2026.07.06 ORD 2026-549 Replace Zoning and Land Use Ordinance

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Created: 2025-05-22 16:40:53 [EST] (Supp. No. 36) Page 141 of 198 number of the person responsible for the park's care. The sign must meet the standards for a permanent sign found in this chapter. (c) New manufactured home parks and expansions to existing manufactured home parks shall be subject to the provisions placed on subdivisions by section 90-336 of this chapter. (Prior Code, § 1195-430.1, § 90-242; Ord. No. 2009-434, § 1, 10-5-2009) Sec. 90-242. Manufactured housing. (a) It is unlawful for any person to construct, lease, occupy, or maintain manufactured housing in the city, except in conformance with the requirements of this section. (b) Manufactured homes may be located in any residential zoning district of the city so long as they meet all zoning, environmental, and safety standards of the city, as well as the following conditions: (1) All manufactured homes located in the city, and constructed after 1972, must meet the requirements of the state's manufactured home building codes. A certificate of compliance from the state department of administration is required for each home to prove such compliance. (2) All manufactured homes located outside of a manufactured home park must have a minimum width of 24 feet, and a minimum first-floor area of 940 square feet, garage not included. All manufactured homes located outside a manufactured home park must be constructed on a permanent foundation, including frost footings, unless specifically exempted under this chapter. (3) All manufactured homes located in the city for a period in excess of 48 hours shall be stabilized and anchored in accordance with the rules of the state department of administration. Manufactured home installers must be licensed by the state department of commerce. (4) All manufactured homes constructed after 1972 and offered for sale must have a seal from the state department of administration. All manufactured homes, regardless of year constructed, must be accompanied by a safety disclosure form, as specified by the state department of administration, when sold. (5) Manufactured structures, whether located in a manufactured home park or elsewhere in the city, may not be located in the floodplain district of the city, unless raised on fill or other acceptable method above the regulatory flood protection elevation and serviced by a street or driveway constructed in accordance with section 90-215. All manufactured housing located in the floodplain district must be securely anchored to an adequate foundation system to resist flotation, collapse, and lateral movement. This requirement is in addition to applicable anchoring requirements for resisting wind forces. (6) In order to provide temporary housing to property owners whose home has been destroyed by fire or act of nature, and regardless of minimum building dimension requirements, the city council may issue a permit to place a manufactured home on any residential parcel or lot of land for a period not to exceed one year. The manufactured home must be owner-occupied, and not leased or let to a second party. The manufactured home must be connected to a safe drinking water supply and adequate septic treatment or removal facilities. Portable toilets and sewage holding tanks are not allowed as a substitute for an operational septic system or connection to a public sanitary sewer. Frost footings need not be required. (7) Temporary location of a manufactured home as an accessory use on a lot or parcel of land in the rural development area for the purpose of providing home-based care of an elderly or seriously ill family member may be allowed by conditional use permit in the agricultural, rural residential, future urban services, and long-term agricultural zoning districts. The manufactured home must be owner-occupied