The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
HUD-code manufactured home.
A structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet in length, or when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems. This term does not include a recreational vehicle as that term is defined by 24 CFR 32-2.8(g).
Manufactured housing and manufactured home.
A HUD-code manufactured home and collectively means and refers to both.
Mobile home.
A structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
(Ordinance 98-5, sec. 1, adopted 6/8/98; 2007 Code, sec. 54-1)
A municipality may prohibit the installation of a mobile home built before June 15, 1976, for use or occupancy as a residential dwelling within its corporate limits. (This does not apply to HUD-code manufactured homes.)
(Ordinance 98-5, sec. 2, adopted 6/8/98; 2007 Code, sec. 54-2)
Upon application, the installation of HUD-code manufactured homes shall be permitted as residential dwellings in those areas determined appropriate by the city council, including subdivisions, planned unit developments, single lots, and rental communities and parks, and are subject to building requirements and inspections as set forth in the residential building code requirements and ordinances of the city. An application to install a new HUD-code manufactured home for use and occupancy as a residential dwelling is deemed approved and granted unless the city denies the application in writing within 45 days from receipt of the application setting forth the reason. This section does not affect the validity of any deed restriction that is otherwise valid.
(Ordinance 98-5, sec. 4, adopted 6/8/98; 2007 Code, sec. 54-4)
Federal statute 42 USC 54.01 et seq. sets standards of manufactured home construction. The Federal Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is required to establish federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.
(Ordinance 98-5, sec. 5, adopted 6/8/98; 2007 Code, sec. 54-5)
City council may grant a permit to be issued to any citizen to park a mobile home on his property when his permanent dwelling has been destroyed by fire, wind, tornado, hail or floodwaters. This permit will be issued for a period of 60 days with an extension of 30 days if deemed necessary.
(Ordinance 98-5, sec. 6, adopted 6/8/98; 2007 Code, sec. 54-6)