The MHO district is established for the purpose of allowing placement of a single-family home on an individual lot in areas zoned for residential development as a permanent use.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

The MHO district is an overlay district that modifies the standards of the underlying base district. The MHO district may only be applied in areas zoned R-1 or R-2 Residence district and shall be indicated on a supplemental drawing to the official zoning map entitled "mobile home overlay districts." All regulations of the underlying base district that are not in conflict with the regulations of the MHO district shall apply. In the event of conflict between regulations of the MHO district and the underlying base district, the regulation of the MHO district shall control.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

Only owner-occupied single-family mobile homes shall be permitted by right in the MHO district.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

The minimum area of lots in the MHO district shall be no less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, although lots of greater size shall be encouraged.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

Each mobile home shall have a minimum size of twelve (12) feet in width and sixty (60) feet in length; or a total floor area of not less than seven hundred twenty (720) square feet.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

The regulation requiring a separate building site to be provided and maintained for each principal structure shall apply in the MHO district. Each mobile home shall be considered as one single-family unit.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

Prior to the installation of any mobile home in a MHO district, the owner of said mobile home shall secure a permit from the building inspector for the placement of said mobile home. Said permit shall require the following conditions be met prior to connection to the Pineville water or/and sewer system:

(1)

Each mobile home shall be permanently sited (nonmobile), i.e. secured in place with mobile home stands which shall provide an adequate and stable foundation for the placement of anchors and tie-downs such as screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other devices.

(2)

As to site preparation, the under-home ground shall be cleaned of all vegetation and organic material, such as stumps, roots, etc., except grass not exceeding three (3) inches in height. The area beneath and around the house shall be sloped or properly drained so that water will not accumulate under the home. Pier foundations or stands shall be set on stable soil or compacted fill.

(3)

Pier foundations shall be a minimum of three-and-one-half-inch by sixteen-inch solid concrete pad or equivalent, precast or poured in place, or other approved by the building inspector. Piers maybe constructed of regular eight-inch by eight-inch by sixteen-inch concrete blocks, open cells or solid, centered on the footing or foundation. A one-inch or two-inch by sixteen-inch treated or hardwood plate, or other approved material shall completely cover the top of the pier with shims, one-fourth-inch minimum and one-and-one-half-inch maximum, centered and driven tight from both sides of the I-beam.

(4)

All piers with a height of thirty-six (36) inches to forty-eight (48) inches shall be double tiered with blocks interlocked and capped with two (2) four-inch by eight-inch by sixteen-inch solid concrete blocks set side by side and perpendicular to the I-beam and shimmed as noted earlier. Pier height is measured from the top of the pier foundation to the top of the concrete block stack.

(5)

Piers over forty-eight (48) inches in height shall be designed by a professional engineer licensed to practice within the state with design calculation provided to the building inspector with the permit application.

(6)

The minimum distance between the finished grade under the mobile home and the bottom of the I-beam shall be twelve (12) inches.

(7)

Piers are to be installed off center of the anchors so as not to interfere with the proper alignment of the strapping. The installer shall refer to the manufacturer's set up manual for the ultimate load requirements for anchors at the different tie points on the home.

(8)

Piers shall be installed or constructed to evenly distribute the loads. Steel piers with mechanical adjustments shall be securely attached to the frame of the mobile home.

(9)

All towing apparatus, wheels, axles, and transport lights shall be removed after final setup.

(10)

The mobile home shall have the longest axis or front oriented parallel, or within a ten-degree deflection of being parallel to the lot frontage, if at all possible with the existing lot width dimension. A perpendicular-to-the-lot-frontage setting is permitted only when there is insufficient lot width; and provided that the lot size is not reduced to accomplish that purpose, and shall be verified by the building inspector.

(11)

The mobile home shall have exterior siding comparable in composition, appearance, and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in the standard residential construction consisting of one or more of the following:

1.

Vinyl or aluminum lap siding (whose reflectivity does not exceed that or [of] flat white paint);

2.

Cedar or other wood siding;

3.

Wood grain, weather resistant, press board siding;

4.

Stucco siding; or,

5.

Brick or stone.

(12)

A mobile home shall have a roof pitch minimum vertical rise of three and one-half (3½) feet for each twelve (12) feet of horizontal run.

(13)

A mobile home shall have a roof finished with a class C or better roofing material that is commonly used in standard residential construction.

(14)

A mobile home shall have an eave projection for all roof structures of no less than six (6) inches, excluding any gutters.

(15)

A mobile home shall have stairs, porches, entrance platforms, ramps or other means of entrances and exits installed or constructed at all exterior doors, with porches or platforms, each having a minimum area of twenty-four (24) square feet. Hand railing must be provided.

(16)

A mobile home shall have a minimum storage area of eighty (80) square feet, which may be part of a garage or separate storage building constructed or installed at the same time as the dwelling unit.

(17)

Tie-downs or anchors shall be provided as follows:

a.

Footing or foundations. Spot footing shall have a minimum spacing of ten (10) feet, center to center, measured along the frame rail or I-beam.

b.

Tie-downs and ground anchors. Tie-downs shall be provided as follows:

c.

Ground anchors shall be bolted in concrete, screw auger or anchor driven or any other type manufactured and approved for such use. Anchors shall be galvanized, high tensile steel, not less than five-eighths-inch diameter, with a drop forged closed eye. All anchors shall not be less than four (4) feet in length, installed to full depth, according to manufacturers recommendation, with only the eye protruding above grade for connecting the tie-down system.

d.

