(1) Intent. The M.H. Manufactured Home Overlay District is established as a district providing for the location of manufactured homes to allow for increased housing opportunities for low and moderate income residents in a manner that protects the character and property values of existing residential areas.
(2) Permitted uses.
(a) All uses permitted in the underlying district where the overlay district is applied.
(b) Manufactured homes provided that:
(1) All manufactured homes are located on lots that meet all requirements of the town’s current zoning, subdivision and other regulations, such as those relating to size, width and access to a public street;
(2) No lot shall contain more than one manufactured home, and no lot with a manufactured home may contain another dwelling unit or any other structure except a permissible accessory structure;
(3) The manufactured home meets or exceeds the construction standards promulgated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that were in effect at the time of construction;
(4) The manufactured home has a length not exceeding four times its width;
(5) The manufactured home has a minimum of twelve hundred (1,200) square feet of enclosed living area:
(6) The pitch of the roof of the manufactured home has a minimum vertical rise of two and two-tenths feet for each twelve feet of horizontal run (2.2' and 12') and the roof is finished with a type of shingle that is commonly used in standard residential construction;
(7) The exterior siding consists predominantly of vinyl or aluminum horizontal lap siding (that does not exceed the reflectivity of gloss white paint), wood, or hardboard, comparable in composition, appearance and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential construction;
(8) The home is set up in accordance with the standards set by the N.C. Department of Insurance and a continuous, permanent masonry foundation or curtain wall, unpierced except for required ventilation and access, is installed under the manufactured home;
(9) Stairs, porches, entrance platforms and other means of entrance and exit to the home shall be installed or constructed in accordance with the standards set by the N.C. Department of Insurance; and
(10) The moving hitch, wheels, and axles and transporting lights have been removed. (Ord. of 7/26/94; as amended by Ord. of 6/24/21)