§ 26-1. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Agent means any person authorized by the licensee of a mobile home park to operate or maintain such park under the provisions of this chapter.

Building official means the legally designated inspection authority of the city, or his authorized representative.

Certificate of occupancy means a certificate issued by the building official or the use of a building, structure, and/or land, when it is determined by him that the building, structure, and/or land complies with the provisions of all applicable city codes, ordinances, and regulations.

City inspector means the legally designated city inspector or his authorized representative.

City official means the legally designated elected or appointed councilman or city employee when acting in an official capacity.

Common access route means a private way which affords the principal means of access to individual mobile home lots or auxiliary buildings.

Driveway means a minor entrance way off the common access route within the park, into an off-street parking area serving one or more mobile homes.

Fire chief means the legally designated chief of the fire department of the city, or his authorized representative.

HUD-code manufactured home.

(1)

Means a structure:

a.

Constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

b.

Built on a permanent chassis;

c.

Designed for use as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when the structure is connected to the required utilities;

d.

Transportable in one or more sections and in the traveling mode, at least eight body feet in width or at least 40 body feet in length or, when erected on site, at least 320 square feet;

(2)

Includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems of the home; and

(3)

Does not include a recreational vehicle as defined by 24 CFR 3282.8(g).

Internal street . See Common access route .

License means a written license issued by the city permitting a person to operate and maintain a mobile home park under the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder.

Licensee means any person licensed to operate and maintain a mobile home park under the provisions of this chapter.

Manufactured home means a HUD-code manufactured home or a mobile home.

Mobile home.

(1)

Means a structure:

a.

Constructed before June 15, 1976;

b.

Built on a permanent chassis;

c.

Designed for use as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when the structure is connected to the required utilities;

d.

Transportable in one or more sections and in the traveling mode, at least eight body feet in width or at least 40 body feet in length or, when erected on site, at least 320 square feet; and

(2)

Includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems of the home.

Mobile home park means a unified development of mobile home spaces arranged on a tract of land under single person ownership, meeting all requirements of this chapter.

Parking space , off-street, means a minimum space nine feet wide by 18 feet long located within the boundary of a mobile home space, or in a common parking and storage area having unobstructed access to an internal street.

Permit means a written permit or certification issued by the building official permitting the construction, alteration, or extension of a mobile home park, under the provisions of this chapter and regulations issued hereunder.

Person means any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation.

Plat plan means a graphic representation, drawn to scale, in a horizontal plane, delineating the outlines of the land included in the plan and all proposed use locations, accurately dimensioned, the dimensions also indicating the relation of each use to that adjoining and to the boundary of the property.

Police chief means the legally designated chief of the police department or his authorized representative.

Replacement means the act of moving one mobile home from its existing stand and replacing it with another mobile home.

Service building means a structure housing toilet, lavatory, and such other facilities as may be required by this chapter.

Sewer connection means the connection consisting of all pipes, fittings, and appurtenances from the drain outlet of a mobile home to the inlet of the corresponding sewer service riser pipe of the sewage system serving the mobile home park.

Sewer service riser pipe means that portion of a sewer service which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at a mobile home space.

Site plan . See Plat plan .

Space means a plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the accommodation of one mobile home, together with such open space as required by this chapter. The term "space" also includes the terms "lot," "stand," and "site."

Tax assessor-collector means the legally designated tax assessor/collector of the city or his authorized representative.

Water connection means the connection consisting of all pipes, fittings, and appurtenances from the water riser pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within a mobile home.

Water riser pipe means that portion of the private water service system serving a mobile home park, which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at a designated point at a mobile home space.

City zoning regulations means the comprehensive city zoning regulations of the city.

(Code 1994, § 4.601)