(A) Effective 8-7-1989, it shall be unlawful to place a mobile home or trailer within the city limits for any purpose, until such time as certain minimal requirements have been met.
(B) Those mobile homes or trailers which are in place within the city limits on and prior to the date immediately prior to 8-7-1989 shall not be subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter. However, if a mobile home or trailer is to be moved from one parcel of ground to another within the city limits after the date this chapter becomes effective, then the party proposing to move said mobile home or trailer must comply with the terms and conditions of this chapter. If the mobile home would not otherwise be subject to the provisions of this chapter following the date of implementation of this chapter and if that mobile home is sold to another person without moving the mobile home or trailer from its present location, then the provisions of this chapter would not apply.
(C) If a mobile home or trailer is to be moved, and is subject to this chapter, the party seeking to move or to install said mobile home shall contact the City Clerk/Treasurer and shall pay a $10 fee for a mobile home or trailer license.
(D) The City Clerk/Treasurer shall issue a mobile home or trailer license if the vehicle meets a definition as described above and if one or more of the following criteria have been met:
(1) If the mobile home or trailer is new; or
(2)
If the mobile home or trailer is used, a certified appraisal conducted by a licensed appraiser shall be presented certifying the value of the mobile home, at not less than $50,000. The cost of the appraisal shall be borne by the applicant.
(E) The applicant shall, along with his or her application, provide a copy of a valid bill of sale or other official certificate of ownership.
(F) Upon receipt of the application, the city must complete the processing of the application and, if appropriate, issue the license to the applicant within seven calendar days from the date of submission. If the application is denied due to failure to comply with the terms and conditions necessary for issuance of a license, the applicant cannot move the mobile home within the city limits until a license is approved.
(G) If an application is denied, and if the applicant can subsequently meet the criteria for issuance of a license, then the application process shall be repeated and, if appropriate, a license will be issued.
(H) Once a license has been issued, the mobile home or trailer may be placed upon a lot, other than a lot in a licensed or approved mobile home or trailer park, for a period not to exceed one year from the date of the license. Within that one-year period of time, the occupant or owner of the mobile home or trailer shall be required to convert the mobile home or trailer into a permanent or semi-permanent dwelling. A mobile home or trailer may be converted to a permanent or semi-permanent dwelling by removing the wheels; or, by removing the transporting devices for the mobile home; or, by placing the mobile home upon a permanent structure such as a concrete foundation or concrete lot foundation or as an absolute minimum by installing underpinning as described above.
(I) Following the issuance of a license, if the occupant or owner fails to render the mobile home or trailer a permanent or semi-permanent structure within one calendar year from the date that the license issued, the license shall become null and void and the owner or applicant shall become compelled to remove the mobile home from the city limits.
(J) All mobile homes will be subject to § 92.35 of this code of ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 152.02) (Ord. passed 8-7-1989; Ord. 152, passed 6-2-1992; Ord. 152, passed 4-18-2005; Ord. 2017-02, passed 9-27-2017; Ord. 2022-01, passed 2-10-2022) Penalty, see §
152.99