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The purpose of this Chapter is to provide areas within the corporate boundaries of the City of Weatherford, wherein the location and development of manufactured homes, manufactured home subdivisions, mobile homes, mobile home parks, recreational vehicle and mobile home subdivisions may be safely continued and encouraged.
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It is the purpose of this Chapter to encourage the provision of alternative modest income housing in general residential areas by permitting the use of manufactured homes, as defined herein, in all districts in which similar dwellings constructed on site are permitted, subject to the requirements and procedures set forth herein to assure acceptable similarity in exterior appearance between manufactured homes and dwellings that have been or might be constructed under these and other lawful regulations on adjacent or nearby lots in the same district.
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It is the further purpose of this Chapter to encourage the provision of alternative modest income housing in certain residential areas by permitting the use of manufactured housing, in certain specified districts, when they are shown to meet the requirements and procedures set forth herein.
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It is the purpose of this Chapter to recognize mobile homes constructed prior to June 15, 1976, as distinct and different from units designated as manufactured home types and to prescribe appropriate procedures and requirements for their placement in the community.
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The regulations set forth in this Chapter are designed to promote stable neighborhoods, prevent health and safety hazards and encourage the economical and orderly development and operation of manufactured home subdivisions, mobile home parks and subdivisions, and recreational vehicles.
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following terms, words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated herein below:
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ADD-A-ROOM UNIT – Shall mean a unit of manufactured housing, not designed as a part of the original structure, which may have less occupied space than a manufactured housing section.
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APPROVED – Shall mean acceptable to the appropriate authority having jurisdiction, by reason of investigation accepted principles, or tests by a nationally recognized organization.
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ANCHORING SYSTEM – Shall mean an approved system of straps, cables, turnbuckles, chains, ties, or the approved materials used to secure a manufactured or mobile home.
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ANSI/NFPA 501 A STANDARD FOR INSTALLATION OF (MANUFACTURED) MOBILE HOMES – Shall mean those model mobile homes, as adopted and copyrighted by the National Fire Protection Association and the Manufactured Housing Institute.
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BUILDING CODE – Shall mean the officially adopted building code in effect within the city.
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CAMPER – Shall mean a vehicle or structure designed or manufactured to be used as a camp trailer for camping purposes and which is used for such purpose not less than four times each year. In case of dispute, the Board of Commissioners shall on proper application make a determination of such vehicle or structure alleged to be a trailer.
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EXPANDO UNIT – Shall mean an expandable manufactured housing unit.
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FOUNDATION CODE – Shall mean the "Standard for the Permanent Installation of Manufactured Homes" as adopted by ordinance.
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FOUNDATION SIDING/SKIRTING – Shall mean a type of wainscoting constructed of fire and weather resistant material, such as aluminum, asbestos board, treated pressed wood or other approved materials, enclosing the entire under-carriage of the manufactured or mobile home.
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HEALTH OFFICER – Shall mean the legally-designated health authority of the City of Weatherford, (or his authorized representative), or the authorized representative of the Custer County Health Department, or the State Department of Health.
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INSPECTION OFFICER – Shall mean the Building Official of the City of Weatherford, or his authorized agent.
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LICENSEE – Shall mean any person licensed to operate and maintain a mobile home park under the provisions of this Chapter.
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MANUFACTURED HOME – Shall mean a dwelling unit fabricated on or after June 15, 1976, in an off-site manufacturing facility for installation or assembly at the building site, bearing a seal certifying that it is built in compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Code. The three types of manufactured homes are defined as meeting all of the appropriate requirements of Section 4 of this Chapter.
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MANUFACTURED OR MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY PARK – Shall mean a parcel of land on which two or more manufactured or mobile homes are occupied as residences.
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MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISION – Shall mean a parcel of land platted for subdivision according to all requirements of the comprehensive plan, designed or intended for lots to be conveyed by deed to individual owners for residential occupancy primarily by manufactured homes.
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MANUFACTURED HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS CODE – Shall mean Title VI of the 1974 Housing and Community Development Act (42 U.S.C. 5401 et sequential), as amended (previously known as the Federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Act), rules and regulations adopted thereunder (including information supplied by the home manufacturer, which has been stamped and approved by a Design Approval Primary Inspection Agency, an agent of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to HUD rules), which become effective for mobile/manufactured home construction on June 15, 1976.
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MOBILE HOME – Shall mean a transportable structure larger than 320 square feet, designed to be used as a year-round residential dwelling, and built prior to the enactment of the federal Mobile Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974, which became effective for all mobile home construction June 15, 1976.