Connections to the mobile home I-beam frame shall be a five-eighths-inch or larger drop forged closed eye bolted through a hole drilled through the frame or by any other approved and adequate wrap-around or clamp method.

e.

Not less than five-eighths-inch drop forged turnbuckles with closed eyes and screw pins shall be attached to the frame above and ground anchor below and securely tightened in place. Steel straps or cables may be used in lieu of turnbuckles if they are of equal or greater strength and are securely tightened in place with a tensioning tool and clamped.

(18)

The area beneath a mobile home must be fully enclosed with skirting within sixty (60) days of placement. Skirting must be noncombustible material or material that will not support combustion and that is specifically designed and sold for use as skirting or as approved by the building inspector. Skirting shall be vented in accordance with building code requirements. Skirting must be properly maintained.

(19)

A paved driveway with a minimum width of ten (10) feet shall be provided with automobile parking off of the public right-of-way of at least two spaces. Parking may be in tandem. Paved shall mean either asphalt, concrete or brick pavers.

(20)

Where the lot adjoins R-1 Residence district, a six-foot-tall solid wood fence shall be installed as a screen at the common property line.

(21)

Each dwelling unit shall have a separate electrical, water, gas, and sewer taps and connections.

(22)

The manufactured home shall have a date of manufacture of less than five (5) years from the date of permit move-in application.

(23)

Manufactured homes installed within zone A on the flood hazard boundary map of the city shall be anchored to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement.

(24)

No canopies, carports, utility rooms, or storage rooms may be attached to the mobile home.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

Mobile homes that are located within the existing corporate limits that are not located within the MHO district shall be considered as an authorized and permitted nonconforming use. Such structures may remain with the following restrictions:

(1)

The mobile home shall remain as a single-family dwelling only.

(2)

No additions shall be made to the mobile home as rooms, covers over roofs or other attached additions.

(3)

Carports, utility rooms and storage rooms shall not be attached to mobile homes; canopies may be attached as a porch to the front or rear of the mobile home if such structure is free standing and not dependent on the mobile home as a supporting structure.

(4)

The mobile home is provided with tie-downs and ground anchors as earlier noted herein.

(5)

The mobile home shall have fully enclosed skirting as provided in article 16.07(18). The skirting shall be properly maintained.

(6)

In the event that a non-conforming use mobile home is destroyed by fire or act of God, the remaining structure shall be removed and a replacement mobile home shall be permitted. The replacement mobile home shall comply with the "installation standards" noted in article 16.07. This provision shall not apply to dilapidated mobile homes that are condemned under provisions of local ordinances or state statutes; i.e. no replacement mobile home will be permitted to be installed at a condemned site.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

The use of a mobile home or manufactured home for temporary or emergency residential purposes shall be permitted in any zoning district upon certification by the building inspector and approval of the zoning commission that certain emergency conditions exist where illness or physical incapacity of an individual necessitate the close proximity of a relative or other person to care for said individual and where denial of said use would cause an economic hardship on the parties involved:

1.

Said use shall be permitted only if fifty-one (51) percent or more of the property owners situated within a four-hundred-foot radius of the boundaries of the property involved sign a petition in favor of the use.

2.

All of the zoning requirements related to yard areas and other zoning regulations shall be met.

3.

Separate utility taps for water, sewer, gas, and electric shall be required.

4.

Said use of the mobile home shall be permitted only for that period of time during which said emergency exists, and the existence of said emergency shall be recertified to the building inspector no less than every six (6) months by the property owner.

5.

All other provisions regarding tie-downs, anchors, etc. covered elsewhere herein shall be met.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

No mobile home shall be moved into the city for placement on any site within the city limits without first securing a moving permit. The permit fee shall be as established by the mayor's office and set on an annual basis. The requirement of a moving permit shall not apply to mobile homes or manufactured homes in transit.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

A annual permit shall be required for each mobile home covered under this section. As evidence of a valid permit, the city shall issue a permit sticker or decal, which shall be placed on the window nearest the front door. The permit fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year, with no credit for partial year installations. The permit will expire on the 31 ^st of December of each year. Prior to issuance of a new permit the Building Inspector shall inspect each mobile home under this section for compliance to provisions contained therein. The requirement for an annual permit does not apply to mobile homes installed within an approved mobile home park.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

To assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this section, no water or electrical service shall be permitted to be connected to a newly installed mobile home until such time as the building inspector has visited the installation and made an inspection for compliance with the provisions of article 16.07, Installation standards.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

For the purpose of this section, the terms mobile home and manufactured housing are assumed to be interchangeable. The terms shall have the following meaning as noted in the R.S. title 51, chapter 2, part XIV-B:

1.

"Mobile home" means a factory-built, residential dwelling unit built to voluntary standards prior to passage of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.

2.

"Manufactured home" or manufactured housing" means a factory-built, residential dwelling unit constructed to standards and codes, as promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the National Manufacture[d] Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 USC § 5401 et seq., as amended. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the terms "manufactured home" and "manufactured housing" may be used interchangeably and apply only to structures bearing the permanently affixed seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

Mobile homes and manufactured housing units installed shall be in addition to the requirements set forth herein conforming to the minimum installation standards as established in R.S. title 51, chapter 2, part XIV-B.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)

The prohibition of mobile home or other manufactured housing provided in this section shall not apply to the placement of temporary construction trailers used as an office related to a permitted construction project.

(Ord. No. 1332-04, § II, 9-14-2004)