§ 58-1. 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:

Board means the construction board of adjustments and appeals created in section 18-56.

Manufactured home means a structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. The term does not include a recreational vehicle as that term is defined by 24 C.F.R. § 3282.8(g).

Manufactured home lot means a parcel or tract of land for the placement of a single mobile home or manufactured home. This is to be distinguished from a manufactured home stand and site located within a manufactured home park.

Manufactured home park means a tract or parcel of land used for rental occupancy by five or more mobile homes, manufactured homes, or recreational vehicles.

Manufactured home sales lot means a parcel or tract of land which is used by a manufactured home dealer for the sale, lease or renting of manufactured homes.

Manufactured home stand means that part of a manufactured home park which has been improved for the placement of the mobile home, manufactured home or recreational vehicle, including all required appurtenant structures and having provisions for available utility connections.

Mobile home means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on-site is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems.

Occupy means that a presumption that a mobile home, recreational vehicle, or manufactured home is occupied will exist if it is connected to two or more utilities.

Recreational vehicle means a portable vehicle built on a chassis and designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, and vacation use, which does not exceed eight feet in width and 40 feet in length, exclusive of tongue. The term recreational vehicle shall also include all portable structures which may be moved under their own power, towed, or transported by another vehicle, and for purposes of this chapter, shall also include other types of vehicles such as, but not limited to, trucks, vans and buses that have been converted to temporary dwellings for travel, recreation, and vacation use, regardless of size.

Recreational vehicle park means a tract or parcel of land used for rental occupancy by five or more recreational vehicles.

Recreational vehicle stand means that part of a recreational vehicle park which has been improved for the placement of the recreational vehicle, including all required appurtenant structures and having provisions for available utility connections.

Service building means a structure housing toilet facilities, lavatories, bathing facilities, and such other facilities as may be required or permitted under the provisions of this chapter and which is used in connection with the operation of a mobile home, manufactured home or recreational vehicle park.

Sewer connection means the connection consisting of the pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain outlet of the mobile home, manufactured home or recreational vehicle to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe or the sewerage system serving the manufactured home park or the recreational vehicle park.

Sewer riser means that portion of the pipe of the sewer lateral which extends vertically to the ground elevation and terminates at each manufactured home stand or recreational vehicle stand.

Smooth, hard, and dense surface shall mean hot mix asphaltic concrete (hot or cold laid) or reinforced concrete (5.0 sack mix).

Utilities means the water, sewage, gas or electrical distribution systems, which are available for connection to mobile homes, recreational vehicles, or manufactured homes in manufactured home parks, or recreational vehicles in recreational vehicle parks.

Utility connection means the connection of available utilities in a manufactured home park to a mobile home, manufactured home, or recreational vehicle placed on a manufactured home stand in a manufactured home park or to a recreational vehicle in a recreational vehicle park.

Water connection means the connection of the pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the water riser pipe to the water inlet pipe for the water distribution system of a mobile home, manufactured home or recreational vehicle.

(Ord. No. 8151, § 2, 12-16-97)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-2.