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MOBILE HOME, DEPENDENT – Shall be considered to be the same as a recreational vehicle, unless otherwise specified.
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MOBILE HOME, INDEPENDENT – Shall mean any mobile home which meets the minimum gross floor area or habitable space requirements of any municipal regulations, and which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower. Unless otherwise indicated in the text of this Chapter, the term "mobile home" shall mean an independent mobile home.
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MOBILE HOME SPACE – Shall mean a plot of ground within a mobile home park designed for the accommodation of one mobile home, and not located on a mobile home sales lot.
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MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION – Shall mean any subdivision designed and intended for residential use, where residence is in mobile homes exclusively, and mobile home lots are sold for occupancy. All mobile home subdivisions shall comply fully with the standards and requirements set in the Weatherford Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations, Chapter 18 of this Code.
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NONRESIDENTIAL MOBILE TRAILER – Shall mean any vehicle having the basic characteristics of either a mobile home travel trailer, but which is used for purposes other than residential and is not being offered for sale (as indicated by clearly displayed sign on or near the trailer).
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OCCUPIED SPACE – Shall mean the total area of earth horizontally covered by the structure, excluding accessory structures, such as, but not limited to garages, patios and porches.
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PARK – Shall mean a mobile home and/or recreational vehicle park.
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PERMANENT FOUNDATION – Shall mean any structure system for transposing loads from a structure to the earth at a depth below the established frost line without exceeding the safe bearing capacity of the supporting soil.
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PERMANENT PERIMETER ENCLOSURE – Shall mean a permanent perimeter system completely enclosing the space between the floor joists of the home and the ground.
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PERMITTEE – Shall mean any person to whom a temporary permit is issued to maintain or operate a mobile home park under the provisions of this Chapter.
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PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OR PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM – Shall mean any such system built and owned by, or dedicated to and accepted by, the City of Weatherford. All other such systems shall be deemed private systems.
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE – Shall mean a portable vehicular structure not built to the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Code (or the obsolete ANSI 119.1 Mobile Home Design and Construction Standard) designed for travel, recreational camping or vacation purposes, either having its own motor power or mounted onto or drawn by another vehicle, and including but not limited to, travel and camping trailers, truck campers, and motor homes.
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK – Shall mean any plot of ground upon which two or more recreational vehicles, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodations.
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SPACE – Shall mean a plot of ground within a recreational vehicle park designed for accommodation of one recreational vehicle.
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RURAL AREA – Shall mean any area within the existing or future corporate boundaries of the City of Weatherford, which is zoned agriculturally; this shall not include areas zoned for low-density, residential-estate type uses.
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SECTION – Shall mean a unit of a manufactured home at least 10 body feet in width and 30 body feet in length.
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SERVICE BUILDING – Shall mean any building housing toilet and bathing facilities for men and/or women, and may also include buildings containing laundry facilities and other facilities, as required by this Chapter or desired by the park operator.
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SPECIAL EXCEPTION PERMIT – Shall mean a device for permitting a use within a district other than a principally permitted use.
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SUPPORT SYSTEM – Shall mean a pad or a combination of footings, piers, caps, plates, and shims, which, when properly installed, support the manufactured or mobile home.
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TRAILER, MOBILE HOME, AUTOMOBILE TRAILER COACH – Shall mean any vehicle or structure so designed and constructed in such manner as will permit occupancy thereof as sleeping quarters for one or more persons, or the conduct of any business or profession, occupation or trade (or use as a selling or advertising device), and so designed that it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on highways or city streets, propelled or drawn by its own or other motor power, excepting a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
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TRAILER PARK – Shall mean any park, trailer park, trailer court, court, camp, site, lot, parcel, or tract of land designed, maintained, or intended for the purpose of supplying a location or accommodations for more than two trailers or mobile homes and upon which any trailer or mobile home is parked and shall include all buildings used or intended for use as part of the equipment thereof whether a charge is made of the use of the trailer park and its facilities or not. Trailer park shall not include automobile or trailer sales lots on which unoccupied trailers are parked for purposes of inspection and sale.
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UNIT – Means a section of ground in a trailer park of not less than 3,000 square feet of unoccupied space in an area designated as the location for only two automobiles and one trailer. All trailers within a park shall display current four inch numbers for proper identification.
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URBAN – Shall mean all areas within the existing or future corporate boundaries of the City of Weatherford zoned for urban intensity development.