HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD613ORDINANCE NO.613
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,
ARIZONA,AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,VOLUME I ,CHAPTER 7
BUILDING,ARTICLE 7-1 BY ESTABLISHING MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME STANDARDS;
REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,
ARIZONA,THAT:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
The Apache Junction,Arizona,City Code is hereby amended by adding
Section 7-1-11:to read as follows:
SECTION 7-1-11
A.Mobile/Manufactured homes proposed for installation shall have affixed
thereto a decal certifying that the dwelling unit has been inspected and
constructed in accordance with the requirements of the U.S.Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD)in effect at the date of manufacture
wherein such date shall not have been prior to June 15,1976,or such
other succeeding requirements which replace HUD standards.
B.Section 7-1-11-A shall not be applicable to the installation of units
currently installed i n Apache Junction but proposed for installation i n
mobile home parks that were approved before 1986.
C.Mobile/Manufactured homes proposed for installation shall be installed i n
compliance with the standards prescribed by the Arizona Department of
Building and Fire Safety,Office of Manufactured Housing for either:
1)ground level installation,or
2)installation of a fully skirted mobile/manufactured home,or
3)installation of a unit on a permanent visible foundation.
D.Mobile/Manufactured homes proposed for installation outside of a mobile
home park shall have its hitch or tongue removed at the time of
installation.
E.This amendment shall not prohibit the continued occupancy of non -certified
mobile/manufactured homes currently located and occupied as a private
residence within the City of Apache Junction.
F.Modifications to or repairs of a mobile/manufactured home shall be
prohibited unless such modifications are made pursuant to applicable
Federal,State,or local regulations.The Building Official may inspect a
mobile/manufactured home proposed for installation only for gross
modifications.Gross modifications included are those modifications which
can be observed from a visual inspection of the interior and exterior of
the subject unit,or which become apparent to the Building Official while
performing those safety and installation inspections and tests as are
required by an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Apache
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Junction,Arizona and the Arizona Department of Building and Fire Safety,
Office of Manufactured Housing executed on May 6,1986,or as such
agreement i s subsequently amended or adopted.When such violations or
gross modifications are made known,i t shall be the duty of the Building
Official to order modifications to be brought into compliance before the
mobile/manufactured unit i s occupied.
SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby
repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
I f any section,sub -section,sentence,phrase,clause or portion of this
ordinance or any •part of the code adopted herein by reference i s for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portion thereof.
SECTION IV EMERGENCY CLAUSE
I t i s necessary for the preservation of the peace,health,and safety of the
City of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this Ordinance become effective
immediately,an emergency i s declared to exist,and this Ordinance shall be
effective immediately upon passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 5TH DAY OF APRIL ,1988.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 11TH DAY OF APRIL
ATTEST:
Kathleen Connelly
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
a'Strd-r:\AleZa'n
CitKAttorney
,1988.
Norman S.Hill
Mayor
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