(A) It is unlawful for any person to park, use, or occupy any manufactured home within the city limits except, in a manufactured home park or area designated by the city zoning ordinance, set out in Appendix B to this code pertaining to zoning, without first having obtained a permit to do so.
(B) A permit must be obtained by the manufactured home occupant for any location outside a manufactured home park by making application to the City Clerk for such permit.
(C) No permit shall be issued unless the following provisions are met.
(1) No permit for parking a manufactured home outside of a manufactured home park or designated zoned area within the city shall be issued, except upon written consent of 70% of the owners of property within a radius of 300 feet of the location of such manufactured home.
(2) The owner must produce proof in writing that the particular area in which the manufactured home is to be located does not have plat restrictions prohibiting the moving in of the structure, or would violate other plat restrictions which provide for minimum size, type of construction, cost of construction, or other related matters.
(3) The applicant must produce proof in writing that he or she is the owner of record of either the particular lot on which the manufactured home is to be located or the owner of the manufactured home structure.
(4) The particular lot on which the manufactured home is to be located must be a lot of record, free of other dwellings or principal structures, and of sufficient size to comply with the provisions of the city zoning regulations set out in Appendix B to this code.
(5) Every manufactured home within the corporate limits of the city, whether in a manufactured home park or without, shall be skirted or enclosed from the floor to the ground within 60 days of placement so that the area thereunder cannot be used for the occupancy of animals, and in such a manner that the underside of the manufactured home cannot be observed from the street. Skirting material shall be of a durable, waterproof, and fire-resistant nature.
(6) All electrical, water, sewer, and gas connections shall conform to the present requirements set forth by ordinances of the city.
(7) (a) Every manufactured home within the corporate limits of the city, whether in a manufactured home park or without, must have anchors of sufficient quantity and strength to resist a wind velocity of 90 mph imposed on the structure. The minimum number of tie-downs is as follows.
No. Frame Ties Each Side
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No. Over the Top Side
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Ten-Foot and 12-Foot Wide Units: | ||
30 to 50 feet long | Five | Four |
51 to 60 feet long | Six | Four |
12-Foot and 14-Foot Wide Units: | ||
60 to 70 feet long | Seven | Four |
Above 70 feet long | One tie-down every ten feet | |
(b) The anchors shall be placed and secured within 60 days after placement of the manufactured home. Tie straps or cables, ground anchors, and all included hardware of the system must be designated for a holding capacity of not less than 4,800 pounds per point.
(8) The manufactured home shall be supported by foundation piers under at least the two widest spread structure under carriage beams of the manufactured home. Each foundation pier shall have a solid masonry block footing with area bearing on the ground of not less than two blocks in width, with each block eight inches by 16 inches by four inches thick. Distance between piers shall be not more than ten feet center to center, and end piers shall be within five feet of the end of the manufactured home. In no case should there be fewer piers than the number of anchor points of over the top tie-downs. Pier construction above the solid masonry block footing shall be of termite-resistant material. The bearing area of the pier shaft resting on the footing shall be not less than nine-tenths of a square foot in area.
(9) Upon meeting provisions of subsections (C)(1), (C)(2), (C)(3), and (C)(4) above of this section, the manufactured home may be placed on the particular lot, and the owner will be given 60 days to meet the balance of the provisions of this section. Upon completion of all of the provisions contained herein and inspected by the City Inspector, the permit shall be issued.
(D) At any time a manufactured home located on a lot is removed from that particular lot and not replaced with another manufactured home within one year, the provisions of this section shall be met before a new permit is issued.
(E) The cost of the permit is on file in the City Clerk’s office and shall be payable at the time of its issuance.
(Prior Code, § 10-36)