As used in this chapter:
(a) “Camp” means a recreational vehicle campground.
(b) “Health officer” means the Peabody City Clerk, or his authorized representative.
(c) “House trailer” -- See “Recreational vehicle.”
(d) “Mobile home” means a movable detached single-family dwelling unit which provides all of the accommodations necessary to be a dwelling unit and is connected to the utilities in conformance with all of the applicable regulations. The term “mobile home” does not include a recreational vehicle.
(e) “Occupy,” “occupancy,” or “occupied” means the use of any mobile home or recreational vehicle by any person for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes for any period of four or more consecutive days.
(f) “Operator” means the person or business that has charge, care or control of a licensed or unlicensed mobile home park or camp or portion thereof, and/or the person or business that holds the license for a mobile home park, or camp or portion thereof.
(g) “Park” means mobile home park.
(h) “Person” means any individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation.
(i) “Recreational vehicle” means a unit designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use; units may have their own power, or be designed to be drawn or mounted on an automotive vehicle. Recreational vehicle shall include motor homes, travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers, converted buses, house boats or other similar units as determined by the Governing Body.
(j) “Recreational vehicle campground” means a lot, tract or parcel of land designed for occupancy by recreational vehicles for temporary or transient living purposes, including the use of camping spaces for tents.
(k) “Roadway” means any private street located within a park or camp and providing for the general vehicular and pedestrian circulation within the park or camp.
(l) “Service building” means a building housing all of the following: separate toilet facilities for men and women, laundry facilities and separate bath or shower accommodations. Such building may also include other associated uses such as an office and recreational facilities for the camp or park.
(m) “Trailer camp” -- See “Recreational vehicle campground.”
(Ord. 04-2006; Code 2016)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain a mobile home for human living quarters in the city outside of a mobile home court which is duly licensed hereunder, except as herein specifically permitted.
(b) All mobile homes shall be located on lots of not less than 50 feet by 100 feet and shall be placed on a permanent foundation within three (3) months from the time it is placed on said lot.
(c) The placing of the mobile home on any lot or lots shall subject the mobile home to all requirements of the building, electrical, plumbing, gas, health and zoning ordinances of the city.
(d) When a mobile home is located upon any lot provided for in Section 6-901(b), it shall not be placed less than fifteen feet from any property line.
(e) A mobile home may be parked or stored in the city limits regardless of the other provisions hereunder, provided that it shall not be used for living or sleeping purposes during such time it is so stored or parked, and provided that it shall not be a nuisance and does not constitute a fire hazard.
(f) All mobile homes permitted under the provisions of this article and used for human habitation shall be equipped and provided with a separate electrical, water and sanitary sewer outlet.
(Ord. 04-2006; Code 2016)
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain a mobile home court within the city unless said person shall first obtain a permit from the Governing Body to do so.
(Ord. 04-2006; Code 2016)
Every applicant for a permit to maintain a mobile home court provided for in Section 6-902 shall file with the City Clerk a written application stating the name and address of the applicant and the location of said mobile home court, the name of the owner, proprietor, or manager of said court, the dimensions and the number of units in said court, the toilet and sanitary facilities in said court, the size of the lot or parcel of ground for mobile home court, and the maximum number of mobile homes that the court will accommodate. The minimum area unit providing accommodation for one mobile home and towing unit shall be Four Thousand square feet and shall provide a minimum width of thirty feet. Said application shall be filed by the owner, and sworn to before a notary public. The applicant shall file with his application a sketch, diagram or plat of said mobile home court showing the location and arrangement of the units and of the streets and the location of electrical, water and sewer outlets.
(Ord. 04-2006; Code 2016)
Upon the filing of said application provided for in Section 6-903, the City Council shall determine if the said application contains the requirements provided in this article. Said application may be rejected if the City Council shall find that the said mobile home court site does not comply with all city ordinances or that said site is not conducive to the welfare of the city at large.
(Ord. 04-2006; Code 2016)
(a) It is unlawful for any person to occupy a recreational vehicle in the city unless such recreational vehicle is located in a camp; provided, however, a recreational vehicle may be occupied other than within a camp for a period not to exceed thirty days when a permit is secured in accordance with this Article.
