A. “Board of trustees”
means the governing body of the town of Mesilla.
B. “Building permit”
means a permit required by the town of Mesilla for installation of a manufactured housing unit, on any individual lot, tract, or parcel of land within the town limits.
C. “Lot”
means a parcel of land whose boundaries have been established by the town of Mesilla subdivision process and recorded with Dona Ana County or existed by some legal instrument such as a recorded deed or a recorded map, which has been recorded with Dona Ana County prior to February 15, 1972, and which is recognized as a separate legal entity for purposes of the transfer of title.
D. “Manufactured home”
means a manufactured home or modular home that is a single-family dwelling with a heated area of at least 36 by 24 feet and at least 864 square feet and constructed in a factory to the standards of the United States department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and the Housing and Urban Development Zone Code 2 or the International Building Code, as amended to the date of the unit’s construction, and installed consistent with the Manufactured Housing Act and with the rules made pursuant thereto relating to permanent foundations.
E. “Mobile home”
means a movable or portable housing structure larger than 40 feet in body length, eight feet in width or 11 feet in overall height, designed for and occupied by no more than one family for living and sleeping purposes that is not constructed to the standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and the Housing and Urban Development Zone Code 2 or International Building Code, as amended to the date of the unit’s construction or built to the standards of any municipal building code.
F. “New Mexico Manufactured Housing Act and Regulations”
means the State of New Mexico Manufactured Housing Act and Regulations, effective April 8, 1987, as amended.
G. “Planning, zoning and historical appropriateness commission”
means the planning and zoning commission of the town of Mesilla.
H. “International Building Code”
means the standards for building and new construction which is developed by the International Code Council, as adopted by the town of Mesilla and as updated periodically.
I. “Zoning code”
means the town of Mesilla zoning code adopted in 1972, as amended.
(Prior code § 11-7-2; Ord. 2008-06 § 2)