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City of Rexburg Development Code: MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOMES
CHAPTER 12: MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOMES
*All Zoning Standards apply.
(See 3.01-3.06)
SECTION 1
12.02.080. Setbacks
12.01.010. Purpose and Objectives
12.02.090. Space Required Between Homes
12.01.020. Definitions
12.02.100. Access
12.01.030. New Units
12.02.1100. Buffer
12.01.040. Skirting
12.02.120. Walkways
12.01.050. Wheels
12.02.130. Sign Regulations
12.01.060. Location
12.02.140. Improvement Requirements
12.02.150. Electricity
SECTION 2: COMMUNITY
12.02.010. Building Permit after Location Approval
SECTION 3: HEALTH & SANITATION
12.02.020. Accessory Buildings
12.03.010. Wastewater Management
12.02.030. Density Requirements
12.03.020. Water Supply System
12.02.040. Parking
12.03.030. Refuse Management Intent
12.02.050. Conditional Use Permit
12.03.040. Refuse Containers
12.02.060. Land Area
12.03.050. Fire Protection Requirements
12.02.070. Recreation Area
12.03.060. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Restrictions
SECTION 1
12.01.010 Purpose and Objectives
This Chapter establishes minimum standards and requirements for the occupation of manufactured homes and for
the construction and operation of manufactured home communities. It is concerned with the relationship of the
manufactured home to adjacent land uses in order to protect and secure the public health, safety and general welfare
of the City of Rexburg.
a. Objective.
The regulations in this Chapter are intended to provide a stable, healthy environment, together
with the full range of services, for those residents in Manufactured/Mobile Homes on a permanent or
temporary basis.
b. Safety Inspections.
Must meet all safety inspection requirements.
12.01.020 Definitions
a. Mobile home
(defined under I.C. 39-4105(9)):
1. A factory-assembled structure or structures constructed PRIOR to June 15, 1976, and equipped with
the necessary service connections, so as to be readily movable as a unit or units on their own running
gear and designed to be used as a dwelling unit or units with or without a permanent foundation.
Size.
2. The term "mobile home" means forms of housing known as "trailers", "house trailers", or "trailer
coaches" exceeding (8’) feet in width or forty-five (45’) feet in length, designed to be moved from one
place to another by an independent power connected to them or any trailer, house trailer or trailer
coach up to eight (8’) feet in width or forty-five (45’) feet in length used as a principal residence.
b. Manufactured home:
1. A manufactured home is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or
without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities.
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a) Not constructed or equipped with a permanent hitch or other device allowing it to be moved other
than for the purpose of moving it to a permanent site,
b) Does not have permanently attached to its body or frame any wheels or axles,
c) Includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein.
Size.
2. A manufactured home is transportable in one (1) or more sections, which, in the traveling mode,
is eight (8’) body feet or more in width or is forty (40’) body feet or more in length or when erected on
site, is three-hundred-twenty (320) or more square feet.
Exception.
3. Any structure which meets all the requirements of this subsection except the size
requirements and the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under 42 U.S.C. section
5401 et seq.
a.
The following terms are defined in Chapter 2:
Access Way Carport
Awning Flood Area, Gross
Building Mobile Home, Rehabilitated
Building, Detached Ramada
Building, Nonconforming Stand
12.01.030. New Manufactured Housing Units
New manufactured housing units are permitted (with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in some zones) in the HDR,
MDR and LDR2-3, RR1-2, and TAG1-2 zones on individual lots under specific conditions.
a. Manufactured/Mobile Home Conditions.
Width.
1. The home shall be at least twenty-four feet (24') in width.
Roof.
2. It shall have a none-glare, wood shake, or asphalt roof with a minimum slope of 3/12 and a
minimum six (6") inch eaves.
Exterior Siding.
3. The home shall have exterior siding that is residential in character, including but not
limited to clapboards or simulated clapboards such as conventional vinyl or metal siding or similar
material. The siding shall not be composed of smooth, ribbed or corrugated metal or plastic panels.
Foundation.
