Manufactured homes and mobile homes shall be subject to the regulations of this section, unless elsewhere allowed as a permitted use in a zoning district.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIX-A(1)), 9-22-99)

All applications for a manufactured home or mobile home shall be forwarded for approval by the board of zoning adjustments, following a public hearing, in accordance with the provisions of Article XLII, section 40-794.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIX-A(2)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 21734, § 16, 12-11-02)

The board of zoning adjustments may grant authority for the permanent installation of a manufactured home or mobile home for single-family residences in any zoning district in which such residences are permitted, provided that:

(1)

The structure is attached to and installed on a permanent foundation and the provisions of R.S. 9:1149.4 are compiled with; and either

(2)

The structure is compatible, as defined herein, to surrounding site-built housing on both sides of the street or road within three hundred (300) feet and all abutting property; or

(3)

The applicant has a demonstrable hardship, does not meet the requirements of compatibility above, and the board receives a report by the department of building permits investigating the alleged hardship or receives other proof substantiating the alleged hardship.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIX-A(3)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 21734, § 17, 12-11-02; Ord. No. 26625, § 67, 6-14-23)

Hardship as used in this section shall depend on the circumstances of each case and the board shall be governed by the standards in Article XLII, Zoning Appeals Board, section 40-793(2).

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIX-A(4)), 9-22-99)

Compatible as used herein shall mean the same or similar exterior finish, dimensions, roof pitch and floor area, more particularly:

(1)

Exterior finish. The exterior shall be similar in materials to the surrounding housing within three hundred (300) feet on both sides of the street or road and all abutting property.

(2)

Roof. The main roof shall be similar in materials to the surrounding housing within three hundred (300) feet on both sides of the street or road and all abutting property.

(3)

Dimensions. The mobile home shall have a minimum width of the main body as assembled on-site of not less than eleven (11) feet six (6) inches as measured across the narrowest position.

(4)

The mobile home shall have a minimum floor area of seven hundred twenty (720) square feet.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIX-A(5)), 9-22-99)

The zoning appeals board may waive the requirements for a public hearing, notice, and all or part of the fee for appeal upon the applicant presenting a petition of "no objection" executed by one hundred (100) percent of the property owners on both sides of the street or road, within three hundred (300) feet of said property and all abutting property owners. Should the property be situated on a corner or intersection of two (2) or more streets, then in this event, the said petition shall be executed and obtained from one hundred (100) percent of the property owners, on both sides of said streets and/or roads, within a radius of three hundred (300) feet thereof and all abutting property owners.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIX-A(6)), 9-22-99)