or the recreational vehicle park.

Sewer riser means that portion of the pipe of the sewer lateral which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at each manufactured home stand or recreational vehicle stand.

Smooth, hard, and dense surface shall mean hot mix asphaltic concrete (hot or cold laid) or reinforced concrete (5.0 sack mix).

Utilities means the water, sewage, gas or electrical distribution systems, which are available for connection to mobile homes, recreational vehicles, or manufactured homes in manufactured home parks, or recreational vehicles in recreational vehicle parks.

Utility connection means the connection of available utilities in a manufactured home park to a mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle placed on a manufactured home stand in a manufactured home park or to a recreational vehicle in a recreational vehicle park.

Water connection means the connection of the pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the water riser pipe to the water inlet pipe for the water distribution system of a mobile home, manufactured home or recreational vehicle.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) This chapter is declared to be remedial and shall be construed to secure the beneficial interest and purposes thereof, which are the health, sanitation, general public safety and welfare of the citizens of the city, by prohibiting mobile homes and regulating the installation and maintenance of manufactured homes together with the use of recreational vehicles.

(b) This chapter shall govern every person owning, operating or maintaining any lot, parcel, or tract of land within the city limits on which a manufactured home, manufactured home park, and/or mobile home is located or proposed to be located. Additionally, section 58-201 shall apply to manufactured home parks located or proposed to be located in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97; Ord. No. 8696, § 1, 9-9-99; Ord. No. 9031, § 1, 11-9-00)

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and each such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day, or portion thereof, during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued, or permitted, and upon conviction of any such violation such person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

It shall be unlawful to occupy a mobile home or a manufactured home for any type of occupancy other than as a private dwelling; provided, however, a manufactured home may be parked at a construction site for use as a field office for a period not exceeding the period of construction, and not more than one manufactured home may be used for demonstration and office at a manufactured home sales park.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) From and after December 26, 1997, no mobile homes shall be permitted within the incorporated limits of the city, as such limits may be hereinafter extended. However, mobile homes used as residential dwelling units and meeting all of the applicable requirements of this code on December 26, 1997, may be used and maintained, subject to the standards and limitations of this article and article II of this chapter.

(b) A mobile home within the city whose use is discontinued or remains vacant for a continuous period of one year shall be presumed to be abandoned and shall not thereafter be used but shall be removed by the owner of the mobile home in accordance with subsection (e) below.

(c) A mobile home may not be moved, enlarged or altered after December 26, 1997, except for normal maintenance and incidental repairs. Nothing in this subsection, however, shall prevent the chief building official from ordering repairs to or removal of a mobile home, which he determines to be an unsafe condition.

(d) Whenever the chief building official concludes that a mobile home has been abandoned, moved, enlarged or altered in violation of this section, the burden to prove otherwise shall lie with the owner of the mobile home. If the owner of the mobile home wishes to appeal the chief building official's decision to the board, such appeal must be in writing and filed with the chief building official within ten days from the date the chief building official rendered his decision in a form acceptable to the chief building official. Thereafter, the board will hear the appeal and render its decision which shall be final and binding.

(e) Whenever the chief building official concludes that a mobile home has been abandoned, moved, enlarged or altered in violation of this section and the owner fails to file an appeal or to satisfy his burden of proof in an appeal before the board, the chief building official shall order the mobile home removed from the incorporated limits of the city or otherwise destroyed and discarded. This removal and destruction shall be at the mobile home owner's expense and shall be completed within 30 days of the chief building official's notice to remove or destroy the mobile home. If the owner fails to timely remove or destroy and discard the mobile home, the city shall remove or destroy the mobile home at the mobile home owner's expense.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) From and after November 7, 1999, whenever a manufactured home is placed or otherwise moved, each tenant and owner thereof shall maintain such home and lot on which the same is located in compliance with the following:

(1) Fire-resistant skirting or an equal substitute approved by the building official shall be required around all manufactured homes and shall be installed prior to final inspection of the manufactured home. Such skirting may include any vents, screens and/or openings necessary for utility and mechanical system hookups.

(2) Skirtings shall be maintained in good repair, free from broken or missing sections, pieces, or cross members. Skirting must be securely attached and sized from the ground to the lower outside perimeter of the structure. Replacement or new skirting shall be construed of materials intended for exterior use and properly sized and mounted to prevent free access to the crawl space of the structure.

(3) The use of space immediately underneath a manufactured home for storage shall be permitted only under the following conditions:

a. The storage area shall have a base of impervious material;

b. Stored items shall not interfere with the underneath inspection of the manufactured home; and

c. The stored items are noncombustible and stored in a manner to prevent rodent harborage and insect breeding.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person is a manufactured home tenant or owner and knowingly fails to maintain the person's manufactured home in compliance with this section.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person owns or operates a manufactured home park and knowingly allows or suffers a violation of this section by a tenant.

(Ord. No. 8736, § 1, 10-28-99; Ord. No. 8857, § 1, 3-9-00)

The manufactured home placement fee established in section 2-595 must be paid prior to the placement of any manufactured home within the corporate limits of the city.

(Ord. No. 9217, § 14, 9-13-01; Ord. No. 13,654, § 49, 12-14-17)

This article shall apply only to manufactured home parks which were operating in compliance with this article on December 26, 1997, and to mobile homes, manufactured homes, and recreational vehicles which were used as residential dwelling units meeting all of the applicable requirements of this article and the Code on December 26, 1997. Therefore, references to "manufactured home parks," "manufactured homes," "mobile homes," and recreational vehicles in this article shall mean and include only those manufactured home parks, manufactured homes, mobile homes, and recreational vehicles which were in existence and compliance on December 26, 1997.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

A manufactured home park within the city whose use as the same is discontinued for a continuous period of one year shall be presumed to be abandoned. Once abandoned, no manufactured home park operator's license shall be issued for the site under the provisions of this article; rather article III shall apply.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

Where a person owned a mobile home or a manufactured home prior to August 24, 1978, and such mobile home or manufactured home has not been moved to a new stand or location since that date, then that person shall not be subject to the requirements of this division. However, if the mobile home or manufactured home is replaced or otherwise moved after December 26, 1997, the mobile home or manufactured home will be subject to the requirements contained in article III of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

No mobile home or manufactured home shall be parked in violation of any enforceable deed restriction or covenant.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) A mobile home or manufactured home may be parked on a vacant lot or plot outside a manufactured home park, as defined in section 58-1 (manufactured home lot), provided the lot or plot has 4,000 square feet of land. The mobile home or manufactured home shall be set back from the front property line no closer than established building lines; no mobile home or manufactured home, however, shall be set within 15 feet of the front property line or within five feet of any side or back lot line.

