(A) "Manufactured home" shall mean a structure, comprising two (2) or more modules, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed and constructed to be used as a single-family residential dwelling with a permanent foundation system when connected to the required utilities, and shall include the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems contained therein.

(B) "Manufactured home" shall be synonymous with a mobile home as defined in the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 5401, et seq.) And Sections 18008 and 18211 of the Health and Safety Code of the State, except for the purposes of this chapter, a manufactured home shall be a mobile home which is attached to a permanent foundation system.

(1) Be occupied only as a residential use type.

(2) Be subject to all provisions of the zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance and all other provisions applicable to residential structures.

(3) Be installed on and attached to a permanent foundation system in compliance with all applicable building regulations and manufactured home regulations. Said foundation system shall consist of a continuous concrete perimeter footing and continuous concrete footings for the location of all interior support piers. The walls of the system shall consist of poured in place reinforced concrete or 100% grouted and reinforced cement blocks meeting the building code requirements for conventional construction. Interior piers shall be reinforced and grouted cement blocks. Footing and foundation design shall be signed by a civil or structural engineer registered in the State of California.

(4) The exterior of the manufactured home shall be covered with wood, vinyl or aluminum lap siding compatible with structural architecture and conventional built housing.

(5) The exterior covering material shall extend to within six inches (6") of the ground, except that when a solid concrete or masonry perimeter foundation is used, the exterior covering material need not extend more than four inches (4") below the top of the foundation. Said exterior covering shall be completed at the time of construction of the dwelling.

(6) Be insulated to Zone III standards as outlined in the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 5401, et seq.).

(7) Have a minimum width of 24 feet which shall apply to a minimum of eighty percent (80%) of the full length of the mobile home.

(8) Have a minimum of 1,000 square feet of fully enclosed floor area devoted to living purposes, exclusive of roofed or unroofed porches, terraces, garages, carports and other outbuildings.

(9) Have a roof load design for a thirty-pound (30 lb.) snow load and a fifteen-pound (15 lb.) wind load.

(10) Have a roof pitch of not less than three inches (3") vertical rise for each twelve inches (12") of horizontal run.

(11) Have a roof covering consisting of materials customarily used for conventional dwellings within the neighborhood that the mobile home is proposed to be placed in, being either composition, shingle or shake.

(12) Have a plot plan showing the proposed location of the mobile home on the lot. This will include distances from all lot lines and existing structures on the subject property.

(13) Be required to have porches, eaves or roofs with eaves, carports, and garages, when the Zoning Administrator has determined that it is necessary to make it compatible with other residential dwellings in the area.

(14) Have an eave overhang of at least twelve inches (12").

(15) Obtain a grading permit for all excavation or fill work as required by the Building Code.(1997, U.B.C., Chapter 70: Excavation and Grading, Section 7003)

(16) Be certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (came into effect June 15, 1976), as amended (42 U.S.C. Sections 5401, et seq.) and not have been altered in violation of applicable codes.

(17) Unit must be new when installed within the City. No used, second hand or repossessed units will be permitted. The owner must be the first owner of the unit and the installation must be the first installation in any location.

(18) The home shall be installed so that the floor elevation shall not exceed twenty-four inches (24") in height above the ground level, except in instances where a substantial grade change occurs, or the possibility of flooding requires a greater floor elevation.

(19) There shall be steps at all exits of the mobile home. Said steeps shall meet all requirements of the U. B. C.

(20) Typical elevations of the dwelling unit and required or proposed attachments shall be submitted for approval by the Zoning Administrator at the time the development plan is submitted.

(21) Prior to occupancy, the owner shall request a certificate of occupancy pursuant to subsection (2) of subsection (b) of Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code of the State. Such certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until all of the above standards have been met. No occupancy shall occur until such certificate is issued.

(22) Curb and gutter shall be installed along all sides of the lot adjacent to City street rights of way. Said curb and gutter shall meet the requirements of Chapter 22 of the Alturas City Code. All curb and gutter must be installed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Provisions for the delay of installation shall be as per Chapter 22 of the Alturas City Code and shall require the posting of a bond.

(23) All driveways, driveway approaches and sidewalks shall be concrete and meet the requirements of Chapter 22 of the Alturas City Code and all handicapped access codes.