Mobile Home Park Bylaw

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CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT

BY-LAW NO. 377

A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXTENSION, DESIGN AND SERVICING
OF MOBILE HOME PARKS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 714(1) OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

The Board of the Capital Regional District in open meeting assembled, enacts
as follows:

1.0 INTERPRETATION AND ADMINISTRATION

1.1 Application

This by-law shall be applicable to all land contained within the boundaries
of the Electoral Areas of Colwood, Langford, Metchosin, Sooke, View Royal,
Salt Spring Island and the Outer Gulf Islands.

1.2 Definitions

In this by-law, unless the context otherwise requires,

“Ancillary” building means a building for the common use of the tenants and
includes recreation buildings, laundry and other service facilities;

“Approval” means approval in writing;

“Authority having jurisdiction” means the Board of the Capital Regional
District and the agents thereof that have authority over the subject that
is regulated;

“Buffer area” means the buffer area described in Division 4.8;

“Floor area” means an area on any storey of a building or mobile home that
is occupied or intended for occupancy but does not include exits or attic,
crawl or duct spaces;

“Inspector” means the Chief Building Inspector or his authorized agent or
such other person appointed by the Regional Board to administer this by-law;

“Medical Health Officer” means the Medical Health Officer appointed under the
Health Act for the territorial jurisdiction of the area in which a mobile
home park is located.

“Mobile Home” means a single family dwelling unit equipped with a water-closet
and a bath-tub or shower, waste from which may be disposed of directly into
a sewer, and manufactured as a unit or units intended to be occupied in a place
other than of its manufacture on a year-round, long term basis. It may be
designed with a detachable towing and touring gear and upon arrival at the
site, can be completed and ready for occupancy except for placing on foundations,
connections of utilities and some incidental assembly;

“Mobile home area” means that part of a mobile home park used primarily for
installed mobile homes, including permissible additions, and which is not used
for buffer area, roadways, owner’s residential plot, the procuring and treatment
of water, collective sewage treatment, effluent disposal from a collective
sewage treatment plant, garbage disposal, or service buildings;


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“Mobile home park” means any parcel of land on which are located two or
more mobile homes;

“Mobile home space” means an area of land for the installation of one mobile
home with permissible additions and situated within a mobile home area;

“Mobile home pad” means that portion of a mobile home space, designated, designed
and prepared for the support of a mobile home. It may contain service
connections;

“Owner” means an owner, agent, lessor, or manager of, or any person who operates
a mobile home park;

“Potable water” means water which is approved for drinking purposes by the
Medical Health Officer, or by the Ministry of Health;

“Regional Board” means the Regional Board of Directors of the Capital Regional
District;

“Roadway” means an allowance within a mobile home park part or all of which
is made suitable for normal vehicular use so vehicles can gain access to
abutting spaces;

“Utility service building” means a building or structure providing for public
utility facilities for water, sewer, electrical, telephone and similar services
established by the municipality, regional district, by another government body
or by a company regulated by statute.

1.3 Prohibitions

(1) No person shall locate, establish, construct, alter, extend, expand, subdivide
or operate a mobile home park, or cause or allow a mobile home to be
parked or to remain in a mobile home park in contravention of this by-law.

(2) No person shall commence or continue any work related to the construction,
installation, alteration or demolition of a mobile home in a mobile
home park, unless there is a valid and subsisting permit issued for the work
by the authority having jurisdiction.

(3) No person shall occupy or use a mobile home, or any part thereof,
contrary to the terms of any permit, notice, or certification, given
by the authority having jurisdiction.

(4) No person shall, unless authorized by the authority having jurisdiction,
reverse, alter, deface, cover, remove, or in any way tamper with any
notice or certificate posted upon or affixed to any building or structure
pursuant to any provision of this by-law.

(5) No person shall do any work that is at variance with the description,
plans and specifications for the building, structure, work or thing
for which a permit has been issued, unless such change has been approved
by the authority having jurisdiction.

(6) No person shall interfere with or obstruct the entry of the authority
having jurisdiction acting in the conduct of administration and enforcement
of this by-law.

