For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MOBILE HOME. A detached, single-family dwelling unit with all of the following characteristics:
(1) Designed for long-term occupancy, and containing sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath, and kitchen facilities, with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems;
(2) Designed to be transported after fabrication on its own wheels, or on flatbed or other trailers or detachable wheels; and
(3) Arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete, including major appliances and furniture, and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on foundation supports, connection to utilities, and the like.
MOBILE HOME PARK. Any park, trailer park, trailer court, campsite, lot, parcel, or tract of land designed, maintained, or intended for the use of supplying a location or accommodation for 15 or more mobile homes, and upon which the mobile homes are parked permanently or temporarily, and shall include all buildings and utilities used or intended for use as part of the equipment thereof, whether a charge is made for the use of the trailer park and its facilities or not. MOBILE HOME PARK shall not include travel trailer parks or trailer sales lots.
TRAVEL TRAILER. A vehicular portable structure designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation uses, which:
(1) Is identified on the unit by the manufacturer as a travel trailer;
(2) Is not more than 8 feet in body width;
(3) Can operate independent of connections to external sewer, water, and electrical systems; and
(4) Does not include automobiles, trucks, or buses adapted for vacation use but not identified by the manufacturers as travel trailers.
TRAVEL TRAILER CAMPGROUND. Any plat or ground on which a camper, travel trailer, motor home, or tent is located for short-term occupancy regardless of whether or not a charge is made for the accommodation. However, the definition shall not include the premises of one who stores thereon a single trailer of which he or she is the owner.
(1975 Code, § 14-16) (Ord. 580, passed 9-18-1972; Am. Ord. 595, passed 1-2-1973; Am. Ord. 933, passed 1-3-1989)