(b) All persons operating camps shall obtain a camp license with such license being issued only after approval by the Governing Body and the health officer and only after payment of the required fee. No person shall operate a camp without an approved current license. All persons developing new camps shall make an application to the Governing Body for the appropriate camp license. When platting is required, the development plan shall be submitted at the preliminary platting stage and when approved shall constitute approval by the Peabody Planning and Zoning Commission. When platting is not required, a sketch plan showing the relationship of the recreational vehicle spaces to the roadways, parking, open space and other information affecting the overall environment of the camp may be submitted at any time for approval by the Peabody Planning and Zoning Commission.
The application to the inspection officer shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall include the following: the name, address and telephone number of the applicant; the location and legal description of the camp; at least three complete sets of plans showing compliance with all applicable provisions of this chapter, including a plot plan drawn to scale, at not less than one inch equal to one hundred feet, showing the camp dimensions; number and location of recreational vehicle spaces; location and width of roadways, sidewalks, off-street parking and easements; location, size and specifications of buildings, sewers, water lines and gas lines; the location and specifications of any sewage disposal system and water supply system; the existing topography and a drainage grading plan. The submitted plans may be approved by the inspection officer for construction only after they have been reviewed and approved by the Peabody Planning and Zoning Commission and the health officer. Approval and issuance of a camp license for such new camps shall not be made until construction in accordance with the approved plans has been completed.
An application for any addition to an existing park shall be processed as an application for a new park.
(c) Prior to a recreational vehicle being located other than within a camp, a permit shall be obtained with such permit being issued only after approval of the required application by the City Clerk and after payment of the required fee. Any person desirous of locating such recreational vehicle shall make an application to the City Clerk for a temporary permit. Such application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall include the following: the name, address and telephone number of the applicant; the location and legal description of property where the recreational vehicle is requested to be located; and shall provide all other applicable information as follows:
(1) the reason such application is being applied for, the number of days the recreational vehicle is intended to be parked which in no event shall exceed thirty days;
(2) the application area, location of existing buildings, and the location of where the recreational vehicle will be parked;
(3) the connection of the recreational vehicle to any utility, which shall be in accordance with all applicable regulations of this code.
(d) All camps shall be located in accordance with the provisions of the City of Peabody Zoning Code and shall be located on a well-drained site property graded to insure adequate drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water. Plans and specifications for the drainage and grading system, including roadways, storm sewers and appurtenances, and general drainage and grading shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer.
(e) Each camp serving or intended to serve one or more recreational vehicles shall be provided with one or more service buildings which shall:
(1) Be located no nearer than ten feet from a recreational vehicle in a camp;
(2) Be so located that any recreational vehicle which it serves shall not be parked more than two hundred feet from it;
(3) Be of permanent type construction and be adequately lighted;
(4) Be of moisture resistant material to permit frequent washing and cleaning;
(5) Have one flush type toilet, one lavatory and one shower or bathtub for females; and one flush type toilet, one lavatory, one shower or bathtub for males for up to nine recreational vehicles. One additional unit of the above plumbing facilities shall be provided for each sex for each ten additional recreational vehicles served or major fraction thereof. All lavatories, bathtubs and showers shall be connected with both hot and cold running water;
(6) Have adequate heating facilities to maintain a temperature of seventy degrees Fahrenheit in the building and provide hot water (one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit) at a minimum rate of eight gallons per hour for the required fixture units;
(7) Have an accessible, adequate, safe and potable water supply of cold water;
(8) Have all rooms well ventilated with all openings effectively screened;
(9) Have at least one slop water closet or other facility suitable for the cleaning and sanitizing of bedpans or other waste receptacles;
(10) Comply with all applicable chapters of the Peabody Code, regarding the construction of buildings and the installation of electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning systems;
(11) Be maintained in a clean sanitary condition and kept free of any condition that will menace the health of any occupants of the public or constitute a nuisance.
