§§ 152.350 through 152.424
As used in the Municipal Code, “manufactured home” and “mobile home” means a building unit or assembly of closed construction that is fabricated in an off-site facility, is built on a permanent chassis, and is transportable in one or more sections, regardless if the wheels or tongue are removed upon installation. For the purpose of §§ 152.350 through 152.424 of the Municipal Code, “mobile home” does not include a recreational vehicle as defined in R.C. §4501.01(Q).
(Former §175.30) (Ord. No. 2024-08, eff. 05-08-2024)
(A) Prior to the installation and relocation of a manufactured home or mobile home within the corporation limits of the Municipality, the owner of the manufactured home or mobile home, or the installation company employed by the owner for such purpose, shall obtain from the Mayor a manufactured-mobile home installation or relocation permit, the fee thereof shall be in the sum of one hundred dollars, assessed at the time of issuance and credited to the general fund of the Municipality. The permit required by this division shall only be issued if the manufactured home or mobile home complies with the regulations set forth in § 152.352 of the Municipal Code and shall be valid for not more than six months from the date of issuance.
(B) No person shall install or relocate a manufactured home or mobile home within the corporation limits of the Municipality without having obtained a valid manufactured-mobile home installation or relocation permit from the Mayor pursuant to division (A) of this section.
(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section shall be guilty of unlawful installation or relocation of a manufactured or mobile home, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(Former §175.31) (Ord. No. 2024-08, eff. 05-08-2024)
(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, manufactured homes and mobile homes installed or relocated within the corporation limits of the Municipality shall comply with the following regulatory provisions:
(1) The manufactured home or mobile home shall be aged not more than fifteen years and have legal proof of title.
(2) The minimum width of the manufactured home or mobile home shall be fourteen feet and shall have not less than eight hundred square feet of habitation space.
(3) The manufactured home or mobile home shall have conventional siding and the tongue shall be removed upon installation.
(4) The manufactured home or mobile home shall be underpinned with rigid masonry, metal, wood or vinyl not more than ninety days from the date of installation.
(5) The manufactured home shall be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer collection and disposal system.
(6) The parcel upon which the manufactured home or mobile home is to be installed or relocated is a minimum of five thousand square feet in size.
(7) The manufactured home or mobile home shall not be installed less than five feet from the property boundary and shall have a minimum road frontage of ten feet.
(8) The manufactured home or mobile home shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 4781-6 of the Ohio Administrative Code.
(9) The manufactured home or mobile home shall be in compliance with Chapter 153 of the Municipal Code.
(B) Any manufactured home or mobile home installed within the corporation limits of the Municipality on or before February 12, 2024 shall be exempt from the foregoing regulations. This exemption shall not apply to the manufactured home or mobile home if relocated within the corporation limits of the Municipality on or after February 12, 2024.
(C) It shall be prohibited the relocation of a manufactured home or mobile home from one parcel to another parcel within the corporation limits of the Municipality if such manufactured home or mobile home is not in compliance with the regulatory provisions set forth in division (A)(1) through (A)(8) of this section.
(Former §175.32) (Ord. No. 2024-08, eff. 05-08-2024)
(A) Subject to § 152.352, all manufactured homes and mobile homes within the corporation limits of the Village of Rutland shall be underpinned.
(B) The underpinning of manufactured or mobile homes within the corporation limits of the Village of Rutland shall be free of damages; and if damages occur, they shall be timely repaired by the owner of the manufactured home or mobile home, but not more than sixty days upon written order by the Code Enforcement Officer or Mayor to repair the same, unless the time period allotted herein is extended by the Code Enforcement Officer or Mayor.
(C) Whoever violates division (B) of this section by failure to comply with the written order provided therein shall be guilty of permitting damaged underpinning, a minor misdemeanor.
(Former §175.33) (Ord. No. 2024-08, eff. 05-08-2024)