Definitions of terms as used in this article shall be as follows:

(a)   Building shall mean any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.

(b)   Camp shall mean a trailer camp.

(c)   Health Officer shall mean the director of Cheyenne County Health Office or his or her authorized representative.

(d)   House Trailer shall mean a vehicular, portable dwelling unit designed especially for short term occupancy, such as: travel trailers, campers, converted buses and other similar units whether self-propelled, pulled or hauled and are designed primarily for highway travel without a special permit; and/or does not comply with all the requirements of the minimum housing code as a dwelling unit.

(e)   Inspection Officer shall mean an officer appointed by the city council, the duties of which are hereinafter set forth, or his authorized representative.

(f)   Mobile Home shall mean a movable, detached single-family dwelling unit with all the following characteristics:

(1)   Designed for long term occupancy, and containing accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath, kitchen facilities, and having plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems;

(2)   Designed and constructed on a chassis that is capable of being transported after fabrication on its own wheels (or detachable wheels);

(3)   Arrive at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations; location on supports, connection to utilities, and the like;

(4)   Not necessary to be placed on a foundation as required for a permanent structure.

(g)   Mobile Home Park shall mean a parcel or tract of land used or intended to be used by one or more occupied mobile homes. The term mobile home park does not include sales lots on which unoccupied mobile homes, whether new or used, are parked for the purpose of storage, inspection or sale.

(h)   Mobile Home Space shall mean a plot of ground within a mobile home park which is to accommodate one mobile home and which provides service facilities for water, sewerage and electricity.

(i)    Occupy, Occupancy, or Occupied shall mean the use of any mobile home or house trailer by any person for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes for any period of four or five consecutive days.

(j)    Park shall mean mobile home park.

(k)   Person shall mean any individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation.

(l)    Roadway shall mean any private street located within a park or camp and providing for the general vehicular and pedestrian circulation within the park or camp.

(m)  Service Building as used in this chapter shall mean a building housing all of the following: Separate toilet facilities for men and women, laundry facilities and separate bath or shower accommodations. Such building may also include other associated uses such as an office and recreational facilities for the camp or park.

(n)   Trailer Camp shall mean the use of a parcel or tract of land, which provides space for transient occupancy, and used or intended to be used for the parking of two or more trailer houses, tents or similar type of temporary living facilities. The term trailer camp does not include a parcel or tract of land on which unoccupied house trailers, whether new or used, are parked for the purpose of storage, inspection or sale.

(Code 1978, 9-101; Code 1994, 4-901; Code 2003; Code 2015)

It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a mobile home in the city unless such mobile home is located in a park and it shall also be unlawful for any person to occupy a house trailer in the city unless such house trailer is located in a camp.

EXCEPTIONS:

(a)   A mobile home may be occupied on any lot or lots in the city, except where prohibited by restrictive covenant: Provided, that the lot or lots on which said mobile home occupied is owned by the owner of said mobile home: Provided further, that a permanent foundation made of concrete or concrete materials be placed under the said mobile home. Acceptable foundations are as follows: (1) flat slab; (2) concrete runners that follow I beams; (3) individual footers at support points. Skirting is to be replaced with masonry placed on sufficient footings. This exception applied to mobile homes containing 500 square feet or more of living area. The ad valorem taxation of the mobile home shall be changed from personal property to real property.

(b)   A mobile home may be occupied at a construction site by a night watchman when approved by the inspection officer, when deemed necessary for security purposes. Such permission may be cancelled by the inspection officer upon three days’ written notice, when, in his opinion, the intent of this section is being violated.

(c)   A mobile home may be occupied other than within a park for a period not to exceed 30 days when a permit is secured in accordance with Section 4-906(c)

(d)   A house trailer may be occupied other than within a camp for a period not to exceed 30 days when a permit is secured in accordance with Section 4-906(c).

