It is the intent of the “MHD” Mobile Home Park District to permit low density mobile home uses in a parking-like atmosphere.

(1)   Independent Mobile Home: A mobile home which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower.

(2)   Licensee: Any person licensed to operate and maintain a mobile. home park under the provisions of this ordinance.

(3)   Mobile Home Space: A plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the accommodation of one mobile home.

(4)   Natural or Artificial Barrier: Any river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment, fence or hedge.

(5)   Permittee: Any person to whom a permit is issued to maintain or operate a mobile home park under the provisions of this ordinance.

(6)   Person: Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation.

(7)   Street: Any recognized thoroughfare in the city.

(1)   The tract to be used for a mobile home park shall be not less than one acre.

(2)   The applicant for the mobile home park must satisfy the planning commission that he or she is financially able to carry out the proposed plan and shall prepare and submit a schedule of construction, which construction shall commence within a period of one year following the approval by the planning commission and shall be completed within a period of two years.

(3)   The applicant for a mobile home park shall prepare or cause to be prepared a development plan and shall present three copies of the plan for the review of the planning commission. The plot shall show topography and the location size of:

(a)   Mobile home sites.

(b)   Service buildings.

(c)   Off-street parking areas.

(d)   Electrical outlets.

(e)   Sewer outlets.

(f)    Water outlets.

(g)   water lines.

(h)   Sewer lines.

(i)    Recreational areas.

(j)    Landscaped areas and walls or fences.

(k)   Roadways.

(1)   Sidewalks.

(4)   The mobile home park shall conform with the following requirements:

(a)   The park shall be located on a well-drained site, properly graded to insure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

(b)   Mobile home parks shall have a maximum density of eight trailers per gross acre and a minimum space of 2,800 square feet for each trailer.

(c)   Each mobile home space shall be at least 35 feet wide and clearly defined.

(d)   Mobile homes shall be so located on each space that there shall be at least 20 feet of clearance between mobile homes; provided, however, that with respect to mobile homes parked end-to-end, the end-to-end clearance may be less than 20 feet but shall not be less than 15 feet. No mobile home shall be located closer than 25 feet from any building within the park or from any property line bound the park.

(e)   All mobile home spaces shall front upon a private roadway of not less than 31 feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street, alley or highway.

(f)    Walkways, not less than 30 inches wide, shall be provided from the mobile home spaces to service buildings.

(g)   All roadways and walkways within the mobile home park shall be hard surfaced and adequately lighted at night with electric lamps.

(h)   Laundry facilities for the exclusive use of the mobile home occupants may be provided in a service building.

(i)    At least one electrical outlet supplying at least 110 volts shall be provided for each mobile home space.

(j)    Off roadway parking shall be provided at the rate of one space of each mobile home space.

(k)   A solid fence or wall and a 10 foot landscaped buffer area shall be provided between the Mobile Home Park District and any adjoining property zoned for residential purposes. The solid fence or wall shall not be less than four feet high nor more than six feet high. The owner shall be responsible for the maintenance for the fence or wall and the landscaped buffer area.

An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied by pipes to all buildings and mobile home spaces within the park. Each mobile home space shall be provided with a cold water tap at least four inches above the ground. An adequate supply of hot water shall be provided at all times in the service buildings for all washing and laundry facilities.

(1)   Service buildings, housing sanitation and laundry facilities or any of such facilities, shall be permanent structures complying with all applicable codes, ordinances and statutes regulating buildings, electrical installations and plumbing and sanitation systems.

(2)   All service buildings and the grounds of the park shall be maintained in a clean, sightly condition and kept free of any debris that will be a menace to the health of any occupant or the public or constitute a nuisance.

Each mobile home space shall be provided with a trapped sewer at least four inches in diameter, which shall be connected to receive the waste from the shower, bathtub, flush toilet, lavatory and kitchen sink of the mobile home located in such space and having any or all of such facilities. The trapped sewer in each space shall be connected to discharge the mobile home waste into a public sewer system.

