6-13 Mobile Homes, Factory Built Structures and Manufactured Housing

A.    Definitions

1.    Federal Act means National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 USC 5401 et seq.)

2.    Installation means the placement of a manufactured home on a permanent or temporary foundation system. Installation includes without limitation supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, or anchoring the home and connecting multiple or expandable sections of the home.

3.    Manufactured housing or home shall have the same meaning as defined in the 2009 Edition of the International Residential Code, as adopted by the City.

4.    Mobile home means a single-family dwelling unit with a living area of at least 500 square feet or more, partially or entirely manufactured in a factory, built on a permanent chassis, and designed to be transported on streets to the place where it is to be occupied as a dwelling unit and built prior to the adoption of the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. sec. 5401 et seq.

5.    Modular home means a factory-built residential structure built in compliance with the rules and regulations adopted by the state housing board in §§ 24-32-706 and 24-32-3304, C.R.S., and, if applicable, any codes adopted by the City of Ouray.

B.    Building and Occupancy Permits

1.    No building permit for a factory built structure or manufactured housing shall be issued unless the following criteria are met:

a.    The factory built structure or manufactured home meets either the City of Ouray’s Building, Plumbing, Electrical and other Code and Regulations, or

i.    It is to be used for a residence and for mobile homes or manufactured housing manufactured after June 15, 1976 meets the requirements of the National Mobile Home Construction Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1501 et seq., as amended) and the Federal Act, as applicable, and regulations promulgated thereunder; or

ii.    It is be used for a residence and for mobile homes or other manufactured housing manufactured prior to June 15, 1976 and after the effective date of the Colorado Housing Act of 1970 (C.R.S. 24-32-701 et seq., as amended) meets the requirements of said Act, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

b.    Any foundation and all electrical and plumbing interconnections shall comply with applicable requirements of the Town’s Building, Plumbing and Electrical Codes.

2.    It shall be unlawful to use or occupy a mobile home or manufactured housing (other than a travel home) until a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the Building Inspector following his or her inspection to determine compliance with the requirements of this Section 6 and any other applicable City Building and Zoning Ordinances and Regulations.