1.4 Exclusion

(1) Subject to Section 1.4(2) the provisions of this by-law do not apply
to a mobile home park or any part of a mobile home park existing prior
to the coming into force of this by-law.


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(2) No person shall be compelled to upgrade existing parks to the
standards of this by-law. However where any upgrading or
expansion is undertaken, the provisions of this By-law shall
be met.

(3) Existing mobile homes that do not meet Canadian Standards Association
Z-240 Standards/Specifications or A277 certification or equivalent shall
be permitted to relocate or move into a mobile home park developed prior
to the adoption of this by-law only if brought up to Z-240 standards or
A277 certification or equivalent with respect to gas and electrical
services and if the heating system is approved by the Fire Marshal.

1.5 Administration

(1) The Chief Building Inspector or his authorized agent or such other
person appointed by the Regional Board shall administer this by-law.

(2) Persons appointed under subsection (1) and the Medical Health Officer
or his delegate may enter any mobile home park at any reasonable time
for the purpose of administering or enforcing this by-law.

1.6 Violation

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, suffer or permit the
establishment, extension or operation of a mobile home park in
contravention of this by-law or otherwise to contravene or fail to
comply with this by-law.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to prevent or obstruct any official
appointed under subsection (1) of section 1.5 from carrying out his
duties under this by-law.

1.7 Penalty

(1) Any person who violates any provisions of this by-law is liable on
summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars
($1,000.00), and also the cost of the prosecution.

(2) Each day during which such violation is continued shall be deemed to
constitute a new and separate offence.

(3) Upon conviction, the magistrate may direct that no prosecution under
subsection (2) may be made, with respect to the continuance of the
violations, for such period of time as he directs.

1.8 Severability

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this by-law is for
any reason held to be invalid by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this by-law.


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2.0 MOBILE HOME PARK APPLICATION, APPROVAL AND PERMIT

2.1 Application, Plans and Specifications

All applications for approval of plans and specifications shall be made
in writing and contain:

(a) the name and address of the applicant;

(b) the intended use of the land;

(c) a popularly understandable description of the location of the land
and the legal description of the land on which the proposed mobile
home park is to be constructed, altered, or extended;

(d) where the water to be provided does not come from a public water
distribution,

(i) a map showing the location of the source of the proposed
water supply, and the location and extent of the area
proposed for sewage disposal, waste-water disposal, and
garbage disposal;

(ii) a certificate signed by the Ministry of Health, stating
that the water from the source indicated on the map is
potable and capable of producing for each mobile home pad
in the mobile home park not less than 4 Imperial gallons
per minute over a one-hour period to a minimum of 350
Imperial gallons per day.

(iii) A permit for the sewage disposal system from the Medical
Health Officer or the Pollution Control Board, whichever
is applicable, and a permit for the garbage disposal system
issued by the Pollution Control Board.

(e) five full working drawings to a scale of one (1) inch to fifty (50)
feet showing

(i) the area dimensions and legal description of the parcel of
land;

(ii) the dimension and location of the buffer area;

(iii) the number, location, dimensions, and designation of all
mobile home spaces, pads and the location and dimensions of all
roadways, the owner’s residential plot (if any), and, if
included, recreation area;

(iv) the dimensions and location of all ancillary buildings, the
owner’s residence, and other structures;

(v) the internal layouts of all service ancillary buildings
and other structures, apart from the owner’s residence;

(vi) the location and details of the source of water, treatment
plants, water distribution lines and outlets;

(vii) the location and details of all connections to the sewer,
sewer-lines, septic tank(s) and sub-surface disposal field,
or other private sewage treatment plants and disposal methods;

(viii) the location and details of all on-site garbage and refuse
disposal areas.


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(ix) a north arrow and notation of the scales used;

(x) a landscaping plan for the site;

(xi) all water courses or waterfrontage within or adjacent
to the land concerned;

(xii) a contour map at five (5) foot contour intervals to show
all banks or slopes within or adjacent to the land concerned;
and

(xiii) the relationship of the proposed mobile home park to adjacent
roads.

