A.

The purpose of this section is to provide minimum standards to safeguard public health, property, and public welfare in Ascension Parish by establishing standards for the placement of manufactured housing and mobile homes on individual lots or subdivision development lots in the parish and distinguishing between manufactured and mobile homes.

B.

Location of Manufactured Housing.

1.

Establishment, location and use of manufactured housing as scattered site residences shall be permitted in any district permitting installation of a single-family dwelling unit as set forth in Table B: Site Requirements by District. Manufactured homes with no HUD Code seal are not permitted in any zoning district.

C.

Standards for Sitting Manufactured Housing.

1.

To be eligible for sitting in the parish, manufactured housing must meet the following requirements:

a.

Permanent foundation systems shall be anchored.

b.

Exterior material shall be material customarily used on site-built dwellings, such as board siding, plywood or presswood siding, vinyl, stucco, brick, or non-reflective aluminum.

c.

Roofing material shall be of wood, tile, composition shingles, or other materials compatible with the conventionally built residential structures in the neighborhood which shall be installed on a surface appropriately pitched for the materials used.

d.

Exterior covering material extending to the ground or to the top of the foundation shall be used. Skirting materials that harmonize with the architectural style of the home shall be used.

2.

Structural additions or alterations shall be subject to the same regulations and requirements and procedures including building permit that must be complied with to obtain such a permit for additions or alterations to a conventionally-built house.

3.

Manufactured homes not conforming to the requirements of this section shall not be permitted.

D.

Permitted Placement of Mobile Homes.

1.

Class A and B mobile homes may be placed in any district permitting installation of a single-family dwelling unit as set forth in Table B: Site Requirements by District. Manufactured homes with no HUD Code seal are not permitted in any zoning district.

2.

Mobile homes with no Class A or B seal are not permitted in any zoning district. Those which at the time of the adoption of this ordinance are located within the parish are nonconforming uses, subject to the same requirements and regulations as any other nonconforming use.

E.

Existing Units.

1.

Mobile homes legally located and existing in Ascension Parish at the time this ordinance is passed may continue to be occupied. These mobile homes may be upgraded and replaced, regardless of the zoning district they occupy, if the upgrading and replacement meets the requirements of this ordinance.

F.

Permits.

1.

Manufactured Housing. Building permits for manufactured homes shall be issued, providing that the other requirements for the zone are met, upon presentation of certification either by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or Office of State Fire Marshal, that the home has been constructed in accordance with the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act. The building official shall inspect the manufactured housing in accordance with Ascension Parish building regulations.

2.

Mobile Homes. Building permits for Class A and Class B mobile homes shall be issued where permitted upon receipt of certification that they are Class A or B mobile homes and after compliance with all the other provisions of the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. The building official shall inspect the manufactured housing in accordance with Ascension Parish building regulations.

(DC03-01, 1/9/03; DC09-09, 12/17/09)