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Codified Ordinances of Winfield, WV
Codified Ordinances of the Town of Winfield, West Virginia
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
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EDITOR'S NOTE
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREET, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
PART THIRTEEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
ARTICLE 1709
Manufactured Housing
1709.01   Definitions.
1709.02   Mobile and sectionalized mobile homes.
1709.03   Accessory use prohibited.
1709.04   Replacement.
1709.05   Standard requirements.
1709.06   Identification of existing sites.
1709.07   Manufactured or factory built home parks.
1709.08   Designated parks.
1709.09   Business license.
1709.10   Supervision to maintain park.
1709.11   Inspections authorized.
1709.12   Right of entry for inspection.
1709.13   Owner’s right of entry to make repairs.
1709.14   Notice of violations.
1709.15   Appeal from notice.
1709.16   Hearing upon appeal of notice.
1709.17   Order of Council upon notice.
1709.18   Failure to comply with order upon notice.
1709.19   Proceedings on public notice; further appeal.
1709.20   Notice of violation in emergency situation.
1709.21   Temporary uses by special permit.
1709.22   Fees.
1709.23   Mobile home and manufactured housing installation and removal.
1709.99   Penalty.
 
1709.01 DEFINITIONS.
   (a)    "Manufactured housing" or "factory built homes" means a transportable, movable dwelling or structure originally deemed personal property, intended for permanent occupancy contained in one unit or in two units designed to be joined into one integral unit, capable of being separated later for movement to another site.
   (b)    "Manufactured housing" or "factory built home" park means any plot of ground upon which two or more manufactured or factory built homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located. No manufactured or factory built home park may be divided by any public street or highway.
   (c)    A "Manufactured" or "factory built" home space means a plot of ground within a manufactured or home built home park, designed for the accommodation of one manufactured or factory-built home.
(Ord. 2009-2010-06. Passed 4-20-10.)
1709.02 MOBILE AND SECTIONALIZED MOBILE HOMES.
   (a)   With the exception of designated manufactured or factory built home parks existing at the time of this article and listed in Section 1709.09, and spaces occupied at the time of the ordinance identified in 1709.06, manufactured or factory built home spaces and parks are prohibited in any area of the Town of Winfield, unless the homes meet the following standards:
      (1)   Roof pitch shall be a minimum of 3:12;
      (2)   Roofing material shall be of a type that is in compliance with the WV State Building Code;
      (3)   Roof overhang or eaves shall be designed for a minimum of six inches as measured from the vertical side of the building and not including rain gutters, which are required.
      (4)   The unit's exterior finish shall be wood siding, vinyl siding, composite siding (cement board), stone, brick or other material approved by the WV State Building Code.
      (5)   A perimeter enclosure is required in accordance with the WV State Code. For manufactured housing units, all tow bars, axles and wheels shall be removed. The housing unit shall rest on a required center support and meet tie-down requirements per the WV State Building Code.
      (6)   No housing unit shall be less than twenty-four feet in width.
      (7)   Said homes must be placed on a permanent foundation.
   (b)   In addition, said homes must comply with all applicable state and town ordinances.
   (c)   Provided however, that any manufactured or factory built home which has been and is so continued (occupied at the time of this ordinance) shall not be added to, enlarged, or substantially altered or modified in any respect. Nothing herein shall preclude the rental or leasing by such owner of existing manufactured or factory built home or manufactured or factory built home spaces which have continuously existed in one location since March 1976.
(Ord. 2009-2010-06. Passed 4-20-10.)
1709.03 ACCESSORY USE PROHIBITED.
   A manufactured or factory built home is not permitted as an accessory to the principal residential structure on a lot within the Town of Winfield.
(Unno. Ord. Passed. 12-1-92; Res. 1994-95-04. Passed 10-4-94.)
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