(A) (1) Mobile home courts shall be designed and constructed to conform to applicable zoning and building regulations and generally accepted standards for mobile home courts, and shall meet the following conditions.
(a) Mobile home courts shall have adequate facilities for drainage of surface and subsurface water. This shall include proper grading and installation, where necessary, of gutters, culverts, catch basins, drain inlets or other satisfactory drainage systems.
(b) Walks, driveways and parking spaces shall be provided with a sealed surface and arranged in a manner that provides safe and convenient access under normal use and weather conditions.
(c) Wires installed above driveways and parking spaces shall have a clearance of not less than 18 feet.
(d) Mobile home courts shall be properly maintained so as to assure the desirable residential character of the property.
(e) No occupied travel or vacation trailer or other form of temporary living units shall be permitted in a mobile home court.
(2) A mobile home court shall be provided with the following utilities which shall have sufficient capacity to supply the requirements of the mobile home court and the maximum number of mobile homes which will be located there: water supply system; sewage disposal system; electrical system, which shall meet the following conditions.
(a) The water supply system shall be designed to provide a sufficient supply of potable water, under adequate pressure to outlets serving mobile homes, community structures, drinking fountains, hose connections and hydrants.
(b) A sewage disposal system shall provided each mobile home and community structures containing plumbing fixtures with an approved, adequate and safe method of sewage disposal.
1. No untreated sewage from such a plumbing system shall be disposed of into any waters of the state.
2. Where a public sewage disposal system is not available an adequate private sewage disposal system, approved by the Health Officer shall be provided.
(c) The electrical system shall be designed to provide adequate capacity to supply the connected load without exceeding the current carrying capacity of the conductors.
(3) Community fuel supply and storage requirements are as follows.
(a) A gas piping system, if installed, shall be designed to provide a supply of gas sufficient to meet the maximum demand without undue loss of pressure at the connection to the mobile home furthest from the source of supply.
(b) Liquefied petroleum gas storage containers having a capacity exceeding 125 gallons shall be located not less than 25 feet from the nearest mobile home, structure, building and lot line and shall be so located and protected that it will not be subject to damage from moving vehicles.
(c) Fuel oil and other flammable materials shall be stored so as not to be a fire hazard.
(4) A mobile home court shall be maintained in a safe, sanitary and orderly condition, and shall meet the following property maintenance conditions.
(a) The premises shall be kept clean and free of physical hazards.
(b) Open areas shall be maintained free of heavy undergrowths; accumulations of plant growth which are noxious or detrimental to health shall be eliminated.
(c) Grounds and structures shall be maintained free of insect, vermin and rodent harborage and infestation.
(d) Exterior wood surfaces of structures that are not inherently resistant to deterioration shall be periodically treated with a protective coating of paint or other suitable preservative.
(e) Adequate sanitary facilities and methods shall be used for the collection, storage, handling and disposal of garbage and refuse.
(f) Domestic animals and pets shall be kept in an appropriate manner and shall not be permitted to run at large.
(Prior Code, § 5-402)
(B) (1) Except as hereinafter provided, no freestanding mobile home or travel trailer shall be permitted in the city urban area unless it is being offered for sale or parked for storage. Those freestanding mobile homes which are now non-conforming uses under the provisions of the city zoning ordinance may continue as non-conforming uses; provided that, they shall not be stored in front yards or on side yards abutting a street on corner lots or on streets.
(2) No freestanding travel trailer shall be permitted in the city urban area, except in RV trailer parks or mobile home parks unless it is being actively offered for sale or parked for storage; provided, however, that, no travel trailer shall be stored in front yards or on side yards abutting a street on corner lots or on streets; and, further provided that, no water, plumbing or permanent electrical connections shall be permitted.
(C) (1) A double wide and module home will be placed on a permanent foundation with the tongue and wheel axles removed from the structure, making the structure a permanent home.
(2) A double wide trailer that has the wheels and axles removed shall be a modular home. This modular home must be placed on a permanent foundation in order to be approved for a building permit.
(Ord. passed 11-7-1995; Ord. passed 6-5-1997; Ord. 97-501, passed 6-5-1997)