(b) If a lot is adjacent to two or more streets, the owner may designate any one side adjacent to a street to be the lot front; that portion of the lot opposite the designated front shall be considered the back lot line.

(c) Not more than four mobile homes and/or manufactured homes may be parked on a lot or plot without first obtaining a manufactured home park license. Such lot or plot shall contain a minimum of 4,000 square feet per home and shall meet the minimum standards for plumbing, heating, electrical systems, and spacing outlined or referred to in this article.

(d) A mobile home or manufactured home may be parked adjacent to a residence, or place of business, provided a spacing of ten feet from the nearest building, on the same property, is maintained, and five feet from any interior property lines, or not less than 15 feet set back from a street. Not more than one mobile home and/or manufactured home shall be parked on the same lot or plot with a residence or commercial building without a manufactured home park license regardless of the number of mobile homes or manufactured homes to be placed on the lot. No mobile home or manufactured home shall be parked adjacent to a residence or place of business where such placement creates or may create a hazard to life, safety or health.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) All mobile homes and manufactured homes located outside a manufactured home park or manufactured home sales park for more than 48 hours shall be connected to all required utilities, and permits shall be obtained from the building official for a foundation, driveway, plumbing and electricity.

(b) Mobile homes and/or manufactured home located outside manufactured home parks will be connected by separate and individual water and sewer taps to the city services where such services are available. When one mobile home or manufactured home stands in the rear of an existing residential structure, and the mobile home or manufactured home and residence are on one parcel of land under one owner such requirement shall not apply and the building sewer and water service may be extended to serve the mobile home.

(c) The building official may permit the temporary parking of a manufactured home in a location outside an approved and licensed manufactured home park for a period in excess of 48 hours, provided such location shall not create a health, traffic, or other hazard, and provided such manufactured home shall not be occupied.

(d) All mobile homes and manufactured homes and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or safeguards which are required by this chapter and other regulations, pamphlets, or data made a part hereof, when installed, repaired, or altered, shall be maintained in good working order. The owner or occupant shall be responsible for the maintenance of the mobile home or manufactured home.

(e) No mobile home or manufactured home located outside a manufactured home park shall be parked in a flood hazard area as defined in section 110-26, except as permitted in chapter 110 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) All mobile homes and manufactured homes shall be provided with streets or driveways for safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to the parking area for the mobile home or manufactured home.

(b) All driveways shall comply with residential driveway standards.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

Off-street parking areas shall be provided for all mobile homes and manufactured homes for the use of occupants and guests. Such areas shall be furnished at the rate of not less than two spaces for each mobile home or manufactured home.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) It shall be unlawful to establish, maintain or operate a manufactured home park without having secured a manufactured home park license.

(b) A license issued pursuant to section 58-74 shall be valid for a period of one year beginning on July 1 of each year and shall be renewable annually during the month of June. A nonrefundable license application investigation fee of $25.00 shall accompany each application for a license, provided such investigation fee will be allowed as a credit upon the license if it is granted. The license fee shall be determined by the following fee schedule:

Under 16 manufactured home stands .....$ 50.00

Sixteen through 40 manufactured home stands .....100.00

Forty-one through 60 manufactured home stands .....150.00

Sixty-one through 80 manufactured home stands .....200.00

Each stand in excess of 80 .....2.00

(c) The annual renewal license fee shall be determined by the following fee schedule:

Under 16 manufactured home stands .....$ 20.00

Sixteen through 40 manufactured home stands .....30.00

Forty-one through 60 manufactured home stands .....40.00

Sixty-one through 80 manufactured home stands .....50.00

Over 80 manufactured home stands .....60.00

(d) Prior to the issuance of any manufactured home park license issued pursuant to section 58-74, and each renewal of any manufactured home park license under this article, the owner or operator must file with the city a list of the owners and occupants of all mobile homes, manufactured homes, and recreational vehicles in the manufactured home park as of the prior January 1.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) The chief building official shall make such inspections as are necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this article.

(b) By the acceptance of the license, the licensee shall be deemed to authorize the inspection of a manufactured home park at all reasonable hours. Such hours shall usually be during normal working hours, and failure to permit such inspection shall be a ground for suspension or revocation of the license. Where there is reason to believe a violation may exist before or after the hours of normal inspection, the chief building official may authorize special inspections at any time.

(c) Failure or refusal of a manufactured home park occupant to permit inspection by the inspecting authority, or to permit the licensee to make necessary repairs or alterations in compliance with the requirements of the inspecting authority shall constitute a ground for disconnection of the utilities serving such mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle.

