The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
A. Building Official means the Building Official of the City or his authorized agent.
B. Manufactured home means a residential dwelling built in accordance with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 USC, 5401 et seq., and rules promulgated pursuant thereto and the rules promulgated by the Oklahoma Used Motor Vehicle and Parts Commission pursuant to 47 O.S. § 582. The three (3) types of manufactured home are defined as meeting all of the requirements listed in subsections (A) through (C) of this definition and are to be considered separate from mobile or modular housing:
1. A type I manufactured home shall:
a. Have more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of occupied space in a typically double section or larger multi section unit, with a minimum width of twenty (20) feet;
b. Be placed on a permanent foundation and be anchored to the ground in accordance with the City's foundation code or other adopted foundation requirements and the manufacturer's specifications;
c. Utilize a permanent perimeter enclosure in accordance with City approved installation standards;
d. Have wheels, axles, and hitch mechanisms removed;
e. Have all utilities connected in accordance with the appropriate City codes and the manufacturer's specifications;
f. Have siding material of a type customarily used on site-built residences in the community and neighborhood;
g. Have roofing material of a type customarily used on site-built residences in the community and neighborhood;
h. Have a one hundred (100) square foot minimum attached, covered, or enclosed parking garage which is compatible with other housing in the immediate area. All parking and driveway areas shall be hard-surfaced;
i. Have legitimate front and rear doors; and
j. Have a minimum eave width of six (6) inches.
2. A type II manufactured home shall:
a. Have more than seven hundred twenty (720) square feet of occupied space in a single, double, expando or multi-section unit (including those with add-a-room units);
b. Be placed on a permanent foundation and be anchored to the ground in accordance with the City's foundation code or other adopted foundation standards and the manufacturer's specifications;
c. Utilize a permanent perimeter enclosure in accordance with City approved installation standards;
d. Have wheels, axles, and hitch mechanisms removed;
e. Have utilities connected in accordance with appropriate City codes and the manufacturer's specifications;
f. Have siding material of a type customarily used on site-built residences in the community and neighborhood;
g. Have roofing material of a type customarily used on site-built residences in the community and neighborhood;
h. Have a one hundred (100) square foot minimum attached, covered, or enclosed parking garage which is compatible with other housing in the immediate area. All parking and driveway areas shall be hard-surfaced;
i. Have legitimate front and rear doors; and
j. Have a minimum eave width of six (6) inches.
3. A type III manufactured home shall:
a. Have more than four hundred (400) square feet of occupied space in a single, double, expando or multi-section unit (including those with add-a-room units);
b. Be placed on a support system in accordance with City approved installation standards;
c. Be enclosed with foundation siding or skirting in accordance with City approved installation standards;
d. Be anchored to the ground in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and the City's appropriate, adopted code; and
e. Have utilities connected in accordance with appropriate City requirements and the manufacturer's specifications.
C. Mobile home means a structure, transportable in one (1) or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained thereon. The term "mobile home" shall not include any mobile home which is owned by a religious corporation or society and is used exclusively for religious purposes.
D. Mobile home, dependent, means any mobile home which does not have a flush toilet and a bath or shower. For purposes of regulation under this chapter, a dependent mobile home shall be considered to be the same as a travel trailer, unless otherwise specified.
E. Mobile home, freestanding, means any mobile home or travel trailer not located in a mobile home park or travel trailer park, respectively, licensed by the City or in an approved mobile home subdivision.
F. Mobile home park means any plot of ground upon which two (2) or more mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.
G. Mobile home space means any plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the accommodation of one (1) mobile home and not located on a mobile home sales lot.
H. Mobile home subdivision means any subdivision designed and intended for residential use, where residence is in mobile homes or manufactured home exclusively, and lots are sold for occupancy.
I. Modular home means any factory-fabricated, transportable building unit, not built upon a permanent chassis, designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units on a permanent foundation. The term "modular home" is intended to apply to major assemblies and does not include prefabricated sub- elements incorporated into a structure at the site nor does it include any type of manufactured home as defined in this section. Any modular home must meet U.S. government modular home certification standards. See also Section 62-7 of this chapter.
J. Nonresidential mobile trailer means any vehicle having the basic characteristics of either a mobile home or travel trailer, but which is used for other than residential purposes and is not being offered for sale as indicated by a clearly displayed sign on or near the trailer.
K. Park means a mobile home or travel trailer park.
L. Public water or sewer system means any such system built and owned by or dedicated to and accepted by the City. All other such systems shall be deemed private systems.
M. Service building means any building housing toilet and bathing facilities for men or women and may also include buildings containing laundry facilities and other facilities.
N. Subdivision means a manufactured home or mobile home subdivision, unless otherwise indicated.
O. Travel trailer means any vehicular-portable structure, built on a chassis, used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational, or vacation use, and, when factory-equipped for the road, having a body width not exceeding eight (8) feet and an overall length not exceeding forty (40) feet, including the hitch or coupling.
P. Travel trailer park means any plot of ground upon which two (2) or more travel trailers, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.
Q. Travel trailer space means a plot of ground within a travel trailer park designed for accommodation of one (1) travel trailer.
(Code 1991, § 5-1102)
Cross reference- Definitions generally, § 1-2.
State Law reference- Similar provisions, 47 O.S. § 1102.