Chapter 15.56 MOBILEHOME PARKS
Section 15.56.050 Mobilehome standards and requirements.
In the zoning districts where mobilehomes are permitted,
mobilehome units shall comply with
the following standards and requirements:
A. Minimum Areas. Mobilehome units
shall have a minimum floor area, exclusive of
kitchen, bath and closet areas, of one hundred forty (140) square feet when occupied by not more
than two persons, nor less than two hundred forty (240) square feet when occupied by three
persons, with an additional seventy (70) square feet per person when occupied by more than
three persons. No individual room exclusive of kitchen, bath or utility room, shall have an area
less than seventy (70) square feet nor be less than seven feet six inches in minimum dimension.
B. Light and Ventilation. Rooms or
enclosed spaces, exclusive of kitchens or bathrooms,
shall be provided with windows or exterior doors for natural light and ventilation. The aggregate
glass area shall be not less than one-tenth of the floor area served, with not less than one-half of
this area available for unobstructed ventilation; or the equivalent in mechanical ventilation shall
be provided.
Kitchens and bathrooms shall be provided with windows not
less than three square feet in area
with not less than one-half of this area available for unobstructed ventilation; or the equivalent in
artificial light and mechanical ventilation. When not provided with natural ventilation of the
required area, kitchens shall be provided with an exhaust fan. Mechanical ventilation for kitchens
and bathrooms shall provide a minimum air change of one hundred (100) cubic feet per minute;
and in other spaces, when used, shall provide a minimum of not less than two air changes per
hour in the space served.
C. Exit Requirements. Mobilehome units
shall have not less than two doors, or one door and
one unobstructed emergency exitway. One door shall be located near the front of the unit and one
near the rear. An emergency exit-way may be substituted for the rear door when the length of the
unit does not permit use of two doors. Locking mechanism for doors shall be of the safety type
permitting opening of the door from the inside by the operation of a single knob or lever. When
sleeping rooms of a mobilehome unit are arranged so that they have access to only one door of
the unit without passing through a passageway that might be blocked by fire, the room shall be
provided with at least one outside window which can be opened from the inside without the use
of tools and of such design that it may serve as an emergency exit-way if the normal avenues of
escape are blocked.
D. Mechanical Requirements. Plumbing,
heating, electrical and air conditioning installations
shall comply with the standards, if any, prescribed by the state of Illinois.
E. Compliance with Standards. Mobilehome
units shall comply in every other instance not
set forth above with the standards, if any, prescribed by the state of Illinois.
Units not complying with these standards and requirements
shall be classified as "travel
trailers" and shall be prohibited in a mobilehome park as defined in this chapter. (Prior code
§
23-2-4)
15.56.050