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Lewiston City Zoning Code

Sec. 37-128.1

Temporary use of manufactured homes for construction offices.

Manufactured homes may be allowed as temporary offices at construction sites in the City of Lewiston upon approval by the community development director provided all of the following provisions are met:

(1)

The manufactured unit shall not be used as a residence;

(2)

The manufactured unit shall be a commercial coach as defined by the State of Idaho and bear the appropriate insignia of the approval of the Department of Labor and Industrial Services;

(3)

The manufactured unit shall be skirted in accordance with section 23-13 of this Code if the use is intended to last more than six (6) months and shall be kept in a reasonable state of repair;

(4)

The manufactured unit shall be placed at least twenty (20) feet from all property lines;

(5)

Parking lots and all travelways serving the temporary office shall be graveled and a dust palliative applied by June 1 of each year. Such dust palliative shall be reapplied as necessary to reduce dust generation. Parking lots and driveways shall be kept graded for proper drainage, and shall not have more than one (1) entrance or exit to a public right-of-way unless approved in writing by the city engineer. No entrance shall exceed twenty (20) feet in width without the written approval of the city engineer;

(6)

The manufactured unit may remain on the site for the duration of the construction for which the permit is issued. The unit must be removed prior to the issuance of a permit for occupancy;

(7)

The use of semi-truck trailers and similar mobile units may be used for the purposes of tool and equipment storage. Such units must be placed at least twenty (20) feet from any property line and may be in place for the duration of the construction for which the permit was issued. Such units may not be used for construction offices or living quarters. Such units must be removed from the site prior to the issuance of a permit for occupancy of the project for which the building permit was issued;

(8)

Other conditions that may reasonably be established by the community development director in order to maintain the character of the surrounding neighborhood area.

(Ord. No. 4108, § 2, 8-15-94; Ord. No. 4841, § 20, 11-14-22)