Chapter 17.235
MANUFACTURED HOME SPECIAL SITING STANDARDS

Sections:

17.235.010    Type and size.

17.235.020    Siting requirements.

17.235.030    Roof.

17.235.040    Siding.

17.235.050    Insulation.

17.235.060    Unauthorized location.

17.235.010 Type and size.

The manufactured home must be multi-sectional and enclose a space of not less than 1,000 square feet. [Ord. 398, 2007; Ord. 93 § 3.22.1, 1987].

17.235.020 Siting requirements.

The home shall be enclosed at the perimeter with a concrete or concrete masonry wall which extends from the bottom of the excavated area to the underside of the manufactured home. Said wall must be trimmed at the meeting with the home to approximate the appearance of a concrete foundation for a conventional single-family dwelling. [Ord. 402, 2008; Ord. 398, 2007; Ord. 93 § 3.22.2, 1987].

17.235.030 Roof.

The manufactured home must have a sloping roof with a minimum pitch of three feet in height for each 12 feet in width. [Ord. 398, 2007; Ord. 93 § 3.22.3, 1987].

17.235.040 Siding.

(1) The manufactured home must have conventional wood or textured siding material and have a shake or shingle roof.

(2) Deviation to this standard is allowed if the owner can document the manufactured home’s siding or roofing material is comparable to the predominant materials used for single-family dwellings located 250 feet from the external property boundaries. [Ord. 398, 2007; Ord. 93 § 3.22.4, 1987].

17.235.050 Insulation.

(1) The manufactured home shall be certified by the manufacturer to have an exterior thermal envelope meeting performance standards equivalent to that required for a single-family dwelling constructed pursuant to specialty code as defined in ORS 455.010.

(2) Documentation that the home meets “Super Good Cents” energy efficiency standards is acceptable in lieu of the manufacturer’s certification. [Ord. 398, 2007; Ord. 93 § 3.22.5, 1987].

17.235.060 Unauthorized location.

Manufactured homes are not permitted on property located 100 feet from the external boundaries from property identified in the State Inventory of Historic Property, the National Register of Historic Property, or property designated in the comprehensive plan as a historic district or cultural resource. [Ord. 398, 2007; Ord. 206, 1994; Ord. 93 § 3.22.6, 1987].