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ORDINANCE NO. 73
(Series of 1979)
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING CHAPTER 14 OF THE ASPEN
MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE ADOPTION OF A MOBILE HOME CODE AND
PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING OF MOBILE HOME PARKS AND INDIVIDUAL
MOBILE HOMES
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to repeal and reenact
Chapter 14 of the Aspen Municipal Code by the adoption of a mobile
home code for the benefit of the City of Aspen,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
Section 1
That Chapter 14 of the Aspen Municipal Code is hereby
repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
14-1. Definitions.
The following definitions shall apply to the following words
and phrases, for purposes of this chapter:
(a) Access Streets - streets designed to carry vehicular
traffic from a mobile home park to a public street or
highway system.
(b)
(c)
Accessory Building - a service building.
Accessway - a way for vehicular traffic providing
from a mobile home stand to an abutting collector
street, cul-de-sac street or a service street.
access
(d)
Collector Street - a private street, within a mobile
home park, designed to gather vehicular traffic from
abutting mobile home spaces and service streets e-nd
carry it to an access street.
(e) Commission - the Planning and Zoning Commission of the
City of Aspen, Colorado.
(f) City Council - the City Council of the City of Aspen,
Colorado.
(g) Dependent Mobile Home - a mobile home which does not
have a flush toilet and a bathtub or shower, and any
travel trailer.
(h)
Grade, Finished - the complete surfaces of lawns, lots,
walks and roads brought to grades shown upon plans or
designs relating thereto.
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(4)
odors, unusual noise, sudden flooding,
subsidence or erosions or the probability
of insect or rodent infestation.
The entire ground surface within a mobile
home park shall be graded and equipped in
such a manner as to provide diversion of
water away from buildings, patios and
mobile home stands; to prevent standing
water and soil saturation which could be
detrimental to structures; and to provide
adequate and safe surface drainage.
For the purpose of preventing soil
erosion and unusual and objectionable
dust, exposed ground surfaces within a
mobile home park, except planting beds
and areas preserved in their natural
state for scenic reasons, shall be paved,
surfaced with gravel, crushed rock or
like material or planted in a vegetation
growth capable of preventing such erosion
and dust.
(c) Streets and Lighting:
(1)
A mobile home park shall be serviced by a
private street system constructed and
maintained in compliance with applicable
regulations of the State of Colorado and
provide safe and convenient access from
abutting public streets or roads to all
mobile home spaces.
(2)
The alignment and grade of all such
streets shall be properly adapted to the
topography of the mobile home park and
shall provide for safety of traffic move-
ment, satisfactory surface and ground-
water drainage, and proper functioning of
sanitary and storm sewer systems.
(3)
Ail such streets shall be constructed in
accordance with the Design Standards and
Specifications, applicable to subdivi-
sions as provided in Chapter 20 of the
Aspen Municipal Code. Collector streets
shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet in
width with no parking on either side.
(4)
Ail collector and access streets and
pedestrian sidewalks and walkways serving
more than two (2) mobile home spaces
shall be lighted for the safe movement of
vehicles and pedestrians at night with a
minimum illumination of one (1) foot can-
dles measured three (3) feet off the
ground. All street lights shall employ
cut-off lighting.
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The site shall have at least two (2) di-
rect access points to a public street or
roadway.
(6)
The mobile home park shall be so designed
that all mobile home spaces and accessory
buildings abut an interior roadway.
(7)
Ail access streets shall be designed so
as to provide adequate access to and from
the mobile home park site. All access
streets shall be designed to maximize
integration with existing transportation
facilities in the area. All access
streets shall provide for adjacent or
non-adjacent pedestrian sidewalks of a
minimum width of five (5) feet.
(d) Parking of Motor Vehicles:
(1)
A minimum of two (2) paved, off-street
parking spaces, having a combined minimum
area of 324 square feet shall be main-
tained for each mobile home space. Said
spaces shall be located within 300 feet
of the mobile home space. In addition, a
minimum of one (1) paved, off-street
space~ having a minimum area of 162
square feet, shall be maintained for
every mobile home space for the purpose
of guest parking or storage of recrea-
tional vehicles.
(2)
Ail such parking spaces shall be con-
structed in accordance with the Design
Standards and Specifications adopted
pursuant to Section 24-4.2 of the Aspen
Municipal Code.
