(A) Permitted placement. The establishment, location, and use of manufactured homes as scattered- site residences shall be permitted in any zone permitting installation of a dwelling unit subject to requirements and limitations applying generally to such residential use in the district, and provided such homes shall meet the following requirements and limitations.
(1) The home shall meet all requirements applicable to single-family dwellings and possess all necessary improvement location, building and occupancy permits and other certifications required by the code.
(2) The home shall be larger than 950 square feet of occupied space.
(3) The home shall be attached and anchored to a permanent foundation in conformance with the regulations in the Indiana One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code and with manufacturer's installation specifications.
(4) The home shall be covered with an exterior material customarily used on site built residential dwellings, and such material shall extend over the top of the foundation.
(5) The home shall have a roof composed of a material customarily used on site built residential dwellings, such as asbestos, fiberglass, shake, asphalt, or tile, which shall be in-stalled onto a surface appropriately pitched for the materials used.
(6) The home shall have been constructed after January 1, 1981.
(B) Placement with permit. Manufactured homes not meeting the terms of division (A) above, and mobile homes, shall be permitted within the city only after receiving a special exception permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(C) Structural alteration. Due to its integral design, any structural alteration or modification of a manufactured or mobile home after it is placed on the site must be approved by the authorized building administrator (or other designee) of the city.
(Ord. CO-82-6, passed 7-26-82) Penalty, see § 152.99
Statutory reference:
Manufactured housing, see I.C. 36-7-4-1106