4. The home shall be placed on a permanent foundation that complies with the Building
Code for residential structures.
5. The foundation, and foundation fascia must be similar in appearance and durability to the masonry
foundation of site built buildings.
6. The hitch, axles and wheels must be removed.
7. Mobile homes that do not meet the conditions immediately above are also permitted in established or
approved mobile home courts and mobile home subdivisions.
12.01.040. Skirting
Skirting of Manufactured/Mobile Homes is required, but such skirting shall not attach the Manufactured/Mobile
Home permanently to the ground or create a fire hazard.
12.01.050 Wheels
Removing the wheels of a Manufactured/Mobile Home or setting the Manufactured/Mobile Home on posts or
footings shall not make the Manufactured/Mobile Home exempt from the requirements of this Chapter.
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a. Mobilize.
The wheels of the Manufactured/Mobile Home may be removed, but no axles, springs and other
equipment needed to mobilize.
b. Jacks or Stabilizers.
Jacks or stabilizers may be placed under the frame of the Manufactured/Mobile
Home to prevent movement on the springs while the Manufactured/Mobile Home is parked and occupied.
12.01.060 Location
a. Industrial Zones.
Manufactured/Mobile Homes used for residential quarters for watchmen or caretakers
and located on the premises of an industrial establishment in any industrial zone shall be permitted.
b. Outside a Manufactured/Mobile Housing Community.
It shall be unlawful to maintain a
Manufactured/Mobile Home for residential purposes outside a Manufactured/Mobile Housing Community.
Such prohibition shall apply regardless of whether the parking site shall be on private or public premises,
streets, alleys, or highways.
Exception:Residential.
1. Manufactured/Mobile Homes with a width greater than twenty-four (24’)
feet which meet the definition on masonry foundations shall be permitted for residential purposes as
per the Rexburg Development Code.
SECTION 2: MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOUSING COMMUNITY
12.02.010 Building Permit after Location Approval
No building permit shall be issued for construction of a new Manufactured/Mobile Home Community or expansion
of an existing Manufactured/Mobile Home Community in any district until the proposed location is approved with
the stipulations of the approval stated therein.
12.02.020 Accessory Buildings
Structures located in any Manufactured/Mobile Home space shall be limited to a storage building, ramada or
carport. The storage structure, ramada or carport may be combined as one structure.
a.
“Structure Additions” includes the construction of awnings, patio covers or cabanas adjacent to a
Manufactured/Mobile Home.
b. Unattached.
No structural additions shall be built onto or become a part of any Manufactured/Mobile
Home, and no Manufactured/Mobile Home shall support any building in any manner.
c. No Building Permit Required.
Lightweight awnings, ramadas and other lightweight structures and
additions are allowed without a building permit.
d. Building Permit Required
. All other structures will require a building permit. (e.g., those attached to the
home, those occupied on a daily basis, porches with covers, and any structure or addition which requires a
railing.)
e. Accessory buildings
. (See 3.02.070.)
12.021.030 Density Requirements
In no event shall the density exceed eight (8) mobile homes per gross acre without the acquisition of a Conditional
Use Permit allowing said density to be increased.
a.
Density requirements shall be established as the minimum square footage of gross site area for each
Manufactured Home.
b. Streets.
If it is determined by the City of Rexburg staff that a street widening or terminating dedication is
necessary, the amount of land dedicated shall be subtracted from the gross site area when calculating the
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proposed density.
12.02.040 Parking
a. Unoccupied Manufactured/Mobile Home.
Parking of unoccupied Manufactured/Mobile Homes is
prohibited on public premises, streets, alleys or highways at all times, except for emergency purposes.
b. Parking Space Requirements
Size.
1. There shall be two (2) vehicle parking spaces at least nine feet by twenty feet(9' x 20') in size for
each Manufactured/Mobile Home space.
Access.
2. Such space shall have a clear and unobstructed access to an access way. Any parking in the
access way shall not fulfill this requirement.
Visitor Parking.
3. Ten (10%) percent visitor parking shall be required.
Tandem Parking.
