Thurston County |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 21. LACEY URBAN GROWTH AREA ZONING |
Chapter 21.63. MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES |
§ 21.63.020. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
"Manufactured home" means a single-family dwelling built in accordance with the Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, which is a national, preemptive building code.
"Mobile home" means a factory-built dwelling built prior to June 15, 1976, to standards other than the HUD code, and acceptable under applicable state codes in effect at the time of construction or introduction of the home into the state. Mobile homes have not been built since introduction of the HUD Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act.
"Mobile or manufactured home park" means an area of land, in single ownership, on which ground space is made available for the location of mobile or manufactured homes. Such mobile or manufactured homes would generally be owned by the occupants who pay a fee for the use of the ground space. The mobile or manufactured home units remain essentially portable and may be moved from time to time.
"Mobile or manufactured home subdivision" means an area of land, platted in accordance with the subdivision or platting regulations of the county and the state of Washington, in which each parcel or lot is designed and intended to be owned in fee by a person or persons also owning and occupying the mobile or manufactured home structure situated on said lot. The mobile or manufactured home units remain essentially fixed on permanent foundations and generally are moved onto the site in their entirety or in sections only at the time of initial construction. Structures in mobile or manufactured home subdivisions shall meet current HUD or UBC construction standards.
(Ord. 11274 § 1 (part), 1996)