(f) Water supply:
(1) Required -- An accessible, safe and potable supply of water as approved by the health officer shall be provided in each camp. If city water is available to the camp, it shall be used.
(2) Layout -- The size and location of water mains and fire hydrants shall be designed by a licensed professional engineer from either the Peabody water department or by others and shall be in accordance with the requirements of the water department and fire department of the city. When city water is available, a utility easement for the distribution system shall be granted to the Peabody water department for operation and maintenance purposes. The distribution system shall become the property of the city.
(3) Service Connections -- Individual water service connections shall be provided at each recreational vehicle space. Such connections shall be located at least four inches above ground surface, at least three-quarters inch in diameter and equipped with a three-quarters inch valve outlet. The outlet shall be protected from surface water flooding and all pipes shall be protected against freezing. Below ground shutoff valves may be used but stop and waste valves shall not be used.
(4) Private Water Supply -- When a private water supply is provided, it shall provide an adequate water supply with minimum flow rates of four gallons per minute for each of the first five mobile home or recreational vehicle spaces and an additional two gallons per minute for each additional space for the next ten spaces and an additional one and one-half gallons per minute for each additional space for the next twenty-five spaces and an additional one gallon per minute for each additional space. Such system shall provide a minimum of twenty pounds per square inch of pressure at all connections provided.
(g) Sewage Disposal:
(1) Individual Sewer Connections -- Sewer connections shall be provided for each recreational vehicle space in accordance with the Peabody code.
(2) Design -- Any sewage system connecting to the city sewer system shall be in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Peabody code. All sewage systems shall be designed by a licensed professional engineer and shall be submitted for approval by the superintendent of sewer maintenance and the city engineer or their authorized representatives.
(3) Treatment Plant -- When the sewer lines of the camp are not connected to a public sewer, a sewage treatment plant or sewage disposal system approved by the health officer shall be provided. The design of such facilities for new parks and camps shall be based on their ultimate maximum capacity. The approval of the health officer shall be obtained on the type of treatment proposed and on the design of the facility prior to the construction.
(4) Camps shall provide sanitary stations for the sole purpose of removing and disposing of wastes from holding tanks in a clean, efficient and convenient manner. Sanitary stations shall be approved by the health officer, connected to the sewage system, located not less than fifty feet from any space or other residential area, and be screened from other activities by visual barriers such as fences, walls or natural growth.
(h) Provisions for garbage and refuse storage, collection and disposal shall be maintained by the operator for licensed camps so as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage, insect breeding areas, accident hazards or air pollution. Such provisions shall comply with the requirements of the City of Peabody.
(i) Rodents and Insects. Recreational vehicle campgrounds shall be maintained free of excessive insect or rodent infestation. The recreational vehicle campground management shall keep all areas outside of the confines of the individual recreational vehicles reasonably free of breeding, harboring and feeding places for rodents and insects. Such areas shall be kept free of litter, trash, salvage material, junk and weeds or other obnoxious vegetation growths in excess of twelve inches in height. Individual recreational vehicle occupants shall be responsible for the extermination of any insect or rodent infestations occurring within individual recreational vehicles.
(j) Electricity. A weatherproof electrical outlet supplying at least one hundred ten volts shall be provided for each recreational vehicle space. All electrical wiring shall comply with applicable provisions of the electrical code of the City. No power lines shall be permitted to lie on the ground or to be suspended less than fifteen feet above the ground over any roadway, parking or service area.
(k) Register. It shall be the duty of the person operating each camp to keep a register containing a record of all recreational vehicle owners and tenants located within each camp. The register shall contain the name and address of each occupant; the make, model, year and manufacturer of each recreational vehicle; the dates of arrival and departure of each mobile home recreational vehicle. The person operating each camp shall keep the register available for inspection at all reasonable hours by law enforcement officers, assessor, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register. The original records of the register shall not be destroyed for a period of three years following the date of registration.
(Ord. 04-2006; Code 2016)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not less than Ten Dollars $10.00 nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and each day the violation shall continue shall constitute a single and separate offense.
(Ord. 04-2006; Code 2016)