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1703.49 PREFABRICATED ASSEMBLIES; MANUFACTURED HOMES.
   (a)   No provision of this Code shall be interpreted to prohibit or prevent the use of assemblies prefabricated off the site or at the site of construction, provided such assemblies conform to the provisions of this Code and are approved by the Commissioner of Buildings. Where the component parts of prefabricated assemblies are not readily accessible to inspections at the site, the Commissioner of Buildings may accept certification that the assembly as installed at the site is identical with specimens upon which approval was based. If mechanical and electrical equipment is so installed as to not be readily accessible to inspection at the site, certification may be required that such equipment complies with applicable laws and ordinances, or the terms and conditions upon which approval was based.
   (b)   No manufactured home, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4501.01(O), shall be permitted to be located or occupied as a dwelling in the City, except when it is placed on an individual lot in the U1 or U2 District, and both the lot and the home meet all the requirements for a single-family dwelling in the zoning district within which it is located. The following additional requirements shall also apply:
      (1)   The unit must be certified to have met HUD (Housing and Urban Development) national construction standards.
      (2)   The applicant shall present plans to the Building Commissioner for a full and permanent ventilated brick or masonry foundation around the entire perimeter of the unit. The foundation shall provide adequate support of the home's vertical and horizontal loads and transfer these and other imposed forces, without failure, from the home to the undisturbed ground below the frost line. Upon obtaining a building permit, the applicant shall notify the Building Commissioner when the foundation is completed and may not install the manufactured home until the Building Commissioner or a designated representative inspects and approves the foundation.
      (3)   The unit must be secured and attached to the foundation to meet or exceed the manufacturer's specifications.
      (4)   The exterior walls of the unit shall not have a high gloss finish.
      (5)   The roof must be constructed of either shingles or other materials the same as or similar to those used on other dwelling units in the immediate vicinity, and the roof shall be sloped to have at least a three and one-half inch vertical rise for every twelve inches of horizontal run.
      (6)   The unit must be placed on the lot so that the main entrance faces the street.
      (7)   Access shall be provided for a driveway to the rear lot line on the property for storage of automobiles in a detached garage. At least ten feet of space must be provided from the back of the house to the start of the garage. More than ten feet is not required.
      (8)   The unit must be at least twenty-three feet wide at its narrowest point and have a total of not less than 1,350 square feet in floor area. This 1,350 square feet minimum includes all utility rooms.
      (9)   The unit must be oriented on the lot so that its length or long axis is parallel with the street, unless the unit's width is no less than fifty percent of its length.
      (10)   The applicant, upon installation, must have the unit classified and taxed as real property by the County Auditor.
      (11)   The unit shall fit in aesthetically with the other dwellings on the street.
(Ord. 197-1994. Passed 7-18-94.)
DIVISION D - UNSAFE STRUCTURES
1703.50 GENERAL.
   All buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe, unsanitary or not provided with adequate safe egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use constitute a hazard to safety or health by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment, are, for the purposes of this Division D, declared to be unsafe structures. All such unsafe structures are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in Sections 1703.51 through 1703.56.
(Ord. 178-1959. Passed 9-14-59.)
1703.51 NOTICE TO OWNER.
   The Commissioner of Buildings shall examine or cause to be examined every building or structure or portion thereof reported as structurally dangerous, structurally damaged or constituting a fire hazard. The Housing Manager shall examine or cause to be examined every building or structure or portion thereof reported to be unsanitary, not provided with adequate safe egress, dangerous to human life or one that constitutes a hazard to health or safety by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment. The Commissioner of Buildings and/or the Housing Manager shall give to the owner of such building or structure written notice stating the defects thereof. This notice shall require the owner, within a stated time, either to complete specified repairs or improvements or to demolish and remove the building or structure or portion thereof.
   Upon inspection, if the Housing Manager and/or the Commissioner of Buildings determines that any dwelling unit is:
      (1)   Structurally unsound and an immediate danger to life and property; or
      (2)   Lacking a vital utility service (gas, electric, water) that threatens the health of the occupant(s); or
      (3)   Unsanitary to the point where it threatens the safety, health and well being of any occupant.
   Then the unit shall be declared as UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION. The Housing Manager and/or Commissioner of Buildings shall cause the dwelling to be vacated of all occupants by properly serving notice to the owner per Section 1703.52. In the event of the dwelling being occupied by a tenant, the tenant shall also be served notice per Section 1703.52. The Housing Manager and/or Commissioner of Buildings shall have discretion as to the amount of time given, up to thirty days, for vacation of the structure.
(Ord. 201-1997. Passed 10-6-97.)
1703.52 SERVING OF NOTICE.
   (a)   Proper service of such notice shall be by personal service upon the owner of record, if he or she shall be found within the City limits. If he or she is not found within the City limits, such service may be made upon the owner by certified mail, provided that if such notice is by certified mail, a designated period within which the owner or person in charge is required to comply with the order of the Commissioner of Buildings shall begin as of the date such notice is mailed. If the address of the owner is unknown then service shall be made by publication for two weeks.
   (b)   Such notice shall be deemed to be properly served if a copy thereof is:
      (1)   Delivered to the owner personally; or
      (2)   Sent by certified or registered mail addressed to the owner at the last known address with return receipt requested.
   If the certified or registered letter is returned showing that the letter was not delivered, a copy thereof shall be posted in a conspicuous place in or about the structure affected by such notice. Service of such notice in the foregoing manner upon the owner's agent or upon the person responsible for the structure shall constitute service of notice upon the owner.
(Ord. 201-1997. Passed 10-6-97.)
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