[Amended 8-5-2025 by Ord. No. 25-82]
The following standards shall apply to the installation of any manufactured housing unit on a residential lot and shall be met prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit for the occupancy of the unit. The Code Enforcement Officer may approve the delay of the landscaping until the growing season for units occupied between November and May.
A.
The wheels, axles, detachable transporter unit and tongue shall be removed and the unit shall be placed on a permanent foundation.
B.
The foundation shall comply with the requirements of the Maine Uniform Building and Energy Building Code for residential structures. At a minimum, the foundation shall consist of a frost wall extending a minimum of four feet below the finished grade. The frost wall shall be a solid or mortared masonry wall completely surrounding the perimeter of the unit and having a bulkhead, two opening windows and a three-inch concrete floor. The minimum distance between the bottom of the floor joist and the top of the concrete floor shall be at least three feet.
C.
The exterior plumbing shall comply with the Maine State Plumbing Code.
D.
The exterior electrical connections shall comply with the National Electrical Code.
E.
The unit shall be sited on the lot so that the acute angle between an imaginary line running parallel to the short axis of the unit and the front property line of the lot for the chord connecting the two points where the side lot lines meet the front line (if the front property line is curved) is not less than 30°. This requirement shall not apply if the width of the front building face is more than 24 feet. The width of the front building face shall include the width of the manufactured housing unit plus the width of any permanent addition which meets the following criteria:
(1)
The addition is of a similar architectural design and constructed of similar materials as the manufactured housing unit.
(2)
The addition is permanently attached to the unit to create one integral structure.
(3)
Any living space addition to a manufactured housing unit shall be placed on a foundation similar to the original unit. Any addition other than living space shall have frost wall protection.
F.
All disturbed areas of the site, not otherwise revegetated, shall be loamed with a minimum of four inches of loam, fertilized and seeded.
G.
All exterior doors shall be provided with steps of a suitable design and construction to provide all-season access.