§ 26-24. Licenses.

(a)

License required. It is unlawful for any person to operate any mobile home park within the limits of the city unless he holds a valid license issued annually by the city council in the name of such person for the specific park. The city council shall not issue a license unless the applicant is a valid holder of a certificate of occupancy. At any time a certificate of occupancy is revoked, the license is automatically void.

(b)

Application for original license. Application for the original license shall be in writing signed by the applicant, accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant as to the truth of the application and by the deposit of the license fee hereinafter provided, and shall contain:

(1)

The name and address of the applicant.

(2)

The location and legal description of the park.

(3)

A site plan of the park showing all mobile home spaces, structures, roads, walkways, and other service facilities.

(4)

Before the original license is issued, the city inspector shall obtain the approval of the fire chief on the firefighting appliances, water supply, accessways, or other applicable conditions as meeting fire safety requirements.

(c)

Application for license renewal. Application for renewal of a license shall be made in writing by the licensee on or before September 20 of each year. Such application shall contain any change in the information occurring after the original license was issued or the latest renewal granted.

(d)

License fee. All original license applications or renewals thereof shall be accompanied by a fee as provided for in the fee schedule on file in the office of the city secretary. The original fee shall be prorated on the nearest quarterly basis between the date of the original license and October 1 of that fiscal year. All renewal fees shall be due on October 1 of each year.

(e)

Transfer of license. Every person holding a license shall give notice in writing to the city secretary within 72 hours after having sold, transferred, given away, or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any mobile home park. Application for transfer of license shall be made within seven calendar days after notification of change covered in sentence one of this subsection. Within 15 calendar days thereafter, the city shall act on the application for license transfer and it shall be approved if the park is in compliance with the provisions of this article.

(f)

Violations; notice; suspension of license. Whenever, upon inspection of any mobile home park, the city inspector, after consultation with the city official he deems competent to judge, finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provision of this article applicable to such park, he shall give notice in writing in accordance with section 26-26(a), to the licensee or his agent that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in such notice, the license shall be suspended. At the end of such period of time, the city inspector shall reinspect such park, and if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, he shall suspend the license and give notice in writing of such suspension to the licensee or his agent. Upon receipt of notice of such suspension, licensee shall cease operation of such park, except as provided in section 26-26.

(Code 1994, § 4.603)