(e)   A camping, vacation trailer, or motor home may be stored in the rear yard on any lot; provided, that no living quarters shall be maintained or any business conducted in connection therewith while such trailer is so parked or stored.

(f)   A house trailer may occupy a mobile home space in a park for a period not to exceed 30 day; provided, that a service building as required for a trailer camp is within 200 feet of the space so occupied.

(Code 1978, 9-102; Ord. 475; Code 2003; Code 2015)

All persons operating parks existing on the effective date of this code shall obtain a park license, upon the expiration of their existing license, if any, with such new license being issued only after approval by the inspection officer and the health officer and only after payment of the required fee all persons developing new parks after the effective date of this article shall obtain a park license before occupancy of such park, with such license being issued only after approval of the required application by the inspection officer and the health officer and only after payment of the required fee. The park licenses for both existing and new parks shall be renewed annually, 12 months from the date of the previous license, after approval by the inspection officer and health officer, and after the payment of the required fee. No person shall operate a park without a current park license.

(Code 1978, 9-103; Code 1994, 4-903; Code 2003; Code 2015)

All persons operating camps existing on the effective date of this code shall obtain a camp license, upon the expiration of their existing park license, with such new license being issued only after approval by the inspection officer and health officer, and only after payment of the required fee. All persons developing new camps after the effective date of this article shall obtain a camp license before occupancy of such camp, with accordance to, the said procedure as described in Section 4-1003 of this article for issuance of a park license involving approval by appropriate officers, annual renewal and payment of the required fee. No person shall operate a camp without an approved current license.

(Code 1978, 9-104; Code 1994, 4-904; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Prior to occupying a mobile home or house trailer located other than within a park or camp, a permit shall be obtained as permitted by Section 4-1002(d) and 4-1002(f) with such permit being issued only after approval of the required application by the inspection officer and after payment of the required fee.

(Code 1978, 9-105; Code 1994, 4-905; Code 2003; Code 2015)

License and permit fees for mobile home parks, trailer camps and temporary permit for individual mobile homes and house trailers shall be as follows:

(a)   The annual license fee for a park shall be as follows:

(1).. One mobile home space................................ $15;

(2).. Two mobile home spaces................................ 30;

(3).. Three to 15 mobile home spaces...................... 40;

(4).. 16 to 25 mobile home spaces........................... 50;

(5).. 26 to 50 mobile home spaces........................... 70;

(6).. 51 to 75 mobile home spaces......................... 100;

(7).. 76 to 150 mobile home spaces....................... 200;

(8)   Over 150 mobile home spaces $200 plus $10 for each 10 mobile home spaces, or major fraction thereof, over 150.

(b)   The annual license fee for a camp shall be as follows:

(1)   Two house trailer spaces................................. 30;

(2)   Three to 15 house trailer spaces....................... 40;

(3)   16 to 25 house trailer spaces............................ 50;

(4)   Over 21 house trailer spaces $50 plus $10 for each 10 house trailer spaces, or major fraction thereof, over 25.

(c)   A temporary permit may be issued for a mobile home or house trailer to be occupied other than within a park or camp, permitted in accordance with Section 4-1002(d) and Section 4-1002 (e) for a period not to exceed 30 days, upon the payment of a fee of $5. There shall not be more than two such permits issued for the placement of a mobile home or house trailer in accordance with Sections 4-1002(d) and 4-1002(e) on the same property in any 12 month period.

(Code 1978, 9-106; Code 1994, 4-906; Code 2003; Code 2015)

(a)   All persons operating existing parks shall obtain the appropriate license as required by Section 4-1003 and 4-1004 of this chapter upon the expiration of the current park license. The inspection officer shall determine the appropriate classification for each park based on the records that have been filed with the various departments of the city in the applications for the existing license.

(b)   No addition shall be made to any existing park after the date of this code, except as permitted by Section 4-1008 of this article for a new park.

