Athens City Code

Except as specifically defined herein, all words used in this chapter have their customary dictionary definitions where not inconsistent with the context. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Buffer strip. An evergreen buffer shall consist of a greenbelt planted strip not less than ten feet in width. Such a greenbelt shall be composed of one row of evergreen trees, spaced not more than 40 feet apart and not less than two rows of shrubs or hedge, spaced not more than five feet apart and which grow to a height of five feet or more after one full growing season and which shrubs will eventually grow to not less than ten feet.

Health officer means the director of a city, county, or district health department having jurisdiction over the community health in a specific area, or his duly authorized representative.

Mobile home (trailer) means a detached single-family dwelling unit with any or all of the following characteristics:

1. (1) Designed for long-term occupancy and containing sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, a tub or shower bath, and kitchen facilities, with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside systems.
2. (2) Designed to be transported after fabrication on its own wheels or on a flatbed or other trailer or detachable wheels.
3. (3) Arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a complete dwelling, including major appliances and furniture, and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on foundation supports, connection to utilities, and the like.
4. (4) Exclusion. A unit constructed with a minimum of a nominal two-inch by four-inch studded walls, at least 20 feet wide, which is placed on a permanent masonry foundation, from which all evidence of mobility has been removed, and which has a sloped roof shall not be considered a mobile home regardless of how it is transported to the building site.

Mobile home park means any plot of ground on which two or more mobile homes occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located.

Mobile home space means a plot of ground within a mobile home park designated for the accommodation of one mobile home.

Permit (license) means the permit required for mobile home parks, single mobile homes, and travel trailer parks. Fees charged for mobile home and travel trailer parks under the permit requirements are for inspection and the administration of this chapter.

Travel trailer means a travel trailer, pickup camper, converted bus, tent-trailer, tent, or similar device used for temporary portable housing or a unit which:

1. (1) Can operate independent of connections to external sewer, water, and electrical systems;
2. (2) Contains water storage facilities and may contain a lavatory, kitchen sink, and/or bath facilities.

Travel trailer park means any plot of ground on which two or more travel trailers, occupied for camping or periods of short stay, are located.