TC Ord. No. 2002-02 Repealing and reenacting provisions of chapter 15.36 of the avon muni codeTOWN OF AVON
ORDINANCE NO. 02-02
SERIES OF 2002
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING
PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 15.36 OF THE AVON MUNICIPAL CODE:
WHEREAS, the Town of Avon wishes to adopt the current state law requirements of
the Division of Housing governing factory built housing and manufactured homes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF AVON, COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, THAT:
1. Chapter 15.36 of the Avon Municipal Code shall be titled "Factory Built Housing
and Manufactured Homes"
The following provisions of Chapter 15.36 are hereby repealed and reenacted to read as
follows:
SECTIONS:
15.36.010 Definitions.
15.36.020 Park Site and General Requirements
15.36.030 General Requirements - Manufactured Housing
15.36.040 General Requirements - Factory Built
CHAPTER 15.36
FACTORY BUILT HOUSING AND MANUFACTURED HOMES
15.36.010 Definitions:
A. "Factory built housing" means any structure, or component thereof,
designed primarily for permanent residential occupancy, including a
mobile home which is wholly or in substantial part made, fabricated,
formed, or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation, or
assembly and installation, on the building site.
B. "Nonresidential factory built housing" means any structure, or component
thereof, designed primarily for permanent nonresidential occupancy,
including a manufactured unit which is wholly or in substantial part made,
fabricated, formed, or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation,
or assembly and installation, on the building site.
C. "Manufactured housing unit" means a preconstructed complete building
unit or combination of preconstructed complete building units without
motor power designed and commonly used for single-family, single-unit
residential occupancy by persons in either temporary or permanent
locations, which unit or units are manufactured in a factory or at a location
other than the residential site of the completed home and which unit or
units are not licensed as a recreational vehicle.
D. "Mobile home" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections,
which is eight body feet or more in width and is thirty-two body feet or
more in length and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to
be used as a dwelling without permanent foundation when connected to
required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning and
electrical systems contained therein.
15.36.020 Park site and general requirements.
A. Provisions of this chapter shall not apply to a manufactured home
located within the town on the effective date of the ordinance.
B. Each new park or addition to an existing park shall conform to all
provisions of this chapter.
C. Manufactured home space. Each space shall contain at least three
thousand square feet of area for a single-wide unit, and four thousand
two hundred square feet for a double-wide unit. The minimum space
between any appurtenance or deck thereto shall be a minimum of
twelve (12'0") feet. The minimum space between any two
manufactured home or habitable appurtenance thereto shall be a
minimum of twenty feet. Each space shall provide paved parking
spaces for at least two automobiles, either on the space adjacent to it or
within the park, or by any combination of these locations.
D. Driveways and Walkways. All mobile home spaces shall abut upon a
driveway graded for drainage and maintained in a rut and dust-free
condition and which provides unobstructed access to a public street or
highway. The minimum unobstructed width of such driveways shall be
sixteen feet. An additional eight feet of width shall be constructed for
each parallel parking space adjacent thereto, or twenty-eight feet for
double-loaded perpendicular parking spaces. All driveways and
walkways within the park shall be illuminated to insure safety for park
residents.
E. Paving of Parking and Driving Areas. All manufactured home parks
shall have paving in the parking and driving areas thereof.
F. Maintenance of Lots. All lots and stands shall be maintained in a clean
and sanitary condition, free from hazardous or noxious materials,
weeds, refuse and motor vehicles having no current license plates.
15.36.030 General Requirements - Manufactured housing.
A. No person, firm or corporation shall place a manufactured home within the
town without first obtaining a permit therefore from the State of Colorado
Division of Housing and approval for the installation by the State of
Colorado Division of Housing.
B. No person,, firm, or corporation shall make any alteration or addition to a
manufactured home thereto without first obtaining a permit therefore from
the building official.
C. All manufactured homes, including mobile homes shall comply with the
installation requirements set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes, Part
31, Manufactured Home Installation, Section 24-32-3101 et al., and any
other rules and regulations adopted by the Colorado Division of Housing
governing manufactured housing.
D. All manufactured homes must comply with either the Colorado Revised
Statutes, Section 24-32-701 governing labeling and construction
compliance with state and federal standards or bear the red HUD label.