(3)
Off-street automobile parkin9 spaces
shall have access to a paved street,
driveway or parking area over an access-
way of sufficient width to accommodate an
automobile.
(4)
No storage on mobile home spaces or on
off-street automobile parking spaces of
boats~ campers and trailers shall be per-
mitted. Separate off-street areas for
boats, campers and trailers must be pro-
vided. Pickup trucks with camper units
may occupy off-street parking spaces
where said pickup with the camper unit is
used regularly for transportation and
when so parked the camper is unoccupied.
(e) Utilities:
(i)
Ail utility services shall be available
in a park and shall be installed under-
ground and in a workman-like manner and
in accordance with the Design Standards
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(2)
(3)
4)
5)
6)
(7)
and Specifications applicable to subdivi-
sions as provided in Chapter 20 of the
Aspen Municipal Code. Mobile homes in
such parks shall have adequate means of
heating and lighting, installed in ac-
cordance with applicable codes and stan-
dards.
Ail mobile homes, service buildings and
other facilities shall be provided at all
times with an adequate supply of water
and shall be served by a water system
designed, constructed and protected in
accordance with Colorado Department of
Health recommendation: Primary Drinking
Water Regulations for the State of Colo-
rado, effective December 15, 1977, and
applicable provisions of the current edi-
tion of the Colorado Department of Health
Technical Plumbing Code and Section 25-1-
ll4(i)(h), Colorado Revised Statutes,
1973, as amended.
Ail utility easements shall be a minimum
of ten (10) feet in width and shall pro-
vide convenient ingress and egress for
construction and maintenance vehicles.
The water distribution system shall be so
constructed that no more than twenty-five
(25) percent of the mobile home lots will
be without water as a result of water
service interruption within the park.
Where the water supply is subject to ser-
vice interruption, the occupants shall be
notified in advance of such interruptions
if possible.
Where the cause of the water service in-
terruption occurs within the park and the
interruption exceeds a period of twelve
(12) hours, standby or auxiliary equip-
ment shall be used to provide temporary
emergency water supply for the occu-
pants.
Water service lines, including valves,
riser pipes and connections, shall be
installed in compliance with the Colorado
Technical Plumbin9 Code and with the
Aspen Water Department Standards. Every
mobile home lot shall be provided with an
individual water service pipe and a riser
pipe in conformance with the Colorado
Technical Plumbing Code. The riser pipe
shall extend at least four (4) inches
vertically above the ground unless it is
shielded by a riser protector and case-
ment extending above ground and fitted
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(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
with a lid. The riser shall terminate
with two (2) threaded valved outlets
which provide connections for the mobile
home water piping and for a garden hose.
The mobile home water outlet shall be
securely capped when a mobile home does
not occupy the lot.
Sewer shall be at a grade sufficient to
insure a mean velocity of two (2) feet
per second when flowing full. The system
shall be designed for a minimum flow rate
of at least 350 gallons per day per mo-
bile home lot. Horizontal and vertical
drainage lines connecting with other hor-
izontal drainage lines shall enter
through forty-five (45) degree "y"
branches or other combinations of equiva-
lent sweep. Manholes or cleanouts shall
be provided at intersections of two or
more sewer lines, at changes in grade or
alignment of more than forty-five (45)
degrees and at intervals of not more than
400 feet.
Sewer lines shall be constructed of
approved materials with adequate vents,
water-tight joints and sufficient clean-
outs in accordance with current Aspen
Metro Sanitation District Standards.
Each mobile home lot shall be provided
with a sewer branch line and riser pipe
of at least four (4) inches inside diame-
ter. The branch line shall be installed
with a uniform slope of at least one-
fourth (1/4) inch per linear foot and
shall be properly trapped and vented.
The branch line shall terminate at a
riser pipe of at least four (4) inches
above ground elevation or has the ground
graded from the riser pipe rim. When
necessary, the riser pipe shall be pro-
tected by a concrete collar four (4)
inches thick and twelve (12) inches in
diameter.
The sewer service connection shall be
equipped with standard screw, ring or
clamp-type fittings or adapters so that
water-tight, and tamper-proof connec-
tions can be obtained at the mobile home
drain outlet and sewer riser pipe. The
connection shall be of approved semi-
rigid, noncollapsible, corrosion-resis-
tent pipe having a smooth interior sur-
face and an inside diameter of not less
than three (3) inches.
