Article VII. Property Standards for Mobile Home Parks.

Mobile home means a structure that is:

Mobile home does not mean a recreational vehicle as defined in section 59-A-2.1 of the Zoning Ordinance of this Code.

Mobile home park or park means any plot of ground upon which two (2) or more mobile homes occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, whether or not a charge is made for the accommodations.

Mobile home space means a plot of ground within a mobile home park designed to accommodate one (1) mobile home.

Owner means the owner of a mobile home park.

Recreational vehicle means a vehicle that is:

Space in mobile home parks must be used exclusively for mobile homes. A person must not locate a recreational vehicle, tent, camper, or similar housing on a space in a mobile home park.

A recreational vehicle, camper, or similar housing that is located on a mobile home space when this article takes effect may remain where it is located until:

Drainage. The park must be properly graded to ensure adequate drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.

Location and space requirements.

Driveways and roads. All mobile home spaces must abut on a road or driveway that is at least twenty (20) feet wide and that has unobstructed access to a public road. All roads and driveways must be hard surfaced, well marked, and, at night, well lighted.

Road signs. Every road must be clearly marked with the road name. All road and traffic signs must be clearly visible and readable at night.

Electrical outlets. The owner must provide each mobile home space with an electrical outlet supplying adequate power of at least one hundred ten (110) volts. The department must approve each outlet.

The owner must ensure all buildings and the grounds of the park are maintained in a clean, sightly condition and must keep them free of any condition that will menace the health or constitute a nuisance to any occupant or the public.

The owner must eliminate all harborage places for rodents and hosts of insect vectors. The owner must eliminate or effectively treat all breeding places for flies and mosquitoes.

A person served with a notice and order to correct may file a written appeal with the director. The person served with a notice and order to correct has ten (10) calendar days from the date of receipt of the notice and order to file the appeal. The appeal must include a brief statement specifying the grounds for appeal. The filing of an appeal does not stay an order.

Upon timely receipt of an appeal in which the petitioner requests a meeting, the director must conduct a conference within five (5) work days. Any representative that the petitioner selects may accompany the petitioner. The director must give the petitioner an opportunity to show cause why the director should withdraw or modify the notice and order. The director may postpone an appeal conference up to ten (10) work days.

Within seven (7) calendar days following a meeting to consider an appeal, the director must issue a written decision that either sustains, modifies, or rescinds the disputed notice and order.

In cases where the petitioner files a timely appeal but does not request a meeting with the director, the director must evaluate all available data, including the initial notice and order, reports of subsequent inspections, and any written submissions offered by the petitioner. Within fifteen (15) calendar days after an appeal is filed, the director must issue a written decision that either sustains, modifies, or rescinds the disputed notice and order.

A petitioner may appeal a decision of the director to the board of appeals within thirty (30) days after the director issues the decision. However, if the director's decision concerns a fire or health violation, the petitioner may appeal within ten (10) days after the director issues the decision.

This section does not foreclose the right of the owner, agent, operator, and the chief administrative officer to conciliate grievances that arise from notices of violations and orders to correct.

This section does not prevent any person from exercising any right or seeking any remedy the person might otherwise be entitled to or from filing any compliant with a court.

The director may waive or vary the requirements of this article for up to six (6) months after making an investigation. Any extension or renewal of a waiver or variance requires the approval of the board of appeals.

The director must issue the waiver or variance in writing, and must keep a copy available for public inspection during regular business hours.