The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 February 1974 — Page 13
’ LEGALS PROPOSED MOBILE HOME PARK ORDINANCE FOR KOSCIUSKO COUNTY. INDIANA AN ORDINANCE DEFINING AND REGULATING MOBILE HOME PARKS ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF MOBILE HOME PARKS ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS GOVERNING THE PROVIDED UTILITIES AND FACILITIES AND OTHER physical THINGS AND CONDITIONS OF MAKING
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Larry Nellans Co. lymynTW 113 W. Main Street OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 5 Monday Thru Saturday
SMALL ACREAGE It qcrw in IM LHitMj «rw. or qwnqr will tall Ml» TMnwMt y.u »» M.n loomn» l»r HCIIIWWI s THE PRICE IS RIGHT Only HI. 900 bun you » moMm home on • wooOH lot S.v. qxt By being H mil. trom Klwoll .nd ibooping why wait? WEBSTER LAKEFRONT Yta round. newly rodocorotod Mm. with J bad room I, rustic knotty pn. kitchan and .11 now c*rp.tih. throughout TM full M*.m.nt With ovtudt .ntr.nco trom tM lake It waiting to M Hnlthod into a rK room Grab thi» on. Mfor. IM yum myr ruth SSMKSJVKmEHHB ■BesMF 1 SWIMMING AND BOATING Lory of kumm.rhm. tan mclvMd with thiy tovaty Mm. on tM ».»t »KH •< UU W.w.w. With tour DHryomi and family room, yoo'll have room tar ki.» or friend* It it tally paneled and carpeted with dining area |utt oft tM tally MiHpfH kitchen All thiy glut a laundry room. and 3 car garage! Cant be replaced tor 821.680 $4,000 HOME For only 14.000 you can have a piaca of yovr own This it a IvrmtMd 11■ M mob!la home with 1■ 11 living room pullout It it only * veer* old and in vary pood condition It can be moved to yovr own lot or you may continue to r«!l th. 38 acre*, It it now on, Doni mitt thit bargain Call now I BRUSH VP Thit three bedroom home in North W.btter with tall baMment and natural .at Mat could M adorable with a llttta paint Can be bought on almoat any term* tar a tmall price A pood inve»tmenf Call now I ' __ Air . JSL 1/ DISTINCTIVE DESIGN You mint lot m thow you tM taitotal decor throughout tint charming ScMltt de*tgnod horn. There are 1 bodroomt, 1 batny and tm.yheo batament with a hope f>eld*tone tireplace ta tit by on cald winter mgrifi You'll have an .element of Wawatee without paying take price* LIVE AMONG TREES Largo wooded lot in Yacht Harden Addition ta Lab. Wyeawt near Wawayee Marina *3.100 WAWASEE Located in tM beautiful Cedar Point area. Hut tpactout 1 bedroom. tall beiement ywr around homo hat a magnificent v>ow and lovely beach TM ground* measure MS a 7t ft and include a lit all boathouw on a protactad channel in tM rear *70.808 ; V - ' MR I • s ATTENTION EXECUTIVES Lire on tantathc Wawawr Lakefront Etcoftant an. ytary houta wrtb three bedroom* I', bath*. large double living room with fireplace. be.ut.tal kitcMn and utility roam with an appiiancot Huge garage tar cart. boot, and pter storage Two loti 140 feet of t>-»' .nboard outboard pontoon lovely tarmture and other extra* Cali today . COUNTRY SQUIRE Contider thit tovety i 960 Squire mobile heme an trigie lot in Fatcination place but with maximum privacy al thit location Bui Hon family ream, patio, carport, now oppHoncet and carpeting Mutt tee to appreciate 815.9 M GOING CONCERN SttaMitMd rettaurant that hat the reputation of having to wait m line tar the Braot teed Setter will work with new owner tar eaiy tranufion Ano include* S motel or rental unltt and boat launch Accett by boot or car I I i IDEAL EXECUTIVE A really beaetital 1 bedroom Tn levei netltad amonp tM treea on a iv» acre tract. Near North WeMtar Livino room, formal «Hnin« room, kitchen, famtty ream. 1 tall hatha, and a Me car barao. awractivefy combtned ta mak. Hwt a eery teed Mv at MT.Mb Call taday tar your apoomtmMt HUNTERS & FISHERMEN Ctaee accett ta one of northern imHoml ftnoat fame proaorvei and aaaement ta WeMtor Lake with HMi three badratm home On ta acre, with a MavHtaf view aver tM laM TMre it a very me. kitcMn and a family room alto A lovely property lor MS.WO ENCHANTED HOUSE la Bnchantad Hilti with two Mdreamt and a ceramic bath A tar«e kitcMn deleted patio, om car tara«e and plenty of ptorate pmc. Lecated an two tarp. totp. that ar. wan land pcapM tar IM .nchantad price M 11XJM Bill Detert Res. 267-4262 Lynda Marshall Res. 453-4207
MOBILE HOME PARKS SAFE. SANITARY AND FIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION FIXING THE RESPON SIBILITIES AND .DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF MOBILE HOME PARKS AND FIXING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS TM Mering on said Mobil. Homes Parks ordinance will be held at I pm March S in the kosc>usko County REMC building at 533 S Buffalo street, Warsaw. Indiana ARTICLE 1— Definitions Accessary Strvctar. A building subordinate to and attacMb to a mobile home, smaller than a prinepa* building or mobile home, that contributes to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of tM
