CHAPTER 14
MANUFACTURED HOUSING AND MOBILE HOMES

SECTION:

12-14-1: Definitions

12-14-2: Location Of Mobile Homes

12-14-3: Manufactured Housing

12-14-4: Aesthetic Review Permit

12-14-5: Penalty

12-14-1: DEFINITIONS:

MANUFACTURED HOUSING OR MANUFACTURED HOME: Defined as set forth in New Mexico Statutes Annotated subsection A of section 3-21A-2, which is the manufactured housing and zoning act.

MOBILE HOME: A movable or portable housing structure which does not meet the definition of manufactured housing or manufactured home. (Ord. 786, 3-14-1988; amd. 2001 Code)

12-14-2: LOCATION OF MOBILE HOMES:

All mobile homes placed on any property within the city shall be constructed according to the national manufactured housing construction standards act of 1974 (USC 5401 et seq.) and the regulations promulgated to enforce the act and the standards developed from time to time by the national fire protection association. No mobile home shall be located, occupied or used for residential purposes in the city unless it is placed within a mobile home park or mobile home park subdivision approved in accordance with applicable ordinances and regulations. Said mobile home must be manufactured after June 15, 1976, the effective date of the act, or accompanied by documentation certifying compliance with the above act. (Ord. 1045, 5-29-2001)

12-14-3: MANUFACTURED HOUSING:

   A.   Single-Family Use Allowed In District: No manufactured home shall be occupied, located or used for residential purposes in any zoning district in which single-family, site-built housing is not an allowable use or on any lot in which single-family, site-built housing is not allowed as a right.

   B.   Historic District: No manufactured home shall be occupied, located, or used for residential purposes in any historic district unless the manufactured home meets all requirements that single-family, site-built housing must meet in order to comply with the applicable historic zoning ordinance and regulations.

   C.   Compliance With Requirements: No manufactured home shall be occupied, located or used for residential purposes unless it meets all requirements applicable to single-family, site-built housing in that zone, except that any requirements regulating original construction of single-family, site-built housing shall not be applicable to manufactured housing.

   D.   Aesthetic Review Permit Requirement: In addition, no manufactured home shall be occupied, located, or used for residential purposes unless an aesthetic review permit has been obtained pursuant to the provisions of section 12-14-4 of this chapter. (Ord. 786, 3-14-1988)