(A) Any person, firm, or corporation wishing to occupy, use, place, or erect in any manner a mobile home, as defined herein, shall first secure an application from the Town Council. The application shall be issued at a regular meeting of the Town Council, subject to the provisions set out herein.
(B) The applicant shall provide a plot plan which shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) The legal or site description of the real estate involved; and
(2) The location and size of all buildings or structures which are on the lot or are to be placed on the lot.
(C) The applicant shall also provide proof of certification by the County Health Department as to the sanitary system; proof of compliance as to the electrical hookup to be serviced from Public Service of the state; proof that any fuel storage tanks to be used meet specifications of the State Fire Marshal’s office; and proof of compliance with any other state or local regulatory agencies.
(1) No application shall be granted for the placement of a mobile home as defined on any lot less than 20,000 square feet, unless that lot is part of a mobile home park as defined herein. No application shall be approved for more than one mobile home on the same lot, or on a lot already occupied by a dwelling unit or other structure, unless that lot be part of a mobile home park. No application shall be approved for the placement of a mobile home if the placement is to be within 20 feet of the property line in any direction. No application shall be approved for the placement of any mobile home within 300 feet from a point on a line perpendicular from the center of Indiana Highway 64 bordered by the town limits of the town, now or hereinafter amended.
(2) All mobile homes approved for placement by the Town Council shall be connected to utilities in accordance with state and local regulations, ordinances, and requirements.
(3) All mobile homes approved for placement shall be placed on a permanent foundation and have all wheels, axles and hitching mechanisms removed. The foundation shall be sufficient to ensure the stability of the mobile home under all usual weather conditions, and each mobile home shall have a permanent type skirting installed. This skirting shall be tight enough to prevent the use of the area under the mobile home as a harbor or den for rodents, vermin, or other animals.
(2005 Code, § 155.03) (Ord. G-85-01, passed 4-8-1985) Penalty, see § 155.99