This section shall apply to the location, construction and maintenance of factory-built housing in all residential districts.
(a) Definitions. Any factory-built structure designed for long-term residential use, the components of which are essentially constructed or assembled prior to its delivery to and installation upon a site shall be known as factory-built housing. For the purposes of this Ordinance, factory-built housing shall include the following:
(1) Manufactured Home. Any non-self-propelled vehicle transportable in one or more sections which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a permanent dwelling unit with a permanent foundation, connected to the required utilities including plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein, and which bears a label certifying that it is built in compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards.
(2) Modular Home. Factory-built housing certified as meeting the Ohio State Building Code as applicable to modular housing. Once certified by the state, modular homes shall be subject to the same standards as site-built homes.
(3) Mobile Home. A transportable, factory-built home, designed to be used as a year-round residential dwelling and built prior to enactment of the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, which became effective June 15, 1976, or built subsequent to such Act but not certifiable as to its compliance with the Act.
(b) Siting Requirements. Any factory-built housing proposed to be located in any residential district shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The structure shall be installed upon and properly attached to a permanent foundation system that provides adequate support of the structure's vertical and horizontal loads and transfers these and other imposed forces, without failure, from the structure to the undisturbed ground below the frost line.
(2) All hitches, axles, wheels, and conveyance mechanisms shall be removed from the structure.
(3) The siting of the structure shall comply with all yard and setback requirements in effect for the district for which it is proposed.
(4) The siting of the structure shall comply with all parking requirements in effect for the district for which it is proposed.
(5) The site shall be serviced by utilities in such manner as required by Ordinance.
(c) Compliance with Other Regulations. Any factory-built housing proposed to be located in any residential district shall comply with all zoning regulations of the district in which it is proposed to be located and shall comply with all applicable building code regulations.
(d) Location of Factory-Built Housing. Manufactured homes and modular homes which meet the siting requirements contained in subsection (b) above shall be permitted in all Residential Districts. Mobile homes shall not be permitted in any zoning district.
(Ord. 3-95. Passed 1-17-95.)