Lincoln, Neb., Mun. Code ch. 21.56 § 21.56.010

Definitions as used in this chapter shall mean:

Building Official shall mean the Planning Director or his or her authorized representative who is the legally designated building authority for the City of Lincoln.

Bureau of Licenses and Permits shall mean the authorized operating staff established under the direction of the Finance Director.

Compliance certificate shall mean a written certification issued by the Building Official that the mobile home court or trailer court has been developed in accordance with the special permit provisions of the City Council resolution for said court.

Fire Official shall mean the legally designated fire authority for the City of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Health Official shall mean the Director of the Lincoln City-Lancaster County Health Department or his authorized representatives.

License shall mean a yearly renewable written permit issued by the Bureau of Licenses and Permits authorizing the mobile home court or trailer court to operate under the provisions of this chapter.

Mobile home shall mean a year-round, transportable structure, which is a single or two-family dwelling suitable for permanent (more than thirty days) living quarters, more than eight feet wide and thirty-two feet in length designed and built to be towed on its own chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities.

Mobile home court shall mean a contiguous parcel of land, under single ownership, containing ten acres or more, which has been developed for the placement of mobile homes and approved by special permit of the City Council and is owned by an individual, firm, partnership, or corporation duly licensed by the City of Lincoln.

Mobile home or trailer placement permit shall mean a permit issued by the Building Official indicating that the individual mobile home or trailer is placed on the mobile home space in accordance with the special permit for said court and that proper hookups to utilities have been accomplished.

Mobile home space shall mean a parcel of land for the placement of a single mobile home and reserved for the exclusive use of its occupants.

Mobile home or trailer stand shall mean that portion of a mobile home or trailer space with provisions for placing a mobile home or trailer or appurtenant structures thereto onto a foundation system, to minimize frost action and resist horizontal wind pressure of twenty-five pounds per square foot minimum and one and one-fourth times this pressure for up-lift, or upon a surface foundation system designed to resist the same forces.

Service building shall mean a structure housing toilet and lavatory facilities for each sex, or maintenance, storage, washing and drying facilities, or other facilities for the use of the mobile home or trailer court occupants provided or required by this chapter.

Skirting shall mean any rigid opaque material which does not create a fire hazard, mounted continuously around the perimeter of a mobile home or trailer, and extending downward from the lower edge of the mobile home or trailer to the ground surface directly below.

Trailer shall mean a transportable structure which may be a single family dwelling unit which has a built-in flush toilet, bath or shower and kitchen facilities and is suitable for recreational, vacation or travel purposes, and which is not more than eight feet in width, nor more than thirty-two feet in length including hitch; provided the length shall not apply if the gross weight does not exceed 4,500 pounds.

Trailer court shall mean a contiguous parcel of land, under single ownership, upon which two or more trailers or mobile homes are located and occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes and which have received a special permit for their location from the City Council or are duly recognized by the city as legal nonconforming uses as described in the zoning ordinance.

Trailer space shall mean a parcel of land for the placement of a single trailer or mobile home and reserved for the exclusive use of its occupants.

Travel trailer or recreational trailer shall mean a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, and vacation use and is permanently identified Travel Trailer by the manufacturer on the trailer. When factory equipped for the road, it has a body width not exceeding eight feet, and body length not exceeding forty feet.

Zoning ordinance shall mean Title 27 of the Lincoln Municipal Code .

( Ord. 21786 §57; September 29, 2025 : Ord. 14837 §7; February 29, 1988: Ord. 12065 §5; August 8, 1977: Ord. 11755 §1; August 16, 1976: Ord. 10875 §1; July 30, 1973).