§ 14-6.5. Standards for manufactured homes.

Require that all new or substantial damage/improvement manufactured homes within the special flood hazard area outside of a manufactured home park or subdivision, in a new or existing manufactured home park or subdivision, in an expansion to an existing manufactured home park or subdivision, shall be installed using methods and practices which minimize flood damage and shall:

(1)

Be anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement. Methods of anchoring may include, but are not limited to, use of over-the-top or frame ties to ground anchors. This requirement is in addition to applicable state and local anchoring requirements for resisting wind forces including but not limited to:

a.

Over-the-top ties at each of the four (4) corners of the manufactured home, with two (2) additional ties per side at intermediate locations, and manufactured homes less than fifty (50) feet long requiring one (1) additional tie per side;

b.

Frame ties at each corner of the home with five (5) additional ties per side at intermediate points, and manufactured homes less than fifty (50) feet long requiring four (4) additional ties per side;

c.

All components of the anchoring system be capable of carrying a force of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) pounds; and

d.

Any additions to the manufactured home are similarly anchored.

(2)

Be elevated on a permanent foundation of compacted fill or pilings such that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is elevated at or above the elevation standards of this chapter (section 14-6).

a.

If pilings are used for elevation:

i.

Lots shall be large enough to permit steps; and

ii.

Piling foundations shall be placed in stable soil no more than ten (10) feet apart; and

iii.

Reinforcement shall be provided for pilings more than six (6) feet above the ground level; and

(3)

Adequate access and drainage shall be provided and access for a hauler are provided; and

(4)

Upon the completion of an installation the elevation of the lowest floor shall be certified by a registered professional engineer or surveyor, and verified by the community building-inspector to be properly elevated; and

(5)

No new manufactured home shall be placed in a coastal high hazard area, except in an existing manufactured home park or subdivision.

(Ord. No. 25457 , § 1, 11-15-17)