(A) Building permits must be obtained prior to the construction, moving or alteration of any manufactured home in accordance with Chapter 150 of this code of ordinances.
(B) No manufactured home shall be introduced into or placed within the town, which is manufactured earlier than five years prior to its introduction or placement into the town.
(C) A manufactured home must be set on excavated, backfilled, engineered foundation enclosed at the perimeter. Such foundation shall meet or exceed the standards established by the state for the placement of manufactured homes.
(D) The foundation for manufactured homes shall be similar in appearance and durability to a masonry foundation of a site-built dwelling. The foundation shall provide an anchoring system for the manufactured home that is totally concealed under the structure.
(E) The manufactured home must have brick, wood or cosmetically equivalent exterior siding on all exterior walls which provides a constant, continuous facade from the bottom of the soffit (top of the wall section) downward to the top of the exposed perimeter foundation. The exterior siding of the manufactured home must have the same appearance as materials commonly used on residential dwellings. Metal siding must be painted or anodized.
(F) The manufactured home must have a pitched roof with a pitch of at least nominal three/twelve (3:12). The roof must be covered with shingles, shakes or tile. A non-galvanized, colored metal roof may be used instead of shingles. Eves of roof must extend at least one foot from the inner section of the roof and the exterior walls.
(G) The manufactured home must have windows that are wood, vinyl coated or anodized. The manufactured home must have color coordinated body and trim. Colors of both the factory components and the site-built components shall be the same.
(H) The main entrance of the manufactured home must face or be oriented toward the street as the lot allows. As used in this section, STREET shall mean the street of the home’s address. Mobile homes located in a mobile home park are exempt from this requirement.
(I) The manufactured home shall be sited on the lot so that the placement is consistent and compatible with the placement of other residential units in the surrounding neighborhood.
(J) The transportation mechanisms, including the wheels, axles and hitch must be removed from the manufactured home.
(K) All manufactured homes shall be certified pursuant to the aforementioned National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq., as amended.
(L) The manufactured home must meet or exceed all equivalent performance-engineering standards to the same extent required for other single-family housing units.
(M) All manufactured homes shall be inspected by the town’s Building Inspector prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the town.
(Ord. 2019-2, passed 2-4-2019) Penalty, see § 151.99