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(13)
The sewer service connection shall be in-
stalled and maintained with a uniform
grade of not less than one-quarter (1/4)
inch per foot and shall be no longer than
necessary to connect the mobile home
drain and sewer riser pipe.
When a mobile home does not occupy the
mobile home stand, the sewer riser pipe
shall be capped with a water-tight cap or
plug.
Refuse:
(1)
The storage, collection and disposal of
refuse in a mobile home park shall be so
conducted as to control odors, rodents,
insects, accidents, fire hazards, air
pollution and other nuisance conditions.
(2)
Durable, washable and non-absorbent metal
or plastic containers with tight-fitting
lids shall be provided at each mobile
home lot or at a central storage area
conveiniently located not more than 200
feet from any mobile home lot. Refuse
containers shall be provided at the rate
of at least one (1) thirty (30) gallons
(4 cubic feet) container for each mobile
home lot, or an equivalent storage capa-
city, shall be stored in durable, func-
tional racks attached to a structure or
tied down in a manner to prevent movement
caused by wind or entrance by animals.
(3)
The number of containers used and the
frequency of collection shall be suffi-
cient to prevent over-filled containers.
Refuse shall be routinely collected and
removed from the premises not less than
once weekly. Refuse shall be disposed of
at a lawful disposal site in acccordance
with requirements of the Colorado Solid
Waste Disposal Sites and Facilities Act.
(g) Insect and Rodent Control:
Rodents and insects shall be controlled by
approved sanitary practices, vermin-proofing
of buildings, extermination and other control
methods.
(h) Water Supply:
An adequate water supply shall be provided to
each mobile home unit and to any additional
structure where such service may be required,
such as service buildings, office buildings,
etc. For the purposes of this code an
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adequate water supply shall mean connection to
the Aspen Municipal Water District.
(i) Sanitation System:
Adequate sewage treatment and collection
facilities shall be provided to each mobile
home unit and to any additional structure
where such service may be required, such as
service buildings, office buildings, etc. For
the purposes of this code, adequate sewage
treatment and collection facilities shall mean
connection to the Aspen Sanitation District or
the Aspen Metro Sanitation District.
(j) Electrical Outlets:
An electrical outlet supplying both 110/220
volts capable of providing 100 amperes or
more of current, shall be provided for each
mobile home space. The installation shall
comply with the National Electrical Code, the
most recent edition adopted by reference by
the City Council.
(k) Fire Protection:
Every mobile home park shall be equipped at
all times with fire hydrants and fire extin-
guishing equipment in good working order of
such type, size and number so located within
the park as prescribed by the local fire pre-
vention authority or to satisfy fire regula-
tions. No mobile home space shall be located
more than 175 feet from a fire hydrant of
quality and design acceptable to the Chief of
Fire Protection District having jurisdiction.
(1) Utility Building Shed:
(i)
A miniraum of 72 cubic feet of storage
space shall be provided for each mobile
home space adjacent to the mobile home.
(2)
In the event the surface of a utility
building stand is designed to be more
than six (6) inches below the finished
grade of a mobile home space, the entire
surface of the utility building stand
shall be covered with crushed rock, gra-
vel or other like material for the pur-
pose of providing surface water drainage.
Outdoor Recreation Area:
(i)
A mobile home park shall provide an
amount not less than twenty (20) percent
of the gross mobile home park area for
open space and outdoor recreation area or
areas for the use of the occupants there-
of. This requirement shall be in addi-
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tion to the park dedication requirements
of the Aspen Municipal Code.
Outdoor recreation areas are defined to
include, but not by way of limitation,
adult recreation and child play areas and
swi~]ing pools, but do not include areas
devoted to guest parking, utilities, dry-
ing yards, roadways, mobile home spaces,
storage areas, nor any area required for
setbacks.
Setbacks:
The minimum setback along property lines of a
mobile home park shall be as follows, and no
structures, including mobile homes, shall be
erected, constructed or located closer to such
property lines than the minimum setback dis-
tance, unless otherwise specifically pro-
vided:
(1)
(2)
Public street or highway rights-of-way:
100 feet from center line of such rights-
of-way or thirty (30) feet from the pro-
perty line, whichever distance is the
greater which may be modified by the City
Council on special review.
