(a) Purpose. The Manufactured Housing Overlay District is established to provide a procedure for identifying areas in which manufactured housing may be located on individual lots and to establish standards for the individual manufactured homes. This overlay district will expand the range of housing opportunities available to residents of Asheville while assuring that manufactured housing is compatible with existing homes in the area.
(b) Permitted uses. In addition to the uses permitted in the underlying zoning district, individual manufactured homes located on individual lots shall be permitted in the Manufactured Housing District provided that manufactured homes meet the development standards set forth in subsection 7-9-4(c) below.
(c) Development standards. Manufactured homes to be located on an individual lot shall meet the following standards. No variances shall be granted from these standards.
(1) The manufactured homes must meet the standards set by the department of housing and urban development (hereinafter referred to as "HUD") as of the date the application is made for a zoning permit to locate the manufactured home on an individual lot. If the manufactured home does not meet the standards set by HUD as of that date, a zoning permit for location of the manufactured home on an individual lot may be issued only if the city, or county if in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city, building inspector inspects the plumbing, heating and air conditioning, and electrical systems of the manufactured home and determines that any deviations from the current HUD standards are not life threatening. After a zoning permit has been issued for the location of the manufactured home on an individual lot, a new zoning permit must be issued in order for it to be relocated to another individual lot. Before a zoning permit is issued for the relocation, the manufactured home must meet the standards of the North Carolina State Building Code in effect at the time of original construction.
(2) The tongue, axles, running lights, and removable towing apparatus must be removed prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the individual home.
(3) The manufactured home shall be placed so that its longest side is parallel to the front property line of the lot. Provided, however, the manufactured home may be placed so that its longest side is perpendicular to the front property line if an addition, whose design is compatible with the manufactured home, is attached to the manufactured home at the point nearest the front property line and if the width of the manufactured home with the addition exceeds 50 percent of its length.
(4) Exterior siding of the manufactured home shall consist of wood, hardboard, or aluminum (vinyl covered or painted aluminum, but in the case of painted aluminum, the painted finish shall not exceed the reflectivity of gloss white paint). The exterior siding shall be comparable in composition, appearance, and durability to exterior siding commonly used in standard residential construction.
(5) The manufactured home shall be attached to a continuous permanent foundation of brick or block which is unpierced except for required ventilation and access as required by the North Carolina State Building Code.
(6) The roof pitch for the manufactured home shall have a minimum vertical rise of three feet for each 12 feet of horizontal run. The roof shall be finished with a type of shingle that is commonly used in standard residential construction. All roof structures shall provide an eave projection of no less than six inches, which may include a gutter.
(7) The manufactured home may be attached to a basement structure, but the basement structure must meet the requirements of the North Carolina State Building Code.
(8) The length of the manufactured home shall not exceed four times the width of the home, excluding additions.
(9) Structural additions to manufactured homes (such as, but not limited to, porches and decks) are encouraged, but not required. Those structures shall comply with the standards of the North Carolina State Building Code.
(10) The manufactured home shall have a minimum of 1,100 square feet of enclosed and heated living area.
(11) The manufactured home must be set up in accordance with the standards established by the North Carolina Department of Insurance and shall be properly anchored in accordance with the North Carolina State Building Code. The set up and anchoring must be done by persons licensed by the State of North Carolina for such work.
(12) Walks and driveways for the manufactured home must be paved, graveled, or be of some other dustless, all-weather surface.
(13) Individual lot dimensions and yard requirements for manufactured homes on individual lots shall meet the standards established by the underlying zoning district for single-family residential development.
(d) Designation of manufactured housing districts.
(1) Treated as map amendments. Designation of properties as manufactured housing districts shall be treated as map amendments. The designation shall be subject to the procedures and requirements set forth in article VII of this chapter.
(2) Guidelines for identifying manufactured housing districts. The following guidelines shall be used in identifying potential areas for designation as manufactured housing districts:
a. Manufactured homes located on individual lots and meeting the development standards set forth in subsection 7-9-5(c) above would be architecturally compatible with existing site-built homes in the area;
b. Manufactured homes should be located in the area prior to its designation as a manufactured housing district and should comprise at least 20 percent of the homes in the area;
c. Vacant land should be available upon which to locate manufactured homes; and
d. The area should be a minimum of five acres.
(Ord. No. 2369, § 1, 5-27-97)