Sec. 25-29. - Purpose of division.

It is the purpose and intent of this division to establish site design and construction standards for mobile home parks, insuring that the arrangement of mobile homes provides adequate light, air, convenience of access, safety, essential utilities and recreational facilities and other open space.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 1)

Sec. 25-30. - Drainage.

Each mobile home park shall be drained in conformity with regulations of the subdivision ordinance.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 11)

Cross reference— Subdivision ordinance, App. B.

Sec. 25-31. - Reserved.

Editor's note—

Section 25-31, requiring foundations and use of jacks and stabilizers on mobile homes, derived from Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 16, was repealed by § 5 of Ord. No. 2936-82.

Sec. 25-32. - Minimum spacing between units.

(a)

Mobile home sites within a mobile home park shall be so arranged as to provide not less than the following spacing between mobile home units:

Public street right-of-way and mobile home unit .....25 feet

Side-to-side .....25 feet

End-to-end .....20 feet

Side-to-end .....20 feet

Set back from private streets (curb) .....15 feet

(b)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to sites legally existing on June 29, 1970.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 2; Art. VI, § 1)

Sec. 25-33. - Required open space.

The development of any mobile home park shall provide for open space as prescribed for planned residential development in the zoning ordinance, provided that a minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet of open space per mobile home site, exclusive of the required open space around the units, shall be developed in clusters located uniformly throughout the park having areas of not less than one-fourth (¼) acre. Access to such open space shall generally be arranged so as to be accessible from the maximum number of mobile home units.

Cross reference— Zoning ordinance, Ch. 45.

Sec. 25-34. - Streets.

(a)

Streets designated by the administrator as essential to the continuity of the public street and utility system shall be constructed as public streets in mobile home parks.

(b)

Streets deemed by the administrator as not essential as public streets shall be constructed as private streets in mobile home parks.

(c)

All streets within any mobile home park shall be constructed to city standards, provided that streets designated as private streets may be constructed to a width of not less than thirty (30) feet, as measured between curb faces, and plant mix surfaces may be omitted and concrete curbs may be rounded.

(d)

The city's requirements for curbs and gutters and for minimum street widths shall not apply to streets existing in a mobile home park existing on June 29, 1970.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 4; Art. VI, § 3)

Cross reference— Streets and sidewalks, Ch. 38.

Sec. 25-35. - Street lights.

Every street shall be lighted with street lights providing a uniform illumination level in conformity with the subdivision ordinance. An agreement shall be executed by the owner and the supplying utility company, in a form approved by the city, to insure the maintenance of such lighting along all private streets.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 7)

Cross reference— Subdivision ordinance, App. B

Sec. 25-36. - Off-street parking; curb cuts.

(a)

The number of off-street parking spaces in a mobile home park shall be in conformity with parking requirements of the zoning ordinance.

(b)

Off-street parking shall be provided in a mobile home park as group parking, in such a manner as to eliminate required backing of vehicles onto any public street. Curb cuts for driveways at individual mobile home sites shall not be permitted on public streets and, except in special cases where a mobile home site is not adequately served from a group parking area, such curb cuts shall not be permitted on private streets.

(c)

This section shall not apply to a mobile home park legally existing and operating on June 29, 1970.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 5; Art. VI, § 1)

Sec. 25-37. - Mobile home accessory building or structure.

For the purpose of this chapter, a mobile home accessory building or structure is considered a structure which is an addition to or supplements the facilities provided a mobile home. This includes, but is not limited to, awnings, cabanas, carports, storage structures, porches, or decks. Building permits must be obtained prior to the construction or installation of such structures. The application for such building permit shall be signed by both the owner or operator of the mobile home park and the person wishing to construct or install a mobile home accessory building or structure.

(1)

Porches or decks may be provided as an accessory to a mobile home unit. Such porches or decks shall be constructed in accordance with the building regulations and shall include handrails and/or guardrails as required therein. No porch or deck shall be constructed such that any part of that porch or deck shall be closer than ten (10) feet to another mobile home, nor to a building or structure accessory to another mobile home.

(2)

Accessory buildings may be provided as an accessory to a mobile home unit; however, they shall not be located closer than ten (10) feet to an adjacent mobile home, or to a building or structure accessory to another mobile home. Storage structures shall not be located closer than three (3) feet to the mobile home in which it is accessory.

(3)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to sites legally existing on January 1, 1982.

(Ord. No. 3138-84)

Editor's note—

Section 25-37, requiring electrical installations within a mobile home park to be subject to the city's electrical code, derived from Ord. No. 1360, Art. VI, § 12, was repealed by § 5 of Ord. No. 2936-82. Subsequently, Ord. No. 3184-84 added a new § 25-37

Sec. 25-38. - Underground wiring required.

All wiring designed to provide electrical or telephone service or connections to a master television antenna system within a mobile home park shall be placed underground. This section shall not apply to mobile home parks legally existing and operating on June 29, 1970.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 9; Art. VI, § 1)

Secs. 25-39, 25-40. - Reserved.

Editor's note—

Section 25-39, requiring mobile home parks utilizing a gas distribution system to conform to the city's building code, derived from Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 13, and § 25-40, requiring plumbing in mobile home parks to conform to the city's plumbing code, derived from Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 15, were repealed by § 5 of Ord. No. 2936-82.

Sec. 25-41. - Water and sewer systems.

(a)

Water service and supply systems in mobile home parks shall be installed subject to all regulations and approval of the department of public utilities.

(b)

Each mobile home site in a mobile home park shall be served by an approved sewer system installed in conformity with the existing sewer policy adopted by the city council.

(c)

Water and sewer systems shall be installed by the mobile home park operator in all existing mobile home parks existing on June 29, 1970, at such time as public facilities become available to the site. The existence of a force sanitary sewer main or a gravity main, although at such elevation or location as to require a lift or pumping station for service, shall be deemed "available."

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 10; Art. VI, § 3)

Cross reference— Sewers and sewage disposal, Ch. 33; water supply, Ch. 42.

Sec. 25-42. - Fire protection generally.

Each mobile home park shall be provided with fire protection in accordance with the subdivision ordinance and established city policy.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 6)

Cross reference— Fire prevention and protection, Ch. 16; subdivision ordinance, App. B.

Sec. 25-43. - Storage of fuel.

(a)

Storage of fuel used for cooking or heating in individual quantities shall not be permitted within a mobile home park, except in containers approved by the fire marshal. Containers of liquefied petroleum gas and their installation stored in individual quantities shall meet all requirements of the city's building code and fire prevention code. No fuel used for cooking or heating shall be stored within a mobile home nor within five (5) feet of a door thereof.

(b)

Central storage facilities of fuel distribution systems within a mobile home park shall be subject to all applicable regulations of the building code, fire prevention code and zoning ordinance. Central fuel storage areas located above ground shall be fenced and screened. Such screening shall be in the form of a view-obscuring fence or suitable plant material arranged so as to form an attractive appearance in keeping with a residential character.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 14)

Cross reference— Uniform Statewide Building Code, § 13-21 et seq.; fire prevention code, § 16-14 et seq.; zoning ordinance, Ch. 45.

Sec. 25-44. - Refuse containers.

Each mobile home park shall be provided with refuse containers in accord with the provisions of Article III, Chapter 19, of this Code.

(Ord. No. 1360, Art. V, § 8)