40.260.130 Mobile Homes on Individual Lots – Standards and Requirements

40.260.130    Mobile Homes on Individual Lots – Standards and Requirements

A.    Use.

1.    Exemptions. Mobile home placements are exempt from the requirements of this section on all legal residential lots in existence prior to May 5, 1998, in the unincorporated area. This subsection does not apply outside urban growth boundaries.

2.    Applicability. In the R1-20, R1-10, R1-7.5, R1-6, R1-5, R-12, R-18, OR-15 and OR-18 districts, mobile homes are prohibited on individual lots in residential land divisions submitted to Clark County after November 19, 1997, unless those land divisions are approved consistent with the standards in this subsection. Developments subject to this subsection shall meet established minimum densities.

3.    Land divisions in urban growth areas approved after November 19, 1997, which were not originally designated for mobile homes on the final plat, may subsequently be reviewed for placement of mobile homes following a Type III plat alteration review pursuant to Section 40.540.120, subject to the standards in this subsection.

B.    Preliminary Plat Requirements.

    The preliminary plat shall contain the following information:

1.    Identify the location, dimensions and square footage of the buildable area and all required setbacks on each lot.

2.    A note indicating that mobile homes are permitted.

3.    A scale drawing of a representative sampling of the smallest and unusually configured proposed lots to demonstrate that a mobile home and any planned and required accessory structure can be accommodated within the building envelopes of the lots.

C.    Final Plat Requirements.

    The final plat shall contain the following information:

1.    Identify the location, dimensions and square footage of the buildable area and all required setbacks on each lot.

2.    A note indicating that mobile homes are permitted.

D.    Mobile homes on lots approved pursuant to this subsection shall meet the following requirements:

1.    Minimum Size. Two (2) fully enclosed parallel sections of not less than eight hundred sixty-four (864) square feet or a multi-story structure with equivalent square footage.

2.    Minimum Dimensions. Twenty-four (24) feet by thirty-six (36) or eight hundred sixty-four (864) square feet.

3.    Minimum Roof Pitch and Materials. Roof pitch shall not be less than a 2.85 foot rise for each twelve (12) feet of horizontal run. Roof original construction shall be with composition or wood shake or shingle, nonreflective coated metal, or similar material.

4.    Skirting and Siding. Except where the foundation base of the mobile home is flush to ground level, each mobile home shall install skirting material which is of similar material, color and pattern as the siding of the home; or a masonry foundation. Exterior siding shall be similar in appearance to siding materials commonly used on conventional site-built International Building Code single-family residences.

5.    Age of Mobile Home. The mobile home shall bear an insignia of approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and be constructed to state and federal requirements after June 15, 1976.

6.    Storage or Garage. Each mobile home shall have a minimum of two (2) off street parking spaces pursuant to Table 40.340.010-4. In addition, each mobile home shall provide:

a.    In the R1-20, R1-10, R1-7.5 zones, a minimum of an enclosed single car garage of not less than two hundred eighty-eight (288) square feet.

b.    In the R1-6, R1-5, R12, R18 and OR-18 zones, a minimum of a storage building containing a floor area of at least one hundred (100) square feet.

c.    Where required, each garage or storage building shall be constructed of the same exterior material which is similar in color and pattern as the siding of the home.

7.    Where the owner of the mobile home is not the sole owner of the lot upon which the mobile home is to be located, both the property owner and the mobile home owner shall jointly apply for the mobile home placement permit. Due to the applicability of the Mobile Home/Landlord Tenant Act, the mobile home owner shall not be responsible for paying impact fees, sewer connection fees or other entrance fees pursuant to RCW 59.20.060(2)(e).