(A) General requirements. All manufactured homes, either on individual lots or in parks, shall meet the following standards.
(1) All units shall be skirted with a solid, nonflammable material.
(2) All units shall be set up and anchored in accordance with G.S. §§ 143-144 et seq., the Uniform Standards for Manufactured Homes Act, as revised.
(3) All manufactured homes shall be properly skirted after the final inspection but prior to the activation of electrical service to the home.
(B) Manufactured home prohibited uses. Manufactured homes designed in accordance with state and federal standards and intended to be used as dwelling units shall not be used for any other purpose (including storage, accessory structures, or any nonresidential use).
(C) Manufactured home as a temporary use. A manufactured home may be permitted as a temporary use according to the following standards:
(1) Hardship. See § 155.190; and
(2) Construction or reconstruction of a permanent site-built dwelling. A temporary use permit may be approved by the Zoning Enforcement Officer for up to two years. The permit may be renewed for one additional two-year period upon a showing by the applicant that the single-family site-built dwelling will be completed within the two-year permit renewal and that unnecessary hardship would result if the permit were not renewed. The following information shall be submitted and requirements met before the Zoning Enforcement Officer may approve a temporary use permit for a manufactured home:
(a) A completed application form;
(b) The manufactured home shall meet the standards for a Class C manufactured home;
(c) Information which validates the age, size, model number, and serial number of the manufactured home. A copy of the current bill of sale, current title, or certified tax listing form from the county in which the home is presently located may be used to validate the age, size, model number, and serial number;
(d) An approved on-site wastewater system permit from the County Environmental Health Department or evidence of an approved connection to a public sewer system;
(e) A site plan with the proposed location of the manufactured home and the single-family dwelling to be built on the property showing. The manufactured home shall be located as near to the side or rear of the property as practicable (subject to location of the on-site sewage disposal system);
(f) An application for a zoning permit and building permit including house plans for the single-family site-built dwelling. A valid building permit shall be required to be issued prior to the issuance of the temporary use permit;
(g) All applicable fees shall be paid; and
(h) The manufactured home shall be removed no later than 14 days following the issuance of the certificate of occupancy for the single-family site-built dwelling. Failure to remove the manufactured home shall be considered a violation of this Zoning Code.
(D) Nonconforming manufactured home replacement standards. Any proposed replacement of a nonconforming manufactured home shall occur no more than six months from the date the existing nonconforming home is removed from the property. If the replacement manufactured home has not been permitted within six months of the removal of the existing nonconforming manufactured home, only a valid conforming use (as listed in § 155.130) shall be established on the lot. The following information shall be submitted and requirements met prior to a zoning compliance permit being approved:
(1) The replacement manufactured home shall be the same age or newer than the existing nonconforming manufactured home, but in any case shall not be manufactured prior to July 1, 1976;
(2) If the existing nonconforming manufactured home has been removed from the property prior to applying for a zoning compliance permit for the replacement home, the property owner shall submit a notarized statement certifying the actual date the existing nonconforming manufactured home was removed from the property and stating the name and contact information of the person(s) responsible for removing the home;
(3) A notarized statement which validates the age, size, model number, and serial number of the replacement manufactured home. A copy of the current bill of sale, current title, or certified tax listing form from the county in which the home is presently located may be used to validate the age, size, model number, and serial number;
(4) A notarized statement which validates the age, size, model number, serial number, and location of the existing nonconforming manufactured home. A copy of the current bill of sale, current title, or certified tax listing form from the County Tax Assessor may be used to validate the age, size, model number, and serial number. A survey prepared by a state licensed land surveyor may be required to certify the location of the existing nonconforming manufactured home; and
(5) Any other information required as part of the application for a zoning compliance permit (see § 155.282).
(E) Enforcement procedures. When the Zoning Enforcement Officer has determined that the person responsible (defined as the manufactured home owner, or the property owner in the case of a leased lot), has not taken steps to implement the requirements of this section, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall send the person responsible a registered letter by first class U.S. mail notifying the person responsible of the violation. The person responsible shall have 30 days from the date the letter was placed in the U.S. mail to bring the manufactured home into compliance with the applicable standard of the Zoning Code.
(1996 Code, § 155.030) (Ord. passed 5-21-1984; Ord. passed 5-16-2005) Penalty, see § 155.999