Section 860.200  Layout of the Manufactured Home Community

a)         All areas of the manufactured home community shall be drained to prevent ponding of water.  Sites shall be graded to prevent surface water or drainage from accumulating or going under the home. If necessary, a storm drainage system shall be installed. (Type A Violation)

b)         Section 9.3 of the Act specifies the minimum square footage of each site and the location of the homes on the site. (See Section 860.Illustrations A and B.)  There shall be a minimum street frontage of 25 linear feet for each site. (Type A Violation)

c)         No mobile home shall be parked closer than 5 feet to the side lot lines of a park, or closer than 10 feet to a public street, alley or building. Each individual site shall abut or face on a private or public street. All streets shall have unobstructed access to a public street. There shall be an open space of at least 10 feet adjacent to the sides of every mobile home and at least 5 feet adjacent to the ends of every mobile home. [210 ILCS 115/9.3]  Homes located on these sites shall not be closer to a private street than the previous home on that site. (Type A Violation)

d)         Manufactured homes located on sites constructed after July 1, 1998 shall be located at least  10 feet from private streets or other manufactured homes, and shall not extend over a sidewalk. (Type A Violation)

e)         All portions of sheds, carports, garages, porches and similar structures constructed after July 1, 1998 shall be at least 3 feet from the manufactured home community property line, 5 feet from any other structure on adjacent sites, and 10 feet from all streets.  For corner sites, sheds shall be at least 3 feet from all streets.  Existing portions of sheds, carports, garages, porches, and similar structures may be replaced at the same location without complying with the requirements of this subsection (e). (Type A Violation)

f)         If any portion of a home, porch or step is within 5 feet of a private street, a speed limit of 10 miles per hour or less shall be posted for that street. (Type A Violation)

g)         When questions arise concerning the property lines of the manufactured home community, the licensee shall be responsible for identifying the legal location. (Type A Violation)

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 2558, effective February 6, 2019)