§ 160.04  LICENSE FOR RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any RV park within the city limits unless he or she holds a certificate of occupancy/license issued annually by the city in the name of the person for the specific RV park. The applicant shall make all applications for the license on forms furnished by the city which shall issue a license upon compliance with the provisions of this chapter. It shall further be unlawful for any person to place, or have placed, an individual RV, for the purpose of inhabiting said RV, on any lot, parcel or tract of land, within the city limits or within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) when the lot, tract or parcel is regulated by the city’s ordinances and building codes through a signed water and/or sewer utility contract, that is connected to utilities (such as, electrical, water and sewer).
   (A)   Hearing on denial.  Any person whose application for a license, under this chapter, has been denied may request, and shall be granted, a hearing on this matter before the Planning and Zoning and City Council.
   (B)   Application for renewal. All RV park licenses expire on December 31 of every year. Application for renewal of a license shall be made in writing by the licensee on forms furnished by the city on or before October 1 of each year. If application for renewal is not submitted within the specified time line, then a late fee of $25 shall be accrued for each week following the deadline. Such application shall contain any changes in the information occurring after the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted.
   (C)   Fee. All applications shall be accompanied by a fee as provided for in the building fee schedule.
   (D)   Approval of transfer. Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the city within ten days after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of interest in, or control of, any RV park. Application for transfer of a license shall be made within ten calendar days after notification of change covered in this section. Within 30 calendar days thereafter, the city shall act on the application for license transfer and it shall be approved if the RV park is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
   (E)   Suspension.
      (1)   Whenever, upon inspection of any RV park, the city finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provisions of this chapter or adopted building codes applicable to such park, the city shall provide notice in writing to the owner and/or manager of the park, and if such conditions or practices have not been corrected in the time frame set forth in the notice, the city will suspend the license and give notice of such suspension. Upon suspension of the license, the licensee shall cease operation of such park.
      (2)   The suspension of the license may be appealed to the Planning and Zoning and appeals as set forth by this chapter.
      (3)   It is required that every person holding a RV park license shall give notice in writing to the city within ten days after voluntary cessation of operations of the RV park.
(Ord. 190701, passed 7-9-2019)  Penalty, see § 160.99