(A) The minimum width requirement of any single-wide manufactured home is 16 feet; the minimum width of a double-wide manufactured home is 28 feet.
(B) All towing devices, wheels, axles and hitches must be removed from the manufactured home upon its placement on the lot.
(C) Each exterior door of a manufactured home shall be provided with a landing that is a minimum of 36 inches square, and shall be provided with hand rails.
(D) All manufactured homes are required to be installed by an Illinois licensed manufactured home installer or the homeowner.
(E) The installation of each manufactured home must be inspected and approved by the Administrative Official prior to the pouring of the piers footing, and again before installing the skirting.
(F) The required perimeter around each manufactured home shall be brick, masonry, or stone.
(G) Openings for under floor ventilation must be provided. The minimum area of openings for under floor ventilation shall not be less than one square foot for each 150 square feet of under floor space area. One such ventilating opening shall be within three feet of each corner of the building. Ventilation openings shall be covered with metal mesh or metal screen of a maximum of 1/4 inch grid.
(H) No permanent additions of any kind whatsoever shall be built onto or become part of any manufactured home.
(I) Pad requirements: pad surfaces shall consist of a flexible surface with a minimum of five inch thick gravel, stone or compacted surface, treated to discourage plant growth, constructed to discharge water and edged to prohibit fraying or spreading of surfacing materials; or shall be of a hard surface of a minimum of two 18-inch wide concrete ribbons or slabs capable of carrying the weight of, and of sufficient length to support, all blocking points of the manufactured home.
(J) All crawl spaces must be minimum 24 inches in height.
(K) Footings and foundation.
(1) The manufactured home shall be installed on the number of piers recommended by the manufacturer and shall consist of a minimum poured concrete foundation, 24 inches by 24 inches by 12 inches deep and extending 24 inches into the ground. All piers are to be double concrete blocked eight inches by eight inches by 16 inches (solid or celled) with blocks interlocked and filled with mortar or mortared joints then capped with four inch solid concrete block placed seam perpendicular to the main mobile home frame. “Sonotube” construction of 24 inches in diameter may be used and, if used, must extend 24 inches into the ground.
(2) Placement of piers and concrete footings, as applicable shall be in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
(3) Concrete blocks shall be placed on either the pier footings or continuous footings, as applicable; such blocks shall be double locked with mortar or filled with mortar.
(4) If block height exceeds 80 inches, four steel reinforcement bars shall be used per pier.
(5) The underneath frame to the ground shall be no less than 12 inches.
(6) Inspection and approval of the setup of piers or continuous footings (as applicable), before concrete is poured, shall be completed by the Administrative Official prior to the placement of the manufactured home on its lot.
(L) Inspection and approval. Inspection and approval of setup of piers or continuous footings (as applicable) shall be completed by the Administrative Official prior to the placement of the manufactured home on its lot.
(Ord. 2013-22, passed 11-25-2013)