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ORDINANCE NO. 2909 s
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE AND
ZONING ORDINNACE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY
ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REGULATING "MANUFACTURED HOUSING" IN A MANNER
CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF S.F. 2228 AS
ENACTED BY THE 1984 SESSION OF THE SEVENTIETH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA; REPEALING
ANY ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT, IF ANY;
AND, ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, S.F. 2228 as said bill was enacted by the 1984 session of the
Seventieth Session of the Iowa General Assembly provides that:
"A city shall not adopt or enforce zoning regulations or other
ordinances which disallow the plans and specifications of a
proposed residential structure solely because the proposed
structure is a manufactured home.";
and,
WHEREAS, with a view to conserving the value of buildings and en-
couraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the city so as to
promote and protect the general welfare it is deemed prudent to enact
regulations pertaining to such "manufactured homes";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City
of Ames, Iowa:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, shall
be and is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section as follows:
"Sec. 29.81. REGULATION OF MANUFACTURED HOUSING
The purpose of this section and the following subsections is
to regulate manufactured housing or the "manufactured home"
in a manner consistent with the provisions of S.F. 2228 as
enacted by the 1984 session of the Seventieth General
Assembly of the State of Iowa.
(1) A manufactured home is defined for purpose's of these
U�711 regulations as a structure manufactured or constructed
INST.NO. so as to conform to provisions of 42 U.S.C. Sections
STORY COUNTY, IOWA 5401 through 5403, but which is not constructed with a
FILED FOR RECORD permanent hitch or other device allowing it to be moved
/AM OCT 17 1984 pW other than for the purpose of moving to a permanent
asite, and which does not have permanently attached to
SUSAN L. POTTER, Recorder its body or frame, any wheels or axles. A mobile home
By Deputy is not a manufactured home unless it has been converted
to real property and is taxed as such.
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(2) Although a "mobile home" as defined in subsection
29.2(21) Ames Municipal Code may be so modified and
converted as to become a "manufactured home" within the
meaning of the Iowa law and these regulations and
thereby not be subject to the provisions of Section
29.20, 11R-5" (Mobile Home) District, nothing in this
section shall be interpreted or construed as permitting a
mobile home at any location other than in an R-5 mobile
home district.
(3) Neither the provisions of this section, or of section
29.20 of the Ames Municipal Code shall pertain to what is
called the "modular home", which is housing built in
whole or in part off the site of its occupancy and use
and certified by the State of Iowa as meeting the State
Building Code. If so certified by the State of Iowa,
"modular homes" shall be governed by the same regula-
tions and standards as pertain to housing that is built at
the site of its occupancy and use.
(4) Manufactured homes located outside the aforesaid R-5
(Mobile Home) District shall meet the following minimum
standards:
(a) The principal portion or main body of such struc-
ture shall have a width and length of not less than
twenty (20) feet.
(b) The siding of such a structure shall consist of
wood, simulated wood siding (to include horizontal
lapped steel or aluminum siding), brick, stone,
stucco or concrete; and, furthermore, shall not
have an appearance or condition incompatible with
conserving the market value and benificial use and
enjoyment of adjacent buildings.
(c) Such structure shall have a roof pitch of 2 inches
per foot, and all roofs shall have asphalt, wood or
similar type shingles with a roof overhang or eave
of at least one foot on at least two opposite sides of
the structure.
(d) Such structure shall conform to all electrical,
plumbing, building, fire prevention, rental housing
and zoning regulations of the City of Ames except
those from which it is clearly exempted by State of
Federal law or the provisions of this section.
Section Two. Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, if
any.
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Section Three. Violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than one
hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days.
Section Four. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and publication as required by law.
Passed this 9th day of Oct r 1984.
"Nancy ibboCity Clerk 15aul Goodland. Mayor
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I , Nancy Gibbons , duly appointed, qualified and acting City Clerk of the
City of Ames, Story, County, Iowa, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 2909
was duly adopted on the 9th day of October, 1984, by the Ames� City Council
and that the above is a true and exact copy of said Ordinance`:°-' ' 1--,
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Nancy Gibbons,,' Citycl,.6rk of thO
City of Ames , Story Count ,-towff
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