(Code 1978, 9-107; Code 1994, 4-907; Code 2003; Code 2015)

All persons developing new parks and camps after the effective date of this code shall make an application to the city council for the appropriate park or camp license. Applications for mobile home parks may be made only after a development plan has been approved by the city. A plan shall be submitted at the preliminary platting stage and when approved shall constitute approval by the city council of the city. When platting is not required, a sketch plan showing the relationship of the mobile home spaces to the roadways, parking, open space, and other information affecting the overall environment of the park may be submitted at any time for approval by the city council.

(Code 1978, 9-108; Code 1994, 4-908; Code 2003; Code 2015)

The application to the city council of the city shall be in triplicate, in writing, signed by the applicant and shall include the following:

(a)   The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;

(b)   The location and legal description of the park or camp;

(c)   Three complete sets of plans showing compliance with all applicable provisions of this chapter, including a plan drawn to scale, at not less than one inch equal to 100 feet showing the park or camp dimension;

(d)   Number and location of mobile home or house trailer spaces;

(e)   Location and width of roadways, sidewalks, off-street parking and easements;

(f)   Location, size and specifications of buildings, sewers, waterlines and gas lines;

(g)   The location and specifications of any sewage disposal system and water supply system;

(h)   The existing topography and drainage grading plan.

The submitted plans may be approved by the city council of the city for construction only after they have been reviewed and approved by the health officer, and one returned to the applicant. Approval and issuance of a park license for such new parks and of camp license for such new camps shall not be made until construction in accordance with the approved plans has been completed.

(Code 1978, 9-109; Code 1994, 4-909; Code 2003; Code 2015)

An application for any addition to an existing park shall be processed as an application for a new park. The expansion of any park shall conform to this article and under no circumstances shall the total area be less than the area required for a new park.

(Code 1978, 9-110; Code 1994, 4-910; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Any person desiring to locate a mobile home or house trailer in accordance with Sections 4-1002(d) or 4-1002(e) of this article shall make an application to the city council for a temporary permit. Such application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall include the following:

(a)   The name, address and telephone number of the applicant;

(b)   The location and legal description of the property where the mobile home or house trailer is requested to be located;

(c)   Shall provide all other applicable information as follows:

(1)   Those applications requested in accordance with Section 4-1002(c) or 1002(d) shall give the reason such application is being applied for an shall give the number of days the mobile home or house trailer is intended to be parked which in no event shall exceed 30 days. The application shall be accompanied by a plat plan drawn to scale, showing the legal description and boundaries of the application area, location of existing buildings, and the location of where the mobile home or house will be parked.

(2)   The connection of the mobile home or house trailer to any utility shall be in accordance with all applicable regulations of the code of the City of St. Francis.

(Code 1978, 9-111; Code 1994, 4-911; Code 2003; Code 2015)

All parks and camps shall be located in accordance with the ordinances of the city and shall be located on a well-drained site properly graded to insure adequate drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water. Plans and specifications for the drainage grading systems, including roadways, storm sewers and appurtenances, and general drainage and grading shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer.

(Code 1978, 9-112; Code 1994, 4-912; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Regulations for park and camp layouts shall be as follows:

(a)   Area Mobile home parks shall contain the minimum area as required by the zoning ordinance. Trailer camps shall contain a minimum of 1,500 square feet for each trailer of camping space.

(b)   Setbacks. All mobile homes and house trailers shall be so located as to maintain a setback no less than 15 feet from any public street or highway right-of-way; as to maintain a setback no less than 10 feet from any side or rear boundary line when such boundary is not common to any public street or highway right-of-way.

(c)   Clearance. All mobile homes or house trailers shall be so located as to maintain a clearance of not less than 20 feet from any building or service building within the park or camp.

