(A) Manufactured homes. Manufactured homes (see § 156.002 of this code for the definition) shall be permitted in any district permitting installation of a single-family dwelling unit. However, the location of the manufactured home is subject to the requirements and limitations applying generally to dwelling units in such district. For example, see setback requirements, side and rear yard area requirements, lot size requirements, parking requirements and the like. In addition:
(1) The manufactured home shall be a dwelling unit (see § 156.002 of this code for the definition);
(2) All necessary improvement, location, building and occupancy permits and certifications required by this Zoning Code, the Building Code and this code of ordinances shall be obtained;
(3) The manufactured home shall exceed 950 square feet of occupied space and meet any greater square footage requirements for the district and for the subdivision in which it is to be located;
(4) The manufactured home shall be attached and anchored to a permanent foundation (see § 156.002 of this code for the definition). It shall also comply with manufacturer’s installation specifications, if any;
(5) The manufactured home shall have a permanent perimeter wall (see § 156.002 of this code for the definition);
(6) The manufactured home shall be covered with an exterior material customarily used on site built single-family residences in the district where it is to be located and such material shall extend over the top of the permanent perimeter wall;
(7) The manufactured home shall have a roof composed of a material customarily used on site built single-family residences in the district where it is to be located such as fiberglass, shake, asphalt or tile, which shall be installed onto a surface appropriately pitched for the materials used and shaped as a gable roof with a minimum rise of three inches per foot; and
(8) The manufactured home shall have been constructed after January 1, 1981.
(C) Mobile homes permitted according to certain conditions.
(1) A mobile home located on a lot, when an improvement location permit and a certificate of occupancy have been issued for such use which is on file in the office of the Building Inspector, is a permitted use on the lot and shall be classified by the Building Inspector according to one of the six mobile home classifications set forth in division (D) below.
(2) Accordingly, the existing “classified” mobile home may remain on the lot upon which it was legally located at the time of passage of this chapter.
(3) The owner of the lot has the following options.
(a) The existing mobile home may be replaced with another mobile home having the same or a higher classification, provided that the existing mobile home would either replace another mobile home in the county, or be removed from the county before an improvement location permit could be issued by the Building Inspector.
(b) The existing mobile home may be replaced with any other use permitted in the particular district where the lot is located.
(c) If an existing or replaced mobile home is removed from a lot for a period of more than 90 days, another mobile home cannot again be located on that lot.
(d) No mobile home may be located in the county unless it is: Equal to or more than 950 square feet of living space; and not older than ten years at the time location is requested.
(D) Classification of mobile homes. Mobile homes are hereby divided into the following classes by the Building Inspector:
(1) Class A. Mobile homes built on or after June 15, 1976, and manufactured dwellings built prior to January 1, 1981, or on or after June 15, 1976, certified as meeting the mobile home construction and safety standards of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and approved as meeting “acceptable similarity” appearance standards in accordance with 29 U.S.C. § 794;
(2) Class B. Mobile homes certified as meeting HUD mobile home construction and safety standards, but not approved as meeting “acceptable similarity” appearance standards;
(3) Class C. Mobile homes (built prior to June 15, 1976), certified as meeting “acceptable prior code or codes,” or used mobile homes certified as meeting either HUD standards specified above or such prior code, found on inspection to be in excellent condition and safe and fit for residential occupancy;
(4) Class D. Mobile homes (built prior to June 15, 1976), whether or not certified as meeting HUD or prior codes, found on inspection to be in good condition;
(5) Class E. Mobile homes (built prior to June 15, 1976), whether or not certified as meeting HUD or prior codes, found on inspection to be in fair condition; and
(6) Class F. Mobile homes (built prior to June 15, 1976), whether or not certified as meeting HUD or prior codes, found on inspection to be in poor condition, unsafe and/or unfit for residential occupancy.
(Ord. 8-7-1-3, passed 10-10-1961; Ord. passed 1- -2004; Ord. 2005-3, passed 5-12-2005)