Manufactured home parks which are existing when this chapter is adopted shall be considered nonconforming manufactured home parks and shall be subject to the following.
(A) Zoning permit required. No person shall commence or proceed with development within the town's jurisdiction without first securing a zoning permit from the town. Unless elsewhere exempted by this chapter, no use may change, and/or no building, sign or other structure can legally be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a zoning permit. The Zoning Official will approve or deny the zoning permit based on compliance with the zoning ordinance unless evidence exists that there is a violation of the town's zoning ordinances on the property. For similar state law provisions, refer to G.S. § 160D-403(a).
(B) Issuing a temporary operating permit. Within 30 days of the date on which this chapter is adopted, each existing manufactured home park shall be issued a temporary operating permit. The procedure for issuing this temporary operating permit shall include:
(1) The Zoning Official shall issue the temporary operating permit.
(2) The temporary operating permit will allow the park owner/operator a six-month period to develop a compliance plan.
(3) The compliance plan shall be approved by the Town Board of Commissioners.
(a) If approved, a manufactured home park operating permit shall be issued within ten days of the Board's approval. Said permit shall be valid for one year. At the same time the temporary operating permit, if not already expired, shall be terminated.
(b) If not approved, the owner/operator may return a corrected version of the compliance plan to the Town Board in time to be received for the next scheduled meeting without paying an additional fee.
(c) If the compliance plan is not approved and the owner/operator fails to return a corrected copy as outlined in division (B)(3)(b) above, the park owner shall be considered to have chosen not to
comply with the standards set forth in this section and will be considered to have chosen the alternative of ceasing operation upon the expiration of his temporary manufactured home park operating permit.
(C) Contents of the compliance plan. The compliance plan shall detail how the owner/operator shall address the following:
(1) How the park presently complies or will, within a three-year period, comply with all standards listed below:
(a) Underpinning. All manufactured homes within a manufactured home park shall meet underpinning requirements within 90 days of placement of the home on the lot. Requirements include:
1. Continuous permanent skirting from the bottom of the home to the ground that fully encloses the area beneath the home.
2. A crawl space door that is a minimum of 18 inches by 24 inches.
3. Skirting made of suitable materials of brick, masonry, vinyl, metal, or wood.
(b) Utilities. The manufactured home park and all occupied units located in it must be connected to the municipal water and sewerage systems or other systems approved by the Robeson County Health Department or the North Carolina Division of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. Each manufactured home park space shall have hook-up facilities for water, sewer, electricity and telephone services. All occupied manufactured home units shall have and use sanitary facilities within the manufactured home unit.
(c) Other permitted uses. Service buildings, recreation buildings and other areas or structures providing laundry, sanitation and managerial facilities are permitted and shall serve only the park in which they are located. No such facility shall have direct access to a public street but shall by the privately maintained roadway.
(d) Screening and landscaping. The manufactured home park shall have a screening strip of plant material adjacent to and within the park boundary extending along the entire perimeter of the park. This requirement may be waived by the Town Board upon the recommendation of the Planning Board along any boundary which is naturally screened by evergreen plant materials or topography. Screening strips shall not be a portion of any manufactured home space, street, or private drive. The park shall be completely screened at a height of four feet or more from the view of adjacent properties. Landscaping shall be provided throughout the park with ample trees and shrubs to provide shade and break up open areas. All banks and open areas shall be grassed.
(e) One manufactured home per space. No more than one manufactured home may be parked on any manufactured home lot.
(f) Common recreation space. At least 8% of the total gross acreage of the park shall be reserved and developed as a common recreation space for the residents of the park. The recreation space shall be identified on all plans and approved by the Planning Board and the Town Board. Such areas shall be adequately lighted for safety.
(g) Parking. Parking spaces sufficient to accommodate at least two automobiles shall be constructed within each manufactured home lot and they shall be graveled or covered with four inches of crushed stone.
(Ord. 23-241, passed 7-18-2023)