2.2 Approval and Permit

(1) No person shall establish, construct, alter or subdivide a mobile
home park until written approval of detailed plans and specifications
is received and permit issued by the Inspector.

(2) Written approval and permit under subsection (1) shall not be given
until a sewage disposal permit has been issued and water supply and
system has been approved by the authority having jurisdiction.

(3) The Inspector shall examine each complete application for a mobile
home park permit and shall notify the applicant in writing either
that the permit is issued or that it is refused.

(4) The Inspector may

(a) require the applicant to provide additional relevant
information, including but not limited to topographic
and soil condition data;

(b) conduct inspections and tests in the vicinity of the
site of the proposed mobile home park.

(5) If the issuance of a mobile home park permit is refused, the Inspector
shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for refusal.

(6) Applicant may appeal to the Board of Variance with respect to
relaxation of provisions within the jurisdiction of the Board of
Variance.

(7) A mobile home park permit shall permit the establishment of a mobile
home park on the land concerned only in compliance with the mobile
home park plan approved and permit issued.

(8) If, after the issuance of any permit, the construction authorized
thereunder be not commenced within 6 months from the date thereof,
or, if, after the commencement of a period of 6 months through any
cause other than weather conditions, strikes or lockouts, or if the
work be not carried on continuously and in a bona-fide manner such
permit shall be void, and the work shall not be again commenced until
a new or renewed permit shall have been issued and fee paid.

(9) Fees

(a) Each initial application for a mobile home park permit
submitted shall be accompanied by an application fee of
Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for the first mobile home
space and Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each additional mobile
home space shown in the mobile home park plan.


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(b) Each application for renewal of a mobile home park
permit under Section 202(8) shall be accompanied by
an application fee of Two Dollars ($2.00) for each
mobile home space shown in the mobile home park plan.

(c) The Charge for permits for the construction of buildings or
structures in the mobile home park shall be the same as
specified in the building by-law in effect in the Capital
Regional District.

(d) The value of construction shall be the contract price
together with a reasonable allowance for extras or such
construction value to be calculated or fixed by the Inspector
according to the submitted plan and specifications.

(10) No application for a mobile home park permit shall be accepted for
processing unless it includes all documents, information and fees
required in Sections 201 and 202.


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3.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

3.1 No person shall locate a mobile home park except on a well-drained site
that is above high-water line, is at all times free of stagnant pools,
and is graded for rapid drainage.

3.2 Every part of the land included in a mobile home park site shall be
contiguous with one or more other parts of the land.

3.3 The plumbing and building in any mobile home park including additions and
alterations shall comply with the by-laws or regulations in force in the
territorial jurisdiction in which the mobile home park is situated.

3.4 (1) No mobile home shall be located elsewhere in a mobile home park
than on a mobile home area.

(2) No more than one mobile home shall be located in a mobile home space
and each space shall abut a roadway.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) no more than 2 unoccupied mobile
homes may be located in a designated storage area.

3.5 No person shall store garbage or refuse or any sort of waste except in
accordance with the arrangements made by the owner of the mobile home park,
and approved by the Medical Health Officer.

3.6 A copy of the plan required in Section 2.1(e) and a copy of this by-law
shall be posted prominently and permanently in a protected place in each
mobile home park for the reference of the residents.

3.7 In mobile homes located in a mobile home park,

(a) the installation and maintenance of all oil burners and oil-burning
equipment and appliances using inflammable liquids as fuel;

(b) the storage and disposal of inflammable liquids and oils;

(c) the installation, maintenance, carriage and use of compressed-gas
systems;

shall be in accordance with the regulations of the Fire Marshal Act.

