(A) Resident rights and duties. Upon initial admittance to the mobile home park, the mobile home park owner or manager shall notify the mobile home residents of all applicable provisions of the Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park Act and this chapter, and inform them of their duties and responsibilities required therein.
(B) Local mobile home park rules and regulations.
(1) The mobile home park owner shall draft and adopt a separate set of rules and regulations governing the maintenance of the mobile home park to keep its facilities and equipment in good repair and in clean and sanitary condition as required by this chapter. Under these rules and regulations, the mobile home park owner or manager shall identify the responsibilities of the management to the mobile home owner and shall further identify the responsibilities of the resident in the mobile home park as required by the Mobile Home Park Landlord and Tenant Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1983, Ch. 80, Pars. 201 et seq.) and the State Mobile Home Tie Down Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1983, Ch. 111.5, Pars. 4401 et seq.).
(2) The local rules and regulations established by the mobile home park owner or manager shall contain, but not be limited to, the control of pets, the storage of refuse and garbage, the design and construction of auxiliary structures, acceptable material for skirting and awnings, the control of inoperable, unlicensed, or abandoned automobiles, the policy of performing vehicle repairs, the control of the growth of weeds and grass, control of insects, rats, and mice, and all other rules and regulations necessary to maintain the mobile home park, its facilities, and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
(3) A copy of the State Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park Act and this chapter must be on file at the manager’s office for the use of the residents of the park.
(4) The local rules and regulations, established by the mobile home park owner or manager, shall not relieve the owner or manager of compliance with the State Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park Act and this chapter.
(C) Adequate supervision and inspection.
(1) The person to whom a license for a mobile home is issued or caretaker shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the mobile home park in compliance with the State Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park Act and Mobile Home Tie Down Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1983, Ch. 111.5, Pars. 4401 et seq.) and applicable provisions of the Mobile Home Landlord and Tenant Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1983, Ch. 80, Pars. 201 et seq.).
(2) The mobile home park owner or caretaker shall conduct inspections to ensure facilities, equipment, services, and maintenance are being performed in a satisfactory manner and in compliance with the aforementioned Acts and their pursuant regulations.
(3) The facilities and equipment of all service buildings shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and kept in good repair.
(4) The correction of all deficiencies noted by the mobile home park owner or caretaker must be accomplished within five working days, unless specified by the owner or caretaker.
(D) Site numbers. The mobile home park owner or caretaker shall maintain a plot plan of the park at the custodian’s office, with all sites numbered or marked distinctly. All sites shall also be specifically numbered for identification purposes.
(E) Inspection doors. When mobile home skirting is installed, a sliding or hinge type of inspection door must be provided for use by the Zoning and Building Department. The inspection door must be a minimum of 24 inches in width and be located near the sewer riser.
(F) Fencing. Fencing of individual sites, where permitted by the park owner, shall not exceed three and one-half feet in height and shall provide open space available for fire protection.
(G) Abandoned automobiles or equipment.
(1) Any abandoned automobile or piece of equipment having the appearance of being abandoned shall be removed from the park.
(2) (a) The storage of unused or not currently licensed vehicles and the performance of major automotive repairs shall not be permitted within the mobile home park.
(b) Abandoned automobile removal shall comply with the application provisions of the State Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1983, Chapter 95.5, Pars. 4-201 et seq.).
(H) Storage. Park residents shall not store household appliances, refrigerators, furniture, or similar items outside the mobile home.
(I) Unsafe buildings or structures. Unsafe buildings or structures shall be removed from the mobile home park within ten days after notification by the Zoning and Building Department that said unsafe building or structure is declared unsafe. A mobile home or accessory structure damaged by fire beyond 50% of it’s retail value prior to the fire is, for the purpose of this section, considered an unsafe building.
(Prior Code, § 3-4-5) (Res. passed 5-20-1986)