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Mobile home parks shall conform to the plan, as submitted and approved by the respective governmental agencies, and to the following requirements:
A. Well Drained Site: The park shall be located on a well drained site, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage, and free from stagnant pools of water.
B. Space Size: Each park shall provide mobile home spaces, clearly defined or delineated, which shall have a minimum average area of three thousand (3,000) square feet, exclusive of streets and sidewalks, and a width of not less than forty feet (40').
C. Clearance Between Homes: Mobile homes shall be so located on each space as to permit a fifteen foot (15') clearance between the mobile homes.
1. Carport covers and patio covers may extend to within three feet (3') of the side lot lines of the individual homes spaces.
2. No mobile home shall be located closer than fifteen feet (15') to any building within the park or to any property line of the park which does not abut upon a public street or highway.
3. No mobile home shall be located closer to any property line of the park abutting upon public street or highway than twenty five feet (25'), or such other distance as may be established by ordinance or regulation as a front yard setback requirement with respect to conventional buildings in the zoning district in which the mobile home park is located.
D. Circulation Of Street System: The street system shall provide convenient circulation by means of streets properly located with respect to the access streets. Closed ends of dead end streets shall be provided with adequate paved vehicular turning or back space. A turning circle shall be at least eighty feet (80') in diameter.
E. Walkways: Walkways shall be provided on both sides of all access roads, and shall be constructed of concrete not less than four feet (4') wide.
F. Surfacing; Lighting: All streets and walkways shall be hard surfaced and adequately lighted, subject to approval of the planning commission.
G. Service Buildings: Each park shall provide service buildings to house such toilet, bathing and other sanitation facilities as are required by this chapter.
H. Electrical Service: Electrical service shall comply with the provisions of the current adopted county electrical code.
I. Connections To Services; Responsibility Of Operator: The operator of the mobile home park is charged with the responsibility of making all connections from the mobile home to sewer, water, gas, electric or any other utility services governed by these regulations, and he shall do so in full conformity with the building code, the plumbing code, the electrical code and health codes. The operator shall, upon request, deliver to any inspector, health officer or other official such pertinent information required to provide compliance with the ordinances at any reasonable time.
J. Parking: Two (2) parking spaces shall be provided on each mobile home space, not in tandem. The mobile home park shall provide an automobile parking area for the use of guests. One such space shall be provided for every five (5) lots or fraction of five (5) lots within the park. Each space shall be nine feet by eighteen feet (9' x 18') in size, and shall contain such additional area as is necessary to afford adequate ingress and egress.
K. Stand Size: Mobile home stands shall be no smaller than ten feet by fifty feet (10' x 50') in size.
L. Recreational Area: Not less than five percent (5%) of the gross site shall be devoted to recreational facilities. Individual recreation areas shall not be less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet in size.
M. Occupied Area: The occupied area of each mobile home space shall not exceed seventy five percent (75%) of the total area of the lot. Area shall be deemed occupied when covered or occupied by a trailer coach, cabana, vehicle, awning, closet, cupboard or other structure of any kind. Unoccupied area shall be adequately landscaped and maintained.
N. Utilities Underground: All utilities in the park shall be placed underground.
O. Tenant Storage Area: Each mobile home space shall provide the tenant storage area convenient to its entrance, which shall contain one hundred twenty (120) cubic feet of area. (1999 Code)
P. Patio Area: Each mobile home shall be provided with a patio area containing a minimum of one hundred (100) square feet of space; such patio shall be constructed in accordance with the international building code. (1999 Code; amd. Ord. 02-02, 1-3-2002)
Q. Bulk Storage Area: Bulk storage area equivalent to eighty (80) square feet per mobile home space shall be provided, and the area so designated shall be asphalted and fenced in such a manner as to screen the compound from surrounding mobile home spaces.
R. Skirting; Anchoring: All mobile homes within the park shall be skirted, and each home shall be firmly anchored to prevent sway and/or give or play, and shall be adequately supported.
S. Setback: Each mobile home shall be placed seven and one-half feet (71/2') back from the sidewalk or roadway if there is no sidewalk. (1999 Code)
A. Hot Water: An adequate supply of hot water for bathing, washing and cleaning facilities shall be provided in the service buildings at all times. An adequate supply of such water shall be considered to be at least twenty (20) pounds of water pressure per square inch on a one-half inch (1/2") line.
