Fayette "T" Trailer or Mobile Home Regulations ordinance (§ 405.280)

A. All inhabited units shall be located in a mobile home or trailer park. No unit outside of an approved park shall be connected to utilities except those being offered for sale and not inhabited.

B. Mobile homes shall meet the following standards:

1. A park shall have an area of not less than ten (10) acres.

2. Mobile home spaces shall be provided and shall contain a minimum lot size of sixty (60) feet in width by one hundred ten (110) feet in length.

3. Mobile homes shall be harbored on each space so that there shall be at least ten (10) feet between mobile homes and other buildings.

4. Mobile homes and accessory structures shall be located not closer than ten (10) feet to the nearest boundary or lot line.

5. Each site shall abut or face a clear, unoccupied space, driveway, roadway, or street of not less than twenty (20) feet in width, which shall have an unobstructed access to a public highway, street, or alley.

6. A park shall be surrounded by a landscaped strip of open space twenty (20) feet in width along the street frontage of a major street or lot line.

7. Two (2) off-street parking spaces adjacent to the mobile home shall be provided for each mobile home.

8. Each space shall be equipped with at least one (1) electrical outlet providing at two hundred (200) amperage service. All electrical service cables shall be placed underground. All homes shall be grounded.

9. Each mobile home shall be anchored before a certificate of occupancy is issued and underpinned within forty-five (45) days of locating on site.

10. Each home shall be provided with an adequate supply of potable water. The water system shall be installed in accordance with City specifications and have at least three-fourths (3/4) inch water service.

11. Each home shall be provided with a sewer of at least four (4) inches in diameter which shall discharge waste into public sanitary sewer system.

12. Each shall be provided with natural gas service.

13. Each home shall have a separate utility meter for electric, water and gas.

14. Each home shall be provided with underground telephone service, if available.

15. Each home shall be provided with underground cable television service, if available.

16. Fire hydrants shall be provided and constructed in accordance with City specifications.

17. The park shall have an appropriate stormwater and drainage system.

18. A certificate of occupancy must be obtained from the Building Inspector prior to the unit being occupied.

19. Mobile homes being unoccupied for six (6) months shall be removed from the park unless under litigation.

C. In this Section, the terms "mobile homes and "trailers" shall have the same meaning.