14.34.070 Location of Mobile Homes.
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, keep, maintain, or permit to be placed, kept, or maintained, a mobile home upon any lot, piece, or parcel of land within the City except in a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision with the following exceptions:
(1) A mobile home may be temporarily placed or stored upon a lot, except in the clear vision area defined in Section 14.34.100, Provo City Code, for a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) hours for loading and unloading purposes, or for temporary storage not to exceed seven (7) days if such facility is owned by a bona fide guest of the occupants of the premises.
(2) A mobile home may be placed upon the rear half of a lot in a one-family or two-family residential zone during the construction of a permanent residence, provided the following conditions are met:
(a) A building permit for construction of the permanent residence has been issued prior to location of the mobile home on the site;
(b) That said mobile home remains on the site only until final inspection is granted on the permanent residence, and in no event for a period exceeding one (1) year.
(3) A mobile home may be used for a temporary construction office on the site of the construction of a building only until said building or buildings are completed and a final inspection is granted, and ten (10) days thereafter.
(4) A mobile home may be located for temporary expansion of a commercial or industrial use legally existing on any site if first approved by the Planning Commission and under the following conditions:
(a) That said mobile home shall be allowed for a maximum period of one (1) year; with a possibility of one (1) renewal by the Planning Commission for a maximum additional period of one (1) year upon request of the property owner.
(b) That said mobile home shall be located in a side or rear yard area only and not in the front yard of a permanent building; and that it shall be made as inconspicuous as possible.
(c) That the location of said mobile home shall meet all yard requirements of this Title and shall be located in conformance with a project plan approved by the Planning Commission.
(5) Bond required - Any mobile home or trailer placed, kept, or maintained and used either for residential or for temporary construction office space pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) above shall be so used only after a performance bond has been posted to guarantee removal of the mobile home or trailer at the expiration of the time for which the temporary exemption is granted:
(a) The amount of the bond shall be as the Planning Commission shall determine, which amount shall be reasonably calculated to accomplish the purposes of this Section.
(b) Be paid in cash prior to moving the mobile home or trailer onto the premises. If the bond is not timely posted before movement of the mobile home or trailer onto the premises, a bond in double the amount otherwise specified shall be required.
(c) For a single-wide mobile home shall be the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and for a double-wide mobile home shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
(d) The bond shall require that the trailer be removed on or before the period of time for location of the mobile home on a temporary basis has expired, or if a written extension has been granted by the Planning Commission, on or before the expiration of the extended date.