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In this article, the following words have the meanings indicated:
(1) Mobile home means a structure that is:
a. Intended for residential use;
b. Transportable in one (1) or more sections;
c. Eight (8) body feet or more in width and is thirty-two (32) body feet or more in length;
d. Built on a permanent chassis; and
e. Designed to be used as a dwelling with or without permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained in the structure.
(2) Mobile home does not mean a recreational vehicle as defined in section 59-A-2.1 of the Zoning Ordinance of this Code.
(3) Mobile home park or park means any plot of ground upon which two (2) or more mobile homes occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, whether or not a charge is made for the accommodations.
(4) Mobile home space means a plot of ground within a mobile home park designed to accommodate one (1) mobile home.
(5) Owner means the owner of a mobile home park.
(6) Recreational vehicle means a vehicle that is:
a. Mounted on wheels for use on highways and streets;
b. Propelled or drawn on its own or other motor power;
c. Of a size or weight that does not require special highway movement permits when drawn by a motorized vehicle;
d. Primarily designed and constructed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use; and
e. Of a body width of no more than eight (8) feet and a body length of no more than thirty-two (32) feet when factory-equipped for the road. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 3.)
(a) Space in mobile home parks must be used exclusively for mobile homes. A person must not locate a recreational vehicle, tent, camper, or similar housing on a space in a mobile home park.
(b) A recreational vehicle, camper, or similar housing that is located on a mobile home space when this article takes effect may remain where it is located until:
(1) Its owner either sells or moves it; or
(2) The occupant at the time this law takes effect moves. At that time, subsection (a) applies. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 3.)
The owner must assure the following minimum requirements in the design and operation of the park:
(a) Drainage. The park must be properly graded to ensure adequate drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
(b) Location and space requirements.
(1) The owner must locate a mobile home on a space in a manner that provides clearance of at least ten (10) feet side to side, eight (8) feet end to side, or six (6) feet end to end between any other unit or any building.
(2) Every mobile home must be at least six (6) feet from any property line bounding the park. Where the mobile home space abuts another mobile home park, the owner may maintain existing setbacks.
(3) A mobile home that is located on a mobile home space when this article takes effect may remain in place on that space. However, if the owner of the mobile home sells or moves it, or the occupant at the time this article takes effect moves, the provisions of subsections (b)(1) and (2) apply.
(4) The owner of a park must not increase the number of mobile home spaces in the park above the number licensed when this article takes effect.
(c) Driveways and roads. All mobile home spaces must abut on a road or driveway that is at least twenty (20) feet wide and that has unobstructed access to a public road. All roads and driveways must be hard surfaced, well marked, and, at night, well lighted.
(d) Road signs. Every road must be clearly marked with the road name. All road and traffic signs must be clearly visible and readable at night.
(e) Electrical outlets. The owner must provide each mobile home space with an electrical outlet supplying adequate power of at least one hundred ten (110) volts. The department must approve each outlet. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 3.)
The owner must provide to each space an accessible and adequate supply of safe and potable water that meets the requirements of the State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the County Department of Health and Human Services. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 3; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1.)
Editor's note-Section 5 of 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, reads as follows: "Sec. 5. A regulation that implements a function assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services by 1995 LMC ch. 13 continues in effect but is amended to the extent necessary to provide that the regulation is administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services."
Only completely independent mobile homes, with built-in sanitation facilities, are permitted in mobile home parks. The owner must provide each mobile home with a water and sewer outlet that meets the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) regulations. Each mobile home must have water and sewer equipment that is compatible with the equipment required by the WSSC. (1987 L.M.C., ch. 23, § 3.)
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