Chapter 2 — MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this chapter are defined as follows:

"Front line of lot" shall mean the line separating the lot from the road providing access to the lot for the transportation of a mobile home.

"Lot" shall mean any area or tract of land or portion of a mobile home park designated or used for the occupancy of one mobile home and shall include a site.

"Lot depth" shall mean the distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured on the mean direction of the side lot lines.

"Lot line" shall mean a boundary line of a lot or site designated or used for the occupancy of mobile homes.

"Lot width" shall mean the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines.

"Mobile home" shall mean a structure transportable in one or more sections which, when erected on a site, has a minimum square footage of 800 square feet and which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities and shall include the plumbing and air-conditioning systems contained therein. For the purposes of this chapter, "mobile home" shall also include a trailer coach.

"Mobile home park" shall mean any area or tract of land where one or more mobile home lots are rented or held out for rent.

"Property line" shall mean a boundary line of the area or tract of land on which a mobile home park is located.

"Rear line of lot" shall mean a lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line and, in the case of an irregular, triangular, or gore-shaped lot, a line within the lot parallel to, and at a maximum distance from, the front lot line, having a length of 10 feet or more.

"Side line of lot" shall mean any lot boundary line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

"Temporary trailer park" shall mean any area or tract of land where space is rented or held out for rent to one or more travel trailers or camp cars and which is established for one operation not to exceed 11 days and is then removed.

(§ 1, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963, and § 16, Ord. 593, eff. September 10, 1981)

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to mobile homes, other than as permitted in subsection (ii) of subsection (6) of subsection (a) of Section 10-2.1102 of Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 10 of this Code, and to mobile home parks; provided, however, they shall not apply to mobile home parks in which no mobile home is parked for more than 30 consecutive days, which type of mobile home park shall be referred to in this chapter as transient mobile home parks. It shall be unlawful for the operator of any transient mobile home park to permit the occupancy of any lot

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therein by any mobile home for a period of more than 30 consecutive days. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to temporary trailer parks. The provisions of this chapter are intended to supplement the provisions of the Health and Safety Code of the State applicable to mobile homes and mobile home parks and the rules and regulations of the State adopted pursuant thereto. (§ 2, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963, § 1, Ord. 410, eff. January 22, 1970, and § 17, Ord. 593, eff. September 10, 1981)

A mobile home park may be allowed as a conditional use pursuant to the provisions governing conditional uses. The provisions of this chapter may be modified by specific provisions in the permit for the mobile home park conditional use if such modification is in the public interests and does not conflict with any of the standards established by State laws or regulations. (§ 2, Ord. 410, eff. January 22, 1970)

No person shall occupy a mobile home, except as permitted in subsection (6) of subsection (a) of Section 10-2.1102 of Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 10 of this Code, or motor vehicle as a living or sleeping accommodation for a period in excess of 24 hours, except within a mobile home park.

(Ord. 367, eff. May 25, 1966, as amended by § 18, Ord. 593, eff. September 10, 1981)

The minimum total area of each mobile home park shall be 20 acres. (§ 3, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

The maximum density of lots within a mobile home park shall be 7.26 lots per acre. (§ 4, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

Mobile homes shall not be parked within a mobile home park at distances from the park boundaries of less than the following:

• (a) The minimum distance from the park boundary, if the boundary abuts a public street, shall be 40 feet.

• (b) The minimum distance from the front property boundary shall be 40 feet.

• (c) The minimum distance from the side and rear boundaries not abutting a public street shall be 15 feet.

• (§ 5, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

Each mobile home park shall be enclosed by a solid masonry wall not less than six feet in height. Where boundaries of the park do not abut a public street, such wall shall be immediately adjacent to the boundaries. Where the boundaries abut a public street, the wall shall be set back even with

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the minimum setback line of the adjoining property so that the setback line of the mobile home park wall will present a prolongation of the minimum setback line of the adjoining property. If adjoining properties have different minimum setback lines, the greater of the two setback lines shall be applicable to the mobile home park minimum setback line for the wall required. Yards provided by setback requirements shall be landscaped and kept well maintained. (§ 6, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

The minimum lot size shall be 4,000 square feet. The minimum lot width shall be 40 feet, and the minimum lot depth shall be 80 feet.

(§ 7, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

Mobile homes shall not be parked within, and no structure shall be placed upon, a mobile home lot at distances from the lot boundaries of less than the following:

• (a) The minimum distance from the front line of the lot shall be 20 feet.

• (b) The minimum distance from the side or rear line shall be five feet; provided, however, where a side or rear yard abuts an access road, public parking area, or walk, the setback shall be a minimum of 10 feet.

• (§ 8, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

The following minimum spacing requirements shall apply:

• (a) The minimum distance between the mobile home and the building shall be 20 feet.

• (b) The minimum distance between the mobile home and an awning or between awnings shall be 10 feet.

Awnings shall not project closer than five feet to a lot line.

(§ 9, Ord. 103, as amended by § 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

A concrete patio of not less than 400 square feet shall be installed on each lot. (§ 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

A maximum of 200 cubic feet of storage locker may be provided for each lot. Storage lockers may be located on the lot or in locker compounds off the lots. (§ 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

Each mobile home park shall have a park and recreation area or areas with a total size of not less than 200 square feet multiplied by the number of lots in the mobile home park. The minimum

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size of each park and recreation area shall be 3,000 square feet. (§ 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

Each lot shall be provided with a connection to the City's sanitary sewer system. Mobile homes which cannot be connected to the City's sanitary sewer system shall not be used for human habitation. Bituminous fiber pipe and cement asbestos pipe shall not be used as sanitary sewer drainage pipe.

(§ 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

All electrical and telephone service lines within a mobile home park shall be placed underground.

(§ 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

All outside clothes drying yards within a mobile home park shall be enclosed with a solid fence not less than six feet in height.

(§ 1, Ord. 316, eff. May 22, 1963)

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