4. Tandem parking is allowed with Zoning Administrator or designee approval.
12.02.050 Conditional Use Permit
a. Application Submittal.
Application.
1. Applicant shall fill out an application for a Conditional Use Permit to construct a new
Manufactured/Mobile Home Community or to expand an existing Manufactured/Mobile Home
Community.
Site Plan.
2. Four (4) copies of the site plan of the proposed community shall be submitted with the
application containing the following information:
General Layout.
a) The site plan should show the general layout of the entire Manufactured/Mobile
Home Community.
Compass or North Arrow.
b) North orientation of the site plan
Community Boundary & Dimensions.
c) Boundaries and dimensions of the Manufactured/Mobile
Home Community
Drafter or Engineer.
d) Name of the person who prepared the site plan
Electrical.
e) Electrical Systems for the development and connection details for each pad
Fire Hydrants.
f) Location of fire hydrants
Garbage.
g) Location and screening of all garbage dumpsters
Lighting.
h) Location and detail of all lighting fixtures for streets and spaces
Patio Construction Details
i)
Proposed Name.
j) Name of the Manufactured/Mobile Home Community and address.
Existing & Proposed Structures.
k) Location and dimensions of all existing or proposed structures.
Recreation.
l) Location and size of all proposed recreation areas and buildings. Show details.
Roads & Sidewalks.
m) Location and width of roads or access ways.Road and sidewalk
construction details.
Scale.
n) The site plan should be drawn to a scale not smaller than one (1”) inch representing forty
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(40’) feet.
Screening.
o) Location and type of landscaping, planting, fence, wall or combination of any of these
or other screening materials
Spaces.
p) Location and dimensions of each Manufactured/Mobile Home space
Storm drainage
q) system details
Swimming pools.
r) Swimming pools require a building permit with detailed plans and District
Health Department approval.
Typical Space.
s) Enlarged site plan of a typical Manufactured/Mobile Home space, showing
location of the pad, parking area, patio, storage space, sidewalk, utility connections and
landscaping.
Vicinity Map.
t) Vicinity map showing relationship of Manufactured/Mobile Home Community to
adjacent properties including the names of the contiguous owners.
Walkways.
u) Location and width of walkways.
Water & Wastewater.
v) Location and details of the proposed water and wastewater systems for
the manufactured/Mobile Home Community.
Water & Sewer.
w) Water and Sewer systems designed and signed by an Idaho-registered Engineer.
The detailed plans shall show how connections are to be provided to each pad and how the water
and sewer connections will be protected from freezing.
Management policies, covenants and restrictions.
3. A draft of the proposed management policies,
covenants and restrictions shall be submitted with the application.
Maintenance procedures.
4. A draft of the proposed maintenance procedures shall be submitted with
the application.
b. Commission Hearing.
At the time of the public hearing, the planning Commission may give tentative
approval of the use of the proposed location for Manufactured/Mobile Home Community purposes.
c. Final Approval.
Final approval of said use shall be contingent upon the submission of acceptable detailed
site plans of the proposed Manufactured/Mobile Home Community development as required by the City
Development Code.
12.02.060 Access
All public streets shall be constructed per current City Engineering Standards. Accesses shall have the following
minimum pavement widths if the streets are privately owned and maintained:
a. Pavement Widths.
Public Street Access.
1. A Manufactured/Mobile Home Community shall not be established on any site
that does not have access to a public street on which the potential paving width is less than forth (40’)
feet.
2. Entrance street and collectors with guest/community parking on both sides shall be no less than forty-
four (44’) feet with curb and gutter.
Collector Streets.
3.
Parking on 1 Side.
a) Collector streets with parking on one side shall be no less than thirty-six (36’)
feet wide.
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No Parking.
b) Collector streets with no parking shall be no less than twenty-four (24’) feet.
Minor Street.
4. Minor streets with no parking shall be no less than twenty-four (24’) feet
Cul-de-Sacs.
5.
Radius Minimums.
a) Cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum radius of no less than thirty-five (35’) feet
with no parking and forty-five (45’) feet with allowed parking and shall be no less than twenty-
four (24’) feet wide.
