For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AFFIDAVIT. An oath in writing, sworn before and attested by an individual who has authority to administer an oath.
APPLICANT. Any person making application for a license or permit.
CORPORATE AUTHORITIES. The Mayor and the City Council.
IMMOBILIZED MANUFACTURED HOME. Any manufactured home resting on a permanent foundation with wheels, tongue and hitch permanently removed. The City Council establishes the following criteria to complete the immobilization of a manufactured home.
(1) The foundation shall extend into the ground below the frost line so as to attach and become a part of the real estate. Materials such as concrete, mortared concrete block or mortared brick extending into the ground below the frost line shall satisfy the requirement for a permanent foundation.
(2) As an alternative to division (1) above, piers may be used, extending into the ground below the frost line and sufficient in number to properly support the manufactured home.
(3) To complete the immobilization, wheels, tongue and hitch shall be removed. Axles may be removed.
LICENSE. A license certificate issued by the city allowing a person to operate and maintain a mobile home park under the provisions of this code and the rules and regulations issued hereunder.
LICENSEE. Any person having a license or permit under this chapter.
MANUFACTURED HOME. A structure designed for permanent habitation and so constructed as to permit its transport on wheels, temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location or subsequent location at which it is intended to be a permanent habitation and designed to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling place for one or more persons. The term shall only include manufactured homes constructed after 6-30-1976, in accordance with the Federal National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq. Compliance with this standard is indicated by a two-inch by four-inch metal plate attached to the exterior tail light end of the manufactured home. The average width and/or length of the living area (excluding garages, carports, porches or attachments) of a manufactured home shall not exceed a ratio of three to one. As with all residences, a MANUFACTURED HOME shall have a minimum 4/12 pitch roof with residential style siding and roofing, six-inch minimum eave overhang, and shall have a minimum living area of not less than 900 square feet; provided that, any such structure resting on a permanent foundation with wheels, tongue and hitch permanently removed shall not be construed as a MANUFACTURED HOME, but shall be an “immobilized manufactured home”. A MANUFACTURED HOME should not be confused with a “camping trailer” or “recreational vehicle”.
MANUFACTURED HOME, DEPENDENT. A manufactured home which does not have a toilet and bath or shower facilities.
MANUFACTURED HOME, DOUBLE-WIDE. This consists of two mobile units joined at the side into a single home, but kept on their separate chassis for repeated transportation to a site.
MANUFACTURED HOME, INDEPENDENT. A manufactured home which has self-contained toilet and bath or shower facilities.
MANUFACTURED HOME LOT. A parcel of land for the placement of a manufactured home and the exclusive use of its occupants.
MANUFACTURED HOME PAD. The part of an individual manufactured home space or lot beneath the manufactured home, including the concrete portion of the pad.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK. A tract of land or two or more contiguous tracts of land upon which contain sites with the necessary utilities for two or more independent manufactured homes for permanent habitation either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, vehicle or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the equipment of such manufactured home park. Separate ownership of contiguous tracts of land shall not preclude the tracts of land from common licensure as a MANUFACTURED HOME PARK if they are maintained and operated jointly. Neither an immobilized manufactured home nor a motorized recreational vehicle shall be construed as being a part of a MANUFACTURED HOME PARK.
MANUFACTURED HOME SALES AREA. A parcel of land used for the display, sale and repair of new or used manufactured homes.
MANUFACTURED HOME SPACE. A portion of a manufactured home park designed for the use or occupancy of one manufactured home.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING UNIT. All forms of housing units listed in this section and as regulated in this code.
MOBILE HOME.
(1) A structure designed for permanent habitation and so constructed as to permit its transport on wheels, temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location or subsequent location at which it is intended to be a permanent habitation and designed to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling place for one or more persons.
(2) The term MOBILE HOME shall only include homes constructed prior to 6-30-1976, not in accordance with the Federal National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq.
MODULAR HOME. A factory-fabricated single-family home built in one or more sections. The average width and/or length of the living area (excluding garages, carports, porches or attachments) of a MODULAR HOME shall not exceed a ratio of three to one. All MODULAR HOMES shall be placed in a full perimeter foundation, extending below the frost depth. All wheels and towing devices shall be removed. As with all residences, a MODULAR HOME shall have a minimum 4/12 pitch roof with residential style siding and roofing, six-inch minimum eave overhang, and shall have a minimum living area of not less than 900 square feet. MODULAR HOMES shall have a yellow seal in the shape of the state on the electrical panel box of the home or on the inside of the kitchen sink cabinet. Local officials may require additional items other than the minimum state requirements such as the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) or the Building Code (BOCA). All structures shall be placed on a permanent foundation in order that they may be assessed as real estate.
OWNER or OPERATOR. The licensee.
PERMIT. A certificate issued by the Building or Zoning Inspector, permitting the construction, alteration or reduction in number of spaces of a manufactured home park under the provisions in this code.
PERSON. Any individual, group of individuals, association, trust, partnership, corporation, person doing business under an assumed name, county, municipality, the state or any political subdivision or department thereof or any other entity.
REVOCATION. To declare invalid a permit or license issued to the applicant or licensee by the city for an indefinite period of time.
SITE. The lot on which the manufactured home is located for permanent habitation.
SPACE. This shall be synonymous with MANUFACTURED HOME SPACE.
SUSPENSION. To declare invalid a permit or license issued to the applicant or licensee by the city for a temporary period of time with an expectation of resumption.
(Prior Code, § 23-1-1)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 210 ILCS 115/2.3, 210 ILCS 115/2.4, 210 ILCS 115/2.5, 210 ILCS 115/2.7 and 210 ILCS 115/2.10