10-14-12: MOBILE HOMES AND PARKS:
   A.   Existing Mobile Homes And Parks: On the effective date of this title, all mobile home parks within the village and all mobile homes located on individual lots outside of a mobile home park are declared nonconforming uses. A mobile home within a lawfully created mobile home park prior to the effective date of this title shall not be considered a nonconforming use. As nonconforming uses, existing mobile home parks cannot be expanded in area or in the number of mobile homes accommodated.
   B.   Location Restrictions: The installation of any new or additional mobile home within the village shall be limited to mobile home parks that were lawfully created prior to the effective date of this title.
   C.   Compliance With State And Federal Regulations: All mobile homes moved into the village after the effective date of this title shall be constructed in compliance with specifications set forth by the national fire protection association under the association's code of specifications for mobile homes and travel trailers and all applicable state and federal regulations. (Ord. 96-21, 9-10-1996)
   D.   Dangerous Mobile Homes Prohibited: No mobile home constructed prior to June 30, 1976, nor any mobile home not constructed in compliance with the federal "National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974", nor any mobile home which is deemed by the building and zoning administrator to be a hazard to the public health or safety shall be moved into, erected or installed in the village.
   E.   Installation Criteria:
      1.   Each mobile home space shall have a stand to provide adequate support for the placement and tie down of the mobile home. The stand shall extend the length of the supports of the mobile home, and shall consist of either six inch (6") thick reinforced concrete runners or a four inch (4") thick reinforced concrete slab. Concrete piers may be permitted only after review of and consultation with the building and zoning administrator. (Ord. 96-21, 9-10-1996; amd. 2001 Code)
      2.   Each mobile home shall be anchored in a manner to meet or exceed the standards prescribed by the federal department of housing and urban development.
      3.   No mobile home shall be immobilized, but anchors capable of withstanding a vertical tension force of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) pounds shall be installed at the corners of each stand or as otherwise necessary for protection against high winds. Every mobile home shall be securely tied down to such anchors.
      4.   The minimum first floor elevation shall be at least eighteen inches (18") above the crown of the nearest street or road.
      5.   The frame, axles, wheels, crawlspace, storage area and utility connection of all mobile homes shall be concealed from view through the use of durable all-weather materials manufactured specifically for the purpose of covering the undercarriage area. Such skirting shall be fastened in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and shall provide for adequate ventilation.
   F.   Minimum Area And Setbacks:
      1.   No part of a mobile home or other structure in any mobile home park shall be situated closer than twenty five feet (25') to any lot line of the park.
      2.   A minimum area of four thousand (4,000) square feet shall be provided and maintained for every mobile home.
      3.   No mobile home shall be erected or placed within twenty feet (20') of another mobile home.
      4.   No mobile home shall be erected or placed within ten feet (10') of any street or lane within a mobile home park.
   G.   Permits And Fees Required:
      1.   License Fee: After the effective date of this title, every mobile home park in the Village shall be subject to an annual License Fee in the amount as shown in the Schedule of Fees found in Section 1-16-1 of the Village Code.
      2.   Permits Required:
         a.   Placement Permit: No mobile home shall be placed within the Village until a permit for such placement has been issued by the Building and Zoning Administrator.
         b.   Installation and Occupancy Permits; Inspection Fee: All mobile homes, before being placed or relocated within any mobile home park shall first be issued a Mobile Home Installation Permit by the Building and Zoning Administrator (or designate). Said Mobile Home Installation Permit shall be issued only after the mobile homeowner completely fills out an application for a Mobile Home Installation Permit in such form as the Building and Zoning Administrator shall from time to time determine. Said application shall be accompanied by an Inspection Fee in the amount as shown on the Schedule of Fees found in Section 1-16-1 of the Village Code. The Building and Zoning Administrator (or designate) shall inspect the placement of said mobile home and issue an Occupancy Permit for the mobile home only after a final inspection by the Building and Zoning Administrator (or designee) demonstrates that said mobile home has been securely placed and has otherwise fully complied with this Chapter (as from time to time amended).
      3.   Penalties: Any person who shall violate a provision of this code or fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof shall be guilty of an ordinance violation punishable by a fine as shown in Section 1-4-1 of the Village Code. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. (Ord 96-21, 9-10-1996; amd. Ord. 99-05, 1-26-1999; 2001 Code; Ord. 2021-23, 7-27-2021)