Legal Documents of Mosheim
Code of Mosheim
Title 14 Zoning and Land Use Control
Chapter 4 Mobile Home Parks
14-409 : Mobile homes.
- Definitions.
- "Lot area." The total area reserved for exclusive use of the occupants of a mobile home.
- "Mobile home." A detached single-family unit with all of the following characteristics:
- Designed for long-term occupancy, and containing sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath, and kitchen facilities, with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems;
- Designed to be transported after fabrication on its own wheels, or on flatbed or other trailers or detachable wheels; and
- Arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete, including major appliance and furniture, and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on foundation supports, a connection to utilities, and the like.
- "Mobile home park" shall mean any plot of ground upon which two (2) or more mobile homes are located, or are intended to be located, but does not include sites where unoccupied mobile homes are on display for sale.
- "Public street." A public way which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties.
- Mobile homes on single lots. A mobile home may be located on single lots that abut a public street provided:
- It meets the building and sanitation codes of the Town of Mosheim and their location is approved by the Greene County Health Department;
- The mobile home is properly connected to all utilities and has a sewage disposal system approved by the Greene County Health Department; and
- The mobile home resident provides underpinning to appropriately secure the home and screen from public view the storage areas and equipment beneath the home.
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Conformance to town codes. All mobile homes shall be subject to inspection by the building inspector or any other designated town official. Each mobile home must conform to town building codes including plumbing, electric wiring, and sanitation.
Two (2) permits are required for the location and occupancy of a mobile home on individual lots within Mosheim. The first permit must be obtained prior to the location of the mobile home on the individual lot. The second permit must be obtained prior to occupancy of the mobile home and after it has been inspected for conformity to this chapter. Mobile home permits may be obtained at the Mosheim Town Hall. Permits are not required for mobile homes locating in approved mobile home parks. (Ord. #12, March 1975)