(a) 
For the purposes of this article, industrialized housing is a residential structure, including the structure’s plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems, that is:
(1) 
Designed for the occupancy of one or more families;
(2) 
Constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components built at a location other than the permanent site; and
(3) 
Designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the module or the modular component is transported to the permanent site and erected or installed on a permanent foundation system.
(b) 
Industrialized housing does not include:
(1) 
A residential structure that exceeds three stories or 49 feet in height as measured from the finished grade elevation at the building entrance to the peak of the roof;
(2) 
Housing constructed of a sectional or panelized system that does not use a modular component; or
(3) 
A ready-built home constructed in a manner in which the entire living area is contained in a single unit or section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling and moving the home to another location.
(Ordinance 2004-11-00512, sec. 1, adopted 11/15/04)
All applications and permits required for site-built houses and residential structures shall be required for industrialized housing. Inspections shall be conducted at the permanent site where the structure is intended to be located. The building official shall inspect all construction involving industrialized housing and buildings to be located in the city to ensure compliance with designs, plans, and specifications, including inspection of:
(1) 
The construction of the foundation system; and
(2) 
The erection and installation of the modules or modular components on the foundation.
(Ordinance 2004-11-00512, sec. 1, adopted 11/15/04)
(a) 
Industrialized housing shall be in conformance with all zoning, subdivision and other city regulations and requirements. Except as provided hereinafter, all ordinances and regulations applicable to industrialized housing shall not be enforced or applied in a manner that is more restrictive than that required for a new single-family or duplex dwelling constructed on-site. All requirements and regulations shall be reasonably and uniformly applied and enforced without distinctions as to whether the housing or buildings are manufactured or are constructed on-site; provided, however, that industrialized housing shall:
(1) 
Have a value equal to or greater than the median taxable value for each single-family dwelling located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located, as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll;
(2) 
Have exterior siding, roofing, roof pitch, foundation fascia, and fenestration compatible with the single-family dwellings located within 500 feet of the lot on which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located;
(3) 
Comply with all aesthetic standards, building setbacks, side and rear yard offsets, subdivision regulations, architectural landscaping, square footage, and other site requirements applicable to single-family dwellings in the zoning district in which the industrialized housing is proposed to be located; and
(4) 
Be securely fixed to a permanent foundation.
(b) 
For purposes of this section, “value” means the taxable value of the industrialized housing and the lot after installation of the housing.
(Ordinance 2004-11-00512, sec. 1, adopted 11/15/04)
(a) 
Any person proposing to locate an industrialized housing unit within the territorial limits of the city shall:
(1) 
Comply with the application and permitting requirements imposed by all building and construction codes heretofore adopted by the city, as such may from time to time be amended, and, as a part of the application and permitting process, the person shall submit a complete set of designs, plans, and specifications bearing the stamp of approval of the state industrialized building code council for each installation of industrialized housing or buildings in the city;
(2) 
Apply for and obtain all applicable permits and licenses before construction begins on a building site;
(3) 
Demonstrate that all modules or modular components bear an approved decal or insignia indicating inspection by the state department of licensing and regulation, as required by rules adopted by the state commission of licensing and regulation;
(4) 
Comply with all procedural requirements established for the inspection of:
(A) 
The erection and installation of industrialized housing or buildings to be located in the city, to ensure compliance with mandatory building codes and rules adopted by the state commission of licensing and regulation; and
(B) 
All foundation and other on-site construction, to ensure compliance with approved designs, plans, and specifications.
(b) 
Any person constructing, locating or erecting industrialized housing in the city shall be subject to a final inspection by the city prior to occupancy, and no person shall occupy, inhabit or otherwise use an industrialized housing unit unless and until a certificate of occupancy has first been issued.
(Ordinance 2004-11-00512, sec. 1, adopted 11/15/04)