(3)
Private road rights-of-way and easements:
Twenty-five (25) feet from the center
line of such right-of-way or easement of
ten (10) feet from the boundary, which-
ever distance is greater.
(o) Signs:
Ail other property lines: Ten (10) feet
from the property lines; provided that
screening, fences and shrubs or trees may
be erected or located closer to such pro-
perty lines than the minimum distance.
Ail signs shall comply with Article 5,
Chapter 24 of the Aspen Municipal Code.
(p) Compaction:
The entire area of each mobile home park,
excluding recreational areas, shall contain
soil compacted to a field density of ninety-
five (95) percent.
(q) Use, Area and Bulk Requirements:
(1)
The use requirements for all mobile home
parks in MHP zone are as provided in Sec-
tion 24-3.2 of the Aspen Municipal Code.
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(2)
The bulk requirements for mobile home
parks in existence upon the effective
date of this ordinance are set forth in
Section 14-6.1 of this ordinance and Sec-
tion 24-3.4 of the Aspen Municipal Code,
whichever is more restrictive.
(3)
The bulk requirements for mobile home
parks not in existence upon the effective
date of this ordinance, or for expansion
of parks in existence upon the effec-
tive date of this ordinance, are set
forth in Section 14-6.3 of this ordi-
nance and Section 24-3.4 of the Aspen
Municipal Code, whichever is more re-
strictive.
14-3 Contents of Application for Rezoning, Procedure and
Appeal.
(a)
Applications for rezoning to MHP of mobile home
parks not in existence on the effective date of
this ordinance and for any expansion of mobile home
parks in existence on the effective date of this
ordinance must comply with the requirements of
Article 8, Chapter 24 of the Aspen Municipal Code.
(b)
In addition to the submissions required in Article
8, Chapter 24 of the Aspen Municipal Code, the
application shall also contain the following:
(1)
There shall be submitted a landscaping plan,
in such detail and scope as may be required by
the Planning and Zoning Commission or the City
Council and containing such information re-
quired immediately below. The landscaping
plan need not be prepared by a registered land
surveyor. Landscaping plans shall be produced
on tracing paper or velum having outer dimen-
sions of at least twenty-four (24) inches by
thirty-six (36) inches and drawn to a scale of
one (1) inch equals fifty (50) feet and shall
contain such information as the following:
(A)
The outline of mobile home stands,
patios, utility buildings, accessory
buildings and other improvements.
(B) An appropriate landscaping plan.
(c)
The details of all features pertaining to
site improvements, such as retaining
walls, tree walls, and other site im-
provement details.
(2)
Description of the source and adequacy of
existing fire protection facility ties and any
anticipated new facilities.
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Sec.
14-4
(a)
(3)
Description of potential traffic load on road-
ways within and without the proposed mobile
home park and the potential impact of traffic
on streets on the perimeter of the mobile home
park.
4) Description of the potential impact upon
school facilities.
5)
Description of anticipated impact upon the
adequacy of existing police protection and any
anticipated need for new personnel or equip-
ment and facilities.
6) Description of community need for such a
park.
MOBILE HOME PARK LICENSING
Scope; Penalties.
(i)
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
a mobile home park within the City of Aspen
except in accordance with this Section 14-4.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any occupant, owner,
tenant or lessee of a mobile home located
within the City of Aspen to violate subsec-
tion 14-4(g) of this section.
(3)
Before any person shall operate a mobile home
park within the City of Aspen, he shall be the
recipient of a Park license granted by the
Council pursuant to the terms of this Section
14-4.
(4) This Section 14-4 shall be enforced pursuant
to Sections 1-8, 1-12 and 20-5(e) of the Aspen
Municipal Code.
(b) Application for License.
Any individual may apply to the Council for an ini-
tial license pursuant to this Section 14-4. Such
application shall be made in writing, filed with
the Planning Office and shall be accompanied (sub-
ject to the provisions of Section 14-4(b)(1)) by
all of the information contained in Section 24-8.7
Section 24-8.9, Section 24-8.12, and the informa-
tion set forth in Section 14-4(b)(2).
(1)
Mobile home parks existing on the effective
date of this regulation shall not be required
to submit the information required by Sections
24-8.9 and 24-8.12 of the Aspen Municipal Code
unless such information relates to major al-
terations being proposed, or relates to pro-
posed park expansion and is specifically
required by the Planning Office.