(d) Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall be sufficient reason to deny the renewal of a manufactured home park license.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

The chief building official shall have authority to suspend or revoke manufactured home park operators' licenses or to order utility disconnections for the following violations of the provisions of this chapter:

(1) A license may be suspended for any period of time up to six months for a violation affecting the health, safety or welfare of occupants of a mobile home, recreational vehicle, or manufactured home or of other persons or property;

(2) A license may be revoked for a violation which is dangerous to life;

(3) A license may be revoked if the owner or operator intentionally or knowingly files an incomplete or inaccurate list of owners as required in subsection 58-71(c); or

(4) For a violation of the provisions of this chapter not deemed to require a license suspension or revocation, the utility connection servicing any stand or stands, or any structure in a manufactured home park, may be disconnected or caused to be disconnected, provided, a utility disconnection may be ordered in connection with a license suspension or revocation as to all or any part of a manufactured home park if necessary to protect life or property.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

No sale, transfer or assignment of a revoked license or of a license during the period of suspension will be recognized by the city. A person may sell, transfer or assign his interest in a manufactured home park to another person who may then make application for a license to operate the manufactured home park pursuant to the provisions of this article; provided, that the use of the park had not been abandoned as described in section 58-32 and if the park was being operated under a valid manufactured home park operator's license in compliance with this article.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) The person to whom a license for a manufactured home park has been issued or renewed under this article shall be responsible for operation of such park in compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter, and he shall provide adequate supervision to maintain such park, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.

(b) The licensee shall be responsible for notifying park occupants of the applicable sections of this chapter.

(c) The licensee shall be responsible for supervising the placement of mobile homes, manufactured homes, and recreational vehicles on manufactured home stands within the manufactured home park. The licensee shall be responsible for maintaining a register containing the names of all park occupants. Such register shall be available to any authorized person inspecting the park for the enforcement of this chapter, or any other city ordinances. A copy of this register shall be filed with the city at least semiannually.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) Manufactured home park occupants shall comply with all applicable sections of this chapter and each occupant shall maintain his mobile home, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, manufactured home stand, site, appurtenances and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.

(b) The manufactured home park occupant shall be responsible for the proper placement of his mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle on the manufactured home stand and for proper installation of all utility connections.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

A mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle shall not be occupied for dwelling purposes unless it is properly placed on a manufactured home stand and connected to water, sewerage, and electrical utilities, and other services where required for the health, welfare, and safety of the occupants.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

No more than seven manufactured home stands shall be situated per acre of unimproved land. By "unimproved land" it is meant land upon which no roadways or sidewalks have been constructed as well as other types of improvements. In addition to this requirement, all space and distance requirements as elsewhere set out in this article shall be observed and complied with so that in the enforcement of this density requirement the more restrictive of the two standards shall be applied in any situation to determine compliance with this article.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) Condition of soil, groundwater level, drainage and topography shall not create hazards to the property or the health or safety of the occupants. The site shall not be exposed to objectionable adverse influences, and no portion subject to unpredictable and/or sudden flooding, subsidence or erosion shall be used for any purpose which would expose persons or property to hazards.

(b) Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every manufactured home park shall be paved, or covered with stone screenings, or other solid material, or protected with a vegetable growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and of eliminating objectionable dust.

(c) The ground surface in all parts of every manufactured home park shall be graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) No part of any park shall be used for nonresidential purposes, except such uses that are required for the direct servicing and well-being of park residents and for the management and maintenance of the park.

(b) Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the sale of a manufactured home located on a manufactured home stand and connected to the utilities.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) Mobile homes and/or manufactured homes shall be separated from each other and from other buildings and structures by at least ten feet on the sides and end-to-end clearance of ten feet.

(b) An accessory structure which has a horizontal area exceeding 25 square feet, is attached to a mobile home or manufactured home, or located within ten feet of its window, and has an opaque top or roof that is higher than the nearest window, shall, for purposes of all separation requirements, be considered to be part of the mobile home or manufactured home.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) In all parks accommodating or designed to accommodate 25 or more mobile homes, manufactured homes, and/or recreational vehicles there shall be not less than one recreation area which shall be easily accessible to all park residents.

(b) The size of such recreation areas shall be based upon a minimum of 100 square feet for each manufactured home stand. No outdoor recreation area shall contain less than 2,500 square feet.

(c) Recreation areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and should, where the topography permits, be centrally located.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) All mobile homes, manufactured homes, and recreational vehicles shall be located at least ten feet from any property boundary line abutting upon a public street or highway and at least five feet from interior property boundary lines.

(b) There shall be a minimum distance of ten feet between individual mobile homes, manufactured homes and recreational vehicles, and four feet from adjoining pavement of a park street, or common parking area, or other common areas.

(c) All manufactured home parks located adjacent to industrial, commercial, or residential land uses shall be provided with screening, such as fences or natural growth along the property boundary lines separating the park and such adjacent nonresidential uses.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) All manufactured home parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to the internal parking area or manufactured home stand. Alignment and gradient shall be properly adapted to topography.

(b) Access to manufactured home parks shall be designed to minimize congestion and hazards at the entrance or exit and allow free movement of traffic on adjacent streets. The entrance road connecting the park streets with a public street or road shall have a minimum road pavement width of 34 feet where parking is permitted on both sides, or a minimum road pavement width of 27 feet where parking is limited to one side. Where the primary entrance road is more than 100 feet long and does not provide access to abutting manufactured home lots within such distance, the minimum road pavement width may be 24 feet, provided parking is prohibited at both sides.

(c) Surfaced roadways shall be of adequate width to accommodate anticipated traffic, and in any case shall meet the following minimum requirements:

(1) All streets, except minor streets, shall be not less than 24 feet in width.

(2) Minor streets, when parking is prohibited, shall not be less than 20 feet in width. Such a street will be acceptable only if it is less than 500 feet long and serves fewer than 25 mobile homes, manufactured homes and recreational vehicles; provided, such street may exceed 500 feet if it is a one-way street and provides access to abutting manufactured home sites on one side only.

(3) Dead-end streets shall not exceed 1,000 feet in length. Such streets shall be provided with a turnaround at the closed end and have an outside roadway diameter of at least 60 feet.

(d) All streets shall be provided with a smooth, hard and dense surface which shall be durable and well drained under normal use and weather conditions. Pavement edges shall be protected to prevent raveling of the wearing surface and shifting of the pavement base. Street surfaces shall be maintained free of dust, cracks, holes, and other hazards.