(d)   Roadways and Sidewalks. All mobile home or house trailer spaces shall abut upon a park or camp roadway. All roadways shall not be less than 24 feet for a mobile home park and 20 feet for a house trailer park, a three foot sidewalk, not less than four inches thick, being provided adjacent to each curb in all mobile home parks. In those instances where a park roadway adjoins a public street or highway, a sidewalk need only be provided adjacent to the interior side of such roadway. All roadways shall have an unobstructed access to a public street or highway, with all dead end roadways being provided an adequate vehicular turnaround with a diameter of not less than 80 feet. All park and camp roadways shall be surfaced with concrete, asphalt, asphaltic concrete, gravel or crushed rock.

(e)   Patios and Storage Lockers. Each mobile home and house trailer space shall be provided with a paved patio of at least 200 square feet. Storage lockers may be grouped in locker compounds at a distance not to exceed 100 feet from the mobile homes they serve. The lockers shall be designed in a manner that will enhance the park and shall be constructed of suitable weather resistant materials.

(f)   Off-Street Parking. Surfaced off-street parking shall be provided for each mobile home and house trailer space. No portion of the park roadways shall be used to provide the required off-street parking.

(g)   Identification of Roadways and Spaces. All park and camp roadways and mobile home or house trailer spaces shall be clearly identified with letters or numerals of a light reflecting material. Such letters or numerals are to be a minimum of two inches in height.

(h)   Recreation Space. Each mobile home park shall devote at least eight percent of its gross area to recreation space for the use and enjoyment of the occupants of the park. Each such recreation space shall not be less than 10,000 square feet of land area. Required setbacks and clearances, and the roadways and off-street parking spaces shall not be considered as recreational space.

(i)    Screening. Whenever a mobile home park adjoins an arterial street or an area zoned other than for residential use, then special protection shall be provided for the park by planting of the setback from such adjoining boundary, to create a landscape buffer consisting of coniferous and deciduous plant materials.

(j)    Lighting. All park and camp roadways shall be lighted at night.

(Code 1978, 9-113; Code 1994, 4-913; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Each park serving or intended to serve one or more house trailers and all camps may be provided with one or move service buildings which shall:

(a)   Be located no nearer than 20 feet from a mobile home or house trailer in a park no nearer than 20 feet from a house trailer in a camp.

(b)   Be so located that any house trailer which it serves shall not be parked more than 200 feet from it.

(c)   Be of permanent type construction and be adequately lighted.

(d)   Be of moisture resistant material to permit frequent washing and cleaning.

(e)   Have one flush type toilet, one lavatory and one shower or bathtub for females; and one flush type toilet, one lavatory and one shower or bathtub for males for up to nine house trailers. One additional unit of the above plumbing facilities shall be provided for each sex for each 10 additional house trailers served or major fraction thereof. All lavatories, bathtubs, and showers shall be connected with both hot and cold running water.

(f)   Have adequate heating facilities to maintain a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the building and provide hot water 140 degrees Fahrenheit at a minimum rate of eight gallons per hour for the required fixture units.

(g)   Have an accessible, adequate, safe and potable water supply of cold water.

(h)   Have all rooms well ventilated with all openings effectively screened.

(i)    Have at least one slop water closet or other facility suitable for the cleaning and sanitizing of bedpans or other waste receptacles.

(j)    Comply with all applicable provisions of the city ordinances of the city regarding the construction of buildings and the installation of electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems.

(k)   Be maintained in a clean sanitary condition and kept free of any condition that will menace the health of any occupants or the public or constitute a nuisance.

(Code 1978, 9-114; Code 1994, 4-914; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Regulations relating to the water supply in camps and parks in the city shall be as follows:

(a)   Required. An accessible, safe and potable supply of water as approved by the health officer shall be provided in each park or camp. If city water is available to the park or camp, it shall be used.

(b)   Layout. The size and location of water mains and fire hydrants shall be designed by a licensed professional engineer and shall be in accordance with the requirements of the water department and fire department of the city. When city water is available, a utility easement for the distribution system shall be granted to the St. Francis Water Department for operation and maintenance purposes. The distribution system shall become the property of the city.

