(a)   House Trailer shall mean a vehicular, portable dwelling unit designed especially for short term occupancy, such as: travel trailers, campers, converted buses and other similar units whether self-propelled, pulled or hauled and are designed primarily for highway travel without a special permit.

(b)   Inspection officer or health officer shall mean an Officer appointed by the City Council of Buhler, Kansas, the duties of which are hereinafter set forth or his authorized representative.

(c)   Mobile home shall mean a movable, detached single-family dwelling following characteristics:

(1)   Designed for long term occupancy, and containing accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath, kitchen facilities, and having plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems; be on a chassis that is capable of being transported after fabrication on its own wheels (or detachable wheels);

(2)   Arrive at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete, and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operation; location on supports, connection to utilities, and the like; and

(3)   Not necessary to be placed on a foundation as required for a permanent structure.

(d)   Mobile home park shall mean a parcel or tract of land used or intended to be used by occupied mobile homes. The term mobile home park does not include sales lots on which unoccupied mobile homes, whether new or used, are parked for the purpose of storage, inspection or sale.

(e)   Mobile home space shall mean a plot of ground within a mobile home park which is to accommodate one mobile home and which provides service facilities for water, sewerage and electricity.

(f)   Occupy, occupancy or occupied shall mean the use of any mobile home or house trailer by any person for living, seeping, cooking or eating purposes for any period of five (5) consecutive days.

(g)   Park shall mean mobile home park.

(h)   Person shall mean any individual, firm, trust, partnership, association or corporation.

(i)    Roadway shall mean any private street located within a park and providing for the general vehicular and pedestrian circulation within the park.

(Code 1987, XV; Code 2026)

(a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a mobile home or house trailer in the City of Buhler, Kansas, unless such mobile home or house trailer is located in a park.

(b)   Exceptions.

(1)   A mobile home or house trailer may be located within the following area of the City of Buhler:

Bounded on the North by West 5th Street;

Bounded on the East by North Wall Street;

Bounded on the South by West 2nd Street;

and Bounded on the West by Buhler Road,

(2)   A mobile home may be occupied at a construction site by a night watchman when approved by the inspection office, when deemed necessary for security purposes, Such permission may be cancelled by the inspection office upon three (3) days written notice when in the opinion of the inspection office the intent of this subsection is being violated, Any such mobile home so occupied shall conform to all applicable zoning regulations and/or restrictive covenants.

(3)   A mobile home or house trailer may be occupied other than within a park, for a period not to exceed Fourteen (14) days, provided the following requirements are met:

(A)  All sewage and other water carried wastes shall be disposed of into a municipal sewer system and connected to the sewer system in accordance with the state code and municipal requirements, except self-contained units.

(B)  No mobile home or house trailer shall be parked on any street, alley, highway or other public place, except within designated areas.

(4)   A camping or vacation trailer or mobile home may be stored in the rear or side yard of any lot, provided that no living quarters shall be maintained or any business conducted in connection therewith while such trailer or mobile home is so parked or stored.

(5)   Any mobile home that currently exists in the City of Buhler may be occupied as a residence, providing there is compliance with all applicable City Codes, except that in the event any such mobile home is moved, demolished, or more than 50% destroyed it may not be replaced with another mobile home. Exception being area described in subsection (b)(1).

(Code 1987; Ord. 452; Code 2026)