(e) Grades of all streets shall be sufficient to ensure adequate surface drainage, but shall be not more than eight percent. Short runs with a maximum grade of 12 percent may be permitted, provided traffic safety is assured by appropriate paving, adequate leveling areas and avoidance of lateral curves.

(f) Within 100 feet of an intersection, streets shall be approximately right angles. A distance of at least 150 feet shall be maintained between centerlines of offset intersecting streets. Intersections of more than two streets at one point shall be avoided.

(g) All manufactured home parks shall be furnished with lighting units so spaced and equipped with luminaries placed at such mounting heights as will provide the following average maintained levels of illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night:

(1) All parts of the park street system shall average 0.6 footcandles and no part shall have less than 0.1 footcandle.

(2) Potentially hazardous locations, such as major street intersections and steps or stepped ramps shall be individually illuminated and shall have a minimum of 0.3 footcandles.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) Off-street parking areas shall be provided in all manufactured home parks for the use of park occupants and guests. Such areas shall be furnished at the rate of not less than two spaces for each manufactured home stand, each space to be accessible without moving another car.

(b) Required car parking spaces shall be so located as to provide convenient access to the mobile home or manufactured home, but shall not exceed a distance of 200 feet from the mobile home or manufactured home that it is intended to serve.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) All parks shall be provided with safe, convenient all-season pedestrian access walks of adequate width for the intended use constructed of durable material and convenient to maintain, and such walk shall be placed between individual mobile homes, manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, the park streets and all community facilities provided for park residents. Sudden changes in alignment and gradient shall be avoided.

(b) A common walk system shall be provided and maintained between locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated. Such common walks shall have a minimum width of three feet.

(c) All manufactured home stands shall be connected by individual walks to a common walk, or paved street, or to a paved driveway or parking space which is connected to a paved street. Such individual walks shall have a minimum width of two feet.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

An accessible, adequate, safe, and potable supply of water shall be provided in each manufactured home park. Where a public supply of water of satisfactory quantity, quality, and pressure is available, connection shall be made thereto and its supply used exclusively. When a satisfactory public water supply is not available, a private water supply system may be developed and used as approved by the health authority. A private water supply system shall comply with the requirements of the plumbing code for the city and the state.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) An adequate and safe sewage system shall be provided in manufactured home parks. Such system shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with city ordinances and the city building code.

(b) All sewer lines shall be located in trenches of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic or other movements and shall be separated from the park water supply system at a safe distance as provided by state law and city ordinances. Sewers shall be at a grade which will ensure adequate flow as provided in the building code. All sewer lines shall be constructed of approved materials, shall be adequately vented, and shall have watertight joints.

(c) Each manufactured home stand shall be provided with at least one four-inch diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall be so located on each stand that the sewer connection to the mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle drain outlet will approximate a vertical position. Each manufactured home stand shall be provided with a four-inch P-trap for the mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle sewer connection and be properly vented.

(d) The sewer connection shall have an inside diameter not less than three inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall be at least ¼ inch per foot. The sewer connection shall consist of one pipe line only without any branch fittings. All joints shall be watertight.

(e) All materials used for sewer connections shall be semi-rigid, corrosive resistant, nonabsorbent and durable. The inner surface shall be smooth.

(f) Provision shall be made for capping the sewer riser pipe when neither a mobile home nor manufactured home occupies the lot. Surface drainage shall be diverted away from the riser. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least four inches above ground elevation.

(g) Sewer lines laid on city easements or rights-of-way shall conform to all city codes and ordinances.

(h) Where the sewer lines of the manufactured home park are not connected to a public sewer, all proposed sewage disposal facilities shall be approved by the inspecting authority prior to construction. Effluents from sewage treatment facilities shall not be discharged into any waters of the state except in compliance with the applicable law.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

Every park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the building code and Section 550 as well as all other applicable sections of the National Electrical Code governing such systems.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) Applicability. The requirements of this section shall apply to service buildings, recreation buildings and other community service facilities when constructed including but not limited to:

(1) Management offices, repair shops and storage areas;

(2) Sanitary facilities;

(3) Laundry facilities; and

(4) Indoor recreation areas.

(b) Barbecue pits, fireplaces, stoves and incinerators. Cooking shelters, barbecue pits, fireplaces, woodburning stoves and incinerators shall be so located, constructed, maintained and used as to minimize fire hazards and smoke nuisance both on the property on which used and on neighboring property. No open fire shall be permitted except in facilities provided. No open fire shall be left unattended. No fuel shall be used and no material burned which emits dense smoke or objectionable odors.

(c) Structural requirements for buildings.

(1) A permanent type management office shall be constructed at each licensed manufactured home park. Construction standards for this office shall comply with the city building code. All other permanent type structures shall be at the option of the licensee.

(2) All portions of a structure shall be properly protected from damage by ordinary uses and by decay, corrosion, termites, and other destructive elements. Exterior exposed portions of such materials shall be constructed and protected as to prevent entrance or penetration of moisture and weather.

(3) All rooms containing sanitary or laundry facilities shall have:

a. Sound-resistant walls extending to the ceiling between male and female sanitary facilities. Walls and partitions around showers, bathtubs, lavatories and other plumbing fixtures shall be constructed of dense, nonabsorbent, waterproof material or covered with moisture-resistant material.

b. At least one window or skylight facing directly to the outdoors. The minimum aggregate gross area of windows for each required room shall be not less than ten percent of the floor area served by them.

c. At least one window which can be easily opened, or a mechanical device which will adequately ventilate the room.

(4) Toilets shall be located in separate compartments equipped with self-closing doors. Shower stalls shall be of the individual type. The rooms shall be screened to prevent direct view of the interior when the exterior doors are open.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the manufactured home park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) Natural gas systems.

(1) Natural gas-piping systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the building code and other regulations governing such systems.

