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ORDINANCE # GPCI-
S;AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AND RESTRICTING THE PLACEMENT OF MOBILE
;HOMES IN THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS; AMENDING THE BATESVILLE1
ZONING REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE PLACEMENT OF MOBILE HOMES;
REPEALING ORDINANCES 708 AND 720 AS THEY PERTAIN TO MOBILE. HOME
`PLACEMENT AND ALL OTHER ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING!
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES :
.. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE.,
ARKANSAS:
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I�SECTION 1: That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm,
corporation or other entity to park a mobile home within the
;,City of Batesville, Arkansas for residential purposes except as
hereinafter provided in this Ordinance.
SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS - In the
the definitions contained in this
s!applied, except when the context
construction of this Ordinance,
section shall be observed and
clearly indicates otherwise.
A. MOBILE HOME - means a single-family living unit designed
for transportation after fabrication on streets and highways on
its own wheels, or on flatbeds or other trailers, and arriving
at the site where it is to be occupied as a living unit complete
and ready for occupancy, except for main and incidental unpacking
and assembly operations, located on jacks or permanent foundation,',
connected to utilities and erected in accordance with prevailing
city laws.
B. MOBILE HOME PARK - means a parcel of land upon which
two (2) or more mobile homes are harbored either free of charge
or for revenue and shall include any building, structure, tent,
vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the
site.
SECTION 3: Mobile homes for residential purposes may be parked
only in Mobile home parks. A mobile home park may be located
only in R-2 and R-3 zones. The minimum area for a mobile home
park shall be five (5) acres. A mobile home park shall have a
minimum of five (5) mobile home spaces. The park shall be
located on a well -drained site, properly graded to insure rapid
drainage and freedom from stagnate pools of water. Each mobile
home space shall have a minimum of thirty-six hundred (3,600)
square feet. A mobile home space shall be at least forty (40)
feet in width. A mobile home space shall have yard setbacks of
no less than seven and one-half (72) feet on all sides. A mobile
home space shall have two (2) off-street parking spaces, each
nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet. All mobile home spaces shall
abut a hard -surfaced driveway of not less than twenty (20) feet
in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street.
Each mobile home space shall be provided with sanitary sewer and
water service in a manner which meets the city sewer and water
codes. All mobile home parks shall be screened around the
perimeter by a six (6) foot, side -obscuring screen of permanent,
year-round fencing and landscaping.
SECTION 4: A camping or recreational trailer or mobile home not
exceeding twenty-one (21) feet in length may be stored in the
'j rear yard on any lot, provided that no living quarters shall be
hmaintained or business conducted in connection therewith while
€i such trailer or mobile home is so parked or stored.
ii SECTION 5: Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who
I shall violate any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall, upon
k conviction therefore, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
E be fined in a sum not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),
k with each and every day that such violation continues to exist
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constituting a separate offense. However, said criminal penalties
E shall not be the exclusive remedy available to the city to compel
;i compliance with this Ordinance, the city retaining all other
ii methods of enforcement available to it including any type of
injunctive relief or other civil remedies lawfully available to
it.
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SECTION 6: The Batesville Zoning Regulations so far as they
pertain to the placement of mobile homes is hereby amended to
incorporate the provisions of this Ordinance. Ordinance number
708 and Ordinance number 720 are repealed so far as they pertain
to mobile home placement and so far as they are in conflict with
the provisions of this Ordinance. Furthermore, any and all other
Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herein are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 7: That the part or words of this Ordinance are severabl
and if an,-,,, part or parts, word or words of this Ordinance is
declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful, then the
remaining valid portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect as though the invalid, unlawful or unconstitu-
tional portions thereof were never made a part hereof.
SECTION 8: EMERGENCY CLAUSE - Whereas, the unrestricted and
unregulated placement of mobile homes within the City of Batesvil
adversely affect the value of property in Batesville, Arkansas
an emergency is hereby declared in order to protect the public
health, safety and welfare and this Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
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ADOPTED this _day of , 1982.
ATTEST:
LARRY WILL AMS, CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
JJIM,^Sr?IRAgLL, n1AYOR