A mobile home and a mobile home lot in an R-6 Mobile Home District shall conform to all of the requirements as described below.
(A) Lots; area; setbacks. A mobile home and mobile home lot in the R-6 Mobile Home District shall conform to the minimum lot and yard requirements for single-family dwellings as specified in the regulations for the R-1a Single-Family District, except that the minimum lot size shall be 16,640 square feet and the minimum interior side setback shall be 12 feet.
(B) Height. The height restrictions in the R-1a Single-Family District shall apply also to the R-6 Mobile Home District.
(C) Principal uses and structures. Any principal use and structure permitted in R-1a Single- Family District shall be permitted in R-6 Mobile Home District.
(D) Accessory uses and structures. Accessory uses and structures permitted in R-1a Single- Family District and those normally appurtenant to such uses and structures shall be permitted in R-6 Mobile Home District; provided:
(1) Attached carports, porches, or similar structures shall be constructed of the same basic materials as the mobile or modular home;
(2) A detached accessory building placed on a lot with a standard mobile home shall not be required to be to the rear of the mobile home; and
(3) Accessory structures shall not be located in any of the setback areas.
(E) Foundations; anchors; storage. A mobile home in R-6 Mobile Home District shall be placed on a permanent foundation of concrete block, poured reinforced concrete, pier type construction, or other comparable foundations which meet the minimum standards of the city’s Building Code for single-family dwelling building foundations. The permanent foundation should be adequate for the placement and tie-down of the mobile home, thereby securing the superstructure against uplift, sliding, rotation, or overturning. Anchors and tie-downs shall be placed at least at each corner of the mobile home and at intervals not to exceed 24 feet. Tie-downs shall be of the strap type (Type 1, Class B, Grade 1 steel straps, one and one-fourth inches wide and 0.035 inches thick, sometimes marked “Federal Specification QQS-781-F”) and shall run over or through the roof from an acceptable ground anchor. The ground anchor shall be constructed to resist a force equal to or exceeding a working load of 3,150 pounds. Unless the foundation is continuous, there shall be installed between the permanent segments a non-combustible skirt. No combustible material shall be stored under a mobile home.
(Ord. 3639, passed - -2000)