(A) Annual park license; temporary permit. It is unlawful for any person to construct, maintain or operate any mobile home park or travel trailer park within the city limits unless he or she holds a valid license issued annually by the City Clerk with the approval of the city inspector and the health officer, in the name of such person for the specific mobile home park, except that the maintenance or operation of a mobile home park or travel trailer park in existence on the effective date of this chapter may be continued under a temporary permit for such period of time and under such conditions as are hereinafter described.
(B) Notify city of sale or transfer of ownership. Application shall be made to the City Clerk, who shall issue a license upon compliance by the applicant with all pertinent provisions of this and other ordinances and regulations of the city. Every person holding such a license shall notify the City Clerk in writing within 24 hours after having sold, transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of interest in or control to the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such mobile home park or travel trailer park.
(C) Application for original license; affidavit. Application for original licenses shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, and accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application, and shall contain the following:
(1) Name and address of the applicant;
(2) The interest of the applicant in and the location and legal description of the park;
(3) A complete plan of the park showing compliance with all applicable provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated thereunder; and
(4) Such further information as may be requested by the city inspector and/or health officer.
(D) Renewal license application; contents. Applications for renewals of licenses shall be made in writing by the holder of the license and shall contain the following:
(1) Any change in the information submitted since the time the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted; and
(2) Other information requested by the city inspector or health officer.
(E) Park plan; information required. A complete plan, as required by division (C)(3) of this section for the purpose of obtaining a license to be issued, shall show:
(1) The area and dimensions of the tract of land;
(2) The number, locations and size of all mobile home spaces or travel trailer spaces;
(3) The location and width of roadways, walkways, buffer strips and recreational areas;
(4) The locations of service buildings and other proposed structures;
(5) The location and size of utility and treatment facilities; and
(6) Plans and specifications of all buildings and other improvements constructed or to be constructed within the park.
(F) Notice of violation; suspension of license. Whenever the health officer or city inspector finds conditions existing in violation of this chapter, or of any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, such officer shall give notice in writing to the person to whom the license was issued that, unless such conditions or practices be corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, the license will be suspended. At the end of such period, not to exceed 90 days, the city inspector or health officer shall reinspect such park, and if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, he or she shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the license was issued. Upon receipt of notice of suspension, such person shall cease operation of such park.
(G) Hearing before Council; license revocation. Any person whose permit has been denied, suspended or who has received notice from the city inspector or health officer that his or her permit will be suspended unless certain conditions or practices at the park are corrected, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the City Council; provided, that when no petition for such hearing shall have been filed within ten days following the day on which notice of suspension was served, such license shall be deemed to have been automatically revoked at the expiration of such ten-day period.
(H) Temporary permit. A temporary permit, upon written request therefor, shall be issued by the City Clerk upon written approval of the inspection officer and health officer for every mobile home park or travel trailer park in existence upon the effective date of this chapter, permitting the park to be maintained and operated during the period ending one year after the effective date of this chapter without being subject to the provisions of this chapter except such of the provisions as are made expressly applicable to permittees.
(I) Extension of term of temporary permit. The term of the temporary permit may be extended, upon written request, for not to exceed one additional period of up to 180 days if:
(1) The permittees shall have filed application for a license in conformity with this chapter within one year after the effective date of this chapter;
(2) The park plans and specifications accompanying the application for license comply with all the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable ordinances and statutes; and
(3) The permittee has diligently endeavored to make the existing park conform fully to the plans and specifications submitted with the application but has failed to do so due to circumstances beyond his or her control.
(J) Nonconforming spaces in parks. Mobile home parks and travel trailer parks in existence upon the effective date of this chapter which have concrete pads indicating the location of mobile home spaces or travel trailer spaces need not comply with those sections of this chapter which would require the moving of concrete pads. They must, however, comply with all other requirements in accordance with divisions (H) and (I) of this section. In addition, any park expansion shall be in full compliance with provisions of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 9-9-2) Penalty, see § 154.99