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Millcreek City Zoning Code

18.70 SINGLE-HOUSEHOLD

AND TWO-HOUSEHOLD DWELLING STANDARDS

18.70.010 Purpose

These standards are intended to create a harmonious and compatible standard for single and two household dwellings.

HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 25-12 on 4/28/2025

18.70.020 Applicability

These standards apply to all single-household and two-household dwellings in all zoning districts in Millcreek.

HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 25-12 on 4/28/2025

18.70.030 Standards

  1. Any detached single-household or two-household dwelling located on an individual lot or parcel outside of a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision must satisfy the off-street parking requirements in MKZ 18.63, Parking and Mobility Standards, and the following standards in addition to any others required by law except as provided below:
    1. The dwelling unit must satisfy the International Building Code or International Residential Code, as applicable, or, if it is a manufactured home, it must be certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, and must have been issued an insignia and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and must not have been altered in violation of such codes. A used manufactured home must be inspected by the City building official or his designated representative prior to placement on a lot or parcel to ensure it has not been altered in violation of such codes.
    2. The dwelling must be taxed as real property. If the dwelling is a manufactured home, an affidavit must be filed with the State Tax Commission pursuant to Utah Code Section 59-2-101 et seq., Property Tax Act.
    3. The dwelling must be permanently connected to and approved for all required utilities.
    4. The dwelling must provide a minimum of 72 square feet per dwelling unit of enclosed storage, with a minimum height of six feet (6’), located in the basement or garage area or in an accessory structure. The accessory structure shall conform to the requirements of MKZ 18.59, Accessory Structures, and all applicable building codes.
    5. The dwelling must be attached to a site-built permanent foundation which satisfies the International Building Code or International Residential Code, as applicable or, if the dwelling is a manufactured home, the installation must satisfy the ICBO Guidelines for Manufactured Housing Installations, including any successors to these standards, and the space beneath the structure must be enclosed at the perimeter of the dwelling in accordance with such ICBO Guidelines, and constructed of materials that are weather-resistant and aesthetically consistent with concrete or masonry type foundation materials. At each exit door there must be a landing that is a minimum of 36 inches by 36 inches and that is constructed to meet the requirements of the International Building Code or International Residential Code, as applicable. All manufactured home running gear, tongues, axles, and wheels must be removed at the time of installation.
    6. The width of the dwelling shall be at least twenty feet at the narrowest part of its first story for a length of at least twenty feet exclusive of any garage area. The width shall be considered the lesser of the two primary dimensions. Factory-built or manufactured homes shall be multiple transportable sections at least ten feet wide unless transportable in three or more sections, in which case only one section need be ten feet wide.
    7. Except as limited by subsection 8 of this section, use of one manufactured home as a dwelling on a lot or parcel located outside of a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision prior to the initiation by the City of the enactment of the ordinance codified in this section, which use does not satisfy the requirements set forth in subsections 1 through 6 of this section shall be considered as a nonconforming dwelling though not previously approved by the City if such manufactured home and the parcel on which it is located comes into compliance by December 31, 1990, with all development standards which would have applied to a single-household dwelling located on such parcel at the time the manufactured home was first used on the parcel as a dwelling. Development standards shall include subdivision, zoning, flood control, outside electrical hookup, applicable fees, health, and fire service provider requirements for single-household dwellings on such lot or parcel.
    8. The use of a manufactured home as a dwelling located on a lot or parcel or lot outside of a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision shall terminate on December 31, 1990, unless the owner opts to have the manufactured home taxed as real property on or before such date by filing an affidavit with the State Tax Commission pursuant to Utah Code Chapter 59-2, Property Tax Act, and meeting the requirements of that statute for having the manufactured home taxed as real property.
    9. Replacing an existing nonconforming manufactured home on a lot or parcel outside a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision shall comply with all requirements herein, and the requirements of the applicable zone.
HISTORY
Repealed & Reenacted by Ord. 25-12 on 4/28/2025

25-12