The terms used in this Code shall have the following meanings:
“AFFIDAVIT” means an oath in writing, sworn before and attested by an individual who has authority to administer an oath.
“APPLICANT” means any person making application for a license or permit.
“CORPORATE AUTHORITIES” shall mean the Mayor and the Village Board of Trustees.
“IMMOBILIZED MANUFACTURED HOME”: As applied to a manufactured home, “immobilize” means to remove the wheels, tongue and hitch and to affix to a permanent foundation. The term implies that, once affixed to a permanent foundation, the destruction of said foundation would be necessary in order to move the dwelling to another location.
“LICENSE” means a license certificate issued by the Village allowing a person to operate and maintain a manufactured home park under the provisions of this Code and the rules and regulations issued hereunder.
“LICENSEE” means any person having a license or permit under this Chapter.
“MANUFACTURED HOME” means a structure designed for permanent habitation and so constructed as to permit its transport on wheels, temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location or subsequent location at which it is intended to be a permanent habitation and designed to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling place for one (1) or more persons. The term shall only include manufactured homes constructed after June 30, 1976, in accordance with the Federal “National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974”. Compliance with this standard is indicated by a 2-inch by 4-inch metal plate attached to the exterior taillight end of the manufactured home. The average width and/or length of the living area (excluding garages, carports, porches, or attachments) of a manufactured home shall not exceed a ratio of 3 to 1. As with all residences, a manufactured home shall have a minimum 4/12 pitch roof with residential style siding and roofing, six (6) inch minimum eave overhang, and shall have a minimum living area of not less than nine hundred (900) square feet. Provided that any such structure resting on a permanent foundation with wheels, tongue and hitch permanently removed shall not be construed as a “manufactured home” but shall be an “immobilized manufactured home”. A manufactured home should not be confused with a “camping trailer” or “recreational vehicle”. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.10)
“MANUFACTURED HOME, DEPENDENT” means a manufactured home which does not have a toilet and bath or shower facilities. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.3)
“MANUFACTURED HOME, DOUBLE-WIDE” consists of two (2) mobile units joined at the side into a single home but kept on their separate chassis for repeated transportation to a site.
“MANUFACTURED HOME, INDEPENDENT” means a manufactured home which has self-contained toilet and bath or shower facilities. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.4)
“MANUFACTURED HOME LOT” means a parcel of land for the placement of a manufactured home and the exclusive use of its occupants.
“MANUFACTURED HOME PAD” means that part of an individual manufactured home space or lot beneath the manufactured home, including the concrete portion of the pad.
“MANUFACTURED HOME PARK” means a tract of land or two (2) or more contiguous tracts of land upon which contain sites with the necessary utilities for two (2) or more independent manufactured homes for permanent habitation either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the equipment of such manufactured home park. Separate ownership of contiguous tracts of land shall not preclude the tracts of land from common licensure as a manufactured home park if they are maintained and operated jointly. Neither an immobilized manufactured home nor a motorized recreational vehicle shall be construed as being a part of a manufactured home park. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.5)
“MANUFACTURED HOME SALES AREA” means a parcel of land used for the display, sale, and repair of new or used manufactured homes.
“MANUFACTURED HOME SPACE” means a portion of a manufactured home park designed for the use or occupancy of one (1) manufactured home.
“MANUFACTURED HOUSING UNIT” includes all forms of housing units listed in this Section and as regulated in this Code.
“MOBILE HOME” means a structure designed for permanent habitation and so constructed as to permit its transport on wheels, temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location or subsequent location at which it is intended to be a permanent habitation and designed to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling place for one (1) or more persons. The term “mobile home” shall only include homes constructed prior to June 30, 1976, not in accordance with the Federal “National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974”.
“MODULAR HOME”: A modular home is a factory-fabricated single-family home built in one (1) or more sections. The average width and/or length of the living area (excluding garages, carports, porches, or attachments) of a modular home shall not exceed a ratio of 3 to 1. All modular homes shall be placed on a full perimeter foundation, extending below the frost depth. All wheels and towing devices shall be removed. As with all residences, a modular home shall have a minimum 4/12 pitch roof with residential style siding and roofing, six (6) inch minimum eave overhang, and shall have a minimum living area of not less than nine hundred (900) square feet. Modular homes shall have a yellow seal in the shape of the State of Illinois on the electrical panel box of the home or on the inside of the kitchen sink cabinet. Local officials may require additional items other than the minimum state requirements such as the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) or the International Building Code (IBC). All structures shall be placed on a permanent foundation in order that they may be assessed as real estate.
“OWNER” or “OPERATOR” means the licensee.
“PERMANENT FOUNDATION”: A foundation which extends into the ground below the frost line so as to attach and become a part of the real estate. Materials such as concrete, mortared concrete block, poured wall or mortared brick extending into the ground below the frost line shall satisfy the requirement for a permanent foundation. In addition, piers may be used, extending into the ground below the frost line, and sufficient in number to properly support the structure, provided the support beams are affixed to the permanent perimeter foundation.
“PERMANENT HABITATION” means a period of two (2) or more months.
“PERMIT” means a certificate issued by the Building or Zoning Inspector, permitting the construction, alteration, or reduction in number of spaces of a manufactured home park under the provisions in this Code.
“PERSON” means any individual, group of individuals, association, trust, partnership, corporation, person doing business under an assumed name, county, municipality, the State of Illinois, or any political subdivision or department thereof or any other entity.
“REVOCATION” means to declare invalid a permit or license issued to the applicant or licensee by this Village for an indefinite period of time.
“SITE” means the lot on which the manufactured home is located for permanent habitation. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.7)
“SPACE” shall be synonymous with “Manufactured Home Space”.
“SUSPENSION” means to declare invalid a permit or license issued to the applicant or licensee by this Village for a temporary period of time with an expectation of resumption.