CHAPTER 22
MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS

SECTION:

9-22-1: Interpretation Of Terms; Definitions

9-22-2: Purpose; Intent

9-22-3: Zoning Approval Required; Procedure

9-22-4: General Requirements

9-22-5: Site Requirements

9-22-6: Mobile Home Space Requirements

9-22-7: Improvement Requirements

9-22-8: Fire Protection

9-22-9: Refuse Disposal

9-22-10: Variances

9-22-11: Mobile Homes Outside A Mobile Home Park

9-22-12: Notices, Hearings And Orders

9-22-13: Violation; Penalty

9-22-14: Interpretation

9-22-1: INTERPRETATION OF TERMS; DEFINITIONS:

   A.   Incorporation: Sections 9-2-2, "Interpretation Of Terms And Words" and 9-2-3, "Definitions", of this title are incorporated into this chapter by reference.

   B.   Additional Definitions: Additional definitions of words used in this chapter:

   ACCESSWAY: An unobstructed way of specified width containing a drive or roadway which provides vehicular access within a mobile home park and connects to a public street.

   AWNING: Any stationary structure, other than a window awning, used in conjunction with a mobile home for the purpose of providing shelter from the sun and rain and having a roof with supports and not more than one wall or storage cabinet substituting for a wall.

   ESTABLISHED GRADE: The high point of the sidewalk at the front or side lot line as established by the city.

   MOBILE HOME SPACE: A plot of land within a mobile home park designed for the accommodation of one mobile home.

   PARK: A mobile home park. (1974 Code § 4-2501)

9-22-2: PURPOSE; INTENT:

This chapter establishes minimum standards and requirements for the occupation of mobile homes and for the construction and operation of mobile home parks, especially as they relate to adjacent land uses and to the development of the whole community, in order to protect and secure the public health, safety and general welfare of the city. (1974 Code § 4-2502)

9-22-3: ZONING APPROVAL REQUIRED; PROCEDURE:

No building permit shall be issued for the construction of a new mobile home park or expansion of an existing mobile home park within the city limits and/or the city area of impact until the proposed location is approved by the planning and zoning commission and a conditional use permit for mobile home park purposes is granted following a public hearing held in accordance with the procedures set forth in this title. The conditional use permit shall only be granted upon a showing being made to the satisfaction of the commission that such action will be compatible with the overall development of the area where the mobile home park is proposed to be constructed. Such showing shall be made in accordance with the following procedures:

   A.   Application; Fee: Application for a conditional use permit shall be made to the planning and zoning clerk. The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00), which shall not be refundable. The planning and zoning clerk shall in turn transmit the application to the planning and zoning commission.

   B.   Plot Plan Required: The application for a conditional use permit to construct a new mobile home park or the expansion of an existing mobile home park shall be accompanied by four (4) copies of the plot plan of the proposed park. The plot plan should show the general layout of the entire mobile home park, and should be drawn to a scale not smaller than one inch representing fifty feet (1" = 50'). The following information is required on the plot plan:

      1.   Name of the person who prepared the plan.

      2.   Name of the mobile home park and address.

      3.   Scale and north point of the plan.

      4.   Vicinity map showing relationship of mobile home park to adjacent properties.

      5.   Boundaries and dimensions of the mobile home park.

      6.   Location and dimensions of each mobile home space. Designation of each space by number or letter combination.

      7.   Location and dimensions of each existing or proposed building.

      8.   Location and width of accessways.

      9.   Location and width of walkways.

      10.   Location of each lighting fixture for lighting the mobile home spaces and grounds.

      11.   Location of recreation areas and buildings, and area of recreation space in square feet.

      12.   Location and type of landscaping plantings, fence, wall or combination of any of these or other screening materials.

      13.   Location of point where mobile home park water and sewer and electric and gas services system connect with the public systems.

      14.   Location of available fire and irrigation hydrants.

      15.   Enlarged plot plan of a typical mobile home space, showing location of the patio, parking, sidewalk, utility connections and landscaping.

   C.   Detailed Plans: In addition to the plot plan, detailed plans are required for all of the following showing:

      1.   New structures.

      2.   Water and sewer systems.

      3.   Electrical systems.

      4.   Natural gas, propane or butane systems, where applicable.

      5.   Cable TV or similar systems, where applicable.

      6.   Road, sidewalk and patio construction.

      7.   Drainage system.

      8.   Recreation area improvements.

      9.   Swimming pool specifications, where applicable.

      10.   Any system which provides services of any kind to two (2) or more mobile home spaces.

   D.   Conditional Use Permit Required: A conditional use permit shall be subject to the plans and other conditions upon the basis of which it was granted.

   E.   Failure To Comply; Revocation: In the event of failure to comply with the plans and/or other conditions of the conditional use permit, the planning and zoning commission may, after notice and hearing, revoke the conditional use permit.

   F.   Additional Permits: A conditional use permit to install a mobile home park shall not be construed as a substitution for regularly required permits such as for building, plumbing, electrical or gas installation. (1974 Code § 4-2503)