§ 38-1. 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:

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

Driveway means a minor private way used by vehicles and pedestrians on a mobile home lot or used for common access to a small group of lots.

License means a written license issued by the building official permitting a person to operate and maintain a mobile home park under the provisions of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived and regulations issued hereunder.

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

Mobile home means a structure:

(1)

Constructed before June 15, 1976;

(2)

Built on a permanent chassis;

(3)

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

(4)

Transportable in one or more sections; and

(5)

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

Mobile home lot means a parcel of land for the placement of a single mobile home and the exclusive use of its occupants.

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

Mobile home stand means that part of an individual lot which has been reserved for the placement of one mobile home unit.

Mobile home subdivision means a unified development of mobile home spaces arranged on a tract of land with each lot individually owned meeting all requirements of this chapter.

Natural or artificial barrier means any river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment, fence, or hedge.

Nonconforming uses means lots, structures, uses of land and structures, which are prohibited under the terms of this chapter, but were legal at the date upon which the ordinance from which this section derives was enacted; continuation of nonconformities permitted by issuance of certificate; the extension or enlargement of nonconforming uses prohibited and the substitution of a new or different nonconformity.

Park street means a private way which affords principal means of access to individual mobile home lots.

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

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

Site plan means the same as plot plan.

Travel trailer means a trailer designed for temporary dwelling (i.e., during vacation, while camping, etc.) and normally depends upon sanitary and other service facilities located in adjacent buildings, and can be readily towed over the road by a passenger car.

(Ord. No. 334, § I, 7-31-1984)