O-2021-3840 Amending Chapter 98 "Mobile Homes and Mobile Home parks" of the Code of Ordinances by Authorizing the Placement of recreational vehicles at mobile home parks

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Mobile home means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. Mobile home park or Manufactured housing park means any area, lot or tract of land upon which two or more mobile homes, manufactured homes, or recreational vehicles occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located. Such term shall be deemed to include mobile home parks existing and in operation in the city on January 13, 1969, or which may hereafter be created under the terms of this chapter. Mobile home park excludes sales areas or lots used exclusively for the sale of mobile homes. Recreational vehicle is: (1) A vehicle or vehicular structure not certified as a manufactured home; (2) Designed only for recreational use and not as a primary residence or for permanent occupancy; and is either: (i) Built and certified in accordance with either NFPA 1192 (incorporated by reference, see 3282.16) or ANSI A 119.5 (incorporated by reference, see S 3282.16) as provided by paragraph (c) of this section; or (ii) Any vehicle which is self-propelled. Sec. 98-2. - Parking mobile homes outside authorized mobile home parks. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to park, place or locate any mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle being used for human habitation for living and sleeping quarters on any lot, tract or parcel of land in the city for a longer period than four hours, except in a licensed mobile home park. Sec. 98-3. - Application of chapter to campers or mobile home parks not used for human habitation. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit parking or storing a camper or a mobile home on any tract or parcel of land within the city, so long as the same is parked or stored on such property in conformity with the requirements of the zoning ordinance, and, provided further, so long as the same is not used on such property for human habitation. Sec. 98-4. - Conflict of chapter provisions with zoning chapter.