A. The purpose of authorizing the issuance of a temporary freestanding mobile home permit in a planned growth area is to allow the owner of a tract of land to reside temporarily on the tract of land during the construction period of a permanent residence.
B. Application for the temporary permit shall be made in writing to the building official. Applications for permits shall be signed by the applicant and shall contain the following:
1. Name and address of applicant.
2. Plot plan indicating mobile home site in relation to construction site.
3. Affidavit stating when construction of permanent residence started, or the estimated start date, and when construction is estimated to be completed.
4. Name and address of the contractor building the residence.
C. Temporary permits for freestanding mobile homes in the urban area shall be issued by the building official, subject to the approval of the city council. Such approval shall be shown on the temporary permit by the signature of the mayor as authorized by the city council. Such permit shall be filed with the city clerk.
D. The temporary permit shall be issued by the building official for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days. The term of the temporary permit may be extended, upon written request to the building official, for one additional period up to, but not to exceed, three hundred sixty (360) days total. In the event the mayor of Harrah declares that an extraordinary condition exists as a result of an emergency occurrence, the initial temporary permit shall be issued by the building official for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) days, and may be extended for an additional one hundred eighty (180) days upon written request to the building official.
E. The building official shall authorize the city clerk to issue the temporary permit upon compliance by the applicant with all pertinent provisions of these and other regulations of the city.
F. A onetime fee as set by the city council will be collected for each temporary freestanding mobile home permit issued.
G. Except for mobile homes with regular commercial mobile home sales lots, each freestanding mobile home offered for sale must be clearly marked as such. Freestanding mobile homes located within regular commercial mobile home sales lots need not be individually marked for sale. A property owner shall not store, nor permit to be stored, any mobile home on a residential parcel. (Prior code ch. 16, as amended; amd. Ord. 1989-13, 12-21-1989; Ord. 2011-2, 4-21-2011)