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*■ ''isrw * * j . > 1 L» I’-gHiißUtr - EPWORTH FOREST 1 Year old 1 Mdroom full f.n.yhed basement on two lots in a lovely area Built by a builder for a builder A very good buy at 13S.PM Call tar your appointment. TIPPECANOE WATERFRONT Brand new all brick ranch on Lake Tippecanoe in an area of .■elusive Mmes. Thit tine ranch Ms three bedrooms, two tall Mtht. formal dining rMm. a family room with fireplace, and a kitcMn that's a housewife's dream. TM home has plenty of storage and a heated two car garage. P*v* many otMr fine features An eiceitant buy at SSI.WO Call today tar you grand tour! NEW HOME IN THE PINES Jett being bvilt, the new owner can pick out his wall colors and floor coverings- * Mairtital setting in a pine forest. Three bedroomi two car garage and electric Mat A lovely new Mme tar tIS.SM. WAWASEE CHANNEL Enjoy th. recreational advantage of this tine area while escaping tM high cost of lakefront property This 3 bedroom, l<s bath Mauty has n' of channel, seawall, Mavtital carpeting and paneling plus many extras. At sl4,*M, why waitT Call now! * FOR NEWLY RETIREDS Maintenance free, all paneled 1 bedroom Mm. on Tippy channel Neat and clean but crying for that couple with green thumbs tor tM outside. Ill.Sbd LAKE SMALLEY LOT Picture your new home on this IM « 1M lot, 11 toot easement ta lake Land is high on a hill overlooking your quiet secluded lake Your plans or we Mve many floor plans to choose from. Better call now to see tM grounds and this Mautital lake Priced tar only 55.400 L < mi TRI-LEVEL BEAUTY Ju?t north et Syracuse m Elkhart county. 1 bedrooms, l>s bath, large living roam with fireplace, large kitcMn, exterior in Mavtital brick and wood Almost two acres, too 515.000 FAR OUT In value, but only a short way out of town. 3 Mdroom, 1 Mth. all paneled modular with huge lot Priced to sell in low twenties Call tar your appointment .3ta’ * ■ WILD WOOD PARK A partact setting tor your Mme on tM lake With 3 bedrooms, pme paneled living and kitcMn. fireplace. but H-in range and even a real find at 111,000 FISHERMAN’S ATTENTION New is tM time tar all good men ta plan tar tMtr fishing enjoyment We have tM right place at tM right price, end new is tM right hme Buy this ’• ■ SO mobile Mme on a 00 ■ tgg lakefront lot. tar lest than M 000 ryr~"" NEW HdMES We are offering 1 brand new homes tar yovr inspection They Mve many outstanding extras Homes are in New Paris. Each has 3 bedrooms, living and dining areas. 1 Mths. family reams end kitchen. eMraace han. 1 car garage, gas heated Large lets, or will build on your let For more information er appointment, call new Priced under SaO.OOO DEWART LAKE AH brick veneer home in excellent condition with 1 bedrooms, fireplace large corner lot, and much more. You'll Mve easement to lake ■" n.ce area of homes You must see Hits Mme for only 511.0 M. TAKE AN A-TRAIN AH A-Board to Dewart Lake Yew Big is located on 75 x 111 lot channel direct ta lake. 1 large rooms upstairs. 3 rooms down, om coWd M used as a third Mdroom AH Muse tarmshangs are mciuded This excwsmn is opty SIMM- Call Doug Allen Res. 457-4970 Frank Greco Res. 269-1012
Mary Ann Lacas Res. 658-4027
occupants of the principal-building or mobile Mme Board of Appeals The Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals County Ordinance Administrator The legally designated Kosciusko County Area Planning & Zoning Ordinance Ad mmistrator hereinafter referred to as •'Ordinance Administrator". Mobile Home "Mobile Home" means any vehicle, in eluding the equipment sold as a part of a vehicle, which is so constructed as to permit its Mmg used as a conveyance upon public streets or highways by either self propelled or not sen propeHeo means, which is
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designed, constructed or reconstructed, or added to by means of an encl ased addition or room in such manner as ivill permit the permanent occupancy there-H as a dwelling tor one or more persons, which is both used and occupied as a dwelling having no foundation other than whenls, jacks, skir ting, or other temporary supports Mobile Home Let A parcel of land designet tor occupancy by a single mobile home, also termed a "mobile home space". Mobile Home Park TM term "mobile Mme cork" means an area of land upon which two or more mobile Mmes are harbored either f *ee of charge or tor revenue purposes, and snail include any structure, building, tent, vehicle, or en closure used or intended tor use as a part of tM facilities of such mobilt home park Mobile Home Stand That part of an individual tot which has Been reserved for the -pl« cement of tM mobile Mme. appurtenant structures or additions Permit The term "permit" means a written authoriia’ion issued by me Ordinance Ad ministrator permitting tM owner to con struct or alter a mobile Mme park under mis Ordinance and me regulations promulgated thereunder Person This term means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation company, or association Service Building This means a building rvanager's office, laundry facilities, maintenance equipment, toilet facilities for employees, and emergency sinitary facilities ARTICLE 1 — Minimum Regulations Each park to oe constructed under the provisions of mis Ordinance shall adhere to me minimum regulations as are required by me Indiana Mobile Home Purks Act. and the State Board of Health regulating mobile Mme parks, and to me terms and provisions of mis Ordinance ARTICLE 3 — Permit to Construct No person, firm, or corporation shall construct or alter a mobile home park witMut first obtaining a permit therefore Each permit to construct ard each permit to make alterations therein shall be prominently displayed in IM office of me mobile Mme park for wh ch tM same is issued or on me premises in a prominent location ARTICLE 4 — Application for Permit In order to obtain a permit to construct a new mobile Mme park, or an alteration to an existing mobile Mme park, me applicant shall file with me Ordinance Administrator a written application seating forth the following 4 1 The full name and a<*3ress of me