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(2) Additional Submission Requirements:
(A) The name, address and telephone number of
the applicant.
(B) Evidence of his financial responsibility,
including personal financial statements
and financial statements of all business
entities in which the applicant has an
equity interest of ten (10) percent or
more. Such statements shall include bal-
ance sheets and income statements as well
as other documentation of financial re-
sponsibility that may be required by the
City Council it is discretion.
(C) The name of said mobile home park which
the applicant wishes to operate.
(D)
An application fee of $75.00 plus $2.50
for each unit in the mobile home park
which the applicant wishes to operate.
(E)
A detailed proposed schedule of compli-
ance, setting forth those specific im-
provements to the park that will be made
during the term of the license being
sought. In the event that the Council
has previously set forth requirements for
certain improvements which must be com-
pleted at a specific time, said time
being later than the expiration of the
license being sought, the applicant shall
set forth what measures will be taken
(during the term of the license being
sought) towards completion of said im-
provements. In the event that the appli-
cant is not the owner of the land upon
which the mobile home park is located,
the application shall also include:
(1)
The name of the owner of said mobile
home park and the legal relationship
of the applicant to the owner, and
(2)
Documentation of the authority
granted to the applicant to operate
the mobile home park on behalf of
the owner.
(F)
A register containing the record of all
mobile home owners and occupants located
within the park. The register shall be
submitted to the Building and Zoning
Administrator with each annual license
application and shall contain the
following information:
(1) The name and address of the owner of
each mobile home.
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(2)
The make, model, year and license
number of each mobile home and Colo-
rado Identification Plate number
assigned by the Colorado Division of
Housing, if any.
(3) The state, territory or county
issuin9 such license.
(4)
The date of arrival and of departure
of each mobile home. The park shall
keep the register available for
inspection at all times by law
enforcement officers, public health
officers, the Building Inspector and
other officials whose duties neces-
sitate acquisition of the informa-
tion contained in the register.
(c) Submission and Review of Application.
The applicant shall submit the application to the
Planning Office. The City Council shall review the
application and approve or deny the application
upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning
Commission. Applicants shall apply for such
licenses no later than October 1st of each year.
(d) Additional Review Requirements.
The Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council
shall consider whether the application:
(1)
Proposes a schedule of improvements designed
to upgrade the park to mobile home park stan-
dards for existing mobile home parks (Section
14-6.2) within a reasonable period of time,
and
(2)
Has previously made or will make improvements
to the mobile home park such that the park may
be operated in such manner so as not to endan-
ger the health, safety and welfare of the oc-
cupants of the park and the residents of the
City of Aspen.
(e) Term and Renewal of License.
(1)
AS a condition of transfer on assignment of
any park license, any new owner(s) shall com-
mit to making any improvements agreed to at
the time of licensing, if any.
(2)
The application for renewal shall list any
changes in the information listed in the
licensee's original application under sub-
section 14-4(b) of this section as well as any
additional information which may be required
by subsequent amendment to that subsection.
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(3)
A copy of the application for renewal shall be
submitted by the applicant to the Building
Inspector, the Environmental Health Officer
and the Planning and Zoning Commission who
shall each recommend to the Council their
approval or denial of the application for
renewal of the license. Said recommendation
shall be served on the applicant by registered
mail to the address listed on his application
for renewal.
(4)
The fee for renewal of the license shall be
$75.00 plus $2.50 for each unit in the mobile
home park which the applicant wishes to con-
tinue to operate.
(f) Obligation of Licensee.
It shall be the duty of each Park licensee to:
(1)
Maintain the mobile home park in the condition
provided in subsection 14-6 of this Code or in
conformance with a schedule of compliance
adopted by the City Council.
2)
Maintain an office building in which shall be
located the office of the person in charge of
said park. A copy of all required licenses
and permits and of this regulation shall be
conspicuously posted there and the park regis-
ter shall at all times be kept in said of-
fice.
3)
Operate the mobile home park in compliance
with all relevant federal, state or local
statutes, ordinances or regulations.
4)
Provide adequate supervision to maintain the
park, its facilities and equipment in good
repair and in clean and sanitary condition at
all times.
5)
Insure that the provisions of subsection 14-
4(g) of this section are complied with in the
mobile home park which he is licensed to oper-
ate.
