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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.073-79RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 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BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO: Section 1 That Chapter 14 of the Aspen Municipal Code is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 14-1.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. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (3) (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. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (5) 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 -5- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (f) (12) (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 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (m) 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- 9 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (n) (2) 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. 10 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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. 11 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 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. 12 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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. 13 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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. 14 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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 15 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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. 16 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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. 17 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 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 18 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 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. 19 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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. 20 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (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. -21- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 1 O0 Leaves 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 , 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: 22 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 0 :--4 ~ 0 ,< % n E~ r~ 0 ~ O 4J o o ~ N ~ c' -,-I ~.q3 NC4 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 0 ~0~ 0~O O OO 0 0 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves O~J ~J m 0 0 m RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves (D r~ 0 ~ ~J 0 0 r~ O~ 0 O 0 ~ 4J > r~ ~ 4J 0 ~ 0) I 0 0 (D 0 0 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 100 Leaves 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 ~ ~ ~. of , 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