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Four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection; Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by alight duty truck; and Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary IMng quarters for recreational camping, travel, or seasonal use. (q) Start of Construction - The date of issuance of the building permit, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means: (1) Either the first placement of permanent construction of a st~uc~re on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or (2) The placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing,grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or waikways; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration on any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not the alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. (r) Substantial Damage:: Damage of any origin sustained by a structure when the cost of restoring the structare to its pre-damage condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred. (s) Substantial Improvement - Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include: (1) any project for 'mprovement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health~ sanitary, or safety code requirements and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions or (2) any alteration of a historic structure, provided thet the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure.