The purpose of this chapter is to establish criteria for the placement of manufactured homes in manufactured home parks or on individual building lots within the city, to provide standards for development of recreational vehicle parks and allow the temporary use of a manufactured home under certain circumstances.

(Ord. 415 § 7.94.010, 2002)

As used in this chapter:

Anchoring system means an approved system of straps, tables, turnbuckles, chains, ties, or other approved materials used to secure a manufactured home.

Approved means acceptable to the city and meeting all current federal, state, or local building and installation codes.

Driveway means a private road giving access from access way to a manufactured home space.

Foundation siding/skirting means a type of wainscoting constructed of fire and weather resistant material, such as aluminum, treated pressed wood or other approved materials, enclosing the entire under carriage of the manufactured home in a fashion consistent with adjoining areas.

Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Code means Code VI of the Housing and Community Development Act (42 U.S.C. 5401 et sequential), as amended (previously known as the Federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Act), rules and regulations adopted thereunder (including information supplied by the home manufacturer, which has been stamped and approved by a Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency, an agent of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to HUD Rules) and regulations and interpretations of such Code by the Oregon Department of Commerce; all of which became effective for manufactured home construction on June 15, 1976.

Manufactured home space means a plot of ground within a manufactured home park designed for the accommodation of one manufactured home.

Occupied space means the total area of earth horizontally covered by the structure, excluding accessory structures, such as, but not limited to, garages, patios and porches.

Permanent perimeter enclosure means a permanent perimeter structural system completely enclosing the space between the floor joists of the home and the ground.

Permanent foundation means a structure system approved by the city and following the standards set by the Oregon Department of Commerce, for transposing loads from a structure to the earth. Standards subject to additional conditions set in each manufactured home classification.

Section means a unit of a manufactured home at least ten (10) body feet in width and thirty (30) body feet in length.

Support system means a pad or a combination of footings piers, caps, plates and shims, which, when properly installed, support the manufactured home.

Vehicular way means an unobstructed way of specified width containing a drive or roadway which provides vehicular access within a manufactured home park and connects to a public street.

(Ord. 415 § 7.94.020, 2002)

A.

It is unlawful to be occupy, live in, use as an accessory structure, or store any manufactured home within the city, unless it is complies with subsection B of this section.

B.

The siting of manufactured homes outside of manufactured home parks shall comply with the following regulations:

1.

Dimensions. The manufactured home shall be assembled from not less than two major structural sections, and shall contain a livable floor area of not less than one thousand (1,000) square feet.

2.

Hauling Mechanisms. Hauling mechanisms including wheels, axles, hitch and lights assembly shall be removed in conjunction with installation.

3.

Foundation. The manufactured home shall be permanently affixed to an excavated and backfilled foundation and enclosed at the perimeter with cement, concrete block or other materials as approved by the building inspector, such that the manufactured home is not more than twelve (12) inches above grade; if the lot is a sloping lot, then the uphill side of the foundation shall be not more than twelve (12) inches above grade.

4.

Roof. The manufactured home shall have a minimum nominal roof pitch of at least three feet in height for each twelve (12) feet in width, as measured from the ridge line. The roof shall be covered with shingles, shakes, or tile similar to that found on immediately surrounding single-family dwellings. Eaves from the roof shall extend at least six inches from the intersection of the roof and the exterior walls. The determination of roof covering comparability shall be made by the building inspector.

5.

Exterior Finish. The manufactured home shall have exterior siding which in color, material and appearance is comparable to the predominant exterior siding materials found on surrounding dwellings. The determination of comparability shall be made by the building inspector.

6.

Weatherization. The manufactured home shall be certified by the manufacturer to have an exterior thermal envelope meeting the performance standards required of single-family dwelling construction under the Oregon Building Code, as defined in ORS 455.010.

7.

Off-Street Parking. A garage or carport constructed of like materials consistent with the predominate construction of immediately surrounding dwellings and sided, roofed and finished to match the exterior of the manufactured home is required.

8.

Architectural Design. The manufactured home shall utilize at least two of the following design features to provide visual relief along the street frontage of the home:

a.

Dormers;

b.

Recessed entries;

c.

Cupolas;

d.

Bay or bow windows;

e.

Gables;

f.

Covered porch entries;

g.

Pillars or posts;

h.

Eaves (minimum six-inch projection); or

i.

Off-sets on building face or roof (minimum sixteen (16) inches).

C.

Historic Districts. Manufactured homes shall be prohibited within, or adjacent to, or across a public right-of-way from a historic site, landmark or structure.

(Ord. 419 § 16, 2002: Ord. 415 § 7.94.030, 2002)

A.

Design of the proposed enlargement, alteration or creation of a home park manufactured home park shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for review. The review shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 16.58.

B.

The design for the manufactured home park shall conform to all applicable state standards established by the state of Oregon, Department of Commercial Mobile Home park standards.

