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Home My WebLink AboutPZ04-40CITY OF KENAI PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION PZ04-40 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, RECOMMENDING TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, TO AMEND KMC 14.20.230(b) BY CHANGING THE DEFINITIONS OF "MOBILE HOME," "MANUFACTURED HOUSING" AND "MODULAR HOUSING." WHEREAS, KMC 12.20.240 regulates and restricts the use of "mobile homes" in the Cit of Kenai; and WHEREAS, KMC 14.20.240(f) exempts "modular home[s]" and "manufactured housing" from the provisions of KMC 14.20.240; and WHEREAS, the definitions of "mobile homes," "manufactured housing" and "modular home" are in KMC 14.20.320(b); and WHEREAS, because of recent developments in modular, manufactured and mobile homes, the definitions of there need to be changed. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY KENAI, ALASKA AMEND the definitions in KMC 14.20.230(b) as follows: Section 1 Manufactured housing means a dwelling unit that meets Department of Housing and Urban Development Standards for manufactured housing and is wider than sixteen. (16) feet, has a roof pitch of 4:12 or greater with [SHINGLES] roofing and siding common to standard residential construction and is [MOVED ON THE HIGHWAY BY A LICENSED COMMERCIAL TRAILER] transported to the site and placed on a permanent foundation. Section 2 Mobile home means a structure, which is built on a permanent chassis in accordance with Department of Housing and Urban Development Standards [CONTAINED IN CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS TITLE 24, CHAPTER 20] and designed to be used as a dwelling unit, with or without a pcrmanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. A mobile home is subject to all regulations applying thereto, whether or not wheels, axles, hitch or other appurtenances of mobility are removed and regardless of the nature of the foundation provided. PZQ440 Page 2 of 2 Section 3 Modular home means a dwelling constructed in modules or sections at a place other than the building site, built to, conform to Title 4 of the Kenai Municipal Code, is transported to the site ,and, then assembled and placed on a permanent foundation. (The definition of "modular home" is replaced in its entirely by the definition above.) PASSED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 22r`~ day of September 2004. Chairman A ST: