A. Upon application and payment of a fee, a building permit may be issued for the placement of a manufactured home (each reference in this chapter to a manufactured home shall be deemed to also refer to a modular home, except where the context of the language or requirements of the law provide for reference to one type of home only), provided it meets or will be constructed to meet the requirements of federal and state law and this code, as currently stated or as may he amended; and further provided, that it shall be placed on a lot zoned for single-family dwellings within the city. Application for such permit shall be made to the designated building inspector, or other designated official or department. The permit shall be granted upon evidence of compliance, or present ability to comply to the satisfaction of the building department, with all the local zoning, building code and subdivision requirements, including any restrictive covenants applicable to single-family residences within the zone or area proposed for construction; and provided further, that the manufactured home will be attached to a permanent foundation in accordance with plans providing for vertical loads, uplift and lateral forces and frost protection in compliance with the applicable building code, and with the following provisions and conditions:
1. Each manufactured home shall be attached to a permanent foundation, in accordance with plans providing for vertical loads, uplift, lateral forces and frost protection in compliance with all applicable building codes. Each manufactured home shall also be installed on said foundation in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions, if applicable. Each manufactured home shall be installed with or without a basement on a site built, permanent foundation system that meets or exceeds applicable requirements of the building codes and the manufacturer's installation instructions, if applicable. This shall include a permanent masonry/concrete perimeter enclosure for each manufactured home installation and shall conform to the building code as specified for footings and foundation walls. This shall also include the removal of towing hitches and running gear, which includes tongues, axles, brakes, wheels, lights and other parts of the chassis that operate only during transport. Each manufactured home shall comply with all zoning, building code and subdivision requirements, including restrictive covenants, applicable to single-family residences within the zone or area in which it is to be located.
2. The lot upon which said manufactured home is to be placed shall comply in all respects with the then existing zoning requirements for the district in which it is located, including, but not limited to: lot size, building setback, access, enclosures, yard requirements and the length of the structure facing the street or roadway to which it will be addressed.
3. Each manufactured home shall be used strictly in accordance with the purposes for which such structures may be used in the district in which the applicant seeks to have it located; and each manufactured home shall be compatible with the then existing structures in the district in which the applicant seeks to have it located.
4. Each manufactured home shall have been constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the federal home construction and safety standards act 1974 (HUD code), and shall not have been altered or otherwise remodeled in violation of the HUD code. Each manufactured home shall be identifiable by the manufacturer's data plate bearing the date the unit was manufactured and a HUD label attached to the exterior of the home certifying that the home was manufactured to HUD standards.
5. Each manufactured home shall have a minimum width of twenty four feet (24'), with width being the smallest dimension, and be multisectional or multimodular. The width (sides) shall face the side yards and in no case face the street to which the structure shall be addressed.
6. Each manufactured home shall have an exterior covering material customarily used on site built dwellings. Exterior siding and trim materials shall consist of durable, weather resilient materials approved for dwelling construction in the building codes, such as masonry, stucco, wood, composition, vinyl, steel or aluminum residential sidings. In no case may corrugated metal, fiberglass, or typical trailer coach or recreational vehicle type coverings be used. (Ord. 03-01, 4-15-2003)
7. Each manufactured home shall have a roof with a pitch of not less than three inches (3") of vertical rise for each two feet (2') of horizontal run. Roofing materials shall be composition asphalt shingles of other shingle materials preapproved by the building department. In addition, the roof shall have a minimum eave overhang of not less than eight inches (8") to provide for runoff and four inch (4") overhang where the roof line is not parallel to the base of the unit. (The 8 inches may include rain gutter.) (Ord. 03-01, 4-15-2003; amd. 2006 Code)
8. Any and all appendages to each manufactured home and for accessory uses, such as steps and stoops, carports or garages, storage buildings, antennas, satellite dishes, patios, awnings, additions or alterations shall be built in compliance with and conform to the applicable building codes. Main entry steps, stoops and porches shall be concrete or masonry and shall have required guardrails and handrails, if appropriate.
9. Each manufactured home shall have permanent connection of all services of local utilities, with local authority approval being required. This shall include two (2) hose bibs when not contained with the manufactured home.
B. The owner of each manufactured home shall cause the document of title, as soon as the same is received from the manufacturer, to be delivered to the Box Elder County assessor in the manner required by law, and said home shall thereafter be subject to taxation as real property.
C. Nothing in this section is intended, nor should it be construed as being intended, to limit or exclude the construction or placement of a permanent dwelling on a lot zoned for single-family dwellings as heretofore may have been permitted by the existing legislation. (Ord. 03-01, 4-15-2003)