(2) Each manufactured home stand provided with piped gas shall have an approved manual shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas outlet. The outlet shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental discharge of gas when the outlet is not in use.

(b) Liquefied petroleum gas systems. Liquefied petroleum gas systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances and regulations governing such systems. Bulk storage and distribution system plans shall be submitted to the fire marshal for approval.

(c) Fuel oil supply systems.

(1) All fuel oil supply systems shall be installed and maintained in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances and regulations governing such systems.

(2) Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall be protected against physical damage.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) Manufactured home parks shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials.

(b) Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire marshal shall be kept in service buildings and all other locations designated by the fire marshal or fire inspectors, and such extinguisher shall be maintained in good operating condition.

(c) Fires shall be made only in stoves, incinerators and other equipment intended for such purposes.

(d) Fire hydrants shall be located within 500 feet of any mobile home, manufactured home, service building or other structure in the park. Fire hydrant locations shall be determined by the fire marshal.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

This article shall apply only to all manufactured homes and all manufactured home parks, other than those specifically addressed in article II of this chapter. Manufactured homes shall for purposes of this article be treated as single-family residential structures.

(a) Manufactured homes shall be permitted by right in both the urban neighborhood zoning district as well as the single family estate (SFE) zoning district as further defined in the Unified Land Development Code.

(b) Manufactured homes shall be permitted subject to the residential design manufactured housing standards of section 3.13 of the Unified Land Development Code in all other zoning districts not included in subsection (a) of this section; provided that the manufactured homes have minimum dimensions of 22 body feet in width.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97; Ord. No. 8308, § 1, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 11,866, § 16, 2-23-12)

No manufactured home shall be parked in violation of any enforceable deed restriction or covenant.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) A manufactured home may be parked on a vacant lot or plot outside a manufactured home park as defined in section 58-1 (manufactured home lot), provided that all of the standards enumerated in chapters 122 and 126 and the Unified Land Development Code applicable to residential developments and single-family dwelling units are satisfied.

(b) If a lot is adjacent to two or more streets, the owner may designate any one side adjacent to a street to be the lot front; that portion of the lot opposite the designated front shall be considered the back lot line.

(c) Only one manufactured home may be placed on a lot and no other single-family dwelling units shall be allowed thereon. Further only permitted accessory structures as described in the Unified Land Development Code shall be located on a lot with the manufactured home.

(d) A manufactured home may be parked adjacent to a place of business, provided a spacing of ten feet from the nearest building, on the same property, is maintained, and five feet from any interior property lines, or not less than 15 feet set back from a street. Not more than one manufactured home shall be parked on the same lot or plot with a commercial building. No manufactured home shall be parked adjacent to a place of business where such placement would create a hazard to life, safety or health.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97; Ord. No. 8308, § 2, 6-11-98; Ord. No. 11,866, § 17, 2-23-12)

(a) All manufactured homes located outside a manufactured home park or manufactured home sales park for more than 48 hours shall be connected to all required utilities, and permits shall be obtained from the building official for a foundation, driveway, plumbing and electricity.

(b) Manufactured homes located outside manufactured home parks will be connected by separate and individual water and sewer taps to the city services where such services are available.

(c) The chief building official may permit the temporary parking of a manufactured home in a location outside an approved and licensed manufactured home park for a period in excess of 48 hours, provided such location shall not create a health, traffic, or other hazard, and provided such manufactured home shall not be occupied.

(d) All manufactured homes and all parts thereof, shall be maintained in a safe and sanitary condition. All devices or safeguards which are required by this chapter and other regulations, pamphlets, or data made a part hereof, when installed, repaired, or altered, shall be maintained in good working order. The owner or occupant shall be responsible for the maintenance of the manufactured home.

(e) No manufactured home located outside a manufactured home park shall be parked in a flood hazard area, except as provided in chapter 110 of this Code.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) All manufactured homes shall be provided with streets or driveways for safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets or roads to the parking area for the manufactured home.

(b) All driveways shall comply with residential driveway standards.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

At least two off-street parking areas shall be provided for a manufactured home for the use of occupants and guests.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, alter or extend any manufactured home park within the corporate limits of the city unless he first obtains a manufactured home park construction permit therefor from the city.

(b) Application for such permit shall be made to the chief building official in triplicate and the following information and items shall be furnished:

(1) Name and address of applicant;

(2) Interest of the applicant in the manufactured home park;

(3) Location and legal description of the manufactured home park; and

(4) Complete engineering plans and specifications for the proposed park showing:

a. The area and dimensions of the tract of land;

b. A plat or map of the proposed manufactured home park showing the number, location and size of all manufactured home sites, widths of roadways and walkways, service buildings and other proposed structures;

c. The location of water and sewer lines and riser pipes;

d. Plans and specifications for the water supply and refuse and sewage disposal facilities;

e. Plans and specifications for all buildings to be constructed within the manufactured home park; and

f. The location and details of lighting and electrical systems.

(c) A separate permit shall be required for the building, electrical, plumbing and driveway-sidewalk and other permits when required.

(d) The failure of any of the above items to meet specifications as required elsewhere in this chapter or in this Code shall be sufficient reason to deny the issuance of a construction permit.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

(a) It shall be unlawful to establish, maintain or operate a manufactured home park without first securing a manufactured home park license.

(b) The license shall be valid for a period of one year beginning on July 1 of each year and shall be renewable annually during the month of June. A nonrefundable license application investigation fee as established in section 2-595 shall accompany each application for a license, provided such investigation fee will be allowed as a credit upon the license if it is granted. The fee schedule for licenses is established in section 2-595.

(c) The annual renewal license shall be determined by the fee schedule established in section 2-595.

