§ 50-28. Special requirements for manufactured homes.

A. 

Within the Approximate Floodplain or Special Floodplain Area, manufactured homes shall be prohibited within the area measured 50 feet landward from the top-of-bank of any watercourse.

B. 

Where permitted within any floodplain area, all manufactured homes, and any improvements thereto, shall be:

(1) 

Placed on a permanent foundation.

(2) 

Elevated so that the lowest floor of the manufactured home is at least 1 1/2 feet above base flood elevation.

(3) 

Anchored to resist flotation, collapse, or lateral movement.

C. 

Installation of manufactured homes shall be done in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions as provided by the manufacturer. Where the applicant cannot provide the above information, the requirements of Appendix E of the 2009 International Residential Building Code or the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Permanent Foundations for Manufactured Housing, 1984 Edition, draft or latest revision thereto, shall apply and 34 PA Code, Chapters 401 to 405.

D. 

Consideration shall be given to the installation requirements of the 2009 IBC and the 2009 IRC, or the most recent revisions thereto, and 34 PA Code, as amended, where appropriate, and/or applicable to units where the manufacturers' standards for anchoring cannot be provided or were not established for the units' proposed installation.