(A) All manufacture homes, modular units, and mobile homes set up in the corporate limits of the city measuring 16 feet by 80 feet or more shall be set on a permanent foundation meeting the following requirements.
(1) All exterior walls must be securely attached to a concrete foundation extending to a minimum of 36 inches below the surface of the ground or below the frost level, whichever is deepest.
(2) The foundation described in division (A)(1) above shall consist of a minimum of a one foot, eight inch spread footing at the deepest point with No. 4 rebar for reinforcement. From the surface of the ground to the point of connection to the manufactured home, modular unit, or mobile home, the concrete wall shall be a minimum of eight inches in width with No. 4 rebar extending to within three and one-half inches from the top of said foundation as fully described.
(3) The concrete walls extending from the surface of the ground to the point of connection to the base of the mobile home, manufactured home, or modular unit shall contain a ventilation port on each exterior wall with said ventilation port being a minimum of 12 inches in width and eight inches in height. If one of these ventilation ports does not provide easy human access to the crawl space, then access must be provided to the crawl space from within the structure of the manufactured home, modular unit, or mobile home. The crawl space must be a minimum of three feet above the footing.
(B) All manufactured homes, modular units, and mobile homes that measure less than 16 by 80 feet shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Shall be placed on a solid concrete slab the size of the home or unit, a minimum of six inches thick, reinforced with wire or rebar on 18-inch centers. If wire is used, it must be wire mesh six by six. If rebar on 18-inch centers is used, it should be #4 rebar. Slab should be plus or minus one inch of being level. Footing for the slab to be 14 inches below the top of the slab and at least 18 inches wide; and
(2) Properly skirted with a metal or vinyl skirt complimentary to the mobile home and its surrounding neighborhood.
(Ord. 345, passed 7-2-2005)