owner or owners thereof 4 1 TM location and legal description of me tract of land certified on a plat of a survey made by an Indiana Registered Land Surveyor and drawn to a scale of not less man 1 inch = 100 feet 4 3 The plat plans of me park drawn on a scale of not less than 1 inch =IOO feet, plans and specifications for new buildings and facilities or me proposed alterations in existing facilities Plans shall show proposed facilities for water supply garbage, sewage or waste disposal, community facilities. Streets, parks, playgrounds or recreational areas, all in compliance wim mis Ordinance and in compliance wim me Indiana Mobile Home Parks Act It deemed necessary. tM Plan Commission may request information qp existing park facilities if they affect me proposed park addition or alteration TM plat plans shall contain, among other things, me following (a) The date on which such plat plan was prepared (b) An arrow indicating North (c) All mobile Mme lots shall M properly numbered on tM plat plan 4.4 Said application shall have appended thereto plans and specifications making provision for, among others (a) Discharge of waste, sewage, es fluents, and storm water run-off. (b) Elevationsof highs and lows to show me general topography of me proposed mobile home park, said elevations shall be based on Mean Sea Level Datum as established by me U.S Coast & Geodetic Survey, and ' (c) Grades of streets and any ditches in said proposed mobile Mme park. 4.5 A statement of fire fighting facilities, public or (rivate. which are available to tM proposed mobile home park 4.6 An affidavit of me applicant as to me truth of the matters contained in me application shall be attached thereto Each application for a permit to construct shall be accompanied by an application fee in tM amount of ten (10) dollars plus twenty five (.25) cents tor each mobile Mme space in the proposed park wim a minimum charge of fifteen (IS) dollars to cover tM cost of checking and verifying me proposed park plat Each application fee shall be paid by certified check or money order made payable to the Kosciusko County Treasurer and shall be delivered to same tor deposit in me County General Fund. ARTICLE 5 — issuing of Permits 5 1 Upon approval of said application by the Kosciusko County Area Plan Com mission, and approval by the Indiana State Board of Health, me Ordinance Ad ministrator shall issue a permit to construct or alter me proposed mobile home park 5.1 If a permit to construct a mobile Mme park is issued, me applicant shall upon completion thereof, Mtity me Ordinance Administrator The Ordinance Ad ministrator shall men inspect the park and if completed in accordance wim tM accepted application, tM Ordinance Administrator shall issue a Certificate of Occupancy No mobile Mme units shall be placed in the park until such time as a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. In the event the entire project is Mt completed at me time of me request tor a Certificate of Occupancy is made, me Ordinance Administrator may issue a Certificate of Occupancy for com pleted blocks of mobile home lots consisting of Mt less man five (5) mobile home lots or ten (10) percent of me total lots proposed, whichever is greater Additional Certificates of Occupancy will be issued only tor blocks contiguous to me original block Refusal of me Ordinance Administrator to issue a Certificate of Occupancy shall be accompanied by a written statement specifying me objections to tM issuance thereof 5 3 No change in any sanitary faculties, methods of water supply, sewers, drainage, garbage or waste disposal, and m change in me plat plan shall be made without first making a written application to tM Or dinwice Administrator and receiving a permit theretor Such application shall be made in me way and manner hereinbefore set form No application fee shall be required to accompany an application tor a permit to alter a park where such alteration involves only a reduction in tM number of mobile Mme spaces to a number less man such park it currently permitting Such change or changes shall comply with such safety and sanitary code, building code, rules and regulations as are applicable thereto 5 4 A permit to construct does not relieve me applicant trom securing any other permit or from complying wim any other ordinances of Kosciusko County. Indiana, or applicable laws of me State of Indiana ARTICLE 6— Environmental — Open Space — Access Requirements 6 1 TM tract of land proposed tor a mobile Mme park. H less man five (5) acres shall be subject to tM approval of tM Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals 6 1 Soil ano Ground Requirements (a) Exposed ground surtaces in all parts of every park shall be paved or covered with stone screenings or other solid material or protected with vegetation that is capable of preventing soil erosion and tM emanation of dust during dry weather (b) Where me topography has a stope of twenty five (25 per cent) percent or more, a rip wall, cribbing, orbther approved system of soil and stope stabilization shall be installed and maintained a 3 Physical Hazards m Parks (a) Adequate protoctive barriers snail be provided and maintained where there is a stope m excess of 45 degrees and a change in elevation of six (*> toot Such barriers may include, but are Mt limited to. continuous shrubs or fences (b) Swimming pools shall be screened or fenced or secured when not in active use to prevent injury Fencing or other artificial enclosure shall completely enclose Hie pool . (c) Sw-mm.ng POOH shall be con structed and maintained m accordance wim me requirements of tM State Board of Heaim 6.4 Non residential uses (a) No part of any park shall be used for Mn residential purposes except such uses as Kt required for direct servicing and well being of park residents and tor the management and maintenance of me park, provided that coin-operated machines for Hie exclusive use of park residents shall be permitted and deemed not to be in.violation of Hie restrictions of this Ordinance Nothing contained m this Section shall be deemed to prohibit casual sales of an existing privately owned mobile Mme situate on a stand and connected to pertinent utilities within an established park AS Required Separation Between Mobile (a) Mobile homes shall be separated 'from each otMr and from other buildings and structures by a distance of at least twenty (20) feet Every mobile Mme »t shall contain a minimum of five thousand
(5000) square feet, and have a minimum lot width of fifty (50) feet (b) An accessory structure which has a horizontal area exceeding twenty five (25) square feet, attached to a mobile home, has an opaque to or roof that is higher than adjacent window sills of such mobile home, shall for purposes of this separation requirement be considered to be part of the mobile Mme Roofed over patios, carports, and individual storage facilities shall be included as part ot me mobile home in determining separation between mobile Mmes 6.6 Required Setbacks, Buffer Strips, and Screening in Mobile Home Parks (a) All mobile Mmes, if fronting upon a public road or street, and access to said mobile Mme lot is direct from said public road or street, shall be located at least fifty (50) feet from the right of way line of said public road or street, and at least ten (10) feet trom any other park boundary No in dividual mobile home, including any ac cessorv structures, shall be placed less man fifteen (15) teet from me right of way ot any park street, common parking area, or any other common area accessible to park residents (b) All mobile Mme parks may be required to provide a buffer strip at least five (5) feet wide along all or part of the property lines Where effective visual barriers do not already exist along such property line, me buffer strip may be fur nished wim screening at least six (6) fee* high and consisting of fences, free standing walls or natural growth Such growth shall consist of a compact growth of shrubbery, hedges, evergreen, or other suitable planting to serve as an effective visual screen Fences or walls shall not contain electrical charges, barbed wire, broken glass, or other material designed to do bodily harm 6.7 Required Recreation Areas in Mobile Home Parks (a) In all parks accommodating or designed to accommodate ten (10) or more mobile homes, there shall be one or more recreation areas which shall be easily ac cessible to all park residents The size of such recreation areas shall be based upon a minimum of 250 square feet tor each space that is designed to accommodate a mobile Mme. A minimum of one half (' 5) acre shall be set aside for recreation area. Recreation areas shall be so located as to be free of traffic hazards and should, where topography permits, be centrally located 6.8 Street Construction and Design Standards (a) Street Widths All multi lane streets having on street parking shall have a minimum width of thirty two (32) feet All multi lane streets with no parking permitted shall have a minimum width of twenty five (25) feet One way streets with no parking shall have a minimum width of fifteen (15) feet. (b) Pavement Design All entrance roads which exceed twenty five (25) feet in width shall have the standard County cross section All streets must be hard surfaced regardless of width (c) Intersections Within one hundred (100) feet of an intersection, streets shall be at ap proximately right angles A distance of at least one hundred fifty (150) feet shall be maintained between centerlines of off set intersecting streets. Intersections of two or more streets at one point shall be avoided <d) Grades Grades of all streets shall be sufficient to insure adequate surface drainage, but shall Mt be more than eight (8 per cent) per cent Short runs with a maximum grade of twelve (12 per cent) per cent may be per miffed, provided traffic safety is assured by appropriate paving, adequate leveling areas and avoidance of lateral curves (e) Temporary Street Approval The Ordinance Administrator may upon written request from the developer, permit a temporary gravel street, covered with an approved dust sealer for a period of six (6) months from the date of the waiver, (an additional six (6) months extension may be granted if deemed necessary by the Plan Commission) at which time the developer, owner, or lessee shall have installed the required hard surfaced streets. In the event the developer, owner, or lessee tails to install the streets as required, he will be subject to the penalty provisions of this Ordinance or any other Ordinance or law dealing with occupancy or use of real estate by any per son, firm, corporation, or association (f) All streets within the limits of a mobile Mme park shall remain as private streets, and the responsibility for the maintenance of said streets shall remain with the owner or owners of said mobile Mme park 6.9 Parking Requirements (a) At least two (2) parking spaces shall be provided for each mobile home lot. Parking bays shall be so located as to provide convenient