(a) Intent. It is the intent of this Section to encourage the provisions of alternative housing in residential areas by permitting the use of manufactured housing. This Section applies only to manufactured homes located outside of any manufactured home park.
(b) Classification of Manufactured Homes. Classification of manufactured homes shall be as follows:
(1) "Class A manufactured home" is a manufactured home certified as meeting either the manufactured home construction and safety standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or the industrialized unit requirements of the Ohio Board of Building Standards; has the same siding materials and pitched shingled roofs as used on newly constructed conventional homes; and is on a permanent foundation.
(2) "Class B manufactured home" is a manufactured home certified as meeting either the manufactured home construction and safety standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or the industrialized unit requirements of the Ohio Board of Building Standards; has a bowed metal roof and aluminum siding with the traditional manufactured home appearance; and is on a permanent foundation.
(3) "Class C manufactured home" is a noncertified manufactured home.
(c) Certificate Required. A zoning certificate shall be required prior to the placement or replacement of any manufactured home.
(d) All replacement and establishment of manufactured homes shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Meet all requirements for lot, yard, building and other requirements for the district in which it is located.
(2) Be affixed to a permanent foundation.
(3) Roofs must be double pitched- three (3) feet vertical for twelve (12) feet horizontal or greater and covered with material residential in nature. No corrugated aluminum, metal or fiberglass.
(4) All units must have eaves, gutters and downspouts.
(5) The front entrance and facade of the unit must face the public street.
(6) Be anchored to the ground in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
(7) Have all wheels, axles and hitch mechanisms removed.
(e) The establishment, location and use of a Class A manufactured home as a permanent residence, shall be approved individually and shall be permitted in all R-1 and R-2 Districts and a conditional use in R-3, provided that all requirements of the district are met. A zoning certificate shall be obtained prior to placement of the Class A manufactured home.
(f) Nonconforming Replacement Exception. A manufactured home deemed a nonconforming use may be replaced by a manufactured home, provided the replacement is as follows: a Class C home may be replaced with a Class A or Class B; a Class B home may be replaced with a Class A or Class B; a Class A home may be replaced with another Class A.
(g) The Planning Commission shall review the application and determine whether the proposed manufactured home complies with the requirements of this Section 1129.08 and shall instruct the Zoning Inspector whether to issue a zoning certificate.
(Ord. 2020-4053. Passed 1-7-21.)