(A) General requirements. All manufactured and mobile home housing shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) All manufactured housing shall be built according to the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Code (245 CFR 3280), enacted June 15, 1976, as evidenced by the HUD certifications plats;
(2) No manufactured home over ten years old will be allowed to be brought in and set up within the town limits. All housing must be wind zone two;
(3) All manufactured housing shall be installed in conformance with the requirements of Section 19-425.39 of the South Carolina Code of Regulations;
(4) It shall be unlawful to relocate a manufactured home from any site within the town to any other site without first obtaining a Zoning Certification Statement, a setup permit and/or moving permit from the Department;
(5) It shall be unlawful to install or store a manufactured home on any parcel in the town without a permit from the Department;
(6) No power company shall connect any source of power to a manufactured home without an electric power release from the Department;
(7) It shall be unlawful for any manufactured home to receive electricity by any means other than a separated electric meter;
(8) No manufactured home shall receive an installation permit unless it complies with all the relevant criteria of this Code;
(9) When a manufactured home is replaced with another unit, the replaced unit shall be removed from the subject parcel within 14 days;
(10) Connection to water/sewer is approved upon CEO inspection;
(11) It shall be unlawful to use a manufactured home, unless otherwise specifically certified by HUD, for any purpose other than living accommodations;
(12) It shall be unlawful for any person, manufactured home contractor, manufactured home installer, manufactured home manufacturer, manufactured home repairer, manufactured home retail dealer, manufactured home retail salesman or manufactured home representative to deliver, place, or cause to be delivered or placed, any manufactured home on any prospective site in the incorporated portion of the town without first obtaining a Zoning Certification Statement from the Department;
(13) The Zoning Certification Statement shall not be issued unless the Department finds the proposed location of the manufactured home is in substantial compliance with all the relevant site development regulations in force at the time the request is submitted to the Department; and
(14) The Zoning Certification Statement shall apply only to the specific site being requested and shall not be transferable to another site.
(B) Safety and appearance standards. All manufactured homes shall have underpinning around the entire exterior of the unit. Acceptable underpinning includes brick, vinyl or masonry block.
(Ord. 2001-17, passed 1-28-02)