Chapter 5.30
LICENSE FOR MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS
Sections:
5.30.030 Revocation or suspension of license.
5.30.010 License.
It is unlawful for any person to establish, operate or maintain; permit to be established, operated or maintained upon any property owned or controlled by him or her, a manufactured home park or a recreational vehicle park within the limits of the town without first having secured a license therefor from the town clerk. Said license shall be granted and remain in compliance with the terms outlined within Title 18. Such license shall expire on December 31st of each year, but may be renewed under the provisions of this title for additional periods of one year. (Ord. 16-19 § 2, 2016)
5.30.020 Application.
A. The application for such license, or the renewal thereof, shall be filed with the town clerk. The application for a license, or a renewal thereof, shall be made on a form furnished by the town clerk and shall include the name and address of the owner of the tract and a legal description of the premises upon which the park is or will be located which will readily identify and definitely locate the premises. An original application shall be accompanied by two copies of the park plan showing the following either existing or as proposed:
1. The extent and area used for park purposes.
2. Roadways or driveways.
3. Location of manufactured home or recreational vehicle sites.
4. Location and number of accessory uses (community recreational buildings and areas, parking areas, laundry buildings, office buildings, child care facilities and other similar accessory uses for the exclusive benefit of the park residents).
5. Method and plan of sewage disposal.
6. Method and plan of garbage removal.
7. Plan for water supply.
8. Plan for electrical lighting of the park and streets.
9. Any and all additional provisions as outlined in Title 18.
B. The premises and plans described in all original applications must be inspected and approved by the public works director, the chief of police, the fire marshal and the building official, or their duly authorized representatives, so far as sufficiency of the plans and proposed improvements satisfy the various codes and standards of the town. The application then shall be referred to the planning and zoning commission, along with the inspection reports and recommendations of the noted town personnel. If the planning and zoning commission by majority vote gives approval of the plans, they shall submit unto the mayor and council their recommendation for license issuance by the town clerk in accordance with this and all other sections of the code. If the planning and zoning commission docs not by majority vote approve of the plans, the town clerk shall not issue a license. The applicant(s) then have the opportunity to appeal the decision of the planning and zoning commission with the board of adjustments. A park or site which has previously been issued a license but which has failed to renew it within two weeks after expiration of such a license shall be required to follow the application requirements of this subsection.
C. Licenses issued under the terms of this chapter convey no right to erect any building, to do any plumbing work or to do any electrical work without first obtaining a building permit from the building official. (Ord. 16-19 § 2, 2016)
5.30.030 Revocation or suspension of license.
The town clerk is hereby authorized to revoke or suspend any license issued pursuant to the terms of this chapter, if, after due investigation, it is deemed that the holder thereof has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or that any manufactured home park or recreational vehicle park is being maintained in an unsanitary or unsafe condition. (Ord. 16-19 § 2, 2016)
5.30.040 Notice.
Prior to the entry of any order of revocation or suspension by the town clerk, notice in writing shall be issued by the clerk directed to the person charged with the violation of the provisions of this chapter and requiring said person to appear not later than 10 days from the date of said notice and show cause why the order of revocation should not be made. (Ord. 16-19 § 2, 2016)
5.30.050 Enforcement.
It is hereby made the duty of the town clerk, chief of the fire department, chief of police and building official to enforce the provisions of this chapter as set out herein or as may hereinafter be enacted, and, for the purpose of securing such enforcement, any of the above named officials or their authorized representatives shall have the right and are hereby empowered to enter upon any premises upon which manufactured homes and/or recreational vehicles are parked or stored and to inspect the same. (Ord. 16-19 § 2, 2016)