(g) Maintenace of Mobile Home Park.
(1)
Each mobile home park shall be maintained in
the condition specified in subsection 14-6 of
this Code or in a schedule of compliance adop-
ted by the City Council. The owner or opera-
tor of any mobile home park shall arrange for
the management and supervision of such i~bile
home park so as to enforce or cause compliance
with the provisions of this Section 14-4.
(2) Ail mobile homes shall be parked so that there
will be a minimum of ten feet between mobile
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(3)
homes measured side to side or side to end.
Mobile homes parked end to end shall have an
end to end clearance of not less than ten
feet. Enclosed additions to mobile home units
and accessory buildings (such as storage
units) shall be considered a part of the
mobile home in measuring required yard dis-
tance.
No mobile home shall be parked so that any
part of such mobile home will obstruct any
roadway or walkway in a mobile home park for
a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours.
(4) No mobile home shall be occupied in a mobile
home park unless the mobile home is situated
on a mobile home stand.
(5)
Ail roadways, streets and walkways in a mobile
home park shall be kept clear of snow, ice,
standing water, dirt and debris.
(6) No abandoned, burned or derelict mobile home
shall be allowed to occupy a space in a mobile
home park for a period of more than
twenty-four (24) hours.
(7) No abandoned, burned or inoperable automobile
or vehicle shall be allowed to remain on
parks, streets, or common parking areas.
Inoperable shall be defined as in Section 14-
5(d)(3) for a period of more than twenty-four
(24) hours.
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
Mobile homes occupying spaces in a mobile home
park operated by persons licensed under this
section 14-4 shall not be exempt from the
provisions and requirements of the presently
adopted Building and Housing Codes, and no
addition or modification of any mobile home
shall occur unless a permit is obtained and
unless the requirements of the existing
building codes are met.
No animal shall be permitted to run at large
or con, nit any nuisance within a mobile home
park. Where animals are prohibited, no ani-
mals shall be allowed in the park.
Each mobile home lot in the mobile home park
shall be clearly defined and numbered with
numbers of not less than six (6) inches in
height which numbers shall be clearly visible
from the street.
Each mobile home park shall be clearly defined
and numbered with numbers of not less than six
(6) inches in height which numbers shall be
clearly visible from the street.
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(h)
(12)
(13)
No existing mobile home shall be replaced by a
mobile home which does not meet ANSI standards
for new mobile homes.
No mobile home shall be occupied by a greater
number of persons than that for which is was
designed.
Inspection.
(1) The Building Inspector and the Environmental
Health Officer or their agents are hereby
authorized and directed to make such inspec-
tions as are necessary to determine satisfac-
tory compliance with this Section 14-4 and
shall have the power to enter at reasonable
times upon any private or public property for
the purpose of inspecting and investigating
conditions relating to the enforcement of this
section.
(2)
It shall be the duty of the owners or occu-
pants of mobile home parks, or of the person
in charge thereof, to give the Building In-
spector and the Environmental Health Officer
or their agents free access to such premises
at reasonable times for the purpose of such
inspections.
(3)
It shall be the duty of every occupant of a
mobile home park to 9ive the owner thereof, or
his agents or employees, access to any part of
such for repairs or alterations as may be
necessary to effect compliance with this Sec-
tion 14-4 or with any lawful order issued pur-
suant to the provisions of this Code.
(i) Suspension; Revocation; Receivership.
(1)
Upon the discovery of a violation of this Sec-
tion 14-4 in any mobile home park the Building
Inspector and the Environmental Health Officer
shall give the operator thereof written notice
of the violation.
(2)
If, within thirty (30) days of said notice,
the violation has not been corrected, then the
Building Inspector or the Environmental Health
Officer may temporarily suspend the operator's
license.
(3)
At the next regular meeting of the Council
following the expiration of said thirty (30)
day period, the Council shall conduct a hear-
ing on the matter and take such action as it
shall deem appropriate including, but not
limited to, granting an additional period to
remedy the violations or revoking the opera-
tor's license.
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Sec. 14-5
(a)
(4)
In the event the license is revoked by the
City Council, the City Attorney shall immedi-
ately petition a court of competent jurisdic-
tion for the appointment of a receiver who
shall be empowered to do all things reasonable
and necessary to operate a mobile home park,
including, but not limited to, the collection
of all revenues and the payment of expenses.