B. Potable Water: An accessible, adequate, safe, potable supply of water shall be provided in each mobile home park. Where a public supply of water of satisfactory quantity, quality and pressure is available, connection shall be made thereto and its supply used exclusively. When a satisfactory public water supply is not available, a private water supply system may be developed and used, as approved by the director of health. (1999 Code)
A. Adequate And Safe System Required: An adequate and safe sewage system shall be provided in all mobile home parks for conveying and disposing of all sewage. Such system shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with state and local laws.
B. Line Location: All sewer lines shall be located in trenches of sufficient depth to be free of breakage from traffic or other movements, and shall be separated from the park water supply system at a safe distance. Sewers shall be at a grade which will ensure a velocity of two feet (2') per second when flowing full. All sewer lines shall be constructed of materials approved by the director of health, shall be adequately vented, and shall have watertight joints.
C. Waste Discharged: Waste from showers, bathtubs, flush toilets, urinals, lavatories and slop sinks in service and other buildings shall be discharged into a public sewer system.
D. Connection Size: Each mobile home space shall be equipped with a sewer connection having a minimum size of three inches (3"), protected by a concrete collar at least three inches (3") deep and extending twelve inches (12") from the connection in all directions. The sewer connection shall be provided with suitable fittings to permit a watertight junction to be made with the mobile home outlet. All sewer lines shall conform to the plumbing code.
E. Manholes: Manholes shall be provided at every change in direction, at every major junction of two (2) or more branch sewers, and at intervals of not more than four hundred feet (400'). Cleanouts extending to grade may be used instead of manholes on four inch (4") and six inch (6") lines, and shall be provided wherever a manhole would otherwise be necessary and at intervals of not more than one hundred feet (100'). All cleanouts shall be capped with cleanout plugs. (1999 Code)
Service buildings housing sanitation facilities shall be permanent structures complying with all applicable ordinances and statutes regulating building, electrical installations and plumbing and sanitation systems. The buildings shall be well lighted at all times, ventilated with screened openings, constructed of such moisture proof material which may be painted woodwork, as shall permit repeated cleaning and washing, and shall be maintained at a temperature of at least sixty eight degrees Fahrenheit (68oF) during the period of October 1 to May 1. Floors of service buildings shall be constructed of materials impervious to water. All service buildings and grounds of the park shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition, and kept free from any condition menacing to the health of occupants or the public, or constituting a nuisance. (1999 Code)
A. Facilities Required: The licensee, owner or lessee shall be required to install toilets, showers and lavatories for both sexes, in sufficient number with each building, service center, recreation area or amusement facility to adequately care for the needs and requirements of those people whom it is contemplated will make use of the facility.
B. Use Of Toilets: Toilets shall be for the exclusive use of the occupants of the mobile home park.
C. Facilities For Males And Females Separated: Toilets and other sanitation facilities for males and females shall be in separate buildings or separated, if in the same building, by a sound proof wall. (1999 Code)
A. Health Hazard Not Present: The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards, or air pollution.
B. Containers: All refuse shall be stored in flytight, watertight, rodent proof containers, which shall be located not more than one hundred fifty feet (150') from any mobile home lot. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse.
C. Collection Stands: Refuse collection stands shall be provided for all refuse containers. Such container stands shall be so designed as to prevent containers from being tipped, to minimize spillage and container deterioration, and to facilitate cleaning around them.
D. Frequency Of Collection: All refuse containing garbage shall be collected at least twice weekly. Where suitable collection service is not available by private agencies, the mobile home park operator shall provide this service. All refuse shall be collected and transported in covered vehicles or covered containers. (1999 Code)
A. Rules And Regulations: The mobile home area shall be subject to the rules and regulations as set up by the city or its designee.
B. Litter And Rubbish Not Present: Mobile home parks shall be kept free of litter and rubbish.
C. Fire Extinguishers: Portable fire extinguishers of a type approved by the fire chief or his authorized representative shall be kept in service buildings and at all other locations designated by the fire chief, and shall be maintained in good operating condition.
D. Permitted Fires: Fires shall be made only in stoves and other equipment intended for such purposes.
E. Fire Hydrants: Fire hydrants shall be installed in accordance with the plans and in accordance with the requirements of the fire chief under city ordinances. (1999 Code)
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