No person or entity shall use, occupy or permit the use or occupation of a manufactured home as a dwelling within the township, not designated as a manufactured home park, unless:
(A) A permit for the placement of a manufactured home has been obtained from the township official authorized by the Township Board to issue the same;
(B) The placement of a manufactured home, and the premises upon which it shall be located shall meet all requirements of this chapter relative to uses, size of premises, floor area, set back, side lot and rear lot requirements specified for the particular zoning district in which the manufactured home is located. Further, a manufactured home occupied as a dwelling, shall have a minimum width across any front, side or rear elevation of 14 feet. Where a manufactured home dwelling is required by law to comply with any federal or state standards or regulations for construction and where the standards or regulations for construction are different than those imposed under the Township Building Code, then, and in that event, the federal or state standard or regulation shall apply;
(C) A manufactured home shall be firmly attached to a permanent foundation constructed on the site in accordance with the Township Building Code and shall have a wall of the same perimeter dimensions of the dwelling and constructed of the materials and type as required in the Township Building Code for other single-family dwellings. The manufactured home dwelling shall be installed pursuant to the manufacturer's set-up instructions and shall be secured to the premises by an anchoring system or device complying with the rules and regulations of the State Mobile Home Commission, and shall have a perimeter wall as required above. The manufactured home shall be so placed and situated that the wheels shall be removed and the underside or chassis of the manufactured home shall be completely enclosed and connected to the foundation so that the towing mechanism, undercarriage or chassis are not exposed to view;
(D) A manufactured home shall meet or exceed all requirements imposed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development mobile home construction and safety standards;
(E) A manufactured home shall contain no additions or rooms or other areas that are not constructed with similar quality workmanship as the original structure, including permanent attachment to the principal structure and construction of a foundation as required herein;
(F) A manufactured home 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 alternatively with window sills or roof drainage systems concentrating roof drainage at collection points along the sides of the dwelling; shall have not less than two exterior doors with the second one being in either the rear or side of the mobile home dwelling; shall have steps connected to the exterior door areas or to porches connected to the door areas where a difference in elevation requires the same; and
(G) The compatibility of design and appearance shall be determined in the first instance by the Township Zoning Administrator upon review of the plans submitted for a particular manufactured home, subject to appeal by an aggrieved party to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Any determination of compatibility shall be based upon the standards set forth herein, as well as the character, design and appearance of one or more residential dwellings located outside a manufactured home park within 2,000 feet of the subject manufactured home where the area is developed with dwellings to the extent of not less than 20% of the lots situated within the area; or, where the area is not developed, by the character, design and appearance of one or more residential dwellings located outside of mobile home parks throughout the township. This 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.
(Ord. 06-14-Z, passed 10-3-2006; Ord. 06-14, passed 10-17-2006) Penalty, see § 155.999