No building, structure, manufactured housing unit or land shall be used, and no building, structure or manufactured housing unit shall be erected, installed or structurally altered, except as provided for in this Article.

(Prior code 23-464; Ord. 10-14 §10, 2014)

(a)

Development review. All proposed development of manufactured housing must be on permanent foundations and shall comply with Site Development Plan requirements set forth in Chapter 16, Article 16 of this Code, as such requirements are applicable. In addition to the requirements contained in Section 16-16-70, the applicant shall demonstrate compliance with the standards set forth in Subsection (b) below, and that the project is internally compatible or consistent with the surrounding housing development.

(b)

Standards. The acceptable similarity development standards shall be as follows:

(1)

Each manufactured housing unit shall be sited on a lot so that placement is consistent and compatible with the placement of other residential units in the surrounding neighborhood.

(2)

Only one (1) manufactured housing unit shall be allowed per lot, and no manufactured housing unit shall be located on a lot upon which any other dwelling is located.

(3)

In development of single vacant sites within a developed area, the unit shall be compatible with structures on adjacent properties. Development of manufactured housing shall comply with site plan, development standards or other design criteria as required for the underlying zone district.

(4)

Units shall not be less than twenty-four (24) feet in width or thirty-six (36) feet in length.

(5)

The main roof shall have a pitched roof with a minimum four-inch vertical rise for each twelve (12) inches of horizontal run.

(6)

Each unit shall be faced in siding, brick, a combination thereof or other cosmetically equivalent exterior siding.

(7)

The foundation shall form a complete enclosure and shall be engineered as a permanent structure.

(8)

All lots shall be required to have landscaping compatible or consistent with the surrounding neighborhood.

(9)

No manufactured home may be altered before being placed on a permanent foundation, and all manufactured homes must be certified pursuant to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended, and built for the Colorado climate and snow loads according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development standards established under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 5401, et seq.

(10)

All components of any frame used for transporting the manufactured home must be removed prior to setting. As used herein, a transportation frame is anything to which the axles or wheels are attached or the towing mechanism used to transport the manufactured home.

(11)

All dwellings shall receive a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion from the Building Official before occupancy of the home, to ensure that all applicable code requirements have been met.

(Prior code 23-466; Ord. 10-14 §10, 2014; Ord. 2020-20 §7, 2020)

Ownership of the manufactured housing unit and of the real property upon which it is located shall not be divided.

(Prior code 23-467; Ord. 10-14 §10, 2014)