All manufactured homes, other than those in place as of the
date of the adoption of this chapter, in the Town of Urbana, Steuben
County, New York, shall conform to the following requirements.
A.
All new manufactured home units installed shall meet the requirements
of the New York State Code for the Construction and Installation of
Manufactured Homes, as promulgated by the State Building Code Council
under Article 19-AA of the Executive Law.[1] The new unit must be 14 feet wide or wider and of equal
or greater value than the existing unit. The roof on the new unit
must be a ridged roof with a minimum pitch of three feet by 12 feet.
With respect to the replacement of any existing manufactured housing
units anywhere in the Town of Urbana, if it should appear that there
are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in meeting said
code's requirements so as to be able to carry out the strict
letter of this chapter, then and in such event the Zoning Board of
Appeals of the Town of Urbana, upon its receipt of a duly completed
application and filing fee, shall have the power, after a public hearing
duly noticed and held, to vary or modify the application of this legislation
relative to said replacement unit, while simultaneously preserving
the spirit of this chapter, securing the public safety and welfare
and thereby effecting substantial justice.
[1]
Editor's Note: Article 19-AA of the Executive Law was
repealed by Chapter 707 of the Laws of 1981, effective January 1,
1984. See now Article 18 of the Executive Law.
B.
In all such situations, the various application rules and procedures
of said Zoning Board of Appeals shall be controlling.
Each manufactured home shall be provided with supports installed
according to the manufactured home manufacturer's instructions.
Units not provided with such instructions shall be installed in compliance
with the following unless the entire systems shall be designed by
a registered professional engineer:
A.
Placement.
(1)
The manufactured home shall be placed upon a stand consisting of
appropriate material properly placed, graded and compacted so as to
be durable and adequate for the maximum load anticipated during all
seasons.
(2)
The stand shall have a longitudinal gradient of 0% to 5% and adequate
crown or cross gradient for surface drainage.
(3)
The manufactured home stand shall include provisions for all utility
connections at appropriate locations.
(4)
The manufactured home stand shall include provisions for supports
prior to or at the time a manufactured home is set in place.
Each manufactured home shall be skirted around the bottom portion
with standard manufactured home skirting material within 60 days,
weather permitting, of placement of the unit.
