For the purpose of this section the following definitions and stipulations set forth in KRS 100.348(2) shall apply:
(A) As used in this section unless the context requires otherwise:
COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS.
Standards that have been enacted by a local government under the authority of this section for the purpose of protecting and preserving the monetary value of real property located within the local government’s jurisdiction.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. A city, county, urban-county government, charter county government, or consolidated local government that is engaged in planning and zoning under KRS Chapter 100.
MANUFACTURED HOME.
A single-family residential dwelling constructed after June 15, 1976, in accordance with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401, et seq., as amended, and designed to be used as a single-family residential dwelling with or without permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and which includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein.
PERMANENT FOUNDATION.
A system of support that is:
(a) Capable of transferring, without failure, into soil or bedrock, the maximum design load imposed by or upon the structure;
(b) Constructed of concrete; and
(c) Placed at a depth below grade adequate to prevent frost damage.
QUALIFIED MANUFACTURED HOME.
A manufactured home that meets all the following criteria:
(a) Is manufactured on or after July, 15 2002;
(b) Is affixed to a permanent foundation and is connected to the appropriate facilities and is installed in compliance with KRS 227.570;
(c) Has a width of at least 20 feet at its smallest width measurement or is two stories in height and oriented on the lot or parcel so that its main entrance door faces the street;
(d) Has a minimum total living area of 900 square feet; and
(e) Is not located in a manufactured home land-lease community.
TINY HOME(S). Shall be any of the following:
(a) PANEL BUILT DWELLING. A dwelling that is constructed as separate pieces (walls, floors, roof) that is factory built and shipped to a site with finished walls/floor that are stacked on top of each other for transport.
(b) TINY HOME/NON-TRADITIONAL and/or SMALL DWELLING. A single-family residential dwelling equal to or greater than 120 square feet, but less than 1,000 square feet that is modular, panel built, mobile, manufactured, or a tiny house on wheels (THOW) that may be built on a permanent chassis that is delivered to a site or constructed on-site using traditional building methods with or without a permanent foundation.
(B) The following compatibility standards apply to all mobile homes, manufactured homes, qualified manufactured homes as described in KRS 100.348(2)(c), and tiny homes: Parking of a manufactured home in any R-1, B-1, R-2, R-3, OP, I-1 or I-2 District shall be prohibited, but may be permitted in a R-4 District with special permission of the Joint City-County Planning Commission, B-2 District according to § 158.177 in the B-3 District according to § 158.197 and in an Agricultural District according to § 158.061.
(1989 Code, § 154.164) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2023-3038, passed 11-13-2023)