Chapter 6 · Buildings and Construction

Article 11. Manufactured and Modular Homes

Sections 6-1101 to 6-1110 · 10 sections

6-1101 Definitions.

As used in this Article:

(a)“Manufactured home” — means a structure consisting of one or more mobile components manufactured to the standards embodied in the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act generally known as the HUD Code established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 5403. Such units shall provide all of the accommodations necessary to be a dwelling unit and shall be connected to all utilities in conformance with applicable regulations. For purposes of these regulations, the term “manufactured home,” when used by itself, shall not include a “residential design manufactured home” as defined in these regulations.

(b)“Manufactured home installation contractor” — means a contractor who has been licensed as required by this chapter to obtain required permits to perform footing and pier installation, anchorage and tie-down installation, and, where applicable, skirting installation.

(c)“Manufactured home subdivision” — means a subdivision approved by the planning and zoning board which is platted for development as individual home sites for manufactured homes, modular homes, or residential-design manufactured homes and site-built single-family dwellings, to be placed on permanent foundations as required for permanent structures.

(d)“Modular home” — means a structure consisting of one or more components manufactured off-site in conformance to the standards of the building code of the city and related technical codes and moved to the construction site for final assembly as a dwelling unit, and placed on permanent foundations as required for permanent structures.

(e)“Park” — means a manufactured home park.

(f)“Residential-design manufactured home” — means a manufactured home on a permanent foundation which has minimum dimensions of twenty-two body feet in width, a pitched roof, and siding and roofing materials which are customarily used on site-built homes, and complies with the architectural and aesthetic standards specified in the Peabody Zoning Code. A residential-design manufactured home shall be considered a single-family dwelling.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1102 Location of manufactured homes.

It is unlawful for any person to occupy a manufactured home in the city unless such manufactured home is located in a manufactured home park or subdivision in conformance with all regulations for the same.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1103 Application to existing homes.

All mobile homes which on the date of adoption of [Ordinance No. 05-2006] are otherwise lawfully located within the city and occupied as a residence shall be exempt from the requirements of this article for such period of time as they shall be continuously occupied as a residence. All other mobile homes which are located within the city on the date of the adoption of this article shall within thirty (30) days thereafter either be removed from the city or brought into conformance with the requirements of this article. All mobile homes initially exempt due to their being occupied but which subsequently become and remain unoccupied for a period of thirty (30) days thereafter shall then either be removed from the city or brought into conformance with the requirements of this article within thirty (30) days following such thirty (30) day period of vacancy. The governing body may extend such deadline upon request and if satisfied that a good faith effort is being made by the applicant to conform to the requirements of this article.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1104 Permits required for installation of manufactured homes.

A manufactured home installation permit shall be obtained from the Governing Body for every manufactured home which is installed or relocated within the City of Peabody. The purpose of such manufactured home installation permit is to assure that manufactured homes are anchored and placed on footings and foundations, skirted, where applicable, and that such manufactured homes are appropriately skirted with an approved fire- resistive material as required by this Article. Permits and inspections for any building, electrical, plumbing, sewer or mechanical construction work other than manufactured home anchorage, footings and foundations, or, where applicable, skirting, as outlined above, must be obtained as required by the City of Peabody building, electrical, plumbing, sewer and mechanical codes.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1105 License required.

No manufactured home installation permit shall be issued to any manufactured home installation contractor who has not first obtained a license, or who is delinquent in payment of his annual license fee, or whose license has been suspended or revoked by action of the Governing Body. It is further unlawful for any person to enter into a contract with another so as to bring himself under the classification of a manufactured home installation contractor, or to perform any work as a manufactured home installation contractor, or any work under a contract, without first having obtained a manufactured home installation contractor’s license. It is unlawful for any person issued a contract for any work other than specified by such license, without first being approved for such other work by the Governing Body.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1106 Licensing authority.

The Governing Body shall issue licenses to approved manufactured home installation contractors. The manufactured home installation contractor license shall entitle the holder thereof to contract for and to perform any act as a manufactured home installation contractor, limited to the installation of ground anchors and anchorage, footings and foundations, and, where applicable, skirting, if any.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1107 Manufactured home ground anchors.

