All single-family dwelling units in the Agriculture (AG) District and Single-Family Rural Residential (SF and R-1) Districts, and any additions or alterations thereto, whether site-built or factory-built, other than manufactured homes located in a licensed manufactured home park approved under the provisions of § 153.061(D), shall comply with the following regulations.
(A) All such dwelling units must meet the current construction standards of the state and the township prior to being brought into the township and prior to issuance of a building permit. The minimum acceptable standard for factory-built homes shall be the Department of Housing and Urban Development Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards being 24 C.F.R. part 3280, and as from time to time such standards may be amended.
(B) All such dwelling units shall comply with all pertinent zoning, subdivision and other ordinances regulating use, floor area, lot size, setback and yards in the district in which they are located, including § 153.150 of this chapter.
(C) All additions shall be constructed with similar quality materials as the original structure and shall be permanently supported by and anchored to an approval foundation.
(D) All such dwelling units shall be firmly attached to a permanent foundation constructed on the site in accordance with the building code in effect in the township. The foundation shall have a wall of the same perimeter dimensions as the dwelling, and constructed of such materials and type as required in the building code for single-family dwellings. In the event that the dwelling is a manufactured home, such dwelling shall be installed pursuant to the manufacturer’s setup instructions and shall be secured to the premises by an anchoring system or device complying with the rules and regulations of the Mobile Home Commission and shall have a perimeter wall as required above.
(E) All such dwellings shall be connected to a public sewer and water system or private facilities approved by the County Health Department.
(F) All such dwellings shall be compatible in design and appearance to homes in the neighborhood in which they are located. The determination of compatibility shall be based upon compliance with the following standards.
(1) Hip, gable, shed, gambrel or similar types of roofs shall have a minimum pitch of three to twelve. Flat roof styles shall comply with the building code.
(2) The dwelling shall have steps and/or porches which provide access to exterior doors, and which are comparable to steps and/or porches to homes typically found in the neighborhood in which it is to be located.
(3) There shall be at least two exterior doors to the living portion, and these doors shall be located on two different sides of the dwelling.
(Ord. passed 10-11-2000) Penalty, see § 153.999