Upon petition, notice hearing, and conditions set forth in this section, the City Board of Zoning Appeals shall have the authority to authorize the placement of a mobile or modular home on an individual lot or tract of real estate. Minimum conditions are hereinafter set forth.
(A) Minimum lot size. One mobile or modular home per existing platted or unplatted area which lot or unplatted area shall have a minimum area of 3,600 square feet.
(B) Districts permitted. A single mobile or modular home shall be permitted by special exception by the Board of Zoning Appeals in all districts except R-1 and R-1A. A mobile or modular home shall comply with front, side, and rear yard requirements of the district in which it is proposed to be placed, and in compliance with the covenants of the platting of that lot.
(C) Age. No mobile or modular home may be placed upon a lot or tract of real estate, either initially or as a replacement if the proposed home is older than June 15, 1976.
(D) Minimum living space. No mobile or modular home shall be placed, erected, or altered so that its ground floor area is less than 720 square feet exclusive of porches, terraces, garages, and exterior stairs.
(E) Parking. Not less than two off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each single or modular home site.
(F) Accessory buildings. Accessory buildings and structures such as private garages and tool sheds may be permitted to be placed on a mobile or modular home site if the accessory structure meets all the general requirements of the district in which the mobile or modular home is being placed or erected.
(G) Compliance. Within 30 days after location, the wheels of the mobile home shall be removed and a skirting of wood or metal shall be affixed. Each mobile or modular home shall contain a flush toilet, sleeping accommodations, a tub or shower, kitchen facilities, and plumbing and electrical connections designed for and attached to appropriate external systems. Each mobile or modular home shall be connected to city water and sewer facilities. The Board of Zoning Appeals shall also have the power to impose further conditions within the general framework of a special exception.
(H) Abandonment. If a single mobile or modular home has been granted permission by the Board of Zoning Appeals to be placed or erected, and is thereafter destroyed by fire or other casualty or act of God, the destruction shall not constitute an abandonment and the present owner shall have the right to replace the destroyed mobile or modular home with another which meets the general zoning requirements of the district for the existing use in reference to the back, side, and rear yard setbacks. An existing mobile or modular home may be replaced with a newer or larger model provided the replacement model meets all of the requirements herein specified for the district or the covenants of the lot or the existing use in the area.
(Ord. 10-C-86, passed 5-13-86; Am. Ord. 14-C-05, passed 6-2-05) Penalty, see § 158.999