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HomeMy WebLinkAboutG48-86 i Ordinance No. G48-86 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6.75 ENTITLED "TRAILERS AND TRAILER CAMPS" OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS: Section I. That Chapter 6.75 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is hereby repealed. Section 2. That Chapter 6.75 be and is hereby added to the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, amended, to read as follows: "MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS 6.75.010 Definitions: For the purposes of this chapter certain words and phrases are defined as follows: A. "Bureau" means the Bureau of Inspection Services of the City . B. "Mobile home" means a structure designed for permanent habita- tion and so constructed as to permit its transport on wheels, temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is intended to be a perma- nent habitation and designed to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling place for I or more persons, provided that any such structure served by individual utilities and resting on a permanent foundation, with wheels, tongue and hitch permanently removed, shall not be construed as a "mobile home". C. "Mobile home park" means a tract of land or 2 or more contigu- ous tracts of land upon which five or more independent mobile homes are located for permanent habitation either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, tent, vehicle, or enclo- sure used or intended for use as a part of the equipment of such mobile home park. D. "Permanent habitation" means a period of 2 or more months. E. "Site" means the lot on which the mobile home is located for permanent habitation. 6.75.020 Inspections--Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Bureau to enforce the provisions of this chapter. For the purpose of securing enforcement, the health officer of the Bureau or his duly authorized representatives shall have the right and are empowered to enter upon the premises of any mobile home park now operating or which may hereafter be operated within the city to inspect same and all accommodations connected therewith. f. 6.75.030 Permit--Required. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate or main- tain, or to offer for public use within the city any mobile home park with- out applying for and receiving from the city a permit or license therefor. It is unlawful to operate a mobile home park without complying with the provisions of this chapter. 6.75.040 Permit--Application--Fee. A. Each applicant for a permit to maintain a mobile home park shall file a written application with the city clerk, addressed to the city council, stating: I. The name and address of the owner or applicant; 2. The name and address of the operator of the mobile home park; 3. The location of the mobile home park; 4. The maximum number of mobile homes to be accommo- dated, together with detailed plans of the camp showing existing or pro- posed buildings, sewer connections, driveways and other improvements. B. Each such application shall be accompanied with an annual inspection fee of one hundred dollars for camps accommodating ten mobile homes or less and an additional fee of ten dollars for each additional mobile home in excess of ten. Such permit shall expire at the end of each calendar year. Permits may be renewed annually upon payment of an annual inspec- tion fee. Permits may be transferred with consent of the city council upon application for such transfer. 6.75.050 Compliance with zoning regulations. No person shall establish any mobile home park within the city except as may be authorized by the zoning ordinance of the city. 6.75.060 Mobile homes in mobile home parks only. No mobile home shall be permitted to be located on any site in the city other than in a licensed mobile home park. 6.75.070 Compliance with state statutes required. In compliance with the provisions of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the licensee and person in charge of a mobile home park or the owner of any mobile home to comply fully with the provisions of "The Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park Act" (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter I I lV2, Para- graphs 711 through 737 inclusive, approved September 8, 1971, as amended) and "The Illinois Mobile Home Tiedown Act" (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter II1'h, Paragraphs 4401 through 4406 inclusive, approved 411) September 14, 1979, as amended). 6.75.080 Permit--Revocation for violation. Any permit granted hereunder shall be subject to suspension or revo- cation for violation of the provisions of this chapter or ordinances of the city." Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provi- sions of this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication in the manner provided by law. s/Richard T. Varhir. Richard L. Verbic, Mayor Presented: June 9, 1986 Passed: June 9, 1986 Vote: Yeas 6 Nays 0 Recorded: Published: Attest: enk s/ Marie Yearman Marie Yearman, City Clerk