Kingdom City Definitions ordinance (§ 215.110)

When used in this Article II of Chapter 215, the following words shall have the meanings set forth herein:

CONVERTED VEHICLE: Any combination of the vehicles described in this Article, which although not originally designed and not suitable for occupancy, have been converted or modified to provide temporary, movable living quarters containing facilities for cooking, sleeping, or sanitation.

HOUSE TRAILER: A trailer or semi-trailer which is designed, constructed, and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode, or sleeping place, either permanently or temporarily, and is equipped as a conveyance on streets or highways.

MANUFACTURED HOME: Means, for all purposes except floodplain regulations, a transportable, factory-built structure that is manufactured in accordance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5401) and that is designed to be used as a permanent single dwelling unit. This definition does not include a recreational vehicle or travel trailer or other similar vehicles and does not include a mobile home.

MOBILE HOME: A transportable, factory-built structure that is designed to be used as a single dwelling unit that was manufactured before 1976 or otherwise does not comply with the construction standards in the Federal Manufactured Housing Constructjon and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (421 J.S.C. Sec. 5401). This definition does not include a recreational vehicle or travel trailer or other similar vehicles nor does it include manufactured homes.

RECREATIONAL CONVEYANCE: A vehicular type unit built on or for use on a chassis and designed primarily as living quarters for recreational, camping, vacation, or travel use, and which has its own motor power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: Any recreational conveyance, house trailer, trailer, and converted vehicle. The term "recreational vehicle" shall not include buses or trailers unless converted to that use.

RESIDENTIAL VEHICLE: A recreational vehicle, mobile home, or manufactured home, but does not include modular homes or buildings constructed on-site. The term residential vehicle also includes slide-in campers, shells, and truck caps when used for residential purposes. SLIDE-IN CAMPERS, SHELLS, and TRUCK CAPS Those items structured and designed to be mounted temporarily or permanently in the bed of a pickup or light truck, to provide enclosed storage space for transportation of property or quarters for recreational, camping, vacation, or travel use. When mounted, the entire unit, consisting of the pickup or light truck, and the slide-in camper, shell, or truck cap constitutes a recreational vehicle. When dismounted, the slide-in camper, shell, or truck cap becomes an item of recreational equipment.

TRAILER: Any vehicle without motor power designed to carry property or passengers wholly on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle.