A mobile home, manufactured home or prefabricated home in the City of Yamhill placed on an individual lot shall comply with the following provisions:
(A) 
Where herein referred to, a "mobile home," "manufactured home" or "prefabricated home" shall mean a factory-built home having no less than 950 square feet in area which has been constructed to be moved upon highways in one or more sections and for permanent residential living. No mobile home, manufactured home or prefabricated home shall be established on any lot in the City of Yamhill unless the same shall have been manufactured no more than five years prior to the date sought for installation.
(B) 
Subject to the requirements of this chapter and within the following described areas of the City of Yamhill, mobile homes, manufactured homes or prefabricated homes may be erected, used and occupied:
(1) 
R-1 Single-Family Residential.
(2) 
R-2 Single-Family Residential.
(3) 
R-3 Multifamily Residential.
(C) 
The placement of the mobile home, manufactured home or prefabricated home shall also be subject to the following provisions:
(1) 
The owner of the home shall also be the owner of the lot on which the home is located.
(2) 
No home shall be placed upon a lot until arrangements have been made to connect the home to the City sewer system and to the City water system, and no home shall be occupied until such connections are made.
(3) 
No home shall be placed upon a lot unless it has the Oregon State Seal of Approval.
(4) 
All homes placed upon a lot shall conform to the setback requirements specified in this chapter.
(5) 
All homes placed on a lot in said zone shall within 30 days after placement, remove the tongue and wheels and/or erect it in accordance with the following specifications:
(a) 
No less than two continuous 16-inch wide by six-inch deep concrete footings, per section, containing a minimum of two each, one-half inch (#4) rebar.
(b) 
Footings set to ground level on solid undisturbed ground and running lengthwise of the home.
(c) 
Six mil (0.006 inch) black plastic covering ground and footings under the mobile home.
(d) 
Homes must have at least 18 inches clearance between ground level and bottom of frame members. The floor shall be placed a maximum of 18 inches above the finish ground level at any point.
(e) 
The home shall be supplied with a roof with a minimum slope of 16% (2:12) and shall have composition roofing, shakes or other materials approved by the Planning Commission.
(f) 
Lap siding or comparable siding as to style and material.
(g) 
The home must have a continuous skirting of non-corrosive, non-decaying material extending at least six inches into the ground or to an impervious face. The skirting shall have provisions for ventilation and access to the space under the unit, but such openings shall be secure against the entrance of animals.
(h) 
Each home must contain an approved early warning system for fire.
(i) 
Major landscaping shall be done by the end of the first garden season after occupancy is granted, but in no case shall such period be allowed to extend more than eight months.
(D) 
No additions or outbuildings shall be constructed with or added to or placed upon said lot which do not conform in all respects to the City Building Code, the zoning setback requirements, and the ordinances enacting the same.
(E) 
The owner of the property, upon removal of the home, agrees to remove the foundation to ground level and all additions to the home and to permanently disconnect sewer, water and other utilities. The "permit" authorizes the City to perform the work and place a lien against the property for the cost of the work in the event the owner fails to accomplish the work within 30 days from the date on which the home is moved from its foundation. This condition shall not apply in the event that the home is replaced on the original foundation, or on the original foundation as modified by another approved home within 60 days of the original unit's removal.
(F) 
No mobile home, manufactured home or prefabricated home or similar unit shall be placed on a lot and used for storage purposes.
(G) 
The City shall retain the right to perform the work as required to fulfill the conditions of this chapter, in the event the owner fails to accomplish the work within the time limit specified, or within 30 days after written notice of the Planning Commission to complete all work as required to fulfill the conditions of this chapter. The City shall have the right to place a lien against the property for the cost of the work performed. The City shall have the right to foreclose against any lien made by it in accordance with the provisions of State law.
(Ord. 454 §2, 2000)