All dwelling units located outside of manufactured housing communities shall comply with the following requirements.
(A) All dwelling units shall provide a minimum height between the interior floor and ceiling of seven and one-half feet or if a manufactured home, it shall meet the requirements of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Regulations, entitled Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards, effective June 15, 1976, as amended.
(B) The minimum width of any single-family dwelling unit shall be 24 feet for at least 67% of its length, measured between the exterior part of the walls having the greatest length.
(C) (1) All dwellings without basements shall provide a crawl space below the entire floor of the dwelling four feet in depth, with a vapor barrier consisting of two inches of concrete on the floor of the crawl space.
(2) The crawl space shall also be provided with adequate drains to drain any accumulation of water in the crawl space.
(3) The building official may allow an alternative building plan to be utilized if consistent with the approved construction code of the city.
(D) All dwellings shall be firmly attached to the foundation so as to be watertight as required by the construction code adopted by the city or, if a manufactured home, shall be anchored to the foundation by an anchor system designed and constructed in compliance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Regulations entitled “Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards”.
(E) The wheels, pulling mechanism and tongue of any manufactured home shall be removed prior to placement on a foundation.
(F) All dwellings shall be connected to a public sanitary sewer and water supply system.
(G) (1) All dwellings shall provide steps or porch areas, permanently attached to the foundation where there exists an elevation differential of more than one foot between any door and the surrounding grade.
(2) All dwellings shall provide a minimum of two points of ingress and egress.
(H) All additions to dwellings shall meet all the requirements of this chapter.
(I) (1) Prior to issuance of a building permit for any dwelling unit, construction plans, including a plot plan adequate to illustrate compliance with the requirements of this chapter, shall be submitted to the Building Official.
(2) If the dwelling unit is a manufactured home, there shall also be submitted adequate evidence to assure that the dwelling complies with the standards applicable to manufactured homes set forth in this section.
(J) All manufactured homes shall meet the standards for manufactured home construction contained in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Regulations entitled “Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards” effective June 15, 1976, as amended. All other dwellings shall meet the requirements of the Construction Code adopted by the city.
(K) (1) A minimum of 150 square feet of enclosed storage space, excluding closets, shall be provided for each dwelling.
(2) The required enclosed storage space may consist of a basement, garage, shed or other structure approved by the Director of Public Works.
(Ord. effective 11-29-2013)