E. All manufactured homes shall be designed with the snow load
requirements as set forth in Section 15.08.190 of the Avon Municipal Code
unless it complies with one of the following:
1. An approved snow removal maintenance program or
2. A protective shelter built over the home, not connected to the home
3. A shelter designed by a Professional Engineer or Architect.
15.36.040 General Requirements - Factory Built Units.
A. No person, firm, or corporation shall place a factory built unit within the
town without first obtaining a permit therefore from the building official.
B. No permit for a factory built home or any alteration or addition thereto
shall be issued unless the same complies with all requirements of the
building code, including electrical, plumbing, and mechanical in effect in
the town at the time.
C. All factory built homes will be required to comply with the requirements
set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 24-32-701 et al.
II. It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of this
Ordinance. Every person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not
exceeding one hundred eighty days or by both such fine and imprisonment.
INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED
POSTED, this j8iday of 2002, and a public hearing on the Ordinance shall
be held at the regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Avon, Colorado on the
c~;' day of , 2002, at 5:30 P.M. in the Municipal Building of the Town of
Avon, Colorado.
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO:
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ATTEST:
Town Clerk
INTRODUCED, PASSED ON SECOND READING, APPROVED AND ORDERED
POSTED, this 1,g day of 6~u 41:5K, 2002.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney
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Memo
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
Thru: Bill Efting, Town Manager
From: Ruth Borne, Director of Community Development VI., A--
Norman Wood, Town Engineer
Date February 8, 2002
Re: Second Reading of Ordinance 02-02, An Ordinance Repealing and
Reenacting Provisions of Chapter 15.36 of the Avon Municipal Code
PUBLIC HEARING
Summary
On July 1, 2001 the Colorado Division of Housing adopted new rules governing the installation
of manufactured homes in order to improve the quality of manufactured home installations.
These new rules govem mobile homes, manufactured homes, and factory built homes.
Currently, the Avon Municipal Code does not address any distinctions between the different
types of homes and the respective distinctions for construction and installation. Ordinance 02-
02 creates definitions consistent with current state law and authorizes the inspections to be
performed by state inspectors for manufactured housing.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Town Council pass Ordinance 02-02 an Ordinance Repealing
and Reenacting Provisions of Chapter 15.36 of the Avon Municipal Code.
Alternatives
1. Approve on Second Reading
2. Deny on Second Reading
Proposed Motion
"I move to approve on second reading Ordinance 02-02, an Ordinance Repealing and
Reenacting Provisions of Chapter 15.36 of the Avon Municipal Code.
Town Manager Comments
Attachments:
A. Ordinance 02-02
Memo to Town Council, February 12, 2002 Page 1 of 1
Ordinance 02-02, An Ordinance regarding Mobile Homes
Memo
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
Thru: Bill Efting, Town Manager
From: Ruth Borne, Director of Community Development
Norman Wood, Town Engineer !~G~l
Date January 16, 2002
Re: First Reading of Ordinance 02-02, An Ordinance Repealing and Reenacting
Provisions of Chapter 15.36 of the Avon Municipal Code
Summary On July 1, 2001 the Colorado Division of Housing adopted new rules governing the
installation of manufactured homes in order to improve the quality of manufactured home
installations. These new rules govern mobile homes, manufactured homes, and factory built
homes.
Currently, the Avon Municipal Code does not address any distinctions between the different
types of homes and the respective distinctions for construction and installation. Ordinance 02-
02 creates definitions consistent with current state law and authorizes the inspections to be
performed by state inspectors for manufactured housing.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Town Council pass Ordinance 02-02 an Ordinance Repealing
and Reenacting Provisions of Chapter 15.36 of the Avon Municipal Code.
Alternatives
1. Approve on First Reading
2. Deny on First Reading
Proposed Motion
" I move to approve on first reading Ordinance 02-02, an Ordinance Repealing and
Reenacting Provisions of Chapter 15.36 of the Avon Municipal Code.
Town Manager Comments
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Attachments:
A. Ordinance 02-02
Memo to Town Council, January 3, 2002 Page 1 of 1
Ordinance 02-01, Lot 25, Block 2, Wildridge PUD Amendment