(d) Prior to the issuance of any manufactured home park license, and each renewal thereof, the owner or operator must file with the city a list of the owners and occupants of all manufactured homes in the manufactured home park as of the prior January 1.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97; Ord. No. 10,405, § 4, 9-14-06; Ord. No. 13,654, § 50, 12-14-17)

(a) The chief building official shall make such inspections as are necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter and chapters 122 and 126 of this Code.

(b) By the acceptance of the license, the licensee shall be deemed to authorize the inspection of a manufactured home park at all reasonable hours. Such hours shall usually be during normal working hours, and failure to permit such inspection shall be a ground for suspension or revocation of the license. Where there is reason to believe a violation may exist before or after the hours of normal inspection, the chief building official may authorize special inspections at any time.

(c) Failure or refusal of a manufactured home park occupant to permit inspection by the inspecting authority, or to permit the licensee to make necessary repairs or alterations in compliance with the requirements of the inspecting authority shall constitute a ground for disconnection of the utilities serving such manufactured home.

(d) Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall be sufficient reason to deny the issuance of a manufactured home park license.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

The chief building official shall have authority to suspend or revoke manufactured home park operators' licenses or to order utility disconnections as described in section 58-73.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

No sale, transfer or assignment of a revoked license or of a license during the period of suspension will be recognized by the city. However, a person may sell, transfer or assign his interest in a manufactured home park to another person who may then make application for a license to operate the manufactured home park under the provisions of this article only.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

The standards expressed in sections 58-91—58-112 for manufactured homes as well as the standards concerning lot size, setback, construction of streets, infrastructure, utilities, and sidewalks required of single-family residential developments contained in chapters 122 and 126 are hereby adopted as the standards for manufactured home parks. In the event that such sections or provisions contained therein are inconsistent with one another, the more stringent section or provision shall control.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

The purpose of this article shall be to ensure that recreational vehicle parks are located, developed, maintained, and occupied in accordance with standards and regulations which protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the occupants and operators of such parks and the citizens of the city.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) New recreational vehicle parks. This article shall apply to all new recreational vehicle parks as defined in section 58-233.

(b) Existing recreational vehicle parks. For purposes of this article, existing recreational vehicle parks as defined in section 58-233 shall be subject only to divisions 1 and 3 of this article and to the following regulations established in this division 2 of this article except as otherwise provided by V.T.C.A., Local Government Code ch. 245:

(1) Drainage standards as specified in section 58-252;

(2) Tent standards as specified in section 58-254;

(3) Lighting standards as specified in section 58-258;

(4) Parking standards as specified in subsections 58-259(a), (c), (e), (f), (g), and (h);

(5) Sidewalk standards as specified in section 58-260;

(6) Water standards as specified in section 58-261;

(7) Wastewater standards as specified in section 58-262;

(8) Electrical distribution system standards as specified in section 58-263;

(9) Fire protection standards as specified in section 58-264;

(10) Maintenance standards as specified in section 58-265;

(11) Campground standards as specified in section 58-266; and

(12) Cottage and cabin standards as specified in section 58-267.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

The following words, terms and phrases when used in this article, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, except when the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

All-weather surface means an area, which is usable or operative in all kinds of weather over which emergency and the area's typical passenger vehicles can pass at all times and which is constructed of a material, such as brick, pavers, asphalt or concrete over compacted sub-base and base as appropriate, which does not create mud during rainfall.

Building codes shall mean those codes adopted and amended in chapter 18 of this Code, including, the building code, the electrical code, the plumbing code, the mechanical code, the fuel gas code, the property maintenance code, and the energy conservation code.

Cabin means a structure for use by a guest and is greater than 120 square feet in size with or without a kitchen and/or with or without a bathroom for guests of a recreational vehicle park.

Campground means an area on which campsites intended for occupancy overnight or longer by persons using a tent or a recreational vehicle not equipped with plumbing are provided inside the recreational vehicle park.

Cottage means site-built or manufactured structure, which is (i) deliverable on a single chassis, (ii) greater than 120 square feet, and (ii) equipped bathroom and kitchen facilities, for guests of a recreational vehicle park.

Driveway system means a private facility providing access for vehicles and pedestrians to parking spaces, garages, dwellings, or other structures or land uses.

Existing recreational vehicle park means a recreational vehicle park that

(1) Was:

a. Existing and licensed on September 19, 2010;

b. Existing and licensed on September 19, 2010, and that are in the process of modification or improvement under building licenses and permits granted prior to September 19, 2010; or

c. Existing and licensed on September 19, 2010, and that are thereafter modified, expanded or improved within the boundaries of the existing park, as identified on a previously-approved (i) plat, which has not expired, (ii) plans permitted by the city, which have not expired, or (iii) license application provided the resulting license is in effect on September 19, 2010; and

(2) Has been licensed:

a. Continuously since September 19, 2010; or

b. Since September 19, 2010, with no gap in licensure under this article at any one time of more than one year.

Land development regulations shall mean regulations contained in this Code which arise due to the construction, rehabilitation or expansion of a recreational vehicle park, including, but not limited to, those regulations contained in chapters 18 and 126, and the Unified Land Development Code.

New recreational vehicle park means a recreational vehicle park that is not an existing recreational vehicle park.

Off-street parking means space designed to be occupied by parked vehicles on premises other than along a public street or the designated drive lanes of a driveway system or a private street.

Operator means an owner, landlord, and/or manager of a recreational vehicle park.

Park model means a recreational vehicle, which does not exceed 400 square feet, sits on a single chassis typically placed on rented, leased or purchased sites in recreational vehicle park and is built to the ANSI 119.5 standard as set forth by the Recreational Park Trailer Industry Association.

Public street means a roadway, alley, road, right-of-way, or other public way, including a curb, berm, shoulder and all other paved or unpaved portions of the right-of-way, which is owned or maintained by a governmental entity.

Recreation area means an area designed for open space or recreation for exclusive use of the users of a recreational vehicle park and meeting the standards specified in section 58-255.

