(A) Minimum requirements.
(1) Area of mobile home/trailer 10 acres
(2) Number of spaces completed and ready for
occupancy before first occupancy is permitted 25 spaces
(3) Lot size 4,000 sq. ft.
(4) Width 40 ft.*
* Any mobile home/trailer unit greater than 12 feet in width, the minimum lot width shall be 45 feet.
The lot width shall be maintained between points ten feet in front of and five feet to the rear of the stand.
(5) Distance between mobile homes/trailers 15 ft.
(6) Yard requirements:
Front yard 15 ft.
Side yards - each side minimum 7.5 ft.
Rear yard 7.5 ft.
(7) Setback requirements. Distance from the line or corner of the mobile home stand. Right-of-way line of United States or State of Illinois highways 45 ft.
Right-of-way line of other highway, street or road which borders the mobile home park 35 ft.
(8) Fences. All mobile home/trailer park boundaries adjacent to existing residential development shall be provided with a six-foot high fence that has 50% of the surface open for free air.
(9) Mobile home stand.
(a) A mobile home/trailer stand shall be solid continuous concrete slab constructed so as not to shift or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home or other forces due to frost, vibration, wind, or water.
(b) The mobile home/trailer shall be secured to the ground with an approved tiedown or anchoring device.
(10) Base enclosure. All mobile homes which are placed on foundations or piers shall have the entire perimeter enclosed. The enclosure shall be of a material approved by the city. The metal panels manufactured for mobile home enclosures shall be considered to meet these standards.
(11) Distance mobile homes to be located from park boundary 15 ft.
Park boundary is either the:
(a) Lot or parcel line; or
(b) Right-of-way line of a public street or road.
(12) Markers for mobile home lots. Every mobile home lot shall be clearly defined on the ground by permanent markers. There shall be posted and maintained in a conspicuous place on each lot as shown on the plot plan submitted as required herein so that each lot may be easily identified.
(13) Patio.
(a) Each mobile home lot shall provide an appropriate outdoor living space to supplement the limited interior space of a mobile home. The minimum size of each mobile home/trailer patio living space shall be 180 feet.
(b) Construction shall provide a useful outdoor surface constructed or formed either monolithically or in movable units with weather resistant materials placed sufficiently close together to create a paved area.
(14) Tenant storage. If storage facilities are provided, they shall be conveniently located near each mobile home lot:
(a) For the active storage of outdoor equipment, furniture or tools.
(b) For the inactive storage of such other material as is used only seasonally or infrequently by the typical tenant and cannot be conveniently stored in the typical mobile home.
1. Size. There shall be a minimum of 90 cubic feet provided for general storage for each mobile home lot.
2. Design and location of storage facilities. Storage facilities shall be provided on the lot, or in compounds located within a reasonable distance, not more than 500 feet from each stand and located not closer to private streets and public streets than the mobile home itself. Storage facilities shall be designed in a manner that will enhance the appearance of the court and shall be constructed of suitable weather resistant materials appropriate under the use and maintenance contemplated.
(15) Streets and walks. All publicly dedicated streets shall conform to the requirements of the subdivision regulations of this chapter.
(a) Private streets. Where private streets are provided within the mobile home park, the minimum private street width on which an individual mobile home fronts shall be 24 feet and:
1. Shall be located approximately in the center of a parcel of property equal to the width of right-of-way for a local residential street.
2. All future private streets constructed in connection with a mobile home park shall be designed and laid out in accordance with the subdivision regulations of this chapter. This requirement shall not apply to mobile home parks existing at the time of the passage of this chapter.
(b) Walks. Walks shall be provided for safe, convenient, all-season pedestrian access; of adequate width for intended use, durable and convenient to maintain. There shall be:
1. Individual walks to each mobile home stand from a paved street or from a paved driveway or parking space connecting to an approved street.
a. Entrance walks on individual walks width = 3 ft.
b. Common walks width = 5 ft.
c. Thickness with solid base material 4 inches
d. Required walks are not to be used for drainage ways.
(16) Parking spaces.
(b) Each parking space shall be:
1. Width 10 ft.
2. Length 20 ft.
3. Each parking space shall be surfaced for its entire area with concrete or asphaltic concrete.
(17) Service buildings. Each mobile home park may provide service buildings to house such toilet, bathing or other sanitation facilities and such laundry facilities as are hereinafter more particularly prescribed.
(a) All service buildings shall be permanent structures complying with all applicable laws and ordinances regulating the construction of buildings.
(b) All service buildings shall be adequately lighted at all times of day and night.
(c) All service buildings shall be well-ventilated and with screens on all openings.
(d) All service buildings shall be constructed of such moisture-proof material, including painted woodwork, as shall permit repeated cleaning and washing and shall be maintained at a temperature of not less than 68 degrees (Fahrenheit) during the period of September 1st to May 15th.
(e) Floors of all service buildings shall be of water-impervious material, shall contain a drain or drains and shall be constructed as to assure efficient drainage to such drain or drains.
(f) All service buildings and the grounds of the park shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and kept free of any condition that will menace the health of any occupant or the public or constitute a nuisance or fire hazard.
(18) Laundry facilities. When laundry facilities are provided, such facilities shall conform to the following standards:
(a) Hot and cold water outlets shall equal not less than the number of laundry trays and washing machines.
(b) An ample number of electrical outlets shall be provided supplying current sufficient to operate each such machine.
(c) The laundry facilities shall be in a separate service building, or, if in the same building where sanitation facilities are housed, shall be separated from the area housing sanitation facilities by a soundproof wall.
(19) Garbage and trash disposal.
(a) Corrosion resistive metal garbage cans or other noncombustible containers, with tight- fitting covers, shall be provided in quantities adequate to permit disposal of all garbage and rubbish. Each mobile home lot shall have at least one garbage can within 100 feet of it. The cans shall be kept in a sanitary condition as determined through inspection of proper city officials.
(b) Garbage and rubbish shall be collected and disposed of as frequently as may be necessary, but not less than weekly, to insure that the garbage cans shall not overflow.
(20) Electric lighting and outlets.
(a) All entrances, exits and driveways shall be lighted at night. Not less than a 100 watt electric light shall be provided for each 200 lineal feet of private street and at each entrance and exit to the mobile home park.
(b) At least one receptacle outlet for each mobile home space shall be provided. This exterior receptacle and other electric wiring shall conform to the requirements of the National Electric Code.
(21) Storage tanks. No individual storage facilities for gasoline, oil, gas, liquefied petroleum or other fuels shall be permitted within the mobile home park.
(22) Playgrounds.
(a) The size of the recreational area shall be not less than 8% of the gross site area, generally provided in a central location, including suitable landscaping, fencing and benches. In larger courts, decentralization will be allowed.
(b) Recreation areas shall include space for community buildings and community use facilities, such as adult recreation, child playgrounds and natural open space.
(23) Additions to mobile homes.
(a) No permanent or semi-permanent structure shall be affixed to any mobile home as an addition to such mobile home, nor shall any accessory structure be permitted on any mobile home lot or in any mobile home park except those accessory structures required by this section and a structure to house an office.
(b) If an office structure is provided, its construction shall comply with all applicable laws and ordinances.
(c) The prohibition herein against any addition or accessory to a mobile home shall not apply to a canopy or awning designed for use with a mobile home, nor to any expansion unit or accessory structure specifically manufactured for mobile homes. The lot coverage of a mobile home together with an expansion or accessory structure permitted thereto by this chapter, shall not exceed 40% of the total mobile home lot area.
(Ord. 88-30, passed 8-8-88) Penalty, see § 151.999