(j) Enforcement.
In the event any mobile home or mobile home park or
structure affiliated therewith is, or is proposed
to be, constructed, altered, extended, maintained,
used or operated in violation of any provision of
this Section 14-4 or this Code, or any amendment
thereof, the City Council or any person may seek
enforcement pursuant to Sections 1-8, 1-12, or
20-5(e) of the Aspen Municipal Code.
(k) Bonding Provisions.
The Council may apply the performance guarantee
provisions in subsection 20-16(c) of the Aspen
Municipal Code to the park licensee in any mobile
home park.
INDIVIDUAL MOBILE HOME REGULATIONS
Scope.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to own or
occupy a mobile home or a unit within a mobile
home park in the City of Aspen, Colorado, ex-
cept in accordance with this Section 14-5 of
this Code.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any occupant, owner,
or tenant of a mobile home located within a
mobile home park in the City of Aspen,
Colorado, to violate Section 14-5(d) of this
Code.
(b) Inspection.
(1)
The Building Inspector, the Environmental
Health officer and Fire Marshal or their
representatives are hereby authorized to
inspect any mobile home or unit and review the
construction, maintenance or improvements to
the mobile home or unit and compliance with
this chapter.
(2)
The Building Inspector, the Environmental
Health Officer and Fire Marshal or their
representatives shall inspect any mobile home
or unit which is parked in the City of Aspen,
Colorado, within sixty (60) days after the
effective date of this ordinance or,
thereafter, within sixty (60) days after the
mobile home or unit is parked or annexed to
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the City of Aspen, Colorado. A fee of $25.00
shall be charged for each inspection.
(c) Minimum Mobile Home Unit Standards.
Each mobile home unit located within the City
Aspen shall meet the following minimum
requirements:
of
(1)
Ail units shall have, in addition to a
permanent entrance and exit, at least one
approved fire egress door or window which
shall meet the requirements of the most
recently adopted edition of the Uniform
Building Code.
(2)
Ail units shall be equipped with at least one
properly inspected fire extinguisher with an
A,B,C rating.
(3)
Ail units with wood/coal burning stoves, fire-
places, or heaters shall meet all installation
requirements of the most recently adopted
edition of the Uniform Building Code.
(4)
Ail units shall be equipped with properly
operating and properly installed smoke detec-
tors.
(5)
Ail units with additions shall, where practi-
cable; bring those additions into compliance
with the Uniform Building Code, the most re-
cently adopted edition. The Building Inspec-
tor shall not require strict compliance with
insulation and energy related requirements of
said Code where such compliance would cause
major reconstruction. All life and safety
requirements of said Code must be met. The
Building Inspector may require the removal of
additions where said additions cannot meet the
requirements of this section.
(6)
The interior wiring of all units shall comply
with the minimum life/safety standards of the
National Electrical Code, including the proper
sizing of all wiring, the elimination of ex-
posed or bare wire, and the elimination of
overloaded circuits. Complete rewiring of the
unit shall not be required where the Building
Inspector determines that improvements to
existing wiring will meet minimum safety re-
quirements.
(7)
Ail mobile homes using gas, propane, kerosene,
gasoline or fuel oil for heating or cooling
purposes shall have their stoves and heaters
properly vented with flues of adequate size
and construction. Gas cooking ranges, water
heaters and hot plate burners shall not be
used as heating units.
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(d)
Maintenance of the Mobile Home Unit and Mobile Home
Space.
(1)
Ail mobile home units shall be parked so that
there will be a minimum of ten (10) feet be-
tween mobile homes. Mobile home units parked
end-to-end shall have an end-to-end clearance
of not less than ten (10) feet. Additions to
mobile home units shall be considered part of
the mobile home in measuring required yard
distance.
(2)
No owner/occupant
custody to run at
park.
shall allow animals in his
large within the mobile home
(3)
No abandoned, burned, or inoperable automobile
shall be allowed to remain on any mobile home
park space. Inoperable means a condition of
being junked, wrecked, wholly or partially
dismantled, discarded, abandoned or unable to
perform the functions or purpose for which it
was originally constructed. Existence of the
following conditions shall raise presumption
that a vehicle is inoperable.
(A) Absence of an effective registration
plate or safety sticker;
(B)
Placement of the vehicle or parts thereof
upon jacks, blocks, chains or other sup-
ports.