C.

The minimum acreage for a manufactured home park shall be one acre with a minimum frontage of one hundred (100) feet and minimum depth of one hundred fifty (150) feet.

D.

The maximum density for a manufactured home park shall be 10.89 units per acre.

E.

The front and rear yard setback shall be twenty (20) feet and side yard setback shall be ten (10) feet, except on a corner lot the street side yards shall be twenty (20) feet.

F.

The minimum area for a manufactured home space within a park shall be two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet at a density of no more than eight manufactured homes per acre. No space shall be less than thirty (30) feet in width or less than forty (40) feet in length.

G.

For each manufactured home space, one hundred (100) square feet shall be provided for a recreational play area, group or community activities. No recreational area shall be less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.

H.

Primary access to the park shall be from a public street. Where necessary, additional street right-of-way shall be dedicated to the city to maintain adequate traffic circulation. Primary access shall have a width of not less than thirty (30) feet and shall be paved.

I.

Vehicular ways shall be paved with an asphaltic material or concrete, a minimum of thirty (30) feet in width with on-street parking and a minimum of twenty (20) feet in width with no on-street parking, and shall be minimally constructed with four inches of one and one-half minus base rock, two inches of three-fourths-inch minus topped with two inches of asphalt concrete. Vehicular ways shall be named and marked with signs which are similar in appearance to those used to identify public streets, and a map of the vehicular ways shall be provided to the fire district, the police department and the public works department.

J.

Walkways shall connect each manufactured home to its driveway. All walks must be concrete, well-drained, and not less than thirty-six (36) inches in width.

K.

Lighting for the manufactured home park shall average .25 horizontal candlepower of light the full length of all roadways and walks within the park.

L.

Driveways shall be asphalt or concrete, not less than four inches deep or two inches of asphalt on four inches of three-fourths-inch minus gravel. Driveways shall begin at a vehicular way and extend into the individual space in a manner to provide parking for at least two vehicles. When the vehicular way is paved to a width of thirty (30) feet, one parking space on the vehicular way may be substituted for one of the required parking spaces. Driveways shall not be directly connected to a city street.

M.

Parking spaces shall be a rectangle not less than nine feet wide and eighteen (18) feet long.

N.

The boundaries of each manufactured home space shall be clearly marked by a fence, landscaping or by permanent markers and all spaces shall be permanently numbered.

O.

The manufactured home shall be parked on a concrete slab on appropriate footings, supports and/or stands. Tie-downs, foundations or other supports shall be in accordance with state and federal laws.

P.

Each manufactured home site shall have a patio of concrete, or flagstone or similar substance not less than three hundred (300) square feet adjacent to the manufactured home parking site.

Q.

Landscaping and screening shall be provided in each manufactured home park and shall satisfy the following requirements:

1.

All areas in a park not occupied by paved roadways or walkways, patios, pads and other park facilities shall be landscaped.

2.

Screen planting, masonry walls, or fencing shall be provided to screen objectionable views. Views to be screened include laundry drying yards, garbage and trash collection stations, and other similar uses.

3.

Landscaping plans are to be done by a landscape architect or established landscaper.

4.

The side and rear perimeter setbacks shall be fenced with an approved sight-obscuring fence or wall not less than five feet nor more than six feet in height and shall be landscaped in accordance with the buffering requirements of Chapter 16.38.

R.

Each site shall be serviced by municipal facilities such as water supply, sewers, concrete sidewalks and improved streets.

S.

Prior to occupancy of the manufactured home, each site shall have a storage area space in a building having a gross floor area of at least forty-eight (48) square feet for storing the outdoor equipment and accessories necessary to residential living.

1.

There shall be no outdoor storage of furniture, tools, equipment, building materials, or supplies belonging to the occupants or management of the park.

2.

Except for automobiles and motorized recreational vehicles, no storage shall be permitted except within an enclosed storage area.

3.

A recreational vehicle or trailer shall not be occupied overnight in a manufactured home park unless it is parked in a manufactured home space or in an area specifically designated for such use. No more than one recreational vehicle or trailer will be occupied at one time in a manufactured home space. Recreational vehicles, trailers and boats and other oversized vehicles greater than six feet in width may not be parked in the vehicular access way.

T.

No structure shall exceed twenty-five (25) feet in height.

(Ord. 415 § 7.94.040, 2002)

It is unlawful for any recreational vehicle, to be occupied, lived in or otherwise used as a residence within the city, except in cases of a declared state of emergency, unless such use is specifically approved by the city under Chapter 16.52. A residentially zoned property is permitted to use one recreational vehicle at a time to house guests no more than a total of ten (10) days in a calendar year per property. Recreational vehicles cannot be occupied while parked on the street, a public park or any city property.

(Ord. 502 § 2(Exh. A), 2024; Ord 483, 2016; Ord. 415 § 7.94.050, 2002)