(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 manufactured home shall meet all requirements applicable to single-family dwellings and possess all necessary improvement location, building, and occupancy permits and other certificates required by I.C. 36-7-4-602.
(2) The manufactured home shall be larger than 950 square feet of occupied space.
(3) The manufactured home shall be attached and anchored to a permanent perimeter foundation in conformance with the regulations in the Indiana One and Two-Family Dwelling Code and with manufacturer’s installation specifications.
(4) The manufactured home shall be covered with an exterior material customarily used on on- site built residential dwellings.
(5) The manufactured home shall have a roof composed of a material customarily used on on- site built residential dwellings, such as asbestos, fiberglass, shake, asphalt, or tile, which shall be installed onto a surface appropriately pitched for the materials used.
(6) The manufactured 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 from the Advisory Board of Zoning Appeals pursuant to § 151.089.
(C) Structural alteration. Due to a manufactured or mobile home’s 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 Administrative Officer of the city.
(Prior Code, § 36-7-4-600) (Ord. 712, passed 4-2-1957; Ord. 1964-9, passed 9-15-1964; Ord. 1965-4, passed 3-2-1965; Ord. 1966-2, passed 3-1-1966; Ord. 1967-7, passed 6-6-1967; Ord. 1968-5, passed 8-6-1968; Ord. passed 8-4-1970; Ord. 1977-12, passed 11-1-1977; Ord. 1978-18, passed 12-5-1978; Ord. 1980-8, passed 9-16-1980; Ord. 1980-11, passed 11-4-1980; Ord. 1982-1, passed 6-1-1982; Ord. 1985–5, passed 11-19-1985) Penalty, see § 151.999