(A) Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any manufactured home or travel trailer park within the city unless he or she holds a valid license issued by the City Secretary in the name of such person for the specific park. All applications for license shall be made to the City Secretary, who shall issue a license upon certification by the Code Enforcement Officer of compliance by the applicant with provisions of this subchapter.
(B) Application; renewal.
(1) Application for an original license required by this section shall be in writing, signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application and the deposit of the license fee hereinafter provided, and shall contain:
(a) The name and address of the applicant;
(b) The location and legal description of the park; and
(c) A site plan of the park showing all mobile home or travel trailer spaces, structures, roads, walkways and other service facilities.
(2) Application for renewal of license shall be made in writing by the licensee upon any change in the information submitted since the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted. The renewal application shall contain the same required information as required for an original license.
(C) Transfer. Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the City Secretary within 24 hours after having sold transferred, given away or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any park. Such notice shall include the name and address of the person succeeding to the ownership or control of such park. Upon application in writing for transfer of the license, the license shall be transferred if the park is in compliance with alt applicable provisions of this subchapter as certified by the Code Enforcement Officer to the City Secretary.
(D) Fee. All original license applications, renewal applications and license transfers shall be accompanied by the deposit of a fee of $25.
(E) Violations; notice; suspension. Whenever, upon inspection of any manufactured home or travel trailer park, the Code Enforcement Officer finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this subchapter, he or she shall give notice in writing in accordance with § 153.26 to the licensee that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in such notice, the license shall be suspended. At the end of such period, the Code Enforcement Officer shall re-inspect 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, and the licensee shall cease operation of such park, except as provided in § 153.27.
(Ord. 08-110, passed 6-23-2008) Penalty, see § 153.99