access to mobile home spaces On street parking may be utilized in meeting this requirement. (b) The following minimum standards for parking spaces shall be used The minimum size per parking space is nine (9) feet wide by twenty (20) feet in length. The following standards will apply to angle parking Minimum Parking Curb Minimum Backing Angle Length Bay Depth Depth Jfr 90 degrees 9" 18' 26 60 degrees 12 5' 17' 20' 45 degrees 12 7' 16' 19' * Measured perpendicular to the curb 6 10 Pedestrian Access (a) All parks shall provide sate, con venient pedestrian access between in dividual mobile Mmes, the park street system, and all community facilities provided for park residents and all required open areas, by adequate pedestrian ways 6 11 Required Illumination of Park Street System (a) All parks shall be furnished with sufficient electrical systems and lighting units at the owner's expense, so spaced and equipped with luminaires placed at such mounting heights as will provide adequate levels of illumination for the sate movement of pedestrians and vehicles during the hours of darkness 6.12 Existing Mobile Home Parks (a) Any mobile home park which existed upon the effective date of this Or dinwice shall be regarded as a conforming use and may be continued, except that any change in layout, expansion dr extension shall be subject to all provisions ot the Kosciusko County Mobile Home Park Or dtnance. State Board of Health, and the Kosciusko County Board of Health regulations ARTICLE 7— Water Supply 7.1 General Requirement (a) Every park shall have a water supply capable of providing a sufficient supply of potable water under adequate pressure to water supply facilities for mobile homes, service buildings, drinking fountains and other accessory facilities, as required tor me well being of park residents and for park maintenance Such systems shall be designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with the State Standards of the Indiana State Board of Heaim and me Kosciusko County Board of Heaim ARTICLE 8 — Sewage Disposal 8.1 Sewage System and Connections (a) All sewage and other water carried wastes shall be disposed of into an adequate sewage system. All sewage systems shall be constructed in conformity wim all me laws of me state of Indiana, regulations of any Department. Division, or Board of me State of Indiana, and any Ordinance of Kosciusko County. Indiana relative thereto (b) Each mobile Mme site snail be provided wim a sewer connection tor me combined liquid waste outlet or outlets of each mobile Mme It shall be the duty of me owner or operator of said mobile Mme park to provide an approved type ot water tight and odor tight connection, and it shall be me duty of said owner or operator to make such connection and keep all occupied mobile homes connected to said sewer system while located in a mobile Mme park Sewer connections in unoccupied mobile home sites shall be so closed mat mey will emit no odors or cause a breeding place for flies No water or waste shall be allowed to fan on me ground from a mobile home ARTICLE 9 — Electrical Distribution System 9 1 General Requirements Every park shall contain an electrical wiring system consisting of approved wiring, fixtures, equipment, and ap Purtenances which shall be installed and maintained m accordance wim me ap piicabie codes and regulations governing such systems AU parts of me park Elec trical Distribution System Shall conform wim approved standards for safety to life and property and wim accepted engineering practices Electrical wires may be un derground ARTICLE 10 — Fuel Supply and Storage 10.1 Natuaral Gas Systems Natural gqs piping systems in an parks shall be installed and maintained in con tormity wim accepted engineering practices and me rules and regulations of the authority having jurisdiction 10 2 Fuel Oil Systems All fuel oil systems provided for mobile homes, service buildings, and other struc hires shall be installed and maintained in conformity wim me rules and regulations of me authority having jurisdiction Fuel oil systems underground shall be located at a
minimum of ten (10) taet horizonqtally from water lines and at necessary crossings shall be placed in substantial pipe sleeves ex tending ten (10) feet each side of a water
pipe ARTICLE 11 — Alterations Additions Occupancy _— 11 1 General Requirements C All building, plumbing, hearing, air conditioning, and electrical alterations and repairs in mobile Mme parks and individual mobile Mmes, shall be made in accordance with applicable State and Local regulations 11 2 Permanent Additions No permanent additions involving footings, foundations, or other structural changes in or to a mobile home, or mobile Mme stand shall be built onto or become a part of any mobile Mme or mobile Mme stand without first securing a building permit therefore Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the installation of awnings or temporary seasonal structures Mt requiring permanent structural modification of a mobile home or mobile Mme stand 11 3 Occupancy of Mobile Homes Occupancy of the mobile home shall be limited to the design capacity of the mobile Mme ARTICLE 12 — Temporary Use 12.1 Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to include the State Parks of Indiana The term "Mobile Home Park" shall Mt be construed to include buildings, tents, or other structures maintained by in dividuals or a company on their premises and used exclusively to temporarily Muse their own farm labor Neither should it include any