§ 8:402. Mobile homes.

No relocation permit shall be issued for the placing of any mobile home within zone A on the flood hazard boundary map for East Baton Rouge Parish until the building official has determined that the mobile home is or shall be anchored to resist flotation, collapse or lateral movement in accordance with the following requirements:

(1)

Over-the-top ties shall be provided at each of the four (4) corners of the mobile homes, with two (2) additional ties per side at intermediate locations with mobile homes less than fifty (50) feet in length requiring only one additional tie per side.

(2)

Frame ties shall be provided at each corner of the home with five (5) additional ties per side at intermediate points with mobile homes less than fifty (50) feet long requiring only four (4) additional ties per side.

(3)

All components of the anchoring system shall be capable of carrying a force of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) pounds.

(4)

All additions to any mobile home shall be anchored as above.

(5)

Homes constructed after June 15, 1976, under the Mobile Home Construction Standards established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall be anchored according to such standards set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; otherwise all mobile homes shall comply with the requirements as set forth above.

(City Code 1951, Title 8, § 404; Parish Code 1962, Title 8, § 404)