The following manufactured home placement standards shall apply to all zoning districts where residential uses are allowed outright or conditionally. These standards are not intended to exceed the placement standards required for other single-family dwellings.
Mobile homes, as defined herein cannot be allowed outright in any zoning district but must provide proof of rehabilitation to ensure life safety. Rehabilitation must comply with Idaho Code 44-25.
A. R-1 Residential Zone District: Manufactured homes shall:
1. Be multi-sectional and enclose a space of not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet;
2. Be placed on an excavated and back-filled foundation and enclosed at the perimeter so that the home is located not more than twelve inches (12") above grade at the top of the foundation but have a minimum of eighteen inches (18") of crawlspace;
3. Have a pitched roof, except that no standards shall require a slope of greater than a nominal three feet (3') in height for each twelve feet (12') in width;
4. Have exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on residential dwellings within the community or which is comparable to the predominant materials used on surrounding dwellings as determined by the Administrator;
5. Have a garage or carport constructed of like materials. The Administrator may require an attached or detached garage in lieu of a carport where such is consistent with the predominant construction of immediately surrounding dwellings; and
6. A roof must be constructed over the manufactured home that will meet the necessary fifty (50) pounds per square foot required snow load.
This subsection shall not be construed as abrogating a recorded restrictive covenant.
B. MU-R Mixed-Use Residential Zone District: Manufactured homes shall:
1. Be multi-sectional and enclose a space of not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet;
2. Be placed on an excavated and back-filled foundation and enclosed at the perimeter so that the home is located not more than twelve inches (12") above grade at the top of the foundation but have a minimum of eighteen inches (18") of crawlspace;
3. Have a pitched roof, except that no standards shall require a slope of greater than a nominal three feet (3') in height for each twelve feet (12') in width; (Ord. 597, 8-6-2018)
4. Have exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on residential dwellings within the community or which is comparable to the predominant materials used on surrounding dwellings as determined by the Administrator; (Ord. 605, 8-5-2019)
5. Have a garage or carport constructed of like materials. The Administrator may require an attached or detached garage in lieu of a carport where such is consistent with the predominant construction of immediately surrounding dwellings; and
6. A roof must be constructed over the manufactured home that will meet the necessary fifty (50) pounds per square foot required snow load.
This subsection shall not be construed as abrogating a recorded restrictive covenant.
C. R-2 Residential Zone District: Manufactured homes shall:
1. Be multi-sectional and enclose a space of not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet;
2. Be placed on an excavated and back-filled foundation and enclosed at the perimeter so that the home is located not more than twelve inches (12") above grade at the top of the foundation but have a minimum of eighteen inches (18") of crawlspace;
3. Have a pitched roof, except that no standards shall require a slope of greater than a nominal three feet (3') in height for each twelve feet (12') in width;
4. Have exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on residential dwellings within the community or which is comparable to the predominant materials used on surrounding dwellings as determined by the Administrator; and
5. A roof must be constructed over the manufactured home that will meet the necessary fifty (50) pounds per square foot required snow load.
This subsection shall not be construed as abrogating a recorded restrictive covenant.
D. R-5 Residential Zone District: Manufactured homes shall:
1. Be multi-sectional and enclose a space of not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet;
2. Be placed on an excavated and back-filled foundation and enclosed at the perimeter so that the home is located not more than twelve inches (12") above grade at the top of the foundation but have a minimum of eighteen inches (18") of crawlspace;
3. Have a pitched roof, except that no standards shall require a slope of greater than a nominal three feet (3') in height for each twelve feet (12') in width;
4. Have exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on residential dwellings within the community or which is comparable to the predominant materials used on surrounding dwellings as determined by the Administrator; and
5. A roof must be constructed over the manufactured home that will meet the necessary fifty (50) pounds per square foot required snow load.
This subsection shall not be construed as abrogating a recorded restrictive covenant.
E. C Commercial Zone District: Manufactured homes shall:
1. Be multi-sectional and enclose a space of not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet;
2. Be placed on an excavated and back-filled foundation and enclosed at the perimeter so that the home is located not more than twelve inches (12") above grade at the top of the foundation but have a minimum of eighteen inches (18") of crawlspace;
3. Have a pitched roof, except that no standards shall require a slope of greater than a nominal three feet (3') in height for each twelve feet (12') in width;
4. Have exterior siding and roofing material commonly used on residential dwellings within the community or which is comparable to the predominant materials used on surrounding dwellings as determined by the Administrator; and
5. A roof must be constructed over the manufactured home that will meet the necessary fifty (50) pounds per square foot required snow load.
This subsection shall not be construed as abrogating a recorded restrictive covenant. (Ord. 597, 8-6-2018)