3.8 All fuel storage shall be fenced and screened;

3.9 All mobile homes shall meet or exceed the Canadian Standards Association
Standard Z-240 or A277 certification or equivalent;

3.10 All connections to services shall be in accordance with the B.C. Building
Code.

3.11 1. Notwithstanding any other regulations of this by-law, no building or
any part thereof shall be constructed, reconstructed, altered, moved
or extended, nor shall any mobile home, modular home or other residence
or structure be located:

(a) within twenty-five (25) feet of the natural boundary of the sea
and a lake;

(b) within one hundred (100) feet of the natural boundary of any
nearby watercourses or source of water supply excluding wells;


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(c) with the underside of the floor system of any area used for
habitation, business or storage of goods damageable by flood-
waters, or in the case of a mobile unit the ground level on
which it is located lower than two (2) feet above the two hundred
(200)-year flood level where it can be determined, or if not fixed
five (5) feet above the natural boundary of the sea and a lake and
ten (10) feet above the natural boundary of any nearby watercourse
in the immediate flood hazard area.

2. Where land-fill is used to achieve the required elevations stated in
Clause 1(c) above, no portion of the fill slope shall be closer than the
distances in Clauses 1(a) and 1(b) from the natural boundary, and the
face of fill slope must be adequately protected against erosion from
floodwaters.

Provided that, with the approval of the Deputy Minister of Environment, or
his designate, these requirements may be reduced.


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4.0 DESIGN AND LAYOUT STANDARDS

4.1 General Purpose

The general purpose of these standards/regulations is to ensure the
development of mobile home parks in an environment appropriate for residential
use.

4.2 Permitted Uses

In a mobile home park the use of land, buildings and structures is restricted
to:

(a) Mobile homes;

(b) One dwelling unit for the accommodation of the owner/operator;

(c) Recreation areas;

(d) Identification signs;

(e) Utility service buildings;

(f) Buildings or structures ancillary to the above uses.

4.3 Standards

Every use of land and every building or structure permitted in a mobile
home park shall conform with the provisions of this by-law.

4.4 Signs

One identification sign to a maximum height of 6 feet above ground and to a
maximum area of 12 square feet may be located at the principal entrance to
the site. The permitted sign shall not be flashing, rotating or moving.

4.5 Density

The maximum density for a mobile home park shall be 8 mobile home units
per acre.

4.6 Mobile Home Space

(1) The minimum area for a mobile home space shall be 3500 square feet.

(2) The minimum frontage of each mobile home space abutting an internal
roadway right-of-way shall be 50 feet except in the case of mobile home
space abutting a cul-de-sac or roadway curve or a panhandle mobile home
space in which cases minimum frontage shall be 20 feet.

(3) Each mobile home space shall be clearly marked off by suitable means.

(4) All mobile home spaces shall:

(a) be drained properly;

(b) be clearly numbered;

(c) have a clearly discernible mobile home pad of compacted gravel
or surfaced with asphalt or concrete pavement. Mobile home
pads shall have a maximum 6% longitudinal and/or 15% cross or
crown gradient.


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4.7 Site Coverage

(1) The mobile home and additions to it, exclusive of a carport,
shall not cover more than 35% of the mobile home space upon which
it is situated.

(2) The addition to a mobile home, exclusive of a carport shall not be
larger in area than 20% of the floor area of the mobile home.

4.8 Buffer Areas

(1) To provide a buffer area, the mobile home spaces shall be located at
least 25 feet from that boundary of the park abutting a public street
or highway, at least 15 feet from the remaining boundaries of the park
or at least 25 feet from the high water mark of each and every body of
water. These setbacks/buffer areas shall be suitably landscaped.

(2) Within a buffer area

(a) no recreation or service areas, except for waterfront
recreation or amenity areas, may be located;

(b) no mobile home area nor an owner’s residential plot may
be located;

(c) no building or structure except a sign, fence or wall, may
be erected or placed within 25 feet of any highway;

(d) no garbage disposal area and no part of any private sewage
disposal system, other than such parts of such systems as
may be underground, shall be located;

(e) except where danger is involved, no plant material may be
deposited or removed nor may any other substance be deposited
or removed, except as a part of a recognisable beautification
scheme;

(f) no vehicle parking shall be located;

(g) where screening is required the buffer area shall be
landscaped according to the approved landscaping plan.

