(A) General. No person shall park or occupy a mobile home (see definition, § 157.003) on the premises of a lot with any occupied dwelling or on any land which is situated outside of an approved mobile home park, except as listed below.
(B) Mobile home parks and sales yard. A mobile home may be placed within an existing approved mobile home park or sales yard.
(C) Care facilities. A mobile home may be permitted by certificate of compliance in an agricultural district or an R-1 Residential District if the Zoning Administrator finds the following conditions are satisfied.
(1) The mobile home will be an accessory dwelling unit to be occupied by persons who are:
(a) Infirm to the extent that they require extraordinary care; and
(b) That such care can only be provided, without great economic hardship, by family members residing in the principal dwelling house on the premises; and
(c) The infirmity and the need for care required by divisions (C)(1)(a) and (C)(1)(b) above shall be shown by written statement of a physician.
(2) The certificate of compliance is so conditioned that it will expire and terminate at such time as the care facility is no longer the residence of the person or persons suffering from the infirmity which requires such care, or at such time as such care is no longer required.
(3) At the time of termination of the certificate of compliance, the mobile home care facility shall be removed from the premises within 30 days when practical.
(4) The certificate of compliance permit is so conditioned so as to be reviewed annually by the Zoning Administrator.
(D) Temporary farm dwelling. A mobile home may be permitted by certificate of compliance in an agricultural district if the Zoning Administrator finds the following conditions are satisfied.
(1) The mobile home will be an accessory dwelling unit located on a farm of at least 75 acres in size.
(2) The mobile home will be occupied by persons who are:
(a) Members of the family of the persons occupying the principal dwelling house on the premises;
(b) Engaged in the occupation of farming on the premises as partners or other business associates of the persons living in the principal dwelling house on the premises; and who earn 50% or more of their annual gross income for federal income tax purposes from such farming on the premises.
(3) The certificate of compliance is so conditioned that it will expire and terminate at such time as the persons occupying the mobile home are no longer engaged in farming on the premises as required by division (D)(2)(b) above.
(4) At the time of termination of the certificate of compliance, the mobile home temporary farm dwelling shall be removed from the premises within 30 days when practical.
(5) The certificate of compliance is conditioned so as to be reviewed annually by the Zoning Administrator.
(E) Temporary construction office. A mobile home may be permitted as a certificate of compliance in any district if the Zoning Administrator finds the following conditions are satisfied.
(1) The mobile home will be utilized as a field headquarters for directing the ongoing construction of a project.
(2) Only one mobile home shall be permitted on each project.
(3) The mobile home have adequate sanitary facilities or the site shall have temporary sanitary facilities installed.
(4) The mobile home and parking spaces shall adhere to all setbacks for the zoning district and shall only utilize the permitted access driveway.
(5) The mobile home shall not be used as a dwelling unit.
(6) The certificate of compliance is issued only after the building permit has been issued. The mobile home shall not be placed on the construction site until both a certificate of compliance and a building permit have been issued.
(7) Such a permit shall expire when construction is completed or within 180 days from the date of issuance, whichever is less. Renewal of such a permit may be approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(8) The mobile home shall be removed within 30 days of the permit termination.
(F) Temporary dwelling unit during construction. A mobile home may be permitted by a certificate of compliance in any residential or agricultural district if the Zoning Administrator finds the following conditions are satisfied.
(1) The mobile home will be utilized as a temporary dwelling unit by the present or potential occupant of a single-family residence during the construction, reconstruction or alteration of said residency by the present or potential occupant.
(2) The mobile home shall have adequate sanitary facilities as prescribed by the city building official/sanitarian.
(3) The certificate of compliance is issued only after the building permit has been obtained for the proposed construction.
(4) The mobile home and parking spaces shall adhere to all setbacks for the zoning district and shall only utilize the permitted access driveways.
(5) Such a permit shall expire when construction is completed or within 180 days from the date of issuance, whichever is less. Renewal of such permit may be approved by the Zoning Administrator.
(G) Federal and state standards. All mobile homes permitted under this section shall meet or exceed the current federal mobile home construction and safety standards. The mobile home shall have a sanitary sewer treatment and disposal system in compliance with Chapter 4 of the County Development Code and the State Pollution Control Agency and Health Department.
(H) Accessory dwelling. When the mobile home is utilized as an accessory dwelling unit to the principal dwelling unit, the placement of the mobile home is subject to the same zoning district dimensional setbacks as a principal dwelling unit.
(I) Road access. Mobile homes utilized as accessory dwelling units shall use the existing road access driveway of the principal dwelling unit.
(J) Separation distance. Mobile homes utilized as accessory dwelling units shall be separated by a minimum horizontal distance of 40 feet from any other structure.
(K) Ground anchors or tie downs. Mobile homes utilized as accessory dwelling units shall have ground anchors or tie downs as approved by the State Mobile Home Code.
(Ord. passed - -) Penalty, see § 157.999