(A) MANUFACTURED HOME and MOBILE HOME include:
(1) A factory-built structure which is to be used as a place for human habitation, which is not constructed or equipped with a permanent hitch or other device allowing it to be moved other than to a permanent site, and which does not have permanently attached to its body or frame any wheels or axles; or
(2) A modular housing unit as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-1557 bearing the seal of the state’s Department of Health. Recreational vehicles and travel trailers are excluded from this definition.
(B) Each manufactured home and mobile home shall have:
(1) A floor area of at least 900 square feet;
(2) A minimum exterior width of 18 feet;
(3) A pitched roof with a minimum vertical rise of two and one-half inches for each 12 inches of horizontal run;
(4) A nonreflective exterior siding material of a color, material, and scale comparable with those existing in residential site-built, single-family construction in the city;
(5) A nonreflective roof material which is or simulates asphalt or wood shingles, tile, or rock;
(6) Permanent connections to permanently located utilities complying with the Uniform Plumbing Code and the International Electrical Code adopted by the village municipal code.
(7) A label certifying that the mobile home was built in compliance with National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, 24 C.F.R. parts 3280 et seq. promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or a seal of the state’s Department of Health for a modular home as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-1557.
(C) Each manufactured home and mobile home shall have wheels, axles, transporting lights, and removable towing apparatus removed.
(D) Each manufactured home and mobile home shall be securely and permanently attached to a permanent foundation complying with the National Building Code adopted by the village municipal code.
(E) The exterior siding of each manufactured home and mobile home shall extend to the ground and shall be supported to withstand wind loads as set forth in the National Building Code adopted by the village municipal code, or the foundations shall form a complete enclosure under the exterior walls. The space beneath the manufactured home and mobile home shall be properly ventilated.
(F) Each manufactured home and mobile home shall be considered to be a single-family detached structure for the purposes determining applicable site development regulations.
(Prior Code, § 9-603) (Ord. 1997-4, passed 4-2-1997)