Recreational vehicle means a motor vehicle primarily designed as living quarters for recreational camping or travel use. The term includes a travel trailer, park model, camping trailer, truck camper, and motor home.

Recreational vehicle park means a parcel of land on which at least five recreational vehicle stands are located.

Recreational vehicle stand means the all-weather surface, individual vehicle parking spaces, individual green space and required utility connections (e.g., water, sewer, electricity) and optional utilities (e.g., cable, internet).

Tent means a collapsible movable shelter consisting of a tough fabric held up by poles and kept in place by a system of ropes and pegs or a self-supporting frame.

Washroom means a public building designed for the use of the guests of the recreational vehicle park that includes separate rest rooms for males and females and separate showers for males and females.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10; Ord. No. 11,866, § 18, 2-23-12)

Recreational vehicles may only be occupied as a residence in a licensed recreational vehicle park or manufactured home park, unless:

(1) Permitted pursuant to section 22-102 of this Code; or

(2) Located in a subdivision for which a plat is recorded in the county real property records on or before April 22, 1999, and in which a majority of the lots are subject to deed restrictions expressly allowing recreational vehicles to be used and occupied as residences.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) Generally. Except as provided in subsection 58-232(b) or subsection (b) of this section, the standards set forth in this division shall apply to all recreational vehicle parks.

(b) Exception. Sections 58-255 and 58-259 shall not apply to recreational vehicle parks containing 24 or fewer recreational vehicle stands, tents, or a combination thereof.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

The drainage standards that apply to commercial development, to commercial plats, and to property for which a commercial building permit is sought and/or civil site plan is required are applicable to recreational vehicle parks.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

Recreational vehicles shall be separated from each other and from other buildings, structures, and recreation space by at least ten feet on the sides and end to end.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

Tents, except for occasional use at a dwelling unit, shall be located only in licensed recreational vehicle parks, where adequate washrooms are provided.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) Recreational vehicle parks shall contain at least one outdoor recreation area that shall be easily accessible to all recreational vehicle park users by sidewalks, walking paths, or other all-weather surfaces.

(b) The size of the recreation area shall at a minimum be (i) 2,500 square feet or (ii) 100 square feet for each recreational vehicle stand, whichever is greater.

(c) Recreation areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and shall not be adjacent to an arterial street, a freeway or a collector street as designated in the city's thoroughfare plan, unless a five-foot fence separates the recreation area from the arterial street, a freeway or a collector street.

(d) If the recreation area includes a swimming pool, it shall be permitted in accordance with chapter 18, article XIII, of this Code and follow all applicable regulations of the city and the state.

(e) Any recreation facilities to be open after dark shall be lit and shall provide lighting that is appropriately designed to not spill onto adjacent properties and to provide appropriate lumens for nighttime foot traffic.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) Recreational vehicle parks shall comply with the setback and buffers for the zoning district in which they are located.

(b) The minimum distance between individual recreational vehicles and the pavement of a driveway system shall be four feet.

(c) The minimum distance between individual recreational vehicles and common areas such as recreation areas, dumpsters, washrooms and office space shall be ten feet on the sides and end to end.

(d) All recreational vehicle parks shall be separated from all adjacent residential uses by an opaque screen, which shall consist of at least:

(1) A six-foot-high berm;

(2) A six-foot-high fence;

(3) A six-foot-high wall;

(4) Evergreen shrubs six feet high at the time of installation or to be six feet high at the end of the first growing season with no visible breaks between shrubs; or

(5) Any combination of the four.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) All recreational vehicle parks shall be provided with safe and convenient vehicular access from abutting public streets to the internal parking area, internal driveway system or recreational vehicle stands.

(b) All recreational vehicle parks shall comply with driveway standards as specified in section 122-91 of this Code. Interior driveways or roadways in a recreational vehicle park are not required to be built to public or private street standards.

(c) Interior circulation in recreational vehicle parks may be on a system of driveways as long as the driveway system at appropriate locations provides for and has appropriately-dedicated required fire lanes.

(d) Driveway systems within a recreational vehicle park shall meet the following minimum width standards, free from vehicular parking:

(1) One-way drive width: Minimum 12 feet; and

(2) Two-way drive width: Minimum 24 feet wide.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

All recreational vehicle parks shall be furnished with lighting in order to provide the following average maintained levels (illumination for the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles at night):

(1) All parts of the recreational vehicle park driveway system shall average 0.6 footcandles and no part shall have less than 0.1 footcandle; and

(2) Potentially hazardous locations, such as major street or driveway intersections and steps or stepped ramps shall be individually illuminated and shall have a minimum of 0.3 footcandles.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) Parking areas shall be provided in all recreational vehicle parks for the use of recreational vehicle park users and employees.

(b) Parking areas shall be furnished at the rate of at least two spaces for each recreational vehicle stand.

(c) Recreational vehicle parks shall provide vehicle parking off an internal driveway system rather than off a public street.

(d) Spaces associated with a recreational vehicle stand shall be on or immediately adjacent to the recreational vehicle stand for which they are required.

(e) Parking spaces may be tandem or side by side.

(f) Each parking space shall be at least nine feet by 18 feet in size.

(g) Each space shall be an all-weather surface, and maintained in good condition.

(h) Vehicles other than recreational vehicles are allowed to park within the driveway system provided:

(1) The parking space is at least nine feet by 18 feet in size; and

(2) The minimum traffic widths contained in section 58-257 are satisfied even with the parking space.

