§ 153.101. MOBILE HOME PARKS AND MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISIONS.
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In recognition of the growing trend toward mobile home parks and subdivisions, and the need for well-located and properly developed areas to accommodate them, regulations are hereby prescribed for such use with appropriate construction and site development standards to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of such areas, as well as the residents of adjoining and neighboring premises.
(A) Eligibility. The site of a mobile home park must be in accordance with the following site standards.
(1) The site must be located within the R-3 Zoning District.
(2) The site must be a minimum of ten acres in land area. However, an owner of a proposed site which has less than the minimum required area may apply if the subject land is adjacent to a lawfully approved or constructed mobile home park.
(3) A special use permit is required from the Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures established in this chapter.
(B) Special conditions and limitations for mobile home parks. Except as may be superseded by state law or regulation, all mobile home parks shall comply with the following standards.
(1) Each mobile home park shall have a paved access street that enters from a public street and shall provide a continuous route of travel throughout the park.
(2) Each mobile home park may have a maximum of six mobile homes per gross acre.
(3) All mobile homes shall be skirted within 60 days, weather permitting, following their placement within the mobile home park with standard skirting material or material of equal quality for both aesthetic purposes and to lessen heat loss and shall meet all requirements of the State Mobile Home Commission.
(4) All public and private utilities shall be installed underground.
(5) Each mobile home in a mobile home park shall be provided with public water and sewer service. The design of such water and sewer systems shall be approved by the Village Engineer and the State Department of Public Health.
(6) The business of selling new and/or used mobile homes as a commercial operation in connection with the operation of a mobile home development is prohibited. New or used mobile homes located on lots within the mobile home development to be used and occupied within the mobile home park may be sold by a licensed dealer and/or broker, or by a resident of the mobile home development.
