5-4-65-20 Visibility For Street Entrances.

      At any residential or commercial drive which enters a street, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow which, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Director, obstructs sight lines for vehicles entering the street.

5-4-65-21 Flood Plain Standards.

      The Code Enforcement Director shall comply with applicable Federal Emergency Management Agency standards for development within flood plains in the issuance of any zoning permit.

5-4-65-22 Housing Construction Standards.

      All conventionally constructed homes located in the city shall be built under inspection by the Building Inspector and shall comply with the applicable Southern Standard Building Codes as adopted and amended by the South Carolina Building Code Council.

§ 5-4-66 MOBILE HOME DISTRICT.

      Intent. The intent of the Mobile Home District (MHD) is to provide a sound and healthy residential environment sufficient to meet the unique needs of inhabitants living in mobile homes; to protect mobile home parks from encroachment by incompatible uses; and to encourage the consolidation of mobile homes into mobile home parks. Any mobile home or mobile home park within the city shall henceforth be located in conformance with the regulations set forth herein. Note: The terms manufactured homes and mobile homes are used interchangeably in this document.

5-4-66-1 Permitted Uses.

Bed and breakfast inns in accordance with the provisions of § 5-4-66-5

Boarding houses

Cemeteries

Churches and other places of worship

Commercial horticulture or agriculture (excluding farm animals)

Family day care homes in accordance with the provisions of § 5-4-66-17 (excluding childcare facilities such as childcare centers and group childcare homes engaged in business activities of providing daycare services)

Group homes in accordance with the provisions of § 5-4-66-6

Home occupations in accordance with the provisions of § 5-4-66-7

Multi-family dwellings in accordance with the provisions of Title 5, Chapter 5, Land Development Regulations

Private clubs for golf, tennis, swimming, and similar activities, provided all structures are set back from the property lines at least fifty (50) feet

Public recreation uses or facilities

Public utility substations and facilities, public utility easements

Public and private schools

Retirement homes, convalescent homes, and nursing homes

Single-family detached dwellings

Signs, in accordance with the provisions of § 5-4-66-8

Temporary uses, in accordance with the provisions of § 5-4-66-9

Two-family dwellings (duplexes)

Manufactured homes, both single wide and multiple section, located on individual lots or in manufactured housing communities and parks

Cluster housing and townhouses in accordance with the provision of Title 5, Chapter 5, Land Development Regulations

 

(Am. Ord. 02-11, passed 6-10-2002; Am. Ord. 07-18, passed 9-10-2007; Am. Ord. 09-11, passed 6-8-2009; Am. Ord. 16-14, passed 12-12-2016)

5-4-66-2 Mobile homes on individually platted lots, provided that:

      (A)   No more than one (1) mobile home shall occupy one (1) lot.

      (B)   The wheels and hauling tongue for transporting the mobile home shall be removed.

      (C)   The set up of the mobile home conforms to the provisions for manufactured home tie downs contained in the 2003 Building Code Appendix E and the mobile home is underpinned with brick, concrete block or continuous aluminum or vinyl siding around the perimeter of the structure.

      (D)   The mobile home is located on a lot of standard size for the residential MHD and placed on the lot in such a manner as to present the front door of the structure to an official street or roadway contiguous to the lot.

      (E)   The mobile home dimensions are at a minimum of twelve (12) feet by thirty-five (35) feet for double-wide mobile homes, and

      (F)   Permanent front steps or a porch are constructed, installed and attached to the mobile home.

      Note: The terms manufactured homes and mobile homes are used interchangeably in this document.

(Am. Ord. 07-18, passed 9-10-2007)

5-4-66-3 Mobile Home Parks provided that:

      (A)   The maximum number of mobile homes per acre shall not exceed eight (8).

      (B)   Sanitary sewage, storm drainage, and water facilities shall be required.

      (C)   Roadways which are not dedicated as public streets shall have a minimum travel width of twenty (20) feet exclusive of parking.

      (D)   All roadways shall be paved with cement or asphalt.

      (E)   All roadway intersections shall be provided with a street light and shall not be less than two hundred (200) feet apart.

      (F)   Each mobile home park shall have a minimum area of twenty thousand (20,000) square feet set aside for common open space; in the case of a mobile home park in excess of the five (5) acre minimum, or in the case of the expansion of the mobile home park, two hundred (200) square feet of common open space shall be added for each mobile home unit after the 50th unit.

      (G)   Plans for driveways, drainage and utilities shall be provided to and reviewed by the city planner, engineer and building official. The building official, engineer and planner shall advise the Planning Commission in writing of any findings of fact prior to the Planning Commission’s decision to recommend or deny the proposal. The building official shall also review all plans for any findings of fact which relate to the proposed mobile home park's compliance with all local and state codes regulating health and environmental sanitation.

      (H)   If spaces for mobile homes are to be offered for sale, lots proposed for sale shall be recorded according to the requirements of the subdivision ordinance of the city. Application for subdivisions may be processed in conjunction with the administrative review procedure required under this ordinance to obtain authorization for development within a MHD.

      Note: The terms manufactured homes and mobile homes are used interchangeably in this document.