(c)   Service Connections. Individual water service connections shall be provided at each mobile home space. Such connections shall be located at least four inches above ground surface, at least three-quarters inch in diameter and equipped with a three-quarters inch valve outlet. The outlet shall be protected from surface water flooding and all pipes shall be protected against freezing. Below ground shutoff valves may be used but stop and waste valves shall not be used. When service connections are provided for house trailer spaces, they shall comply with the above requirements.

(d)   Private Water Supply. When a private water supply is provided, it shall provide an adequate water supply with minimum flow rates of four gallons per minute for each of the first five mobile home or house trailer spaces and additional two gallons per minute for each additional space for the next 10 spaces and additional one and one-half gallons per minute for each additional one gallon per minute for each additional space.

Such system shall provide a minimum of twenty pounds per square inch of pressure at all connections provided.

(Code 1978, 9-115; Code 1994, 4-915; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Regulations for sewage disposal for parks or camps shall be as follows:

(a)   Individual Sewer Connections. Sewer connections shall be provided for each mobile home space in accordance with the sewage codes of the city. If individual connections are provided for house trailers, they shall be of similar construction.

(b)   Design. Any sewage system connection to the city sewer systems shall be in accordance with all applicable requirements of the sewage codes of the city. All sewage systems shall be designed by a licensed professional engineer and shall be submitted for approval by the city council of the city.

(c)   Treatment Plant. When the sewer lines of the park or camp are not connected to a public sewer, a sewage disposal system approved by the health officer shall be provided. The design of such facilities for new parks and camps shall be obtained on the type of treatment proposed and on the design of the facility prior to the construction.

(d)   Camps. Camps shall provide sanitary stations for the sole purpose of removing and disposing of wastes from holding tanks in a clean, efficient and convenient manner. Sanitary stations shall be approved by the health officer, connected to the sewage system, located not less than 50 feet from any space or other residential area, and be screened from other activities by visual barriers such as fences, walls or natural growth.

(Code 1978, 9-116; Code 1994, 4-916; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Provisions for garbage and refuse storage, collection and disposal shall be maintained so as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident hazards or air pollution and shall comply with the requirements set forth in all ordinances of the city.

(Code 1978, 9-117; Code 1994, 4-917; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Regulations relating to keeping mobile home parks free from insect or rodent infestation shall be as follows:

(a)   Maintenance Free From Infestation. Mobile home parks and trailer camps shall be maintained free of excessive insect or rodent infestation.

(b)   Preventative Environmental Maintenance. The mobile home park or trailer camp management shall keep all areas outside of the confines of the individual mobile homes or house trailers reasonably free of breeding, harboring, and feeding places for rodents and insects. Such areas shall be kept free of litter, trash, salvage materials, junk, and weeds or other obnoxious vegetation growths in excess of 12 inches in height. Individual mobile home or house trailer occupant shall be responsible for the extermination of any insect or rodent infestations occurring within individual mobile homes or house trailers.

(Code 1978, 9-118; Code 1994, 4-918; Code 2003; Code 2015)

A weather proof electrical outlet supplying at least 110 volts shall be provided for each mobile home or house trailer space. All electrical wiring shall comply with applicable provisions of the electrical code of the city. No power lines shall be permitted to lie on the ground or to be suspended less than 15 feet above the ground over any roadway, parking or service area.

(Code 1978, 9-119; Code 1994, 4-919; Code 2003; Code 2015)

All occupied house trailers in the city shall be grounded for electrical purposes by a one-half inch by eight foot copperweld ground rod and bronze clamp, using not less than a number 6 AWG American wire gauge copper wire, adequately bonded to both the trailer frame and a neutral wire. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a code violation and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 or by imprisonment for not exceeding 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment and shall be committed to jail until the fine and costs are paid.

