§ 18-132. Requirement of pre-setup inspection.

Prior to bringing it into Pasco County or moving it within the county, the owner and dealer, if any, of the mobile/manufactured home or park trailer, or land on which the home or trailer is to be parked, stored or placed, must call the building official or his designee for an inspection of the home or trailer prior to parking, storing, or placing the home or trailer at any location within the unincorporated area of Pasco County. A fee will be charged for the inspection based on the county's estimated actual costs that will be incurred to provide the inspection at the location of the home. The fee must be paid at the time the pre-setup permit is issued.

(a)

If upon inspection the building official or his designee determines that the mobile/manufactured home or park trailer meets, at a minimum, the code requirements in effect at the time the home or trailer was manufactured, and also meets with county's minimum housing standards as provided in article V of this chapter (except for positioning, blocking, leveling, supporting, tying down, making minor adjustments, assembly of multiple or expandable units, and connection to utilities) the building official or his designee shall approve the issuance of a mobile home setup permit to a licensed installer or any other person authorized by state law to obtain the permit, upon payment of required fees and satisfaction of all other permitting requirements.

(b)

If the building official or his designee determines that the mobile/manufactured home or park trailer does not meet, at a minimum, the code requirements in effect at the time the home or trailer was manufactured, and/or does not meet the county's minimum housing standards as provided in article V of this chapter (except for positioning, blocking, leveling, supporting, tying down, making minor adjustments, assembly of multiple or expandable units, and connection to utilities), or both, the building official or his designee may:

(1)

Approve the issuance of a mobile home setup permit to a licensed dealer, manufacturer, or installer, or any other person authorized by state law to obtain the permit, and require the owner to obtain a minimum housing code violation repair permit within a specified number of days and to make required repairs and successfully pass required inspections by the building official within a specified number of days; or

(2)

Do not approve issuance of a setup permit, and require the home or trailer to be demolished or removed from the unincorporated area of the county if it was placed in its current location without required permits or inspections, and/or enforce other county requirements such as the codes pertaining to minimum housing and/or slum and blighted structures.

(Ord. No. 07-20, § 1, 9-11-07)