(A) In order to protect the town against the nonpayment of ad valorem taxes on mobile homes and the nonpayment of water and utility bills, it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to remove or cause to be removed any mobile home situated within the town limits without first obtaining a moving permit from the Town Clerk. The moving permit shall be conspicuously displayed near the license tag on the rear of the mobile home at all times during its transportation. Permits required by this section may be obtained at the office of the Town Clerk during normal business hours.
(B) In order to obtain a permit as provided herein, persons shall be required to:
(1) Pay all taxes, water and utility bills due to be paid by the owner to the town; or
(2) Show proof to the Town Clerk that all taxes, water and utility bills have been paid.
(C) In addition to complying with the provisions above, the owners of mobile homes shall also furnish the following information to the Town Clerk:
(1) The name and address of the owner;
(2) The address or location of the premises from which the mobile home is to be moved;
(3) The address or location of the place to which the mobile home is to be moved; and
(4) The name and address of the carrier who is to transport the mobile home.
(D) No permit required by this chapter shall be issued by the Town Clerk unless and until all taxes and water and utility bills due to be paid by the owner to the town, including any penalties or interest thereon, have been paid. Any taxes which have not yet been computed, but which will become due during the current calendar year shall be determined as in the case of prepayments.
(E) The permit shall be in substantially the following form:
MOVING PERMIT Town of Pikeville Permit Number _______________ State of North Carolina Date of Issuance ______________ Permission is hereby granted to _________________________________________ (Name & address of owner) _________________________________________ (Name & address of carrier) to remove the following described mobile home: _______________________________ (Make, model, size, serial number, etc.) _________________________________________ From: _________________________________________ (Address) To: _________________________________________ (Address) This permit is issued in accordance with an ordinance of the Town of Pikeville entitled “An Ordinance to Require Moving Permits to Move Mobile Homes” adopted on the 3rd day of December, 1979. _________________________________________ (Signed) Town Clerk Town of Pikeville |
(F) Any person required by this section to obtain a moving permit who fails to do so or who fails to properly display the same shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment or both, as set forth in § 153.999. This penalty shall be in addition to any penalties imposed for failure to list property for taxation and interest for failure to pay taxes, utility and water bills as provided by the ordinances of this town and the laws of this state. Further, any person who transports a mobile home from a location in the town other than a manufacturer or retailer of mobile homes without having properly displayed thereon the moving permit required by this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment or both, as set forth in § 153.999. Any law enforcement officer of the town, the county or the state who apprehends any person violating the provisions of this section shall detain such person until satisfactory arrangements have been made to meet the requirements of this section.
(G) In the absence of the Town Clerk, the Mayor or any Town Commissioner is authorized to act in his or her stead.
(H) For the purpose of this section, MOBILE HOME means any structure that:
(1) Is designed, constructed and intended for use as a dwelling house, office, place of business or similar place of habitation; and
(2) Is capable of being transported from place to place on wheels attached to its frame.
(Ord. passed 4-6-1981) Penalty, see § 153.999