Roadway Surfacing.
6. Roadways within access ways and sidewalks shall be paved with a gravel base
and asphaltic or concrete surfacing according to structural specifications established by the City
Engineer.
12.02.070 Buffering
A sight-obscuring fence or wall of not less than six (6’) feet nor more than eight (8’) feet in height, and/or evergreen
planting of not less than six (6’) feet in height shall surround the Manufactured Home Community.
a.
Other considerations such as berms, deciduous bushes, or other landscaping options may be allowed as
approved by the City Design Review Board.
12.02.080 Electricity
a. Compliance
Idaho Electrical Code.
1. All electrical conductors, wiring and equipment, as it applies to
Manufactured/Mobile Home Communities, shall comply with the current State of Idaho (Division of
Building Safety) adopted version of the National Electrical Code as it applies.
City Ordinances.
2. All electrical conductors, wiring and equipment within the Manufactured/Mobile
Home Community shall comply with the ordinances of the City of Rexburg, Idaho.
b. Electrical Outlets.
An electrical outlet supplying at least two-hundred (200) amps shall be provided for
each Manufactured/Mobile Home space. Such electrical outlets shall be weatherproof.
Volts.
1. Electrical outlets shall be provided at each Manufactured/Mobile Home space supplying
voltages of 240 volts and 120 volts nominal.
c. Conductors and Cabling.
No energized conductors or cabling shall be permitted to lie on the ground or
be suspended less than fifteen (15’) feet above the ground.
d. Lights.
All driveways, access ways and walkways within the Manufactured/Mobile Home Community
shall be lighted at night (from one hour after sundown to one hour before sun up) with electrical lamps of
not less than three-hundred (300) lumen output, each spaced at intervals of not more than one-hundred
(100’) feet.
e. Underground Wiring.
Wires for service to light poles and Manufactured/Mobile Home spaces shall be
underground.
12.02.090. Improvement Requirements
a. Drainage Requirements.
The Manufactured/Mobile Home Community shall be well-drained. Provisions
for drainage shall be made in accordance with plans approved by the City Engineer.
b. Mail Delivery Facilities.
Each Manufactured/Mobile Home site shall be equipped with a receptacle for
mail deliveries in accordance with standards recommended by the local postmaster.
c. Manufactured/Mobile Home Stand Surfacing.
Manufactured/Mobile Home Stands shall be paved with
asphalt or concrete surfacing, or with crushed rock contained within concrete curbing, or pressure-treated
wooden screens.
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d. Patios and Decks.
Patios may be paved with asphalt, concrete or suitable hard surfaced material or if
decks are used, they shall be of durable, safe construction.
12.02.100 Land Area
The minimum parcel of land to be used for Manufactured/Mobile Home Community purposes shall contain not less
than four (4) acres.
12.02.1100 Recreation Area
A minimum of eight (8%) percent of gross Manufactured/Mobile Home area shall be reserved for recreation.
a. Location.
The recreation area may be in one (1) or more locations in the community.
b. Area.
At least one (1) recreation area shall have a minimum size of five thousand (5,000) square feet.
c. Shape.
The shape of the recreation areas should be such to make it usable for its intended purpose.
12.02.120 Setbacks
Manufactured Home Parks shall observe the following setbacks between Manufactured/Mobile Home Stands and
development boundary lines:
a. Residential or Agriculture.
When abutting any residentially or agriculturally zoned property fifteen (15’)
feet.
b. Commercial.
When abutting commercially zoned property setbacks shall be ten (10’) feet.
c. Street.
The setback from any abutting street shall be at least twenty-five (25’) feet.
12.02.130 Sign Regulations
(See 3.5.)
In addition, adequate signs and marks indicating direction, community areas, recreation areas and street names shall
be established and maintained in the Manufactured/Mobile Home Community.
12.02.140. Space Required Between Manufactured/Mobile Homes
Minimum space requirements between Manufactured/Mobile Home stands:
a.
End to end, fourteen (14’) feet;
b.
