(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any mobile home park within the city unless he or she holds a valid license issued annually by the Building Official in the name of the person for the specific mobile home park. In the case of licenses held by partnerships, corporations or associations, all owners of more than 5% beneficial interest shall be listed by name and address. All applications for licenses shall be made to the Building Official, who shall issue a license upon compliance by the applicant with provisions of this chapter.
(B)
Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the Building Official within 24 hours after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of interest in any mobile home park greater than 5%. The notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of the mobile home park. Upon application in writing for transfer of the license, or a controlling interest in the entity holding such a license, and deposit of a fee in the amount as set by the City Council and maintained in the master fee schedule and plus a fee in the amount as set by the City Council and maintained in the master fee schedule for each mobile home site, the license shall be transferred if the mobile home park is in compliance with all applicable provisions of this chapter.
(C) Applications for original licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the applications and by the non-refundable deposit of $100 plus $10 per mobile home lot, and shall contain the name and address of the applicant and all owners of more than 5% of beneficial interest in the applicant if the applicant is not a natural person; the location and legal description of the mobile home park; and a site plan of the mobile home park showing all mobile home lots, structures, roads, walkways and other service facilities.
(D) Applications for annual renewals of licenses shall be made in writing by the holders of the licenses, shall be accompanied by the fee in the amount as set by the City Council and maintained in the master fee schedule plus a fee in the amount as set by the City Council and maintained in the master fee schedule for each lot and shall set forth any change in the information submitted since the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted. Licenses shall be for 12 months and renewed annually.
(E) Any person whose application for a license under this chapter has been denied may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the City Council under the procedure provided by § 152.07.
(F) Whenever, upon inspection of any mobile home park, the Building Official finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this chapter, the Building Inspector shall give notice in writing in accordance with § 152.07(A) to the person to whom the license was issued that unless the conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice by the Building Official, the license shall be suspended. At the end of that period, the Building Official shall reinspect the mobile home park and, if the conditions or practices have not been corrected, he or she shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of the suspension to the person to whom the license is issued. Upon receipt of notice of the suspension, the person shall cease operation of the mobile home park except as provided in § 152.07(B).
(Ord. 6-86, passed 10-1-1986; Ord. 05-19-2020-MASTER, passed 5-19-2020)
Penalty, see § 152.99