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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Mobile Home Park Act is amended  by changing 
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Sections 9.3, 9.9, and 9.10 as follows:
 



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    (210 ILCS 115/9.3)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 719.3)



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    Sec. 9.3. Each site on which a mobile home is accommodated 
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shall have a
minimum area of 2,500 square feet, provided that 
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sites existing in parks or
approved by the Department for 
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construction prior to August 21, 1967, shall
contain an area of 
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not less than 1,000 square feet, and sites constructed
between 
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August 21, 1967 and the effective date of this amendatory Act 
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of
1987 shall contain an area of not less than 2,100 feet.

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    No mobile home shall be parked closer than 5 feet to the 
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side lot lines
of a park, or closer than 10 feet to a public or 
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private street, alley or building.
Each individual site shall 
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abut or face on a private or public street.  All
streets shall 
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have unobstructed access to a public street of not less than 24 
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feet in width. There shall be an
open space of 3 meters (10 
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feet) side-to-side, 2.4 meters (8 feet) end-to-side, or 1.8 
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meters (6 feet) end-to-end horizontally between mobile homes or 
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community buildings. The exposed composite walls and roof of 
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both structures shall be constructed of materials that will 
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provide a one-hour fire resistance rating, or there shall be a 
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separation barrier between the structures that provides a 
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one-hour fire resistance rating. Whenever an owner of a mobile 
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home community enlarges or expands a concrete pad used to 
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support a mobile home, installs a new mobile home, or replaces 
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an existing mobile home on or after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the placement of 
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the mobile home must comply with the setback requirements of 
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this Section
at least 10 feet adjacent to the sides of every 
 


 






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mobile home
and at least 5 feet adjacent to the ends of every 
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mobile home.

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(Source: P.A. 85-565.)

 



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    (210 ILCS 115/9.9)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 719.9)



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    Sec. 9.9. 

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    Mobile homes in mobile home parks shall each be equipped 
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with fire
extinguishers in working order, one in each end of 
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the mobile home. The space under a manufactured home may not be 
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used for the storage of combustible materials or for the 
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storage or placement of flammable liquids, gases, or 
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liquid-fuel-powered or gas-fuel-powered equipment.


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    Inspection of any such equipment and enforcement of any 
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Rules and
Regulations adopted pursuant to this paragraph shall 
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be the duty of the
State Fire Marshall and local law 
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enforcement agencies in the county or
municipality where the 
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mobile home park is located.

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(Source: P.A. 77-1472.)

 



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    (210 ILCS 115/9.10)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 719.10)



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    Sec. 9.10. Porches, carports, garages, sheds, awnings, 
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skirting, and
auxiliary rooms shall be constructed of materials 
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that do not support combustion. Accessory buildings or sheds 
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that are constructed of materials that do not support 
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combustion shall be not less than 0.9 meters (3 feet) from a 
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mobile home
specified by regulations.

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(Source: P.A. 85-565.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.