Side to side, twenty (20’) feet;
c.
Temporary or permanent structures situated in one (1) space shall be separated by at least ten (10’) feet
from temporary or permanent structure or Manufactured/Mobile Homes in an adjoining space;
d.
Distance from the sidewalk to a stand, five (5’) feet.
12.02.150. Walkways
Walkways shall be provided from each Manufactured/Mobile Home space to the service building and recreational
area or areas and from the patio to the access way.
a. Common.
Common walkways shall have a minimum width of four (4’) feet
b. Private.
Private walkways shall have a minimum width of two (’) feet.
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SECTION 3: HEALTH AND SANITATION
12.03.010 Wastewater Management
Manufactured/Mobile Home Community wastewater management systems shall be connected to the city collection
system and comply with state and local plumbing laws and regulations.
a. Connection.
Each Manufactured/Mobile Home space shall be provided with at least a four (4") inch sewer
connection.
Fittings.
1. The sewer connection shall be provided with suitable fittings so that a watertight connection
can be made between the Manufactured/Mobile Home drain and sewer connection.
Closure.
2. Such individual Manufactured/Mobile Home connections shall be so constructed that they
can be closed when not connected to a Manufactured/Mobile Home and shall be trapped in such a
manner as to maintain them in an odor free condition.
b. Wastewater Metering System.
Determination of the amount of wastewater discharged to the city shall be
determined by the average winter water usage as determined by the facility water metering system.
12.03.020 Water Supply System
An accessible, adequate, safe and potable central supply of water shall be provided in each Manufactured/Mobile
Home Community.
a. Backflow.
The water supply system shall be protected from backflow as required by the city’s backflow
protection ordinance.
1. The use of ordinary stop and waste valves where backflow can occur into the potable water system are
prohibited.
b. City Water.
The proposed facility shall be connected to the city water system unless special conditions
granted by the city allow for a local community system.
c. Connections.
Individual water service connections which are provided for direct use by the
Manufactured/Mobile Homes shall be so constructed that they will not be damaged by the moving of the
homes.
Isolated.
1. Connections are to be constructed and isolated, so they will not freeze if connected to a
home or not.
d. Fire Protection.
The water supply system shall be able to provide fire protection as required by local
codes and ordinances. Fire hydrants shall be located as required by the Uniform Fire Code as adopted by
the City.
e. Maintenance.
The water system within the facility is to be maintained by the owner of the facility and
shall be operated in accordance with existing laws.
f. Meter.
The water system for the Manufactured/Mobile Home facility shall be metered at the connection to
the city system or as determined by the City Engineering Department.
g. Piping.
All water piping shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with state and local law.
h. Water Mains.
The design and extension of water mains shall conform to existing city requirements.
12.03.030 Refuse Management Intent
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the community shall be so as to create no health hazards, rodent
harborage, insect breeding areas, accident hazards or air pollution.
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12.03.040. Refuse Containers
All refuse shall be stored in fly tight, watertight, rodent proof containers which shall be located not more than one
hundred fifty (150') feet from Manufactured/Mobile Home space.
a.
They shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to prevent any refuse from overflowing.
b.
Dumpsters are to be enclosed as per the requirements of the City Development Code.
12.03.050. Fire Protection Requirements
a.
The community area shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Rexburg City Fire Department.
b.
Manufactured/Mobile Home Community areas shall be kept free of litter, rubbish and other flammable
materials.
c.
Fires shall be made only in stoves, incinerators and other equipment intended for such purposes.
d.
No open fires shall be permitted in any Manufactured/Mobile Home community in any place where the
same shall endanger life or property.
12.03.060. Liquefied Petroleum Gas Restrictions
Liquefied petroleum gas for cooking purposes shall not be used at individual home spaces unless the containers are
properly connected by copper or other suitable metallic tubing.
a.
Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders shall be so fastened in place and shall be adequately protected from the
weather.
b.
No cylinder containing liquefied petroleum gas shall be located in a Manufactured/Mobile Home nor
within five (5’) feet of a door thereof.
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