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2010 Thibodaux Zoning ReviewPineville Mobile Home Overlay District (Continued)Article 16.13. Definitions.For the purpose of this section, the terms mobile home and manufactured housing are assumed to be interchangeable. The termsshall have the following meaning as noted in the R.S. title 51, chapter 2, part XIV-B:1. “Mobile home” means a factory-built, residential dwelling unit built to voluntary standards prior to passage of the NationalManufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.2. “Manufactured home” or manufactured housing” means a factory-built, residential dwelling unit constructed to standardsand codes, as promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), under the NationalManufacture[d] Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq., as amended. Notwithstandingany law to the contrary, the terms “manufactured home” and “manufactured housing” may be used interchangeably and apply only tostructures bearing the permanently affixed seal of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.Article 16.14. Mobile home and manufactured housing installation minimum standards.Mobile homes and manufactured housing units installed shall be in addition to the requirements set forth herein conforming to theminimum installation standards as established in R.S. title 51, chapter 2, part XIV-B.Article 16.15. Construction trailers.The prohibition of mobile home or other manufactured housing provided in this section shall not apply to the placement of temporaryconstruction trailers used as an office related to a permitted construction project.Excerpt from the R-2 District, Pineville Zoning OrdinanceSECTION 6. R-2 RESIDENCE DISTRICTWithin all R-2 Residence Districts, as shown on the official zoning map, the following regulations shall apply:Article 6.01. Uses permitted.(1) Any use permitted in R-1 Residence Districts.(2) Two-family dwellings, three- and four-family dwellings and apartment houses.(3) Home occupations such as beauty shops, barbershops, reducing salons, flower shops, antique and curio shops, knitting orsewing shops, private music and art instructions, with not more than one nonresident employee.(4) Signs, not exceeding two (2) square feet in area.(5) All of the above-allowed occupations are to be conducted so as not to constitute a nuisance or be obnoxious or result in adisturbance of the peace and quiet of the neighborhood.(6) Manufactured housing or mobile homes shall only be newly placed within areas designated as being within the MHOMobile Home Overlay district included in the appendix under section 16.(7) Mobile homes, trailers, or other manufactured housing not falling under the provisions of Article 6.01(6) or Article6.01(8) shall be prohibited from being installed within the city limits. Those units that are existing as of December 1, 1999, shallbe considered as an authorized and permitted nonconforming use. Such structures may remain with the following restrictions:(a) It shall be used as a single-family dwelling only.(b) No additions shall be made to the mobile home as rooms, covers over roofs or other attached additions.(c) Carports, utility rooms and storage rooms shall not be attached to mobile homes, canopies may be attached as a porch to thefront or rear of the mobile home if such structure is free standing and not dependent on the mobile home as a supportingstructure.(d) The mobile home is provided with tie-downs and ground anchors as provided in Article 6.01(6)(o).(e) The mobile home has fully enclosing skirting as provided in Article 6.01(6)(p). The skirting must be properly maintained.(f ) An annual permit shall be required for each mobile home covered under this section. As evidence of a valid permit the cityshall issue a mobile home permit sticker which shall be placed on the window nearest the front door. The permit fee shall betwenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year. The permit will expire on the 31st of December of each year. Prior to issuance of a newpermit the building inspector shall inspect each mobile home under this section for compliance to provisions of skirting andtie-downs contained herein.(g) In the event that a nonconforming use mobile home is destroyed or partially destroyed, by fire or Act of God, the remainingstructure shall be removed and no replacement mobile home shall be permitted. This provision shall also apply to dilapidatedmobile homes that are condemned under provisions of local ordinances or state statutes.(h) The prohibition of mobile home, trailers or other manufactured housing provided in this section shall not apply to the placementof temporary construction trailers used as an office related to a permitted construction project.25