A local government may not adopt less stringent standards for the installation of a manufactured home than those promulgated by the division. A local government may not, without express consent by the division, adopt different standards than the standards for the installation of a manufactured home promulgated by the division. Nothing in this section may preclude a local government from enacting standards for mobile or modular homes concerning unique public safety requirements related to geographic or climatic conditions, such as weight restrictions for roof snow loads or wind shear factors, as otherwise permitted by law. A local government may not impose weight restrictions for roof snow loads or wind shear factors on a manufactured home built to the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards that are different from what has been zoned for the state of Colorado by the United States department of housing and urban development pursuant to the federal act or impose any other requirements that would impact the design and construction of the home, unless an exemption has been granted for that jurisdiction by the United States department of housing and urban development. Nothing in this section prohibits a local government from requiring onsite mitigation to address unique public safety requirements related to geographic and climatic conditions, such as weight restrictions for roof snow loads and wind shear factors, on a manufactured home built to the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards, so long as there is no interference with the federal standards for the design and construction of the manufactured home.
Source: L. 2003: Entire part added, p. 545, § 2, effective March 5. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (HB 21-1019), ch. 122, p. 480, § 19, effective September 7.