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THE ZONING REPORT fire department and must meet plumbing, gas service and fire codes. Ali fuel systems re- quired in manufactured home subdivisions must be placed underground bot some codes re- quire above-ground bottled gas tanks to be screened from view by a fence or landscaping but accessible for' service. (f). WasteI trash anf_..garbage disposa! in mobile home parks and manufactured home subdivi- sions follows standards required for all residential service in the locality. Design and loca- tion of community trash bins and receptacles take the design standards required for multi- family projects. Receptacles serviced by trash trucks must be designed on a paved pad, with a 6-8 ft wall or fence and gate, obscured from view by landscaping. Generally, recep- tacles must be accessible within i00-250 ft of each living unit and must be provided with a reinforced paved apron or drive for access by service trucks to remove trash. Some codes require capacity of trash receptacles to be adequate for pick-up twice a week. P, Sign standards for mobile home parks approved as freestanding zones are similar to those pro- vided for multi-family single-site rental projects. When approved as an overlay zone or conditional use, mobile home parks take the sign standards required for the underlying residential zone. A freestanding pole or ground identification sign can be provided at each entrance, illuminated, non- moving~ single or double faced, with the total area of all faces equal to the area of identification signs typical of residential projects in multi-family zones. 7. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MOBILE HOME PARKS A. Owners are'required to provide and maintain a registry of all occupants. These records are available for inspection by the tax assessor, zoning office and other public agencies. Information required includes the name of the owner and other occupants of each unit, the make, model and dimensions of the unit, its date of manufacture and identification number, and location in the park by lot and block number of the site. Often, the register must be tied to annual tax record dates, such as registry of taxable property dated January 1 or July 1, with some codes requiring use of forms, if any, provided by the tax assessor. The register lists the date of occupancy in the park, any change of site within the park by occupants, the names of owners and occupants of units pur- chased, sold and rented within the park and date occupants vacated the park. The register must be maintained for 2-3 years after origination and must be current as of 2-4 weeks after any change of occupancy. B. Assurance of continued operation and management functions. Mobile home parks must provide a permanent manager or operator accessible at all times by tenants and public officials. Manufactur- ed home subdivisions must create and provide a homeowners association to own, operate and main- tain common facilities of the subdivision, PUD or condominium. A hold-harmless and release of lia- bility provision must be executed releasing public authorities from claims, especially for private water and sewer systems and for septic systems and package treatment facilities. Project owners and managers must allow right of entry by public officials to inspect facilities and enforce laws and codes, including police and fire patrol, citation, enforcement, removal and impoundment of il- legal, abandoned or improperly parked vehicles. The owners must provide a blanket easement for right of entry by utilities and others with specific need to install, repair and maintain utilities re- lated to the park. Owners must maintain all facilities and infrastructure of the project in a.safe, clean, neat~ and orderly manner. Streets must be maintained free of cracks and holes, snow remov- ed, and landscaping, fences and walls maintained. Management must provide insect and rodent con- September 23, 1994 Issue