§ 153.087. MOBILE HOMES ON PRIVATE LOTS OUTSIDE MOBILE HOME PARKS.

Mobile homes on private lots outside mobile home parks are subject to the following requirements and conditions.

(A) No person shall place or occupy any mobile home as a dwelling within the village until a building permit has been issued, and upon completion, a certificate of occupancy has been issued pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, which certificate shall indicate satisfactory compliance with all requirements of this chapter and the Village Building Code.

(B) The mobile home placement and the property upon which it will be located shall meet all the requirements of this chapter relating to uses, size of premises, floor area and yard setback requirements specified for single-family residences for the particular zoning district in which the premises are situated.

(C) The floor to ceiling height within the living unit shall not be less than seven and one-half feet.

(D) The minimum width of any exterior side of the living unit shall not be less than 24 feet.

(E) The mobile home shall be installed pursuant to manufacturer’s instructions, to a permanent foundation and be secured to the foundation by an anchoring system or device in compliance with rules of the State Mobile Home Commission.

(1) In addition, the mobile home shall have the wheels and tongue, used for transport, removed from the chassis and the underside or chassis shall be enclosed by a wall of the same perimeter dimensions as the mobile home, which is constructed of such materials and type as required in the applicable building code for single-family dwellings.

(2) All construction required herein shall be commenced only after a building permit has been obtained in accordance with the Building Code in effect in the village.

(F) Construction of, and all plumbing, electrical apparatus and insulation within and connected to said mobile home shall be of a type and quality conforming to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards (24 C.F.R. § 3280) and as from time to time amended.

(G) The mobile home unit must be aesthetically compatible in design and appearance with conventional on-site built residential homes in the vicinity according to the following minimum standards.

(1) Compatibility with homes in the vicinity shall mean within the zoning district in which the unit(s) are being placed.

(2) The dwelling unit shall have a roof with a pitch of at least 4 in 12 and said roof shall meet or exceed all roof snow load and strength requirements as prescribed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards.

(3) The unit shall have a roof drainage system capable of collecting roof surface water runoff to points of concentration along the sides that direct water away from the unit’s foundations and/or footings.

(4) The unit shall have two exterior points of entry, one in the front and another either in the rear or on a side.

(5) The entries to the mobile home shall be equipped, as required by differences between the floor elevation and the surrounding grade, with steps or porches built in compliance with Village Building Codes.

(6) The exterior finish and materials will be reasonably similar in both type and appearance to those of residences in the vicinity as defined in division (G)(1) above to the extent that the exterior appearance is not significantly discernable as different from other conventionally built homes in the zoning district in which it is located.

(7) All additions to the original unit must be of equivalent construction and quality with the originally placed principal structure including foundations, or the adopted Building Code in effect if conventionally constructed on site.

(8) All units and manufactured additions thereto shall bear the HUD seal indicating compliance with HUD standard (24 C.F.R. § 3280).

(9) The determination of compliance with the minimum standards of aesthetic and design compatibility as required herein will, in the first instance, be made by the Zoning Official of the village upon review of the plans (floor and elevation drawings) submitted with the application for a building permit.

(10) The mobile home shall be connected to potable water and sanitary sewage disposal facilities approved by the health agency having jurisdiction and if public water and/or sewer facilities is/are available to the premises, said mobile home shall be connected thereto.

(11) As used herein, the term MOBILE HOME shall mean a movable or portable dwelling constructed to be towed on its own chassis and designed for permanent year-round living as a single-family dwelling; provided, however, that the term shall not include motor homes, campers, recreational vehicles (whether licensed or not as motor vehicles) or other transportation structures designed for temporary use and which are not designed primarily for permanent residence and connection to sanitary sewage, electrical power and potable water utilities.

(12) Any party aggrieved by any decision of the official in the interpretation and application of any provision of this section regulating placement of mobile homes on private lots outside of mobile home parks shall file an appeal with the Board of Appeals.

(Ord., § 5.7, passed 8-5-1991)