For the purposes of this chapter, manufactured homes are divided into four classes as follows.
(A) Class A manufactured homes. A Class A manufactured home is one which:
(1) Is certified by the Mobile Home Manufacturer’s Association and the state’s Department of Housing, Building, and Construction as meeting all federal and state construction and safety standards, (herein called “construction and safety standards”); and
(2) Is installed in accordance with the following requirements (herein called “acceptable installation standards”);
(a) It shall be permanently attached and installed on a permanent foundation in accordance with the manufacturer’s installation specifications, which installation specification shall have been approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and in accordance with the local building code applicable to single-family dwellings;
(b) All wheel, trailer-tongue, and hitch assemblies shall be removed prior to installation;
(c) It shall be permanently connected to an approved water and sewer system and shall comply with all public health requirements governing plumbing installations; and
(B) Standards. When installed, meets all of the following standards (herein called “acceptable appearance standards”) designed to achieve acceptable similarity in appearance between the manufactured home and the site-built home in this community.
(1) A poured concrete or masonry block skirting wall shall be constructed beneath and along the entire perimeter of the manufactured home, even if said wall is not structurally required by the manufacturer’s installation specifications.
(2) The minimum width of the main body of the manufactured home as assembled on the site shall not be less than 24 feet as measured across 65% of the total length of the home.
(3) The roof shall have a pitch of not less than two and one-half feet of rise for each 12 feet of horizontal run, and eaves that shall overhang six inches on the gable sides and 12 inches on the eave sides, is constructed or roofing materials acceptable under, and installed in accordance with the local code applicable to single-family dwellings.
(4) All exterior walls shall be constructed of nonreflective siding materials which will have the appearance of wood or masonry, regardless of their actual composition, and shall be applied in accordance with the local building code applicable to residential construction.
(C) Class B manufactured home. A Class B manufactured home is one which meets the “construction and safety standards” and the “acceptable installation standards”, but which fails to meet the “acceptable appearance standards”.
(D) Class C manufactured home. A Class C manufactured home is one which fails to meet either the “construction and safety standards” or the “acceptable installation standards”, or both, but is nevertheless found on inspection to be safe and fit for residential occupancy.
(E) Class D manufactured home. A Class D manufactured home is one which fails to meet the “construction and safety standards” or the “acceptable installation standards”, or both, and is found on inspection to be unfit for human occupancy.
(Prior Code, § 8.5) (Ord. 28-83, passed 12-27-1983)