(i) Additional parking is not required for the recreation area in a recreational vehicle park unless the recreation area includes a pool and clubhouse. If the recreation area includes a pool and clubhouse at least five additional parking spaces are required. The office shall have a space for recreational vehicle check-in and office parking. Where a laundry facility or a washroom is provided, each shall have at least two parking spaces.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

An all-weather sidewalk system shall be provided and maintained between locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated where an alternate all-weather walking surface is not provided. Such sidewalks shall have a minimum width of three feet.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

Potable water shall be provided in a recreational vehicle park pursuant to city and state regulations. Building permits shall not be issued in any case where potable water meeting city standards cannot be provided by operator/developer pursuant to code requirements.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

Wastewater facilities shall be provided pursuant to city and state regulations. Building permits shall not be issued in any case where wastewater collection facilities meeting city standards cannot be provided by operator/developer pursuant to code requirements.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

Every recreational vehicle park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with all applicable sections of this Code and the codes adopted therein.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

The recreational vehicle park shall at all times be maintained in compliance with all applicable fire regulations adopted by the city.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

All recreational vehicle parks shall be maintained in accordance with all maintenance and health standards of this Code including, but not limited to, chapters 18, 26 and 42.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

Campgrounds may include a slab for each tent and shall be equipped with electrical and water connections. In cases where the renter of a space in the campgrounds is unable to connect to water and sewer, the recreational vehicle park shall provide a washroom.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) Cottages.

(1) When a cottage is a park model, such cottage placed within a recreational vehicle park must be in compliance with the ANSI Recreational Park Trailer Standard ANSI A119.5, 2009 Edition.

(2) When a cottage is a modular building and subject to the state industrialized housing standards, it must be placed on permanent foundation and when placed in a recreational vehicle park must comply with the building codes of the city.

(3) When a cottage is a manufactured home, it must supply ground anchors and tie downs and must be skirted in accordance with all applicable manufactured housing regulations of the city and the state.

(4) If a cottage is site-built, it must meet all requirements of the building codes of the city.

(5) Cottages must comply with the state architectural barriers act, including the regulations therein concerning parking spaces and building accessibility.

(b) Cabins.

(1) A site plan for each cabin is required, which plan shall show the placement on the lot, and permanent connections to water and wastewater systems in cases in which bathrooms or kitchens are provided.

(2) Each cabin, with the exception of the requirement to provide a bathroom(s) and kitchen, must meet the building codes and the fire code adopted in section 38-61 of this Code.

(3) Cabins raised above base elevation shall include ramps and steps meeting all applicable requirements of chapter 18 of this Code and the building codes.

(4) Cabins that do not supply bathrooms or kitchens may only be located in recreational vehicle parks that supply washrooms in compliance with section 58-268.

(5) Cabins must comply with the state architectural barriers act, including the regulations therein concerning parking spaces and building accessibility.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) The number of restrooms and showers shall be commensurate with the number of sites for cabins, vehicles and/or tents without internal restroom/shower facilities that may park in the recreational vehicle park and shall be determined in accordance with the standards contained in chapter 18.

(b) A recreational vehicle park with 25 spaces for cabins vehicles and/or tents without internal restroom/shower facilities shall provide one washroom with one male and one female restroom and one shower for each sex. For each increment of 25 or less spaces for cabins vehicles and/or tents not provided with wastewater connections, an additional toilet and shower for each sex shall be provided.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) Prior to establishing, maintaining or operating a recreational vehicle park, the operator of the recreational vehicle park shall obtain recreational vehicle park operating license from the city.

(b) The annual operating license shall be valid for a period of one year beginning upon the date of issuance of the license by the chief building official and must be renewed annually.

(c) The chief building official shall have authority to suspend or revoke recreational vehicle park operators' licenses or to order utility disconnections.

(d) The chief building official shall revoke any license for which the operator has failed to comply with this article.

(e) A recreational vehicle park operating license issued under this division is not transferable, assignable or divisible and it is a violation of these regulations for any person to attempt to do so.

(f) If a recreational vehicle park is sold or transferred, the new operator shall make application for a license in order to continue to operate the recreational vehicle park within ten days after such sale or transfer. If such application has been filed within the ten-day period, the new operator will have 60 days from the sale or transfer to secure a new recreational vehicle license.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

No recreational vehicle park operating license shall be issued under this division until the operator makes application in writing on a form to be furnished by the chief building official. Such application shall be verified under oath and shall at a minimum contain the following information:

(1) A description of the park, including its address and legal description;

(2) A site plan to scale depicting the location of recreational vehicle stands, cabins, cottages, recreational areas, parking, the driveway system, washrooms, and campgrounds.

(3) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all owners with a right of control over the property;

(4) The name, address, and telephone number of the property manager or agent, and whether the property manager or agent has the authority to independently act on the owner's behalf to repair or maintain the recreational vehicle park;

(5) The name, address, and telephone number of a person, who will respond in case of emergency;

(6) Number of recreational vehicle stands, cottages, and cabins; and

(7) Any reasonably related additional information required by the chief building official.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)

(a) The chief building official may conduct:

(1) Inspections for issuance of certificate of occupancy for offices, washrooms, and other structures for which a building permit is required in the recreational vehicle park pursuant to chapter 18 of this Code.

(2) Periodic inspections; and

(3) Follow-up inspections.

(b) The following areas of a recreational vehicle park shall be subject to periodic inspection by the chief building official:

(1) All building exteriors; and

(2) All exterior and interior common areas.

(c) The chief building official may inspect portions of a recreational vehicle park as frequently as the chief building official deems necessary. The chief building official shall schedule periodic inspections no less frequently than once every year.

(d) The operator of a recreational vehicle park shall make all exteriors, all exterior and interior common areas, available to the chief building official for inspections at all reasonable times.

(e) The operator of a recreational vehicle park that fails a periodic inspection shall correct all violations identified by the periodic inspection report within 30 days after receipt of the periodic inspection report or within a reasonable time after receipt of the periodic inspection report in accordance with industry standards as specified by the chief building official.

(f) If the recreational vehicle park fails the first follow-up inspection, the city shall assess the operator a subsequent follow-up inspection fee of $50.00 for the recreational vehicle park for which a violation persists. The follow-up inspection fee shall be paid in advance of the required follow-up inspections.

(Ord. No. 11,437, §§ 2, 4, 9-9-10)