City of Thibodaux Zoning Review - South Central Planning ...

Thibodaux Zoning Review 2010Pineville Mobile Home Overlay DistrictSECTION 16. MHO--MOBILE HOME OVERLAY DISTRICTWithin the corporate limits, the following regulations shall apply to the new installation of mobile homes or manufacturedhousing:Article 16.01. Purpose.The MHO district is established for the purpose of allowing placement of a single-family home on an individual lot in areas zonedfor residential development as a permanent use.Article 16.02. Applicability.The MHO district is an overlay district that modifies the standards of the underlying base district. The MHO district may onlybe applied in areas zoned R-1 or R-2 Residence district and shall be indicated on a supplemental drawing to the official zoningmap entitled “mobile home overlay districts”. All regulations of the underlying base district that are not in conflict with the regulationsof the MHO district shall apply. In the event of conflict between regulations of the MHO district and the underlying basedistrict, the regulation of the MHO district shall control.Article 16.03. Permitted Uses.Only owner-occupied single-family mobile homes shall be permitted by right in the MHO district.Article 16.04. Minimum lot area.The minimum area of lots in the MHO district shall be no less than five thousand (5,000) square feet, although lots of greater sizeshall be encouraged.Article 16.05. Minimum dimension.Each mobile home shall have a minimum size of twelve (12) feet in width and sixty (60) feet in length; or a total floor area of notless than seven hundred twenty (720) square feet.Article 16.06. One unit per lot.The regulation requiring a separate building site to be provided and maintained for each principal structure shall apply in theMHO district. Each mobile home shall be considered as one single-family unit.Article 16.07. Installation standards.Prior to the installation of any mobile home in a MHO district, the owner of said mobile home shall secure a permit from thebuilding inspector for the placement of said mobile home. Said permit shall require the following conditions be met prior toconnection to the Pineville water or/and sewer system:(1) Each mobile home shall be permanently sited (nonmobile), i.e. secured in place with mobile home stands which shall providean adequate and stable foundation for the placement of anchors and tie-downs such as screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or otherdevices.(2) As to site preparation, the under-home ground shall be cleaned of all vegetation and organic material, such as stumps, roots,etc., except grass not exceeding three (3) inches in height. The area beneath and around the house shall be sloped or properlydrained so that water will not accumulate under the home. Pier foundations or stands shall be set on stable soil or compacted fill.(3) Pier foundations shall be a minimum of three-and-one-half-inch by sixteen-inch solid concrete pad or equivalent, precast orpoured in place, or other approved by the building inspector. Piers maybe constructed of regular eight-inch by eight-inch by sixteeninchconcrete blocks, open cells or solid, centered on the footing or foundation. A one-inch or two-inch by sixteen-inch treated orhardwood plate, or other approved material shall completely cover the top of the pier with shims, one-fourth-inch minimum andone-and-one-half-inch maximum, centered and driven tight from both sides of the I-beam.(4) All piers with a height of thirty-six (36) inches to forty-eight (48) inches shall be double tiered with blocks interlocked andcapped with two (2) four-inch by eight-inch by sixteen-inch solid concrete blocks set side by side and perpendicular to the I-beamand shimmed as noted earlier. Pier height is measured from the top of the pier foundation to the top of the concrete block stack.(5) Piers over forty-eight (48) inches in height shall be designed by a professional engineer licensed to practice within the statewith design calculation provided to the building inspector with the permit application.(6) The minimum distance between the finished grade under the mobile home and the bottom of the I-beam shall be twelve (12)inches.(7) Piers are to be installed off center of the anchors so as not to interfere with the proper alignment of the strapping. The installershall refer to the manufacturer’s set up manual for the ultimate load requirements for anchors at the different tie points on thehome.(8) Piers shall be installed or constructed to evenly distribute the loads. Steel piers with mechanical adjustments shall be securelyattached to the frame of the mobile home.22