HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Clarifying Definition of Mobile Home in Zoning Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. 2682
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF THE CITY OF AMES , IOWA BY REPEALING
SUBSECTION 56 OF SECTION 38-1002 AND
ENACTING A NEW SUBSECTION 56 OF SECTION
38-1002 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CLARIFYING
THE DEFINITION OF MOBILE HOME WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE ZONING ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF AMES , IOWA; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT IF ANY; PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY; AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
BE IT ENACTED by the City Council of the City of
Ames , Iowa :
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of
Ames, Iowa shall be and is hereby amended by repealing sub-
section 56 of section 38-1002 of the Municipal Code as said
subsection has existed heretofore , and enacting a new sub-
section 56 of section 38-1002 , said new subsection to read
as follows :
" (56) Mobile Home : A vehicle so designed and con-
structed as to permit being used as a conveyance
upon the public streets or highways and so constructed
upon a permanent wheeled vehicle chassis as to per-
mit occupancy thereof for human habitation, dwelling
or sleeping places for one or more persons and which
is capable of being moved by its own power, or being
towed or transported by another vehicle, and regard-
less of whether such vehicle is dismounted from its
wheels or placed upon a permanent foundation. Pro-
vided, however, that this definition does not include
or apply to prefabricated or module units not de-
signed and constructed as a vehicle on a permanent
wheeled vehicle chassis , but transported over high-
ways on reusable wheeled vehicle chassis, only for
location at a permanent construction site. "
Section Two. All ordinanc
es or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict if any.
Section Three . Violation of the provisions of this
ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine
not to exceed $100 or by imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30)
days .
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and publication
as required by law.
Passed this _ 26th day of September 1978 .
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Mary E. Pauli_ , City Clerk Lee Fellinger, 14ayor