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THE ZONING REPORT Page Eight trol, weed and brush control, maintain fire breaks and remove underbrush as needed, provide trash removal twice a w~'ek, and maintain the premises free of litter. Management must enforce rules and regulations that require tenants and condominium owners to maintain their units, fences, structures, vehicles~ lawns and landscaping, and provide notice to tenants of park regulations and zoning code provisl(~ns for mobile home parks. C. Obligation of mo must maintain their maintained; comply regulations for occu for storage of boat~ .ile home park tenants and occupants of manufactured home subdivisions. They premises and keep their living unit in good repair, clean, neat and properly with zoning code regulations and park and homeowners association rules and pancy within the park or subdivision, for the parking of passenger vehicles and RVs, campers and commercial vehicles in parks and subdivisions. D. Licenses and perr~lts. ? (a). Construciion permits. After zoning approvals, construction of the mobile home park and manufactured home subdivision involves the usual sequence of zoning and building permits issued by th~ local zoning/building officials, and approvals for design and construction of infrastructur~ by the public engineer, based on standards set forth in the land development code. In mo~ile home parks, mobile home spaces can be rented after the final development plan is acce~ted by the elected board as being in substantial agreement with the prelimi- nary development plan and the occupancy permit issued; in manufactured home subdivisions, lots can be oonveyed after the final plat is accepted and recorded. (b). Business ~perating license. An annual operating license is required to own and operate a mobile honie park. This license cannot be issued until the occupancy permit is issued for the park, an~ until the fire department inspects and approves all fire-fighting equipment, water supplyi, accessways and good fire safety practice throughout the park. If the occu- pancy permit! is revoked, the operator"s license is automatically revoked. If the park is de- veloped in p~ases, the license covers only phases for which occupancy permits have been issued. The l[cense can be transferred, subject to review of the new owner by zoning/build- ing officials!and fulfillment of code deficiencies by the prior owner before transfer to a new owner. '.In some states, licensure may be subject to rent controls imposed on owners of mobile homelparks to regulate excessive rent increases on lease renewals, given the practi- cal immobility of mobile homes sited on spaces and low or moderate income of many .ten- ants. Subjea_t to civil rights laws, spaces whose leases are not renewed by tenants must be leased to pc[sons wishing to rent them, who need only to meet financial qualifications ac- cording to w~itten standards. IN THE NEXT FEW ISSUES . . . Next month, for October 21, weidiscuss establishing a hier- archy of commercia~ and business zones in zon- ing codes--the mix [and ·number of such zones. For November ~Sth, our topic is defining floor area, GFA, GL~ and FAR as used in zon- ing codes. For De~ember 16th: new ideas for density bonuses in ~PUDs. January 20th, 1995: standards for variances and special exceptions. We make every effort to present accurate in- formation and sound opinion in this report. However, we do not guarantee results, accu- racy, or-assume liability for errors, omissions, or for information you may act upon. This pub- lication does not purport to be engaged in the practice of law or give legal advice, but is the opinion of the editor and publisher solely as a professional urban planner. September 23, 1994 issue