3. The only roads permitted in the buffer area are those which cross
it as close to right angles as practicable and connect directly with
the road system contained within the remainder of the mobile home
park. No road shall traverse the buffer area and give direct access
from any public highway to any mobile home space.

4. Where a mobile home park is separated from neighbouring property
by a body of water, then notwithstanding Section 4.8(1)

(a) for the purpose of establishing the buffer area, the
mobile home park boundary shall be deemed to be the
high water line of that body of water; and

(b) a building or buildings to house boats or dressing-rooms
may be located on land adjoining waters that are suitable
for small boat navigation at low water, so long as the
buildings are not within 25 feet of the high water mark.

4.9 Set Backs

(1) No mobile home shall be located within 20 feet of another
mobile home or ancillary buildings.


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(a) within 6 feet of internal road rights-of-way or common
parking area;

(b) within 5 feet of rear and side mobile home space lines.

4.10 Mobile Homes per Space

(1) No more than one mobile home shall be located on a mobile home
space, except in the case of group or cluster development.

(2) All mobile home spaces shall be landscaped and maintained in a
neat and tidy manner.

4.11 Groups and Clusters

Groups or clusters of mobile homes may be placed on a combined space
where the area of the combined space is equal to the minimum lot area
required for an equal number of mobile homes on standard lots, and where
the minimum setbacks are honoured on the combined spaces perimeter line.

4.12 Skirtings

(1) Skirtings shall be installed within 30 days of installation of a
mobile home on mobile home pad and shall have an easily removable
access panel of a minimum width of 4 feet, providing access to the
area enclosed by the skirting for inspection or servicing the
service connections to the mobile home. Such an access panel shall
be located close to the point at which such services are located
under the mobile home;

(2) Skirting shall be factory prefabricated or of equivalent quality
and shall be painted or pre-finished so that the design and construction
shall complement the main structure.

(3) The towing hitch on a mobile home shall be suitably skirted.

4.13 Permissible Additions

(1) No additions to mobile homes are permitted, except

(a) carports;

(b) shelters against sun or rain (ramadus);

(c) vestibules of a maximum size of 30 square feet;

(d) rooms (cabanas) added to a mobile home; provided that
any such added room shall have an exit or access to exit
other than through the mobile home, and further, that any
such additional room is not used as an exit or access to
exit from any mobile home; provided in all cases that the
means of egress from the mobile home or additional room is
not restricted or diminished by any part of the addition.

(2) All attached or ancillary structures such as porches, sun rooms,
additions and storage facilities shall be factory prefabricated
units or of an equivalent quality and shall be painted or pre-
finished so that the design and construction shall complement
the main structure.

(3) All attached or ancillary structures shall require a building permit
and shall comply with the requirements of the B.C. Building Code.


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4.14 Parking

(1) There shall be at least one car parking stall provided on each
mobile home space and provisions shall be made for visitor parking
at the ratio of one space to every two mobile home spaces. The
visitor parking shall be dispersed throughout the park to be
conveniently located for all parts of the mobile home park.

(2) Parking spaces shall be free of mud, be graded for proper drainage
and be paved.

4.15 Owner’s Residential Plot

(1) An owner’s residential site shall be permitted within a mobile home
park if the area of the site is not less than 4,500 sq. feet when
the residence is a mobile home unit and 6,000 sq. feet when the
residence is a conventional dwelling unit.

(2) An owner’s residence site shall include sufficient area to provide
one off-street parking space for owner’s use plus a minimum of 2
parking spaces for visitors and customers.

4.16 Tenant Storage

(1) One storage facility (shed) may be constructed on each mobile
home space, provided that:

(i) it is compatible in appearance with the mobile home;

(ii) it is 600 - 900 cubic feet in volume; and

(iii) it does not exceed 8 feet in height.

(2) A minimum of 150 square feet of common storage space per mobile
home space for the storage of recreational vehicles, boats, etc.
shall be provided.

Adequate fencing on the boundary of the common storage area shall
be provided for security purposes.


