The following requirements are supplementary to the Illinois Mobile Home Parks laws as contained in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 210, Sec. 115/1 et seq., and the Rules and Regulations adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health pursuant thereto.
(A) Mobile Homes - Individual.
(1) All mobile homes shall be located in the "R-3" Zoning District.
(2) Mobile homes shall be utilized only as a dwelling unit for owner or renter occupancy.
(3) No mobile home shall be brought into or placed anywhere on individual lots within the "R-1" or "R-2" Zoning Districts.
(4) (a) All mobile homes will be required to be skirted and anchored. Specifically, skirted with fire resistant material. Skirting shall be equipped with an inspection door at least twenty-four (24) inches wide to allow access to the underside of the home; and
(b) Anchors capable of withstanding a vertical tension force of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) pounds shall be installed at the corners of every mobile home stand or as otherwise necessary for protection against high winds. The anchors shall be firmly attached to straps which extend over the mobile home at each end. The straps shall consist of material capable of stabilizing the dwelling during high winds. Straps shall be firmly attached to the mobile home. Every mobile home shall be securely tied down to anchors.
(5) All mobile homes shall be connected to all available public utilities in accordance with all requirements for any residential structures in the City, shall be appropriately skirted, and shall conform to all requirements that are applicable to conventionally constructed dwelling units in the "R" District.
(6) Existing mobile homes may be replaced provided:
(a) It is replaced within six (6) months of removal of the existing mobile home.
(b) One mobile home per lot shall be permitted.
(c) Permanent foundations with hitch and wheels removed shall be required.
(Ord. No. 1352; 08-28-06)
(B) Mobile Home Parks and Courts.
(1) After the effective date of this Code, no mobile home park and/or court shall be operated within this City without having first obtained a permit to operate from the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Effective Date: June 1, 1993)
(2) Mobile home parks and/or courts shall be permitted by a special use permit only and shall meet the following requirements:
(a) Shall be located on a tract of land not less than two (2) acres.
(b) Shall contain at least three (3) mobile homes.
(c) Minimum Lot Size and Setback Requirements.
Individual mobile home spaces shall be considered as lots and shall meet the following requirements:
(i) Minimum lot size: Six thousand (6,000) sq. ft.
(ii) Minimum lot depth: One hundred (100) ft.
(iii) Minimum lot width: Fifty (50) feet.
(iv) Minimum setback requirements:
from front lot line: Twenty (20) feet.
from rear lot line: Twenty (20) feet.
from side lot line: Five (5) feet.
(v) Minimum distance to a building on an adjacent lot: Ten (10) feet.
(d) Shall be skirted and anchored as per Section 40-4-12(A)(4).
(e) Two (2) off-street parking spaces shall be provided per mobile home.
(f) No access way may dead-end except as a cul-de-sac with appropriate turn-around space for emergency vehicles.
(3) Non-motorized camping trailers/recreational vehicles shall be permitted by special use permit only and shall meet all requirements of Illinois Manufactured Home Community Code Section 860.360.
(Ord. No. 1352; 08-28-06; Ord. No. 2151; 12-27-21)
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