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59-C-1.371. Intent and Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for the continued use of mobile homes, under certain conditions, which have hitherto existed in violation of existing zoning provisions. Continued use of such mobile homes is necessary and in the public interest and welfare due to the scarcity of low and moderate cost housing.
59-C-1.372. Continuation in Present Locations. One-family mobile homes certified by the Department of Permitting Services or the Department of Housing and Community Affairs to have been installed on their sites as of August 15, 1978, may legally be retained on their sites as long as they conform to all County housing and building codes. The units may be repaired, reconstructed or replaced as needed to conform to these codes. The units may continue to be located on sites not in conformance with the minimum lot size and density of the zones in which they are located only while the land remains in the same ownership as on August 15, 1978. After August 15, 1978 a lot in a one-family zone or in the rural zone must not contain more than one dwelling unit per lot of the appropriate minimum size after the owner of record on August 15, 1978 sells or otherwise transfers ownership of the lot unless a lot of less than the minimum size for the zone has been created for use as a one-family residence for a person for whom the property owner is legal guardian, or the parent, child or the spouse of a child of the property owner of record on August 15, 1978, in the following manner:
(a) Such lot is recorded on or before July 1, 1981; and
(b) One lot only has been created for each mobile home certified by the Department of Permitting Services or the Department of Housing and Community Affairs to have been in place on the property on August 15, 1978; and
(c) Such lot shall have a minimum area of 10,000 square feet. A lot created for a one-family residence or a single residence thereon, pursuant to this section, shall not be deemed to be a nonconforming use. Nothing in this section shall be held to contradict Section 59-C-9.3.