(A) Within 15 days after bringing a manufactured home into the county, or the purchase of a manufactured home in this county for dwelling purposes, or after the movement of an existing manufactured home from one site to another within the county, the owner, rental agent, or person in possession of such manufactured home shall obtain a manufactured home license from the licensing agent.
(1) If the manufactured home is to be relocated in the county from another county, the manufactured home owner or agent must submit the moving permit from such county to the licensing agent.
(2) In addition to the moving permit from the other county, the licensing agent may require that
proof be produced to the agent that all taxes due have been paid.
(B) (1) To obtain such manufactured home license, the manufactured home owner, rental agent, person in possession or current owner must first obtain a zoning permit from the County Zoning Administrator, certifying that the site where the manufactured home will be located in the county meets the requirements of the County Zoning Ordinance and the County's Official Zoning Map.
(2) An E-911 address for the site is required in order to get a zoning permit.
(C) Next, if the proposed location appears to be in a flood plain, the applicant shall obtain the necessary FEMA permit from the Flood Management Official.
(D) Thereafter, the applicant must submit to the licensing agent the following:
(1) Zoning permit.
(2) FEMA Flood Zone Permit, if required.
(3) Copy of a septic tank approval from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control for the site where the manufactured home will be located.
(4) Proof that all taxes have been paid on any manufactured home traded for the subject manufactured home, or on the subject manufactured home if no trade is involved.
(5) (a) Title, bill of sale, or finance papers for the subject manufactured home in the current owner's name, showing the year, make, model and serial number of the subject manufactured home.
(b) All title documents must be properly filled out and executed, and a clear chain of title from the last titled owner to the current owner must be produced to the licensing agent.
(6) E-911 address for the proposed location of the manufactured home.
(7) Name, address, contact telephone number and driver's license number of person moving the manufactured home onto the proposed site.
(8) Name, address, contact telephone number and state license number of the person who is installing or setting up the manufactured home.
(9) The applicant must provide proof that the owner, occupant or new purchaser of the manufactured home is legally authorized to place the manufactured home at the location specified in the application for the manufactured home decal. This proof may consist of a copy of the deed to the property showing ownership in the applicant's name, a lease of the property showing the applicant's name as lessee, a copy of the recorded bond for title showing the purchase of the property by the applicant, or a letter of permission to the applicant from the landowner, or other financing papers or evidence of right of occupancy which are deemed to be legally sufficient by the County Attorney. This proof is in addition to the requirement in division (D)(5) above that proof of ownership or transfer of ownership of the manufactured home be provided to the licensing agent.
(10) Properly signed permission form granting access to the manufactured home by the Building Official for the purpose of making the inspections necessary under division (E) of this section, and including the right to enter the manufactured home during that process to verify the vehicle identification number and/or date of manufacture of the manufactured home.
(E) In addition to the moving permit fee and the decal fee, the licensing agent shall collect a $50 inspection fee to cover the cost of the Building Official performing the inspection of the installed manufactured home in the following regards:
(1) Wheels are removed and unit is placed on a foundation complying with the Building Code, and skirting compatible with the manufactured home has been installed.
(2) Unit is tied down for 90 mph wind resistance.
(3) All mobile features are removed.
(4) Two off-street parking spaces are provided.
(5) Unit meets HUD standards at time the unit was built; Building Official will verify date of manufacture, if possible.
(6) For multi-section homes, that roof has no less than a nominal 3:12 pitch.
(7) The manufactured home has at all entrances porches and stoops that have been built in accordance with the International Residential Building Code.
(8) 911 address is posted on the manufactured home in numerals at least 3 inches high; if the unit is more than 50 feet from the road, the address must also be posted at the road.
(9) Certifies that potable water is connected to the unit, and the source of that water.
(10) Certifies that unit is served by public sewer or SCDHEC-approved private septic system, with a clean-out within 3 feet of unit.
(11) Correct manufactured home decal is properly displayed in plain sight.
(F) The inspection will take place after the required decal is affixed, and upon satisfactory final inspection, the Building Official, if requested, will issue a letter of compliance.
(G) (1) If the inspection is not satisfactory, the Building Official will advise the applicant of the steps necessary to bring the unit into compliance, and will give the applicant a reasonable time to do so.
(2) If after a reasonable time the unit is not in compliance and does not pass the required inspection, then the Building Official is authorized to take such steps as are necessary under this subchapter to either require the applicant, owner or occupant to comply with the requirements of this subchapter, or to institute criminal proceedings for a violation of this subchapter, as provided in § 150.99.
(Ord. 12-48-05, passed 12-14-2005; Am. Ord. 08-26-06, passed 8-16-2006) Penalty, see § 150.99