HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD674ORDINANCE NO.674
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,
ARIZONA,REPEALING ORDINANCE NO.613,AND AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,VOLUME I ,CHAPTER 7 BUILDING,ARTICLE 7-1,BY RE-ESTABLISHING
MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOME STANDARDS;AND AMENDING SECTION 7-1-11-D.,BY
MODIFYING THE MANUFACTURED HOME HITCH REMOVAL REQUIREMENT;REPEALING ANY
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,
ARIZONA,THAT:
SECTION I RESCISSION OF PREVIOUS ORDINANCE
Ordinance Number 613,adopted by the Mayor and City Council on April 5,1988,
is hereby repealed.
SECTION I I IN GENERAL
Chapter 7,Volume I of the Apache Junction,Arizona,City Code is hereby
amended by adding Section 7-1-11 to read as follows:
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 in Apache Junction but proposed for installation in
mobile home parks that were approved before 1986.
C.Mobile/Manufactured homes proposed for installation shall be installed in
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;the hitch or tongue may be retained i f the unit's tongue is
screened with skirting,or a perimeter foundation,or ground level
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.
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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
Junction,Arizona and the Arizona Department of Building and Fire Safety,
Office of Manufactured Housing executed on May 6,1986,or as such
agreement is 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 is occupied.
SECTION III 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 IV 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 is for any reason
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portion thereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 16TH DAY OF MAY ,19 89 •
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 12TH DAY OF MAY ,19 89
Kepneth Bluntschly
Mayor
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ATTEST:
Kathleen Connelly
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
n M” V el C Alnymigi-IN, 7LiC1V114I.nicActuu
City Attorney
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