§ 6.080. Mobile offices.  


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  • Mobile offices are permitted in zoning districts C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, M-1, and M-2 subject to the requirements of this article.

    6.081 Compliance with district zoning. Mobile offices shall fully comply with zoning requirements for lot size, setbacks, and other restrictions for permanent structures.

    6.082 Minimum site improvements. Mobile offices shall be provided with the following minimum improvements to the mobile office and lot:

    a.

    The chassis of each mobile office shall be supported on piers or load-bearing supports or devices. These shall be designed and constructed to evenly distribute the loads. Piers shall be securely attached to the frame of the mobile home or shall extend at least six (6) inches from the centerline of the frame member. Manufactured load bearing supports or devices shall be listed or approved for the use intended, or piers shall be constructed as follows:

    (1)

    Piers less than forty (40) inches in height shall be constructed of open or closed cell, eight-inch by eight-inch by sixteen-inch concrete blocks (with open cells vertically placed upon the footer). Single-stacked block piers shall be installed with the sixteen-inch dimension perpendicular to the main (I-beam) frame. The piers shall be covered with a two-inch by eight-inch by sixteen-inch wood or concrete cap.

    (2)

    Piers between forty (40) and eighty (80) inches in height and all corner piers over three (3) blocks high shall be double blocked with blocks interlocked and capped with a four-inch by sixteen-inch by sixteen-inch solid concrete block, or equivalent.

    (3)

    Piers over eighty (80) inches in height shall be constructed in accordance with paragraph 2 above and they shall be laid in concrete mortar and steel reinforcing bars inserted in block cells with the block cells filled with concrete.

    (4)

    All piers shall be placed on footings of solid concrete not less than sixteen (16) inches by sixteen (16) inches by four (4) inches.

    b.

    The base of the mobile office shall be fully skirted to screen the mobile home supports or wheels from view. Acceptable skirting shall be only those types and materials designed by the manufacturer expressly for such use or as required by the zoning administration.

    c.

    Each mobile office shall be served by an acceptable water supply and method of sewage disposal subject to the written approval of the county health officer having jurisdiction over such matters.

    d.

    Each mobile office shall have an individual connection to public electrical power.

    e.

    Each mobile office shall comply with the off-street parking requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.