Dorris Municipal Code Ch. 15.20 Manufactured Homes

Manufactured homes are allowed in all zon- ing districts which permit one-family resi- dences and shall be subject to the following development standards: A. All manufactured homes shall be placed on a permanent foundation system of state- approved design or a permanent foundation system designed by a licensed architect or structural engineer as required by Section 65852.3 of the State of California Government Code; B. The manufactured home shall be certi- fied under the National Mobile Home Con- struction and Safety Standards Act of 1974; except for existing manufactured homes prior to code adoption; C. Manufactured homes placed on a foun- dation system shall not be older than ten (10) years of age measured from the date of manu- facture of the unit to the date of building permit application except that manufactured homes lawfully installed prior to the effective date of this chapter which have been certified under the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974 shall be exempt from the ten (10) year age standard; D. Manufactured homes shall provide parking in accordance with Section 18.32.190. The exterior wall covering and roof material of any required garage or carport shall be the same as those of the manufactured home; E. Requirements for building height, lot coverage, side yard setbacks, front yard set- backs, rear yard setbacks, and usable open space shall be subject to the same requirements as the zone in which the manufactured home is located; F. Exterior wall covering materials and roofing materials shall conform to the require- ments of the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the uniform building code for frame-con- structed dwellings. Exterior wall coverings shall extend (at a minimum) to the top of the perimeter foundation; G. A foundation enclosure shall be installed between the finish grade and the sid- ing material. Add-on siding needed to extend the exterior siding to the foundation enclosure shall consist of materials similar to the main exterior siding. Venting per the Uniform Build- ing Code shall be required; H. All roof and gable overhangs shall extend not less than six inches when measured horizontally from the wall. Roof and gable overhangs shall be manufactured or engineered and designed to appear as an integral part of the manufactured home; I. The roof of the manufactured home shall have a minimum pitch of not less than a nominal three inches of vertical rise for each twelve (12) inches of horizontal run; J. Roof design shall meet the snow load requirements of the city of Dorris, and roofing materials shall meet the requirements of a Class A or B fire rating as defined by the currently adopted Uniform Building Code; K. No ramada or other freestanding struc- ture shall be allowed to be constructed over a manufactured home; L. Prior to any work being done toward the installation of any mobile home, a complete set of plans and proposals shall be submitted to the building department. After receiving building inspector authorization but prior to the installa- tion of a mobile home on a foundation system,

176-2 (Revised 8-11) the mobile home owner shall obtain a city building permit; M. All utilities shall be connected in a man- ner provided and approved by the city. All mobile home installations shall be architectur- ally compatible with their immediate area. (Ord. 206, 2005)