§ 656.431. Definitions.

As used herein, the following terms and words are defined as follows:

(a)

Manufactured home means any residential dwelling unit constructed in a controlled factory environment in accordance with standards promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards, 24 CFR 3280. A manufactured home is always transported as a vehicle and has an integral chassis and undercarriage that supports the floor system. Manufactured homes are governed by F.S. §§ 320.822—320.862, regulated by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and bear a certification label located above the left tail light on each Section.

(b)

Modular home means any residential dwelling unit constructed in a controlled factory environment in accordance with the provisions of the Florida minimum building, plumbing, electrical, fire, accessibility and energy codes and which has building plans. A modular home can be shipped as a vehicle with wheels or may be delivered on a truck and may, or may not, be required to be constructed on an integral chassis. Modular homes are governed by F.S. §§ 553.35—553.41, regulated by the Department of Community Affairs and bear such an insignia over the electrical panel cover.

(c)

Mobile home (see Manufactured home) .

(d)

Immediate neighborhood means the five closest residential dwellings with property lines within 350 feet of the property subject to review.

(e)

Permanent foundation means a load-bearing continuous stem wall underneath the entire permanent structure, slab on grade, piers installed pursuant to Chapter 15-C, F.A.C., other foundation systems with exposed tie-downs, or pilings where a dwelling is constructed in a flood prone area, including a floodway or velocity zone, or where soils or topographic conditions necessitate the use of pilings. All piers and exposed tie-downs must be screened on all sides by a nonload bearing facade stem wall. The facade stem wall shall consist of a masonry wall with a poured footer extending from ground level to the base of the structure; provided, however, that dwellings located in designated flood zones are exempt from this screening requirement.

(f)

Projection means a bay window, offsetting portions of the single-family dwelling, garages, dormer windows, recessed doors, or porches and decks (covered or uncovered), so long as these projections meet the size requirements set forth in Section 656.432(a)(2) of this Subpart C; provided, however, that covered structures must use a roofing material consistent with the roofing materials used on the primary structure and uncovered structures shall have a finished floor elevation within eight inches of the finished floor elevation of the primary structure and shall be continuously screened upward from the ground to floor with the same materials as the foundation wall used on the primary structure.

(Ord. 2002-608-E, § 2; Ord. 2003-891-E, § 1)