Each mobile home unit shall be provided with at least one metal trash and garbage can with a tight-fitting cover to permit disposal of all garbage, trash and rubbish.

The burning of trash and rubbish is prohibited in a Mobile Home Park District.

No owner or person in charge of any dog, cat or other pet or animal shall permit it to run at large or commit any nuisance within the limits of any mobile home park.

(1)   It shall be the duty of each licensee and permittee to keep a register containing a record of all mobile home owners and occupants located within the park. The register shall contain the following information:

(a)   The name and address of each mobile home owner or tenant occupying a mobile home.

(b)   There shall be a prominent display of the managers name and phone number on the premises.

(c)   The state, territory or country issuing such licenses.

(d)   The date of arrival and of departure of each mobile home.

(e)   The mobile home park owners, manager or caretaker shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register.

The licensee or permittee, or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile home park, and its facilities and equipment, in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, with the licensee or permittee, for the violation of any provision of the regulations in the Mobile Home Park District.

(1)   It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a mobile home park within the city limits unless such a person shall first obtain a permit.

(2)   The annual permit fee for each mobile home park shall be $50.00, which is not refundable.

(3)   A mobile home park permit is not transferrable.

(4)   Expiration date of the mobile home park permit shall be December 31st of each year.

(1)   A written application, in triplicate, shall be required for any person, firm or corporation operating a mobile home park in the city. The application shall include the following items.:

(a)   The name and address of the applicant.

(b)   The location and legal description of the mobile home park.

(c)   The name and address of the manager of the mobile home park.

(d)   The number of mobile homes the mobile home park will accommodate.

(e)   A plan showing location of all mobile homes, buildings, roadways, recreational areas, off-street parking areas, electrical outlets, sewer outlets, water outlets, water mains, sewer mains and other improvements and facilities constructed or to be constructed in the mobile home park. The plan shall be drawn at a scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger.

(f)    such further information as may be required to determine if the proposed mobile home park will comply with this article and other city ordinances and requirements.

(2)   The application shall be filed by the owner or manager of the mobile home park and sworn to before a notary public. The person or persons filing the application and affidavit shall be the person or persons owning or managing the mobile home park and the person or persons responsible for the upkeep and maintenance and sanitary control. Any change in the management of the mobile home park shall be registered with the city clerk by a sworn affidavit by the new manager.

(3)   Upon receipt of the completed application, plans and filing fees, the city clerk shall transmit a copy of the application and plans to an approved representative of the city who shall:

(a)   Check the application for compliance with this article and other city codes and ordinances.

(b)   Determine the condition of sanitation of the mobile home park.

(4)   If the application is found to be in compliance with this article and other city codes and ordinances and the site is found to be in conformance with sanitary regulations, a permit may be issued for a mobile home park.

Upon the issuance of the permit for a mobile home park or court, the city shall have the authority to have the mobile home park or court inspected by the proper inspecting officer of the city, and if it shall be found that the holder of the permit has made any false or misleading statements in his or her application or has placed or caused to be placed more mobile homes in the mobile home park or court than provided for and set forth in the application for permit, or that the holder of the permit has violated or caused to be violated any provision of this article, the governing body shall have the power to revoke the permit.

If the city shall determine upon proper inspection by the inspecting officer of the city, that the sanitary condition of the mobile home park shall have become so unsanitary as to endanger health or welfare of occupants of the mobile home park or the surrounding community, or that the sanitary facilities have become inadequate to properly protect the occupants of the mobile home park, the governing body shall have the power to require the holder of the mobile home park permit, with 10 days, to set the mobile home park in proper sanitary condition. If, upon notice from the city to the holder of the permit as aforesaid, the owner or manager of the mobile home park shall fail or refuse to place the park or court in sanitary condition, the governing body shall have the right to revoke the permit.

Whenever a property ceases to be used for such purposes for a period of two years the planning commission shall initiate action and hold a public hearing to rezone the property back to its former zoning district.

Only one sign will be permitted at a mobile home park and shall be unilluminated. The sign shall not exceed 24 square feet in area.