§ 171.11. MANUFACTURED HOUSING USED AS A 1-FAMILY DWELLING IN R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, AND R1D DISTRICTS.

(A) General. The following regulations shall apply in all R-1, R-1A, R-1B, R-1C, and R-1D Districts.

(B) Use regulations. No building or structure, or part thereof, shall be erected, altered, or used, or land or water used, in whole or in part, for other than 1 or more of the following specified permitted uses:

(1) Manufactured homes.

(2) Modular homes.

(3) Prefabricated homes.

(4) The following use if approved as conditional use: Beauty or barber parlor provided the non-residential activity does not occupy more than 20% of the first floor or ground floor or basement within residential dwelling unit. No commodity shall be sold on the premises and 1 person only shall be engaged in such occupation.

(5) Uses accessory to any of the above when located on the same lot and not involving the conduct of any business, trade, occupation, or profession.

(C) Limitations of use. The establishment, placement, and use of manufactured homes, modular homes, and prefabricated homes shall meet the following requirements and limitations:

(1) The home shall meet all the requirements applicable to single-family dwellings and possess all necessary improvement location, building, and certificate of occupancy permits and other certifications as required by the town.

(2) The home shall be a minimum 1,000 square feet of net occupied space and 23 feet or wider to outside face of walls and shall meet the square footage requirements for the appropriate zone.

(3) The home shall be attached and anchored to a permanent foundation in conformance with the regulations of the most current edition of the “Indiana One and Two Family Dwelling Code,” and in accordance with the manufacturer’s written installation instructions and specifications.

(4) The home shall be covered with exterior material customarily used on site built residential dwellings.

(5) The home shall have a roof composed of a material customarily used on site built homes, such as but not limited to: fiberglass, asphalt, shake, tile, concrete, or metal, which shall be installed onto a surface appropriately pitched for the selected roof material.

(6) The home cannot be 10 years or older at the time of installation as determined by the date of manufacture.

(7) The dwelling unit shall have been manufactured or fabricated in off-site manufacturing facility for installation or assembly at the building site, and bearing a seal certifying that it is built in compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Code or I.C. 22-11-1-1 et seq., as promulgated by the Indiana Administrative Building Council.

(D) Manufactured homes not meeting the above terms and mobile homes shall be permitted within the town only after receiving a conditional use permit from the Chandler Planning Commission or in zones which specifically permit such homes.

(E) Due to the integral design of manufactured homes, modular homes, and prefabricated homes any structural alteration or modification after it is placed on the site must be approved by the Chandler Planning Commission.

(Ord. 2017-02, passed 2-20-2018) Penalty, see § 175.99