(A) Existing mobile homes1 and existing manufactured homes2 not located in a manufactured home park3, if replaced, can only be replaced if such replacement meets the requirements of this zoning ordinance, the current edition of the ICC Building Code as adopted by the city and the requirements of the State of Illinois concerning manufactured homes.
(B) Any mobile home or manufactured home replaced within the city, or within the city’s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, must be replaced within one year of the removal of the mobile home or manufactured home so replaced. Any mobile home or manufactured home so replaced must be replaced with a manufactured home no less than 16 feet in width for a single-wide home or 28 for double-wide home. If a mobile home or manufactured home is not replaced within one year of removal, the lot shall be deemed removed from the “M” district.
(Ord. 2013-22, passed 11-25-2013)
1 A transportable structure larger than 320 square feet in floor area, designed to be used as a year-round residential dwelling, and built prior to the enactment of the Federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974, which Act became effective for all mobile home construction on June 15, 1976.
2 A structure which bears a seal indicating compliance with the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5403, and constructed on, or after June 15, 1976.
3 A parcel of not less than five acres in area, in single ownership/control, developed with facilities for accommodating occupied manufactured homes in accordance with the requirements of the manufactured home park district in Article XVIII of this Code.