The terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
An oath in writing, sworn before and attested by an individual
who has authority to administer an oath.
Any person making application for a license or permit.
The Mayor and the Village Board of Trustees.
As applied to a manufactured home, "immobilize" means to
remove the wheels, tongue and hitch and to affix to a permanent foundation.
The term implies that, once affixed to a permanent foundation, the
destruction of said foundation would be necessary in order to move
the dwelling to another location.
A license certificate issued by the Village allowing a person
to operate and maintain a mobile home park under the provisions of
this chapter and the rules and regulations issued hereunder.
Any person having a license or permit under this chapter.
A factory-assembled, completely integrated structure designed
for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis, and so constructed
as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached
to its frame, and is a movable or portable unit that is eight body
feet or more in width, 40 body feet or more in length, and 320 square
feet or more, constructed to be towed on its own chassis (comprised
of frame and wheels) from the place of its construction to the location,
or subsequent locations, at which it is connected to utilities for
year-round occupancy for use as a permanent habitation, and designed
and situated so as to permit its occupancy as a dwelling place for
one or more persons, and specifically includes a "manufactured home"
as defined in Subdivision (53) of Section 9-102 of the Uniform Commercial
Code (810 ILCS 5/9-102). The term shall include units containing parts
that may be folded, collapsed, or telescoped when being towed and
that may be expected to provide additional cubic capacity, and that
are designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of being
separated again into the components for repeated towing. The term
excludes campers and recreational vehicles. The term "mobile home"
shall not include modular homes and their support systems. The words
"mobile home" and "manufactured home" are synonymous for the purposes
of this chapter. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.1.)
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A parcel of land for the placement of a manufactured home
and the exclusive use of its occupants.
That part of an individual manufactured home space or lot
beneath the manufactured home, including the concrete portion of the
pad.
A tract of land or two or more contiguous tracts of land
which contain sites with the necessary utilities for two or more independent
manufactured homes for permanent habitation, either free of charge
or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure,
vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the equipment
of such manufactured home park. Separate ownership of contiguous tracts
of land shall not preclude the tracts of land from common licensure
as a manufactured home park if they are maintained and operated jointly.
Neither an immobilized manufactured home nor a motorized recreational
vehicle shall be construed as being a part of a manufactured home
park. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.5.)
A parcel of land used for the display, sale, and repair of
new or used manufactured homes.
A portion of a manufactured home park designed for the use
or occupancy of one manufactured home.
A manufactured home which does not have a toilet and bath
or shower facilities. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.3.)
Consists of two mobile units joined at the side into a single
home, but kept on their separate chassis for repeated transportation
to a site.
A manufactured home which has self-contained toilet and bath
or shower facilities. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.4.)
Includes all forms of housing units listed in this section
and as regulated in this chapter.
A structure designed for permanent habitation and so constructed
as to permit its transport on wheels, temporarily or permanently attached
to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location or
subsequent location at which it is intended to be a permanent habitation
and designed to permit the occupancy thereof as a dwelling place for
one or more persons. The term "mobile home" shall only include homes
constructed prior to June 30, 1976, not in accordance with the federal
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act
of 1974.
A factory-fabricated single-family home built in one or more
sections. The average width and/or length of the living area (excluding
garages, carports, porches, or attachments) of a modular home shall
not exceed a ratio of 3 to 1. All modular homes shall be placed in
a full-perimeter foundation, extending below the frost depth. All
wheels and towing devices shall be removed. As with all residences,
a modular home shall have a minimum 4/12 pitch roof with residential-style
siding and roofing, six-inch-minimum eave overhang, and shall have
a minimum living area of not less than 900 square feet. Modular homes
shall have a yellow seal in the shape of the State of Illinois on
the electrical panel box of the home or on the inside of the kitchen
sink cabinet. Local officials may require additional items other than
the minimum state requirements such as the National Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) or the Building Code
(ICC). All structures shall be placed on a permanent foundation in
order that they may be assessed as real estate.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The licensee.
For a manufactured home, a continuous-perimeter foundation
of material such as mortared concrete block, mortared brick, or concrete
that extends into the ground below the established frost depth and
to which the home is secured with foundation bolts at least 1/2 inch
in diameter, spaced at intervals of no more than six feet and within
one foot of the corners, and embedded at least seven inches into concrete
foundations or 15 inches into block foundations.
A certificate issued by the Building or Zoning Inspector,
permitting the construction, alteration, or reduction in number of
spaces of a manufactured home park under the provisions of this chapter.
Any individual, group of individuals, association, trust,
partnership, corporation, person doing business under an assumed name,
county, municipality, the State of Illinois, or any political subdivision
or department thereof or any other entity.
To declare invalid a permit or license issued to the applicant
or licensee by this Village for an indefinite period of time.
The lot on which the manufactured home is located for permanent
habitation. (See 210 ILCS 115/2.7.)
Shall be synonymous with "manufactured home space."
To declare invalid a permit or license issued to the applicant
or licensee by this Village for a temporary period of time with an
expectation of resumption.
A.Â
The Illinois
Mobile Home Park Act (210 ILCS 115/1 et seq.) and the Mobile Home
Tiedown Act (77 Ill. Adm. Code 870), as passed, approved and amended
by the Illinois General Assembly, are hereby adopted by the Village.
The applicable provisions as they pertain to manufactured homes and
immobilized manufactured homes shall be controlling within the corporate
limits of the Village.
B.Â
The Illinois
Modular Dwelling and Mobile Structure Safety Act, as passed and approved
by the Illinois General Assembly, is hereby adopted by the Village.
The applicable provisions as they pertain to manufactured homes and
immobilized manufactured homes shall be controlling within the corporate
limits of Village. (See 430 ILCS 115/1 et seq.)
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.Â
The Manufactured
Home Community Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code Part 860), as approved by the
Illinois Department of Public Health (1998), is hereby adopted by
the Village. The applicable provisions as they pertain to the manufactured
home community shall be controlling within the corporate limits of
the Village.
No manufactured home or immobilized manufactured home shall
be located in the Village unless the unit has the National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards metal seal affixed thereto.
Skirting shall be used to conceal all underpinning, plumbing,
and support piers, whether on a permanent foundation or otherwise.
All skirting shall be installed on all manufactured housing units
within 60 days of the placement of the unit.
All manufactured housing units located in the Village shall
be equipped with a fire-extinguishing apparatus capable of extinguishing
all types of fires. Such extinguishers shall be of sufficient size
so that they will reasonably protect the manufactured housing units.
All fire extinguishers shall be approved by the Fire Chief or his
designated representative prior to installation. (See 425 ILCS 60/1
through 60/4.)
All manufactured housing units located in the Village shall
be subject to reasonable inspection by an official or officials designated
by the Village Board.
Every owner of a manufactured housing unit shall provide for
a dustless, off-street parking area of 400 square feet.
A.Â
Dependent mobile home. It shall be unlawful to locate a dependent
mobile home in the Village unless placed in a state-licensed travel
trailer park.
B.Â
Independent travel trailer. It shall be unlawful to reside in an
independent travel trailer in the municipality unless it is located
in a state-licensed travel trailer park.
C.Â
Manufactured home. It shall be unlawful to locate a manufactured
home or a mobile home in a state-licensed travel trailer park without
written permission of the Village Board or the Zoning Board.