Manufactured home parks.
Batesville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. V, § 502
in effectSec. 502. - Manufactured home parks.
All manufactured home parks created or established shall be located in zoning districts as permitted by this ordinance and shall conform to the provisions below:
(1) General plan required.
a. Parks shall be located on a well drained site, not less than three (3) acres in size, properly graded to ensure rapid drainage and freedom from stagnant pools of water.
b. Manufactured home spaces shall be provided consisting of a minimum of four thousand five hundred (4,500) square feet for each space. Anchors or tie downs such as cast in place concrete deadmen, eyelets embedded in concrete, screw augers, or arrowhead anchors shall be placed at each corner of the manufactured home pad and at intervals not to exceed twenty (20) feet. Each device shall be able to sustain a minimum load of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) pounds.
c. Manufactured homes shall be so harbored on each space that there shall be at least a twenty-foot clearance between all manufactured homes or other buildings (exclusive of individual storage buildings) within the park or from any property line bounding the park. Individual storage buildings shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) square feet in area and shall be located no closer than five (5) feet from any manufactured home lot line.
d. All manufactured home spaces shall abut upon a paved roadway of not less than twenty (20) feet in width, which shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway.
e. Walkways not less than two (2) feet wide shall be provided in locations where pedestrian traffic is concentrated; for example, to the entrance, to the office and to other important facilities.
f. Adequate lights shall be provided to illuminate roadways and walkways for the safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night.
g. Each park shall provide service buildings to house each toilet, bathing and other sanitation facilities as are in this article more particularly prescribed for dependent manufactured homes.
h. An electrical outlet supplying at least one hundred ten (110) volts shall be provided for each manufactured home space.
(2) Water supply. An adequate supply of pure water for drinking and domestic purposes shall be supplied by pipes to all buildings and manufactured home spaces within the park to meet the requirements of the park. A master water meter shall be installed according to city specific locations. Water supply for fire protection shall be provided, and constructed in order that all manufactured home spaces are located less than five hundred (500) feet of a fire plug. The water system shall be connected to the municipal water system whenever feasible. If the park water system is not connected to the municipal system, approval must be obtained from the county health department.
(3) Sewage and waste disposal.
a. Waste from showers, bathtubs, flush toilets, urinals, lavatories, slop sinks and laundries in service buildings and other buildings within the park shall be discharged into a public sewer system in compliance with applicable ordinances or into a private sewer and disposal plant or septic tank system of such construction and in such manner as will present no health hazard.
b. Each manufactured home space shall be provided with a trapped sewer at least four (4) inches in diameter, which shall be connected to receive the waste from the shower, bathtub, flush toilet, lavatory and kitchen sink of the manufactured home harbored in such space having any or all such facilities. The trapped sewer in each space shall be connected to discharge the manufactured home waste into the public sewer system in compliance with applicable ordinances or into a private sewer disposal plant or septic tank system of such construction and in such manner as will present no health hazard, and as shall be required by the state board of health.
(4) Garbage receptacles. Metal or plastic garbage cans with tight-fitting covers shall be provided in quantities adequate to permit disposal of all garbage and rubbish.
(5) Register of occupants. It shall be the duty of each licensee to keep a register containing a record of all manufactured home owners and occupants located within the park. The register shall contain the following information:
a. The name and address of each manufactured home occupant;
b. The name and address of the owner of each manufactured home and motor vehicle by which it is towed;
c. The make, model, year and license number of each manufactured home and motor vehicle;
d. The state, territory or country issuing such licenses;
e. The date of arrival and of departure of each manufactured home;
f. Whether or not each manufactured home is a dependent or independent manufactured home.
g. The park shall keep the register available for inspection at all times by law enforcement officers, public health officials and other officials whose duties necessitate acquisition of the information contained in the register. The register record for each occupant registered shall not be destroyed by a period of three (3) years following the date of departure of the registrant from the park.
(6) Supervision. The licensee or permittee, or a duly authorized attendant or caretaker, shall be in charge at all times to keep the manufactured home park, its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. The attendant or caretaker shall be answerable, with the licensee or permittee, for the violation of any provision of this article to which the permittee is subject.
(7) License required.
a. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a manufactured home park within the limits of the city unless such person shall first obtain a license permit therefore in addition to payment of the privilege tax required therefore by statute.
b. Future expansion of any manufactured home park to accommodate additional manufactured homes shall be done in accordance with the provisions of this appendix.
(8) Fees.
a. The annual application fee for each manufactured home park shall be twenty dollars ($20.00).
b. The fee for transfer of a license shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
c. Every individual locating a manufactured home in the city, whether in a trailer park or otherwise, must make application with the city, such applications being available at the city hall or from the building official, at a cost of ten dollars ($10.00).
(9) Application.
a. Application for initial license shall be filed with and issued by the mayor and board of aldermen. The application shall be in writing, signed by the applicant and shall include the following:
1. The name and address of the applicant;
2. The location and legal description of the manufactured home park;
3. A complete plan of the park in conformity with the requirements of this ordinance;
4. Plans and specifications of all buildings, improvements and facilities constructed or to be constructed within the manufactured home park;
5. The application and all accompanying plans and specifications shall be filed in triplicate with the building official. The building official shall forward such plans and specifications to the planning commission for review and recommendation. The planning commission shall review the plans and specifications for compliance with this article, and all other applicable ordinances, codes or statutes. Upon finding that the plans and specifications comply with all provisions of this article or other ordinances, codes, or statutes, the planning commission shall, in writing, recommend to the mayor and board of aldermen that the application be approved. Upon receipt of the recommendation from the planning commission, the mayor and board of aldermen may approve the application or take such other action as shall be necessary. Upon completion of the park in accordance with all approved plans and specifications, the mayor and board of aldermen shall issue a license for the operation thereof.
b. Application for transfer of license. Upon application in writing for transfer of a license and payment of the transfer fee, the mayor and board of aldermen shall issue a transfer if the transferee is of good moral character.
(10) Display. The license shall be conspicuously posted in the office of or on the premises of the manufactured home park at all times.
(11) Revocation. The mayor and board of aldermen may revoke any license to maintain and operate a park when the licensee has been found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction of violation of any provisions of this article. After such conviction, the license may be reissued if the circumstances leading to conviction have been remedied and the park is being maintained and operated in full compliance with the law.
(Ord. No. 2010-09-743, 9-7-10)
Source: City of Batesville, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/batesville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=APXAZO_ARTVSUUSRESIPLRE_S502MAHOPAFetched: 10/31/2026