military establishment of the United States or of State; nor any park or State or County Fairgrounds for a period during, immediately prior to and im mediately subsequent to the holding of the fair, not to exceed two (2) weeks in all., Neither should it include the area or* premises on any fariti upon which is har bored mobile Mmes occupied by persons employed upon such farms tor Mt more than ninety (90) days in any calendar year in the production, harvesting, or processing of agricultural or horticultural products produced on such farm. Sanitary facilities for any and all of the above type installations shall be subject to the approval of the Kosciusko County Board of Health. ARTICLE 13 — Inspection 13.1 The Ordinance Administrator shall enforce the provisions of this Ordinance and shall inspect, at least once a year, each mobile home park and all of the ac commodations and facilities therewith. The Ordinance Administrator is hereby granted the power and authority to enter upon the premises of such mobile home park at any reasonable time for the purposes herein set forth. He is further empowered to certify to the State Board of Health or any other licensing agency, the fact that a park is being constructed, or that an opeator is in violation of this Ordinance ARTICLE 14 — Hearing 14 1 Any person refused a permit to construct or alter a mobile home park shall have the right to a hearing before the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals, which shall have full power to conduct such hearings, issue supoenas. administer oath and affirmations, and all other powers necessary to such hearings (a) AU hearings before the Board ot Zoning Appeals shall be open to the public (b) The Board of Zoning Ajbpeals shall keep minutes of the proceedings, showing its determination and shall also keep records of its other official actions (c) In the performance ot its duties under the provisions of this Ordinance, the Board of Zoning Appeals may incur such expenditures as shall be authorized by the County of Kosciusko (d) The Board of Zoning Appeals shall adopt its own rules of procedure not in conflict with this Ordinance ARTICLE 15 — Penalties 15.1 Any person who violates any provision of this Ordinance, or any provision of any regulation adopted by the Ordinance Administrator pursuant to authority granted by This Ordinance, shall upon conviction, be punished by a fine of Mt less than twenty (20) dollars nor‘ more than three hundred (300) dollars for each offense Each days failure of compliance (with any such provision shall constitute a separate violation ARTICLE 16 16.1 All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are. to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. This Ordinance shall not be construed to refieal or replace the Kosciusko County Zoning Ordinance, but shall be in addition to the requirements of said Ordinance. 16 2 This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, ap proval. and publication as provided by law NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town ot Syracuse. Kosciusko County, State of Indiana, will, on Thursday. March 7, 1974. at the Town Hall located at 418 South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Indiana.at 7:30 P M., consider the petition of Sleepy Owl Inn. Inc., for a variance in the use of the following described real estate situate in Turkey Creek Town ship. Kosciusko County, Indiana, to wit A tract of land in the South Half of Section 16. Township 34 North, Range 7 East, and being approximately 2 miles South of Syracuse at the intersection of Indiana State Road 13 and Waco Drive, and being the business commonly known as the Sleepy Owl. which variance will permit tne construction and use of an additional room constituting a structural change at said aMve described real estate which is a nonconforming use under the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Syracuse on said above described real estate All persons interested in said petition «nd matter should appear at said time and place and they will be given an opportunity to be heard Dee Stiver, Secretary Board of Zoning Appeals F 20 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Zoning Appeals of the Town of Syracuse. Kosciusko County, State of Indiana, will, on Thursday. March 7. 1974, at the Town Hall located at 418 South Huntington Street. Syracuse. Indiana, at 7:30 P.M. (CST), consider the petition of William R Murrin and Dorothy M. Murrin. husband and wife, for a variance in the use of the following described real estate situate in Turkey Creek Township. Kosciusko County, Indiana, to wit Lot Number 241 in Enthqnted Hills Sub division. wh.ch variance wii P«fmT the construction and use of assessor* build ng prior to conspbction of the main building on sa>d reai Atate. and will further perm.t the location of sa>d assessory building closer to a lot line and of a heighth greater than the maximum height, all as now provided and allowed under the provisions of tne zoning ordinance of the Town of Syracuse on said above described real estate All persons interested in said peti’ on and this matter should appear at said time and place and they will be given an opportunity to be heard Dee Stiver. Secretary Boaro of Zoning Appeals NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Zon-ng Appeals of the Town of Syracuse, Kosciusko County. State of Indiana, will, on Thursday. March 7. 