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I I ~ s the city. Another advantage is that those mobile homes wishing to locate outside of parks will have to meet more stringent requirements. This would hopefully reduce the negative impact a mobile home can have on a residential neighborhood. The use of a floating zone gives the City an advantage through the flexibility it provides in locating mobile home parks. The major disadvantage is that mobile homes will still be able to locate throughout the city. In addition, this alternative may require the hiring of personnel to process applications and enforce the new provisions. The third alternative is to modify the existing ordinance to make it more workable and more enforceable. The major modification would be to change the application process to an administrative function. The application procedure would be very similar to the one outlined in the second alternative. A mobile home owner who wished to locate within the city would file an application with the Department of Planning and Zoning. The staff would review the application on the basis of previously established criteria and on-site inspec- tions. The criteria would include (1) the basis for approval or disapproval and (2) minimum lot standards. The renewal procedure would be, for the most part, an automatic process. The mobile home owner would send in a renewal form. The staff would,make ,an on-site inspection to note if there were any changes. If there have been, then the renewal would be processed against the application criteria. If there have been no changes, the renewal would be granted. The final modification would be the provision of an appeals body for those applicants who feel their applications have been unfairly denied. The Board of Zoning Appeals could be given jurisdiction over such decisions made by the Department of Planning and Zoning. The advantages of this alternative are: (1) it is less time consuming, (2) it requires less paperwork, (3) it is more equitable, and (4) it provides for a Board of Appeals. The disadvantage of this alternative is that it really does not control the location of mobile homes. The final alternative is to eliminate the ordinance and let the marketplace govern the location of mobile homes. The premise for this alternative is that since the existing ordinance is not working effectively, then perhaps all control should be lifted. Staff considers this to be the least desirable alterna- tive. The only advantage to this alternative is that it