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5.0 RECREATION AREA

5.1 Recreation Area

(1) Not less than 5% of the gross site area of the mobile home park
shall be devoted to tenants’ recreational uses, and shall be
provided in a convenient and accessible location. For the purpose
of calculating recreational space requirement, any indoor recreational
space provided shall be counted as double its actual area.

(2) The recreation areas shall not include buffer areas, parking areas,
ancillary buildings, mobile home spaces, driveways and storage
areas.

(3) In mobile home parks where more than 10,000 square feet of
recreational space is required, two or more recreational
areas shall be provided.

(4) Recreation areas in the mobile home park, except indoor recreation
facilities, shall be of a grass or asphaltic surface and shall be
properly landscaped.

(5) Adequate fencing or screening shall be provided between the recreation
area and other uses within a mobile home park.


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6.0 ACCESS, ROADWAYS AND WALKWAYS

6.1 (1) No mobile home park shall be established or extended unless the
highway giving primary access to the mobile home park is capable
of withstanding the increased vehicular traffic.

(2) A second access from a public highway separated by at least 200
feet from the primary access, shall be provided to each mobile
home park containing 50 or more mobile home spaces.

6.2 Roadways

(1) All mobile home spaces, owner’s residential site, storage areas and
service buildings as well as other facilities where access is
required shall have access by internal street systems.

(2) Minimum roadway width requirements shall be as follows:

(a) Access to and from a mobile home park shall be by a
roadway of 28 feet minimum paved width and right-of-way
of 50 feet. No parking shall be allowed on the access
road.

(b) Roadways:

(i) cul-de-sacs and two-way roads shall have a
minimum paved width of 20 feet and a right-
of-way of 40 feet;

(ii) one-way roads shall have a minimum paved width
of 14 feet and a right-of-way of 40 feet;

(iii) One-way roads shall not exceed 500 feet in
length;

(iv) cul-de-sacs shall not exceed 300 feet in length;

(v) parking shall not be permitted on roadways except
in designated paved parking bays.

(3) All roads in the mobile home park shall be paved, well drained and
maintained and shall have a 3 foot gravel shoulder.

(4) Dead end roads and cul-de-sacs shall have a turning circle right-of-way
at the dead end with a radius of at least 40 feet.

(5) Roads shall be adapted to the topography, and shall have suitable
gradient for safety of traffic. The road gradient shall not exceed
12%.

(6) A mobile home park which adjoins, abuts or faces an area in which
curbs, gutters and piped storm drainage are required shall have
curbs, gutters and piped storm drainage installed.

(7) Those portions of the road right-of-way which are not required
to be paved or gravelled shall be seeded and grassed, and these
areas shall be maintained by the mobile home park operator.


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7.0 ANCILLARY BUILDINGS

7.1 Ancillary buildings shall

(a) conform to the B.C. Building Code;

(b) be located at least 15 feet from any mobile home space;

(c) be located at least 6 feet from any internal road right-
of-way, or common parking area;

(d) be of a permanent construction and adequately lighted;

(e) have walls, floors, and partitions that can be easily cleaned;

(f) have all rooms well ventilated, with all openings effectively
screened;

(g) where toilet facilities are provided, have separate facilities
for males and females;

(h) have any surfaces in shower rooms of a water impervious material.


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8.0 WATER SUPPLY

8.1 The owner of a mobile home park shall provide a water supply system
to furnish an adequate and constant supply of potable water that is
under a minimum working pressure of 20 pounds per square inch and a
minimum static pressure of 30 pounds per square inch at all outlets.
Such a water system shall be designed in accordance with the plumbing
regulations or with the by-laws or regulations in force in the
territorial jurisdiction, in which the park is situate.

8.2 Potable water shall be distributed to

(a) each service building;

(b) each mobile home space;

(c) all fire hydrants.

8.3 Water shall not be distributed to any terminal from which the water
would not be intercepted by an approved sewage fixture, excepting hose
bibs and fire hydrants.

8.4 Each water distribution branch-line serving a mobile home space shall
have a minimum diameter of three-quarters inch.


