All dwelling units located outside of mobile home parks shall comply with the following requirements.
(a) All dwelling units shall provide a minimum height between the floor and ceiling of seven and one-half feet. If a mobile home, it shall meet the requirements of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Regulations, entitled Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards, effective June 15, 1976, as amended.
(b) The minimum width of any single-family dwelling unit shall be twenty feet for at least sixty-seven percent of its length, measured between the exterior part of the walls having the greatest length.
(c) Dwelling units shall have a minimum roof pitch of four inches to one foot.
(d) There shall be a foundation of concrete or block or other material approved by the City's Construction Code, as amended, around the entire exterior perimeter of all dwellings excluding attached accessory buildings. The foundation shall have a minimum depth of forty-two inches below grade. The foundation shall provide a maximum exposed foundation above grade of sixteen inches and a minimum exposed foundation above grade of eight inches.
(e) All dwellings shall be firmly attached to the foundation so as to be watertight as required by the construction code adopted by the City. If a mobile home, it shall be anchored to the foundation by an anchor system designed and constructed in compliance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Regulations entitled Mobile Home Construction & Safety Standards.
(f) The wheels, pulling mechanism, and tongue of any mobile home shall be removed prior to placement on a foundation.
(g) All dwellings shall be connected to a sewer system and water supply system approved by the City.
(h) All dwellings shall provide steps or porch areas permanently attached to the foundation where there exists an elevation differential of more than one foot between any door and the surrounding grade. All dwellings shall provide a minimum of two points of ingress and egress.
(i) Additions to the dwelling shall meet all the requirements of this Zoning Code.
(j) All dwellings shall be aesthetically compatible in design and appearance with other residences in the vicinity with either a roof overhang of not less than six inches on all sides or a roof drainage system concentrating drainage at collection points along sides of the dwelling. The compatibility of design and appearance shall be determined in the first instance by the Zoning Administrator upon review of the plans submitted for a particular dwelling. An appeal by an aggrieved party may be taken to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Any determination of compatibility shall be based upon the standards set forth in this section as well as the character, design, and appearance of residential dwellings located outside of mobile home parks within 200 feet of the subject dwelling and on the same block. The foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit innovative design concepts involving such matters as solar energy, view, unique land contour, or relief from the common or standard designed home.
(k) Prior to issuance of a building permit for any dwelling unit, construction plans, including a plot plan adequate to illustrate compliance with the requirements of this Zoning Code, shall be submitted to the Building Inspector. If the dwelling unit is a mobile home, there shall also be submitted adequate evidence to assure that the dwelling complies with the standards applicable to mobile homes set forth in this section.
(Ord. 182. Passed 5-12-98.)