Specific regulations applicable to mobile homes within the City, excluding those within a licensed mobile home park, shall be as follows:
(a) Annual Registration. Each owner of a mobile home within the corporate limits of the City shall annually, not earlier than January 2 and not later than February 15 of each year, register with the County Supervisor of Assessments if the owner also owns the lot or parcel upon which the unit is placed, or with the County Treasurer if the owner does not also own the lot or parcel upon which the unit is placed.
(b) One Unit on a Lot. There shall be only one unit or double-wide unit or place of permanent habitation on any lot.
(c) Minimum Size of Units. All units must be of a minimum size of 700 square feet as shown by the dimensions on the unit title. (This subsection does not apply to units already in place at the time of the effective date of this chapter; however, this subsection will apply if the unit is moved to a different lot or parcel or is a replacement unit on a pre-existing site).
(d) Skirting or Enclosure Required. All units shall have a perimeter enclosed or skirting around the base of the unit extending from the unit to the ground. The enclosure or skirting shall be of solid, non-transparent material consisting of one of the following: steel, aluminum, vinyl, masonry, wood or fiberglass. Said enclosure shall be installed within a maximum of thirty days after the unit has been placed onto the location or site. All pre-existing units shall install such enclosure or skirting within thirty days following the effective date of this chapter.
(e) Concrete Pad or Piers. All mobile homes shall be placed on either a reinforced concrete pad or on concrete piers. Concrete pads shall be at least sixty feet in length by twelve feet in width by four inches in depth, with two reinforced concrete runners eighteen inches wide and extending the length of the unit. Concrete piers should be a minimum of ten feet apart under each side of the main frame support, or on concrete piers which shall be at least four square feet in width, and of a depth extending thirty inches into the ground. Concrete blocks may be substituted for the runners on a pad and may be used from the ground level of the concrete pier up to the unit being supported. Expandable units shall be provided with piers at each corner of the unit. The mobile home shall be fastened to the concrete pad or piers and meet all requirements of the Illinois Mobile Home Tie Down Act.
(f) Off-Street Parking. All mobile homes shall have a dustless off-street parking area of at least 180 square feet of appropriate dimensions for the parking of an automobile, exclusive of access drives or aisles thereto.
(g) Utility Connections. Each unit shall have a separate connection to the regular water, gas and sewer systems of the City, with connections made in accordance with all established rules, regulations, codes and ordinances of the City.
(h) Metered Electrical Service. Each unit shall have separate metered electrical service meeting all State and local electrical connection code requirements.
(i) Setback From Streets or Alleys; Open Spaces. No unit shall be situated closer than ten feet from a public street or alley or eight feet from any site line. There shall be an open space of at least twenty feet adjacent to the sides and the ends of every unit.
(j) Site Grading; Waste Water. The site for each unit shall be graded so as to keep water from standing and to drain rapidly. No waste water shall be deposited on the surface of the ground.
(k) Units of Less Than Forty Feet in Length. A mobile home or trailer less than forty feet in length shall not be permitted as permanent living or sleeping quarters within the corporate limits of the City.
(l) Single-Family Dwellings. All units located within the corporate limits of the City shall be used as single-family dwellings.
(m) Smoke Alarms and Fire Extinguishers. All units shall be equipped with smoke alarms and fire extinguishers as required by existing State and local codes.
(n) Tie Downs. Each unit shall have a minimum of four over-the-top tie-downs, unless factory equipped, with a minimum of two inch by thirty inch auger anchors.
(Ord. 94-5-1. Passed 5-11-94.)
(o) Removal of Damaged or Destroyed Units. In the event a conforming mobile home is damaged or destroyed by fire, wind or other event so as to make the unit irreparable or unfit for living quarters, the owner(s) shall cause the mobile home to be removed from the City within thirty days from the date the damage occurred, weather permitting. In the event the owner(s) are found in violation of this section, the Zoning, Building Commission shall declare the site nonconforming and may, at its discretion, prohibit another mobile home from being placed on the site.
(Ord. 2005-01-01. Passed 1-12-05.)