2022-0139
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, as amended, Section X. Exceptions and modifications, item H., to include manufactured homes as a temporary emergency housing unit type and revise the standards.
Body
WHEREAS, the exceptions and modifications section of the Zoning Ordinance of 1981 details requirements for Temporary Emergency Housing; and,
WHEREAS, "mobile homes" are currently excluded for use as a Temporary Emergency Housing Unit; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 17-11-4 was adopted in 2017 because the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 created the HUD Code to ensure that mobile homes are safe for all users; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of the HUD Code, the term "Manufactured Home" refers to 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.) which is designed to be transported by hauling along a highway or public street; and,
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency utilizes manufactured homes in the Temporary Residential Emergency Housing Developments they sponsor; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council wishes to include manufactured homes for use as a Temporary Emergency Housing Unit.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Section X. H. of the St. Charles Parish Zoning Ordinance of 1981, as amended, regarding temporary emergency housing is amended as follows, with additional text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
H. Exceptions and Modifications to provisions of this Zoning Ordinance for construction, location, and/or operation of Temporary Emergency Housing. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Ordinance than those referenced, any person, fi...
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