§ 153.040 MH MOBILE HOME DISTRICT OR PARK REGULATIONS.

   (A)   Establishment. The MH District is established to provide areas for mobile homes and mobile home parks.

   (B)   Uses permitted. The following uses shall be permitted in the MH District, plus such other uses as the Board may deem to be similar in nature. All uses shall be subject to the Property Development Standards in §§ 153.051(C) and 153.079.

      Accessory uses and buildings

      Home occupation

      Mobile home

      Mobile home park

   (C)   Property development standards. The following property development standards shall apply to all land and structures in the MH District. However, the standards of the Illinois Mobile Home Park Act (ILCS Ch. 210, Act 115, §§ 1 et seq.) shall supersede these standards if the standards included in the Act are more stringent. To the extent the Act pertains to matters not set forth, they are adopted and incorporated by reference.

      (1)   Minimum lot area. Minimum lot area shall be 50 feet minimum width.

      (2)   Yards. No building shall be erected or enlarged unless the following yard setback requirements are provided.

         (a)   A front yard of not less than 10 feet.

         (b)   The minimum width of each side yard for the principal building shall not be less than 10 feet.

         (c)   The minimum depth of a rear yard for the principal building shall not be less than 10 feet.

      (3)   Off-street parking. There shall be two concrete off-street parking spaces provided for each mobile home stand.

      (4)   Obstructions. The provisions of § 153.093(B) concerning obstructions shall apply.

      (5)   Mobile homes. Before any mobile home is moved into or within the jurisdictional limits of this chapter, the mobile home shall be inspected and approved by the Chairman of the Board of Zoning Appeals, or the Chairman's designated agent. The owner shall pay a fee of $25 for the mobile home inspection. Additionally, the owner of the mobile home must provide written proof that an electrical inspection has been conducted by a licensed electrician, and the mobile home is found to satisfy all applicable electrical code requirements. The electrician's inspection and approval shall be at the owner's sole cost. Any mobile home moved within the jurisdictional limits of this chapter shall contain a minimum of 980 square feet of living area. Any mobile home that is in place within or up to one-half mile outside of the corporate limits as of June 25, 2001, must comply with these property development standards before it can be relocated within those same boundaries.

      (6)   Fences. A fence can be erected to the property line.

      (7)   Abandoned mobile homes. The provision of the Illinois Abandoned Mobile Home Act (ILCS Ch. 210, Act 117, §§ 1 et seq.) are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference herein.

(Ord. 443, passed 5-19-86; Am. Ord. 620, passed 6-25-01; Am. Ord. 716, passed 8-25-08)