2017-0351
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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To amend the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, as amended, to revise the terms "mobile home" and "manufactured home" throughout the ordinance.
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WHEREAS, the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 established federal standards for the design, construction, and installation of manufactured homes to assure the quality, durability, safety, and affordability (known as the HUD Code); and,
WHEREAS, the HUD Code preempts state and local laws that are not identical to the federal standard and applies to all manufactured homes; and,
WHEREAS, the HUD Code uses the term "manufactured home" as a replacement for the term "mobile home"; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of the federal law, the term "mobile home" is generally used to refer to transportable homes which were produced prior to the date of the adoption of the HUD Code (June 16, 1976), and the term "manufactured home" is generally used to refer to a transportable home that was produced after that date and certified as meeting the HUD Code; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council wishes to ensure that the terms are accurate in the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, Section III. Definitions, is amended as follows, with additional text in bold and deleted text in strikethrough:
Manufactured home: A dwelling unit, designed and built in a factory, which bears a seal certifying that it was built in compliance with the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Law (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.). The term shall include "manufactured housing." A manufactured home shall be a minimum of fourteen (14) feet in width; shall have a pitched, shingled roof, exterior siding which is residential in appearance; and shall be placed on a...
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