Every new or relocated manufactured home installed after the effective date of the ordinance shall be anchored in accordance with the manufacturer’s printed instructions complying with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act and any regulations promulgated hereunder. It shall be the responsibility of the manufactured home owner or licensed manufactured home installer to demonstrate compliance with this anchoring requirement, and in the event the owner or licensed manufactured home installer is unable to do so, the manufactured home shall be anchored in the following manner:

(a)Ground anchors shall be attached both to the frame and to straps or cables that pass from one side over the top and down the opposite side.

(b)Ground anchors shall be clearly marked with identification as required by K.S.A. 75-1228, and as noted on approved certificates issued by the Director of the Architectural Services Division of the State Department of Administration.

(c)Each ground anchor shall be capable of withstanding a vertical pull force of four thousand seven hundred fifty pounds in place.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1108 Manufactured home foundations.

Every new or relocated manufactured home installed after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section and regulated by this chapter shall have a support system in accordance with the manufacturer’s printed instructions complying with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act and any regulations promulgated there under. It shall be the responsibility of the manufactured home owner or licensed manufactured home installer to demonstrate compliance with this requirement and in the event the owner or licensed manufactured home installer is unable to do so, the manufactured home shall be mounted on masonry piers in the following manner:

(a)Foundation footings for piers shall be installed directly under the main frame or chassis of the manufactured home. Foundation footings shall be placed on stable, undisturbed soil from which grass or organic material has been removed, or in controlled fill free of organic materials compacted to a minim um load-bearing capacity of one thousand pounds per square foot. Foundation footings shall consist of no less than one four-inch thick by sixteen-inch thick by sixteen-inch wide by sixteen-inch long solid concrete block or two four-inch thick by eight-inch wide by sixteen-inch long solid concrete blocks with the long dimensions of each block parallel with the steel I-Beam frame. Foundation footing s shall have a minimum load-bearing capacity of two thousand pounds per square foot. Alternate footing materials or designs which have been engineered and tested by an approved testing agency may be authorized by the superintendent of central inspection.

(b)Piers less than thirty inches in height, measured from the top of the foundation footing to the bottom of the I-Beam, shall be constructed of either open cell or solid concrete blocks each of which shall be eight inches wide, eight inches high and sixteen inches long. Open cell blocks shall be installed with the open cells aligned vertically. A solid wood or concrete cap plate of at least one-inch nominal thickness and not greater than four inches’ nominal thickness, eight inches’ nominal width and sixteen inches long shall be placed on the top of each pier, with weather proof shims when needed, fitted and driven tightly between the wood or concrete cap plate and the main frame I-Beam. Such shims shall not exceed one inch in nominal thickness and shall be at least four inches’ nominal width and six inches long. Piers shall be installed perpendicular to the I-Beam. Piers shall not be spaced further apart than eight feet on centers. The main frame shall not extend further than one foot beyond the center line of the end of the piers. Piers shall be spaced so as not be located directly under the axle mounting(s).

For any pier over thirty inches in height, measured from the top of the foundation footing to the bottom of the I-Beam, the pier shall be double-tiered with blocks interlocked and capped with solid concrete block. The cap plate shall consist of one four-inch thick by sixteen-inch wide by sixteen-inch long solid concrete block or two four-inch thick by eight-inch wide by sixteen-inch long solid concrete blocks. The gap between the cap plate and the main frame may be filled with a piece of solid wood at least one inch in nominal thickness but not greater than two inches’ nominal thickness, eight inches’ nominal width and sixteen inches long, centered under the I-Beam. The solid concrete cap or solid wood piece shall be installed with weather-proof shims, as needed, fitted and driven tightly between the wood or concrete cap plate and the main frame I-Beam. Such shims shall not exceed one inch in nominal thickness and shall be at least four inches’ nominal width and six inches in length.

Piers shall not exceed forty-eight inches in height, unless designed and sealed by a registered professional engineer or architect.

Substitute footing and pier foundation materials may be approved by the superintendent of central inspection if approved by and installed as required by K.S.A. 75-1231.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1109 Penalty.

Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class B violation and punishable as such under the provisions of the Uniform Public Offense Code as adopted by reference.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)

6-1110 Severability.

Should any sentence, paragraph or part of this article be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall in no way affect the remaining valid portions thereof.

(Ord. 05-2006; Code 2016)