(Code 1978, 9-120; Code 1994, 4-920; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Regulations relating to fuel gas in the mobile home parks shall be as follows:

(a)   LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS - When liquefied petroleum gas is used, containers for such gas shall not hold more than 25 gallons water capacity; shall be the liquefied petroleum gas containers approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission for its intended purpose; and shall be integrally attached to the mobile home or house trailer in a manner approved by the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association, Inc. Such containers shall be connected to a mobile home as required by the code for any permanent structure and shall be equipped with an excess flow valve at the discharge valve of the container. Gas lines shall be buried a minimum of 18 inches below grade from the container to a point at or below the mobile home.

(b)   NATURAL GAS - Natural gas may be connected to mobile homes or house trailers under the following conditions:

(1)   All gas lines supplying mobile homes or house trailers shall be of adequate size to provide a sufficient supply of gas that will allow all appliances in the mobile home or house trailer to operate at their normal rate of capacity.

(2)   Where a gas utility company supplies gas to individual mobile homes or house trailers the service line to the mobile homes or house trailers the service lien to the mobile home or house trailer shall be sized as required by the utility serving the same and meter loop shall be made in accordance with the requirements of said utility company.

(3)   All gas lines including gas service lines serving the mobile home or house trailer shall be buried not less than 18 inches below grade to a point at or below the mobile home or house trailer.

(4)   For each individual mobile home or house trailer there shall be a gas stop cock and an American Gas Association approved flexible connector.

(Code 1978, 9-121; Code 1994, 4-1021; Code 2003; Code 2015)

All mobile homes and house trailers in each park and camp in the city shall be as follows:

(a)   It shall be the duty of the person operating each park and camp to keep a register containing a record of all mobile home and house trailer owners and tenants located within each park and camp. The register shall contain the name and address of each occupant; the make, mobile, year and manufacturer of each mobile home or house trailer; the dates of arrival and departure of each mobile home or house trailer, including the name of the contractors responsible for connection to the utilities.

(b)   The person operating each park or camp shall keep a register available for inspection at all reasonable hours by law enforcement officers, assessors, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register. The original record of the register shall not be destroyed for a period of three years following the date of registration.

(c)   It shall be the responsibility of the person operating each park and camp to notify the inspection officer of damage exceeding $100 by fire or storm to any mobile home or house trailer in his/her park or camp. The inspection officer shall compile all such information into categories of losses and their causes, as nearly as can be determined for future reference.

(Code 1978, 9-122; Code 1994, 4-922; Code 2003; Code 2015)

Regulations relating to alterations and additions to mobile homes within a park or to a park and facilities shall be as follows:

(a)   Alterations and additions to mobile homes which are affected by provisions herein, within or to a park and facilities, shall be made only after application to the city council of the city and in conformity with all of the sections of this article.

(b)   No additions of any kind shall be built onto or become a part of any mobile home or house trailer.

EXCEPTIONS: Accessory structures not exceeding an area of 100 square feet, carports and residential patio structures may be attached to or become a part of a mobile home if such structures may be attached to or become a part of a mobile home if such structure complies in all respects to the applicable provisions of the building code of the city and with the written approval of the inspection officer.

Skirting of mobile homes is permissible only with noncombustible material, however, skirting shall not permanently attach the mobile home to the ground, provide a harborage for rodents to create a fire hazard.

(c)   Every mobile home regulated by this article shall be anchored to the ground by a method approved by the inspection officer. This anchorage shall be adequate to withstand the minimum horizontal wind and uplift pressures as set forth in the building code of the city for permanent structures. This regulation shall, from and after the date of this code, apply to all new mobile home parks and individual installations, and shall also thereafter apply whenever a mobile home is moved in, relocated, or replaced in existing parks.

(d)   A mobile home or house trailer shall not be permanently attached to the ground or placed on a concrete or masonry foundation unless it is otherwise converted to a building complying in all respects to the provisions of the city code for a permanent structure.

(Code 1978, 9-123; Code 1994, 4-923; Code 2003; Code 2015)