(a) Whenever a nonconforming use has been discontinued for a period of two years such use shall not thereafter be re-established or used except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located.
(b) A nonconforming use which has been damaged by fire, explosion, act of God or the public enemy to the extent of sixty percent (60%) or more of its reproduction value at the time of damage shall not be restored except in conformity with the regulations of the district in which it is located. When damaged by less than sixty percent (60%) of its reproduction value, a nonconforming use may be repaired or reconstructed, and used as before the time of damage, provided such repairs or reconstruction are started within one year of the date of such damage.
(Ord. 411. Passed 12-4-75.)
(c) On the effective date of this subsection all zoning prohibits all Mobile Homes in the Village of West Unity, except for licensed Mobile Home Parks.
(1) Existing Mobile Homes can be replaced with newer Mobile Homes not more than fifteen years old. Mobile Homes must comply with all setback sitings. Mobile Homes must have a shingled, gable pitched roof. Porches, steps and awnings are to be included in the dimensions of the Mobile Home when considering the setback sitings.
(2) Any Manufactured Home located other than in a licensed Mobile Home Park (except Double Wide Manufactured Homes located in an R-2 District) shall be considered as a nonconforming use. Such nonconforming Mobile Home or nonconforming Manufactured Homes may be replaced with a Manufactured Home, but not a Mobile Home, if replacement complies with all other provisions of this subsection including siting requirements of Section 1145.06.
(d) Siting Requirements
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Any Single Wide Manufactured Home proposed to be located in an R-2 District shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) The structure shall be installed upon and properly attached to a foundation system that provides adequate support of the structure’s vertical and horizontal loads and transfers these and other imposed forces, without failure, from the structure to the undisturbed ground below the frost line.
(2) All hitches, axles, wheels and conveyance mechanisms shall be removed from the structure.
(3) Skirting shall be interlocking material (vinyl, ribbed metal or fiberglass, no wood).
(4) A building permit will be required. No Mobile Home variance will be permitted for any siting requirements (setbacks). The exchange of Mobile Homes must be completed in fourteen days of removal of existing structure. Extensions for weather delay are available at the discretion of the Village Administrator for a maximum of thirty concurrent days. If the project is not completed in thirty days a mobile home will be excluded from the property permanently.
(Ord. 06-2006-07. Passed 8-24-06.)