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9.0 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS

9.1 The owner of a mobile home park shall provide for the disposal of all
waste water and of all body wastes that are generated within the mobile
home park by providing a sewer system connected to all plumbing fixtures
and sewer laterals in the mobile home park.

This sewer system shall be designed in accordance with the plumbing
regulations or with the corresponding by-laws or regulations in force
in the territorial jurisdiction, in which the park is situate.

9.2 In each mobile home space a lateral sewer terminus shall be gas tight,
protected from mechanical damage and protected from storm water infiltration.

9.3 All outdoors vents where required shall extend ten (10) feet above the
surrounding grade. Outdoor vents shall be securely fastened to a four-
by-four-inch minimum wood-preservative-treated cedar post securely embedded
in the ground or have equivalent support.

9.4 All sewer lines shall be provided with an approved four (4) inch clean out
every fifty (50) feet. A clean out must also be provided at the uppermost
terminus of the line, at the terminus of each horizontal soil pipe and at
each change of direction greater than forty-five (45) degrees. Each mobile
home space shall be provided with a four (4) inch cast iron mechanical joint
sewer lateral, terminating not less than three (3) inches above finished
grade and shall be encased in a concrete pad measuring not less than four (4)
inches thick and twenty-four (24) inches square.

9.5 For the purpose of determining pipe sizes, each mobile home space shall
be considered as having an hydraulic load of 8 fixture units.


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10.0 SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL

10.1 The owner of a mobile home park shall provide for the disposal of all
sewage and waste water from a sewer system by causing the sewer system
to discharge into a public or into a private sewage disposal system.
The design and installation of a private sewage disposal system shall
conform to the requirements of the Health Act or the Pollution Control
Act as the case may be.

11.0 GARBAGE DISPOSAL

11.1 (1) The owner of a mobile home park shall dispose or arrange for
disposal of garbage or refuse.

(2) If the owner of a mobile home park establishes one or more depots
within the park for the collection of garbage and refuse he shall

(a) provide fly-tight metal containers in ample numbers;

(b) maintain the containers so that they shall not become
foul-smelling, unsightly, or a breeding place for flies;

(c) provide adequate fencing to contain and screen the
garbage containers.

(3) If garbage is to be disposed of on the site, the methods and
locations shall be in accordance with the Pollution Control Act.

12.0 FIRE HYDRANTS

12.1 Fire hydrants meeting the requirements in force in the Regional District
shall be installed and connected to the internal water supply of a mobile
home park such that no mobile home space is beyond 400 feet from a fire
hydrant, as measured along the internal roadway system.


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13.0 STREET LIGHTING

13.1 Street lighting shall be installed and maintained to adequately
illuminate the travelled portion of the roadway at the following
locations:

(1) The intersection of access roads and public highways;

(2) All internal intersections;

(3) The turning circle of cul-de-sacs;

(4) Any point at which an internal roadway changes direction 30
degrees or more.

14.0 SUPERVISION AND REPORTING

14.1 The owner shall maintain all park equipment in or on the mobile home
park in a clean, safe and sanitary condition.

14.2 Every mobile home park shall be kept free of inflammable debris and
rubbish at all times.

14.3 Fires shall be made only in stoves, incinerators, or other structures
designed for that purpose.

14.4 The owner shall report the installation of each mobile home or permitted
addition, with the exception of skirtings, to the authority having
jurisdiction over mobile home parks.

14.5 The tenant shall first obtain a letter of permission from the park operator
and then a building permit before commencement of construction of additions,
including separate buildings or structures on a mobile home space.

15.0 TITLE

15.1 This By-law may be cited as the “Capital Regional District Mobile Home Parks
By-law, No. 1, 1977”

READ A FIRST TIME THIS 22nd day of June 1977

READ A SECOND TIME THIS 13th day of July 1977

READ A THIRD TIME THIS 13th day of July 1977

APPROVED BY THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS THIS 7th day of October 1977

RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED THIS 26th day of October 1977

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CHAIRMAN

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SECRETARY