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(A) Installations, alterations and repairs to mobile homes and mobile home courts, and materials, assemblies and equipment utilized in connection therewith, shall be reasonably safe to persons and property and shall comply with applicable ordinances and codes of the city and resolutions, orders, rules and regulations issued by authority thereof.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, conformity of installations, alterations and repairs of mobile home court buildings and their accessory structures, and of materials, assemblies and equipment utilized in connection with such buildings and structures, with the applicable requirements of the city’s Building Code shall be prima facie evidence that such work, material, assembly or equipment is reasonably safe to persons and property.
(Prior Code, § 19-307) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
MOBILE HOMES
(A) Mobile home design and construction shall conform to generally accepted standards of the mobile home industry.
(B) Materials, assemblies and equipment shall conform to generally accepted standards with respect to strength, durability, corrosion and fire resistance, and other qualities recognized under such standards.
(C) Habitable and non-habitable space shall be arranged, located, lighted and ventilated so as to be appropriate for the intended use.
(D) Mechanical systems and equipment shall be designed, installed and located so that under normal conditions of use such systems and equipment shall be capable of functioning safely and efficiently without being forced to operate beyond the designed capacity.
(E) Equipment requiring operation, inspection or maintenance shall be located so that easy access to it is provided.
(F) Plumbing, heating and electrical systems shall be properly connected to approved sources of supply when a mobile home is in a fixed location and occupied for living purposes.
(G) Mobile home units, including mechanical systems and equipment shall be maintained and operated so as to be free of conditions conducive to personal injury or detrimental to health or welfare.
(Prior Code, § 19-319) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
(A) Body frames shall be designed and constructed as complete units. Wall and floor surfaces shall be firmly attached to body framing members. Doors and windows shall be securely framed in place. Framing and exterior skin shall be surface treated or painted to prevent deterioration.
(B) Roofs shall be pitched for proper drainage and shall be weather-tight. Roof decks shall be of metal or non-combustible materials.
(C) Wood body framing shall be of seasoned lumber and shall provide adequate support and rigidity. Members shall be joined so as to ensure permanent attachment to each other.
(D) Metal body framing shall be of structural formed sections, riveted, bolted or welded together. Where different metals are joined, precaution shall be taken to prevent electrolytic action.
(E) Insulation of floors, roof and exterior walls shall consist of non-combustible materials.
(F) Ventilation shall be provided to minimize deterioration of structural members from condensation or other causes.
(Prior Code, § 19-321) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
(A) Chassis shall extend substantially the length of the body and shall be capable of supporting the live and dead loads to which subjected.
(B) Tongue or drawbar shall be secured to the chassis and shall be capable of supporting the weight of the forward end of the mobile home. If designed to support gas cylinders, the tongue shall be of sufficient strength and shall permit secure attachment.
(C) The hitch shall be securely attached to the tongue so as to become an integral part of the tongue.
(D) Axles, spring assemblies and wheels shall be capable of supporting the calculated loads.
(Prior Code, § 19-322) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
The maximum number of occupants of a mobile home shall be limited to the number determined on the basis of the square feet of floor area of habitable space, exclusive of habitable space used for cooking purposes, in accordance with the following:
(A) One hundred fifty square feet for one or two occupants;
(B) Two hundred fifty square feet for three occupants; and
(C) Eighty square feet additional for each occupant thereafter.
(Prior Code, § 19-324) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
Habitable space shall have a minimum ceiling height of seven feet over 50% of the floor area; and the floor area where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered in computing gross floor area.
(Prior Code, § 19-325) (Ord. 312, passed 3-25-1963)
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