1974, at the Town Hall located at 418 South Huntington Street, Syracuse. Indiana, at 7 30 P M., cons der the petition of Delbert E Conrad and izoia M Conrad for a variance and special use in the utilization of the following described real estate situate in Turkey Creek Township. Kosciusko County. Indiana, to wit: Lot Number 567 in Marineland Gardens according to the recorded plat thereof, which variance and special use will permit the installation and use of a mobile home dwelling under the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Syracuse on said above described real estate All persons interested In said petition and matter should appear at said time and place and they will be given an opportunity to be heard Dee Stiver, Secretary Board of Zoning Appeals NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of the Warsaw Community School Corporation. Kosciusko County mdiana. mat the proper legal officers of said municipal corporation at their regular meeting place at 8 00 o'clock pm on me 12th day of March, 1974, will consider the following additional ap propriations in excess of the budget for the current year □ebt Service Fund 556.403 CO Taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have a right to be heard thereon The additional appropriations as finally made will be referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which Board, upon receipt, will hold a further hearing within fifteen days at the County Auditor's office of said county, or at such other place as may be designated At such hearing taxpayers objecting to any of such additional
appropriations may be heard. Interested taxpayers may inquire of the County Auditor when and where such hearing will be held. Dated this 13th day of February. 1974. Board of School Trustees Merle Mock, Secretary F. 30-27
Wed., Feb. 20, 1971 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
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1 YEAR AGO. FEB. 21. 1973 Discussions continued at the Tuesday night meeting of the Syracuse town board of trustees at town hall on federal funding applications and the aerial survey needed for running of sewer and water lines in the expansion program. A Syracuse volunteer fireman, 31-year-old Michael A. Price of 600 South Front street, and Max Thomas, 43, North Webster, sustained injuries in a near headon crash around 8:40 a m. Tuesday about two miles north of North Webster on Indiana 13. Farm Bureau Insurance has opened a new office in W’awasee Village as a part of its expansion program. Obits: Clinton (Bud) Gilbert. 55, Mrs. Ralph Method. 69. Qarence Snyder. 90. 5 YEARS AGO. FEB. 19. 1969 Miss Rebecca Stoelting and Robert Gordon Geil 11, were united in marriage Saturday in Saint Andrew's United Methodist church at Syracuse. David L. Cripe of Goshen, a member of Boy Scout Troop 20. Goshen Boys club, was named winner of the firsts Jerry Clark High Adventure Memorial award last week. Robert J. Clevenger was recently pledged to Beta Theta Pi fraternity- at Ball State university. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller of Syracuse announce the engagement of their daugher, Michele, to Harry Hart with June 7 set for the wedding. 10 YEARS AGO, FEB. 20,1964 A widow. Mrs. Arlene Mock, and her six children were left homeless this week after a fire gutted their two story frame home south of Syracuse. Syracuse town board members met Tuesday night in the newly remodeled town hall arid approved purchase of a depository for the water and sewer office at
Kosciusko county receives $ 61,610.37 in PTR funds
The property tax replacement fund board met in Indianapolis last week and authorized early distribution of $35.9 million to the 92 counties from the property tax replacement fund. The early authorization represents 30 per cent of the property tax replacement funds to be distributed to the counties by May 1. The first distribution, representing 15 per cent of the spring estimated distribution, was sent to the county treasurers last Friday. The second 15 per To attend March seminar in Washington The United States Department of State has selected Father Francis Kelly Scheets, OSC, a teacher at Wawasee Prep, to attend the scholar-diplomat seminar, held in Washington, D.C. the week of March 4. The state department conducts a series of seminars each year to enable scholars, business and professional leaders to get an open look at the practical aspects of the development and conduct of foreign policy. Father Scheets has been selected to attend a week-long session in international economics and business affairs. Hie group will vary in size from 10-20 participants and each member is assigned a host officer. Father Scheets will be able to observe the work of his host, have access to the files in that office, and attend staff meetings. Currently Father Scheets teaches economics and government at Wawasee Prep. During the summer of 1973 he delivered a major speech to the general chapter of the Crosier Order on international economics and social justice. While he has long had an interest in this area of international problems, his main concern is with Catholic church management. He is the author of several books regarding parish management information systems; and has developed four computerized methods for studying parish finances. Also, he is the director of the office of fiscal planning for the diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. In 1971 Scheets received a Ph D, from Ball State university in American history, economics and computer science. Until recently he was part-time assistant at Saint Thomas Parish in Elkhart.
