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A. Compliance With Requirements: The park occupant shall comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder, and shall maintain his mobile home lot, its facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B. Proper Placement Of Home: The park occupant shall be responsible for proper placement of his mobile home on its mobile home space and proper installation of all utility connections in accordance with the instructions of the park management.
C. Animals At Large: No owner or person in charge of a dog, cat, or other pet animal shall permit it to run at large or to commit any nuisance within the limits of any mobile home lot. (1999 Code)
A. Inspections Authorized: The community development director or his representatives, is authorized and directed to make such inspections as are necessary to determine satisfactory compliance with this chapter and the regulations issued hereunder.
B. Entrance Authority: The community development director or his representatives, shall have the power and authority to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this chapter.
C. Free Access For Inspections: It shall be the duty of the owners or occupants of the mobile home park, and mobile homes contained therein, or of the person in charge thereof, to give the community development director free access to such premises at reasonable times for the purpose of inspection.
D. Access For Repairs: It shall be the duty of every occupant of a mobile home park to give the owner thereof, or his agent or employee, access to any part of the mobile home park or its premises, at reasonable times, for the purpose of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary to effect compliance with this chapter and regulations issued hereunder or with any lawful order issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. (1999 Code)
A. Notice Of Violation; Content: Whenever the community development director determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this chapter or regulations issued hereunder, he shall give notice of such alleged violation to the person to whom the permit or license was issued, as hereinafter provided. Such notice shall:
1. Be in writing;
2. Include a statement of the reasons for its issuance;
3. Allow a reasonable time for the performance of any act it required;
4. Be served upon the owner or his agent, as the case may required; provided, that such notice or order shall be deemed to have been properly served upon such owner or agent when a copy thereof has been sent by registered mail to his last known address, or when he has been served with such notice by any method authorized or required by the laws of this state; and
5. Contain an outline of remedial action which, if taken, will effect compliance with the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder.
B. Suspension Of License For Failure To Comply: If, at the end of the period set forth in the notice, the community development director shall reinspect such mobile home park and, if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, he shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the person to whom the license is issued. Upon receipt of notice of such suspension, such person shall cease operation of such mobile home park except as provided in this chapter.
C. Hearing May Be Requested: Any person whose license has been suspended or is otherwise affected by the notice which has been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter or any regulation issued hereunder, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the mayor, by filing a written petition requesting a hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the grounds therefor within ten days after the date the notice was served. The filing of the request for a hearing shall operate as a stay of the notice and of the suspension, except in the case of an order issued under subsection F of this section. Upon receipt of such petition, the community development director shall set a time and place for such hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. At such hearing, the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show why such notice should be modified or withdrawn. The hearing shall be commenced not later than ten days after the day on which the petition was filed; provided, that upon application of the petitioner, the community development director may postpone the date of the hearing for a reasonable time beyond the ten day period when, in his judgment, the petitioner has submitted good and sufficient reasons for such postponement.
D. Findings: After such hearing, the mayor shall make findings as to compliance with the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder, and shall issue an order in writing sustaining, modifying or withdrawing the notice which shall be served as provided in subsection A of this section. Upon failure to comply with any other sustaining or modifying notice, the license of the mobile home park affected by the order shall be revoked.
E. Proceedings Public Record; Appeal: The proceedings at such a hearing, including the findings and decision of the mayor, together with a copy of every notice and order related thereto, shall be entered as a matter of public record in the office of the city recorder, but the transcript of the proceedings need not be transcribed unless judicial review of the decision is sought as provided by this section. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the mayor may seek relief therefrom in any court of competent jurisdiction, as provided by the laws of this state.
F. Emergency Action: Whenever the director of community development finds that an emergency exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health, he may without notice or hearing issue an order reciting the existence of such an emergency and requiring that such action be taken as he may permit or license. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, such an order shall be effective immediately. Any person to whom such an order is directed shall comply therewith immediately, but upon petition to the mayor shall be afforded a hearing as soon as possible. The provisions of subsections C and D of this section shall be applicable to such hearing and the order issued thereafter. (1999 Code)
The community development director or any other officer charged with the enforcement of this title, may revoke any license to maintain and operate a mobile home park when the licensee is found to have violated any provision of this code. After such violation, the license may, in the discretion of the revoking official, be reissued if the violation has been remedied and the park is in condition to be maintained and operated in full compliance with the law. (1999 Code)
A. Denial; Revocation: If for any reason application for a license has been denied, or the officials have revoked a permit granted under this chapter, the person to whom the revocation or license has been effectively withdrawn may, upon application, be granted a hearing before the mayor as provided in this chapter.
B. Suspension Or Revocation: Any person whose license has been suspended or revoked, or who has received notice from the director of community development that his license will be suspended unless certain conditions or practices at the mobile home park are corrected, may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the proper official under the procedure provided by section 15.24.220 of this chapter; provided, that when no petition for such hearing shall have been filed within ten (10) 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 (10) day period. (1999 Code)
In the event that any occupant or person in the management of a mobile home park, as defined in this chapter, shall fail to do those things required of such person, the person shall violate the provisions of this chapter or the prohibitions as set forth, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (1999 Code)