§ 74-31. Permitted uses, prohibited uses, and other regulations.

(a)

Generally. In the A-6 MS residential district, manufactured homes, mobile homes, house trailers, modular homes or portable buildings may be used for dwelling purposes provided that each home(s) serving as a dwelling unit be located on a separate lot which is owned by the occupant of the home and which lot complies with the area requirements of the A-6 MS district.

(b)

Prohibited uses. All uses not permitted herein [are prohibited].

(c)

Height regulations. No structures shall exceed 35 feet in height.

(d)

Area regulations.

(1)

Yards.

a.

Front yard. Front building line shall conform to the average building lines in a developed block, but in no case shall it be less than 25 feet. On through lots, this minimum front yard shall be provided on both streets.

b.

Side yard. There shall be two side yards, one on each side of the building having a minimum of five feet each.

c.

Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20 percent of the depth of the lot; provided, however that the depth of the required rear yard shall not be less than 25 feet and need not exceed 25 feet.

(2)

Lot size.

a.

There shall be a lot width of a minimum of 50 feet at the building line.

b.

Every lot shall contain an area of not less than 6,000 square feet.

c.

Each mobile structure shall have, at minimum, two parking spaces per dwelling unit. All parking spaces and connected driveways shall be surfaced with a permanent dust-free paving.

(e)

Special conditions. The placement of a manufactured home, mobile home, house trailer, modular home or portable building, in the A-6 MS district requiring zoning approval shall be subject to the following special conditions or regulations:

(1)

Permanent installation. The mayor and city council, upon recommendation of the planning and zoning commission, may grant permission for the permanent installation of a manufactured home, mobile home, house trailer, modular home or portable building for single-family residences in a zoning district in which single-family residences are permitted, provided that:

a.

The structure is attached to and installed on a permanent foundation and the provisions of R.S. 9:1149.4, as amended from time to time, are complied with.

b.

The structure is compatible, as defined herein, to surrounding site-built housing on both sides of the street, all abutting property and/or property within 300 feet of the proposed site.

(2)

Compatibility. "Compatibility" as defined herein shall mean that the manufactured home, mobile home, house trailer, modular home, or portable building shall have the same, similar or better exterior finish as the exterior finish of the average characteristics of the existing housing in the area where the proposed structure is to be placed.

Furthermore, the exterior materials shall be compatible with the surrounding housing on abutting property and/or within 300 feet of the proposed site.

(3)

Notification and response. The applicant proposing to place a manufactured home, mobile home, house trailer, modular home or portable building on property within the city shall obtain and complete an "application for mobile structure permit." Upon completion, the application shall be submitted to the planning and zoning commission for review. The application shall be in the form as attached to the ordinance from which this section derives (Ordinance No. 3/98), which application, and instructions for the completion of the application, form part of that ordinance.

(4)

Final inspection. The building inspector and/or the director of public works or their designated representative(s) shall inspect the proposed site and structure to verify that the applicant has met the following requirements, and shall certify to the commission, on a form whose contents are prescribed by the form attached to the ordinance from which this section derives (Ordinance No. 3/98), the following:

a.

Mobile structure skirted.

b.

Axle and tongue removed (if applicable).

c.

Mobile structure tied down in accordance with applicable rules and regulations.

d.

Mobile structure installed on permanent foundation.

e.

Sewer connection made directly into municipal utility system.

f.

Water connection made directly into municipal utility system.

g.

Structure clear of all utility easements.

h.

Parking spaces and driveway surfaced with a permanent dust-free paving.

(5)

Petition of resident property owners. Any applicant desiring to place a manufactured home, mobile home, house trailer, modular home or portable building on property within the city in addition to the application for mobile home structure permit, as described above, shall obtain from the building inspector a "petition of resident property owners", which petition shall be on a form as prescribed by that form attached to and made a part of the ordinance from which this section derives. The applicant shall obtain from the assessor's office a list of the names and addresses of the owners of all properties within 300 feet of the property on which the applicant proposes to locate such mobile structure, and shall contact such individuals and establish by their signature, that at least 75 percent of such owners have no objection to the mobile structure being placed on the lot as proposed by the applicant. Such petition shall be submitted to the planning and zoning commission, along with the application for mobile structure permit, as described above.

(Ord. No. 3/98, § II, 4-13-98)