REMEMBER WHEN IT HAPPENED IN SYRACUSE
a price of SIOO. An estimated 150 school patrons of the four communities comprising the Lakeland school area, met in the Syracuse school cafeteria this week for a panel discussion on school plans for this area. Mrs. Harper Peck is the new worthy matron of the local Order of Eastern Star. 20 YEARS AGO. FEB. 19,1954 Beginning from the ground up, the Syracuse fire department is getting-a new “facelifting” at the hands of its new chief, James Connolly, and his assistants. The Television Store in Wawasee Village has recently been opened by James M. Mench and Wayne Blakesley, Jr. Mr. arid Mrs. Grover Smith of Mil-Gro Florist have announced the sale of their equipment and supplies to Wawasee Nursery, owned and operated by Ralph P. Oyler. Installation and functioning of a new night depository has been announced by officials of the State Bank of Syracuse. 45 YEARS AGO, FEB. 21,1929 Ellis Koher of near Syracuse and Miss Letha May Baugher of North Webster were married last week at Warsaw by Rev. D. L. Thomas. Monroe Kehr went fishing on Syracuse Lake Saturday and returned with a 10 pound pike measuring three feet in length. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Miller and family, L. G. Richcreek and Ward Robison spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richcreek. Miss Minney Cooper and James Hammon spent Sunday with Mrs. Retta Warner. Mr. ard Mrs. Orrin Klink and Jimmie, Springfield, Ohio, and Mr. and Mts. Roy Klink of South Bend sp>ent several days this week wilh their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Klink.
cent advancement will be made on March 15 and the remainder of the spring distribution will be made on April 25. PTRF board chairman and revenue commissioner Donald H. «■ Clark explained the early distribution may be of particular assistance to those 21 cities and towns and even greater number of school corporations who have indicated anticipating borrowing before property tax distribution is made in May. Kosciusko county has received $61,610.37. Involved in six-car Wednesday accident Sevend Syracuse drivers were involved in a chain reaction sixcar crash in heavy fog Wednesday morning of last week on Fox Farm road nor'thwest of Warsaw, whereby two county residents sustained injuries. County officers reported an auto driven by Edna Hill, 45, of Farm Farm road, was backing from a driveway and was struck by a vehicle operated by Daniel Newton, 27, r 1 Mentone. In the matter of a few minutes in the dense fog, -the chain mishaps occurred by the following drivers: Steve Pylant, 23, r 3 Syracuse with $1,200 damage;; Douglas Mock of r 3 Syracuse with $425; Patrick Meek, r 1 North Webster with $350 damage; and Fred Zorn, 67, Warsaw, with S4OO damage. "Damage to the Hill auto was set at S2OO and she sustained a bruised leg in the mishap. Damage to the Newton vehicle was listed at $650 and a passenger in his auto, David Francis, 20, r 1 Mentone, complained of head and chest injuries. Fog blamed for $2,100 damages Fog was blamed for $2,100 damages to two cars when they collided at the intersection of state road 19 and county road 900 N near Nappanee last Wednesday morning at 8:45. / The cars were driven by Nelson J. Morehouse, 55, 4 Syracuse, and Joseph M. Jeffirs, 37, 626 Laurel, Elkhart. Jeffirs sustained a laceration and bruised left «arm and a passenger in his car, Robert Burton, 25, r 6 Nappanee, complained of pains in his right leg. Damages were set at SBOO to the Morehouse vehicle and $1,300 to Jeffirs auto. Jr
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