Manufactured homes are a permitted use in a residential district and may be permitted by special exception in other districts provided that they must:
(A) Be placed on a permanent foundation approved by the governing body of the city. Permanent foundation to be constructed of properly cemented concrete block or poured cement footings of no less than 18 inches wide and drilled down a minimum of six feet below ground level. A plastic liner or vapor barrier shall be in place before home is placed on site;
(B) A permanent perimeter enclosure around the foundation is required and must be capable of supporting the structure. It can be made of wood, brick, cement block, poured cement, or other suitable material. Plywood fixed to wood for appearance only is not acceptable;
(C) Have had the towing hitch and running gear, which includes tongues, axles, brakes, wheels, lights, and other parts of the chassis that operate only during transportation, removed;
(D) Have a pitched roof with not less than two and one-half feet of rise for each 12 feet of horizontal run with any roofing material used that is generally accepted for housing built on site; and
(E) Having exterior siding constructed from any materials that are generally accepted for housing built on site if applied in such a manner as to be similar in appearance, provided, however, that reflection from such exterior shall not be greater than from siding coated with clean, white, gloss, exterior enamel.
(Prior Code, § 14-8-8.0107) (Ord. 477, passed 2-1-2013)