(A) Definition. A MANUFACTURED HOME is a building or structure designed and intended for occupancy by a single family and fabricated in whole or part in an off-site manufacturing facility and transported by truck for installation or assembly at the building site as a permanent structure with installation required to be moored to a permanent foundation in compliance with all the standards contained in the Kentucky Building Code, as well as the installation and appearance standards, and, once installed, can only be moved as a conventional home.
(B) Installation standards.
(1) The home shall be permanently attached and installed on a permanent foundation with the manufacturer’s installation specifications as approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) The home shall be anchored in the ground in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications or state law, whichever is stricter.
(3) All wheel, trailer tongue and hitch assemblies shall be removed upon installation.
(4) The home shall meet all requirements for lot, yard, building and other requirements for the district in which it is located.
(5) All stairs, porches, entrances, platforms and other means of entrance and exit to the home shall be installed and constructed in conformance with the Kentucky Building Code.
(6) All utilities shall be permanently connected to a public utility system in accordance with all city codes and all public health requirements governing plumbing installations.
(C) Appearance standards.
(1) A poured concrete or masonry wall shall be constructed beneath and along the entire perimeter of the manufactured home, including the perimeter of the front steps and front porch, even if the wall is not structurally required by manufactured installation specifications. Venting and access requirements shall be in accordance with the Kentucky Building Code.
(2) The home shall be a minimum width of 26 feet as measured across the narrowest portion and a minimum length of 48 feet exclusive of the tongue and hitch assemblies.
(3) The home shall be placed so that the main egress is parallel to the street. Main egress shall be considered the principal access for the home as constructed off-site.
(4) The manufactured home shall either be oriented so that:
(a) Its long axis is parallel with the street; or
(b) If the narrow dimension of the unit is located parallel to the street, it shall be no less than 50% of the unit’s long dimension.
(5) The home shall have a minimum roof pitch of four feet rise for every 12 feet of horizontal run. The roof shall be covered with material that is residential in appearance, including, but not limited to, approved wood, asphalt composition shingles, standing seam metal or fiberglass, but excluding corrugated aluminum, corrugated fiberglass or other metal roofs.
(6) Exterior siding cannot have a high-gloss finish and must be residential in appearance, including, but not limited to, clapboards, simulated clapboards such as conventional vinyl or metal siding, wood shingles, “glossy” shakes or similar material but excluding smooth, ribbed or corrugated metal or plastic panels.
(7) An adequate guttering and roof drainage system shall be installed.
(8) The home shall have eaves with a minimum of six-inch overhang.
(D) Location. The manufactured home may be placed in accord with the joint zoning regulations of Shepherdsville/Bullitt County upon ten acres of agriculturally zoned land all of which lies within the city limits.
(E) Inspections. The Building Inspector shall make or cause to be made such inspections as are necessary to see to the enforcement of the provisions of this section, and to make any tests or examinations of materials or methods to be used for the purpose of seeing that they comply with the provisions of this section or any related ordinance.
(Ord. 002-564, passed 10-16-2002) Penalty, see § 153.99