(A) No manufactured/mobile home shall be parked, maintained or used as a dwelling unit on any lot or tract of land except as allowed below:
(B) Manufactured/mobile homes are allowed in a manufactured housing park (MHP).
(C) One (1) manufactured/mobile home may be occupied as living quarters for a watchman or caretaker in conjunction with an industrial or commercial establishment or a public or private recreational use when approved by the Board of Adjustments and provided that other adequate facilities are not available on the premises.
(D) A manufactured/mobile home, travel trailer or camper may be occupied as a temporary living quarters at a construction or excavation site. A renewable temporary certificate of occupancy for such use is required and is to be issued for a period of time not to exceed six (6) months. Any such manufactured/mobile home must be removed from the site no later than thirty (30) days after substantial completion of the construction or excavation process or no later than thirty (30) days after efforts for the timely completion for the construction or excavation project have ceased, whichever occurs first.
(E) In the event of a natural disaster which results in the destruction of the occupant’s dwelling, or in the event same is damaged to such a degree to render such dwelling unsafe or unsuitable for occupancy, a travel trailer or camper may be used for temporary housing in accordance with the following:
(1) The unit must have potable water, be connected to a municipal sewer system, an approved septic system or have a wastewater tank (which must be discharged at a wastewater disposal facility) and be connected to an approved source of electrical power;
(2) A site plan must be presented detailing the location and size of the unit with the distances from all property lines and rights-of-way;
(3) No more than one travel trailer/camper allowed on a residential lot (except in the case where the site has been designated by FEMA and the City of Madisonville as a temporary housing site);
(4) A temporary certificate of occupancy must be obtained from the City of Madisonville for a period not to exceed six (6) months. The temporary certificate of occupancy may be extended for a period not to exceed eighteen (18) months if the occupant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the city that appropriate permanent housing is not readily available to the occupant.
(Ord. 2003-06, passed 3-3-03; Am. Ord. O-2022-6, passed 4-18-22)