(c)
Absence of one or more parts of the vehi-
cle necessary for the lawful operation of
the vehicle on the streets and highways.
(4)
Mobile home units shall be maintained and
occupied in conformance with the requirements
of Section 14-5(c) of this Code.
5)
No mobile home shall be occupied by a greater
number of persons than that for which it was
designed.
6)
Ail mobile homes shall be parked with the
mobile home hitch (if applicable) fronting on
and directly accessible to a conforming park
street. The access shall be at least ten (10)
feet in width.
7)
The space directly beneath each mobile home
shall be kept clean and free from refuse.
Such space may be used as a storage area for
the mobile home wheels, but shall not be used
for any other items.
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(e) Enforcement.
This Section 14-5 may be
tion 1-8, 1-12 or 20-5(e)
Code.
enforced pursuant to Sec-
of the Aspen Municipal
Sec. 14-6 STANDARDS FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS (See attached
table which is incorporated herein)
(a)
Minimun Standards for all Mobile Home Parks
(Column 2) which must be complied with prior to the
issuance of the license required by Section 14-4 of
this regulation.
(b)
Standards for Existing Mobile Home Parks (Column 3)
to be achieved no later than five (5) years from
date of issuance of first annual license by mobile
home parks existing on the effective date of this
regulation.
(c)
Standards for New Mobile Ilome Parks which must be
met by all mobile home parks proposed to be located
within the City of Aspen after the effective date
of this regulation. All expansions of existing
mobile home parks must meet the requirements of
Section 14-6 (Column 4).
Sec. 14-7. GENERAL
No mobile home or travel trailer shall be parked or permitted
to stand upon any public thoroughfare, road or street or
alley in the zoned area of the City of Aspen, nor upon any
public road right-of-way, for longer than a 24 hour period.
If so parked, it shall be off the main traveled portion of
the roadway; shall not be parked so as to cause or create a
traffic hazard~ and shall be parallel with the course of the
roadway. No occupied mobile home shall be parked or kept on
a public highway or street. No occupied travel trailer shall
be be parked or kept on a public highway or street or within
a mobile home park.
Sec. 14-8.
RESTRICTIONS AGAINST INDIVIDUAL MOBILE HOMES
(a)
No mobile home or travel trailer shall be
installed, maintained, used, occupied, kept,
stored, or allowed to remain within any area of the
City of Aspen except within a mobile home park
meeting the requirements of this regulation.
(b)
There shall be allowed individual mobile homes for
construction site office or storage purposes upon a
building site during actual construction, but not
in any case to exceed one (1) year, provided that
such mobile home need not have water, electrical or
sanitary facilities otherwise required herein;
provided, further, that a building permit is
obtained from the Building Inspector authorizing
such use of the mobile home and specifying the
period of use.
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Sec. 14-9 EFFECTIVE DATE
This regulation shall become effective on the
~ , 1979.
day of
Section 2
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase or por-
tion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconsti-
tutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining por-
tions thereof.
Section 3
A ~onthe ordinance shall
day of~~F/--~2 , 1979,
Chambers, Aspen City Hall, Aspen, Colorado.
be held on the /o~
in the City Council
INTRODUCED,
the City Council of
meeting held at the
1979.
READ AND ORDERED published as provided by law by
at its regular
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the City of Aspen, ~olorado,
City of Aspen on ~~_~/
Mayor
ATTEST:
Kathryn S.~Kbch
City Clerk
ted, passed and approved on the /O~'/day of
, 1979.
Herman Edel
Mayor
ATTEST:
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STATE OF COLORADO
COUNTY OF PITKIN
ss
CERTIFICATE
I, Kathryn S. Koch, City Clerk of Aspen, colorado,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was
read in full, and passed on ..~~
introduced,
reading at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Aspen on ~~ ~ , 197~, and published
in the Aspen Ti~,~e$ a ~eekly newspaper of general circul-
ation/ published in the City of Aspen~ Cclorado, in its
issue of ~_~q/ /'~ , 197 9, and was finally adopte
and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on
Ordinance No. __72 .
provided by law.
197~, and ordered published as
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, Ser_eo of 197 said City, as
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
the seal of said City of Aspen, Colorado, this //qL~/
day of ~ , !97~.
SEAL
Deputy City Clerk