Manufactured Housing and Travel Trailer Park Ordinance-1995

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MANUFACTURED HOUSING AND
TRAVEL TRAILER PARK ORDINANCE _
BEAUFORT COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA

MANUFACTURED HOUSING AND
TRAVEL TRAILER PARK ORDINANCE
- - Prepared -for
Beaufort County, North Carolina
BOARD OF COMIVIISSIONERS
Frank Bonner, Chairman
Granville Lilley, Vice Chairman
Alice Mills -Sadler
Elsa Desrochers
Gene Hodges
Stan Deatherage
Earl Tetterton
Technical Assistance Provided By:
The Mid -East Commission
P.O. Box 1787 —
Washington, NC 27889
Jane Daughtridge, Planning Director
Rhoda Raymond Morris, Planner/GIS Technician
Local Adoption Date: December 4, 1995
The preparation of this document was financed in part through a grant provided by the North Carolina Management
Program, through funds provided by the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended, which is administered
by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Pages
ARTICLE
I.
AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION __ _- _
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Section
1.
Authority
2
Section
2.
Jurisdiction
2
Section
3.
Title
2
ARTICLE
II.
DEFINITIONS
Section
1.
General
3
Section
2.
Tense and Number
3
Section
3.
Word Interpretations
3
Section
4.
Definitions
4-5
ARTICLE
III.
MOBILE HOME REGISTRATION
Section
1.
Mobile Home Registration
6
ARTICLE
IV.
APPLICATION FOR MOBILE HOME OR TRAVEL
TRAILER PARK CONSTRUCTION
Section
1.
Construction Permit
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Section
2.
Contents of the Plat
7-10
Section
3.
Review of the Plat
11-12
Section
4.
Plat Approval
12-13
Section
5.
Issuance of Construction Permit and
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Certificate of Compliance

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SPECIFICATIONS FOR MO BILE HOME PARKS
ARTICLE
V.
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Section
I.
General Requirements
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Section
2.
Mobile Home Spaces
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Section
3.
Streets and Parking
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Section
4.
Utility Requirements
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Section
5.
Miscellaneous Requirements
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Section
6.
Recreation Areas
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Section
7.
Management
SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
ARTICLE
VI.
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Section
I.
Applicability
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22-2323-24
Section
Section
2.
3.
Site Development
Sanitary Facilities, Water Supply, Sewerage,
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Garbage Collection and Utilities
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ARTICLE
VII.
ADMINISTRATION
Section
1.
Existing Mobile Home and Travel Trailer Parks
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Section
2.
Zoned Areas
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25
Section
3.
Registration of Occupants
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Section
4.
Inspection
ARTICLE
VIII.
LEGAL PROVISIONS
Section
I.
Variances .
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27
Section
2.
Appeal to Board of Adjustment
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Section
3.
Amending the Ordinance - Who May Petition
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Section
Section
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5.
Procedure
Complaints Regarding Violations
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Section
6.
Penalties for Violation
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28-29
Section
7.
Loss of an Operating Permit
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Section
8.
Provisions of Ordinance Declared to be Minimum
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Section
9.
Separability Clause
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Section
10.
Effective Date

BEAUFORT COUNTY AlANUFACTURED HOUSING
AND TRAVEL TRAILER PARK ORDINANCE
ENACTMENT:
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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR MANUFACTURED
HOUSING AND TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF BEAUFORT,
NORTH CAROLINA, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION,
ENFORCEMENT, AND AMENDMENT THEREOF, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTES, CHAPTER 153A-
ARTICLE 121, AND FOR THE REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
WHEREAS in order to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the
inhabitants of the County of Beaufort, North Carolina; to provide for planned manufactured
home and travel trailer park development, it is desirable and necessary to adopt the
Manufactured Housing and Travel Trailer Park Ordinance for the unincorporated areas of
said county as hereinafter set forth. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY OF BEAUFORT,
NORTH CAROLINA AS FOLLOWS:

ARTICLE I
SECTION 1 AUTHORITY
The provisions of this ordinance are adopted under the authority granted by the
General Assembly of North Carolina (153A-121).
SECTION 2 TURISDICTI N
The regulations set forth in this ordinance shall not be applicable within the
incorporated areas of the County of Beaufort nor within the legally described extra territorial
planning jurisdiction. Incorporated areas may request the County to enforce this ordinance
within their jurisdiction by resolution.
SECTION 3 TITLE
This ordinance shall be known as The Manufactured Housing and Travel Trailer Park
Ordinance for Beaufort County, North Carolina.

ARTICLE H
DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1 GENERAL
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A.
For the purpose of this ordinance certain terms or words used herein shall be
interpreted as follows:
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A SECTION 2 TENSE AND NUMBER
A.
The present tense includes the future tense and the future tense includes the
present tense.
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B.
The singular number includes the plural number and the plural number includes
the singular number.
SECTION 3 WORD INTERPRETATIONS
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A.
The word "may" is permissive.
B.
The words "shall" and "will" are mandatory.
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"County"
C.
The word shall mean the County of Beaufort, North Carolina.
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D.
The words "Planning Board" shall mean the Beaufort County Commissioners
acting as the Planning Board.
E.
The words "County Commissioners" shall mean the County Commissioners of
Beaufort County, North Carolina.
F.
The words "Board of Adjustment" shall mean Beaufort County Commissioners
acting as the Board of Adjustment.
G.
The word "person" includes firm, association, organization, partnership, trust,
company, or corporation as well as an individual.
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H.
The words "used" or "occupied" include the words intended, designed, or
arranged to be used or occupied.
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SECTION 4 DEFINITIONS
A. Develop.. Any person, firm, trust, partnership, association, or corporation
engaged in development or proposed development of a mobile home or travel
trailer park.
B. Enforcement Officer. The enforcement officer, as the term is used herein, shall
be the Director of Planning for Beaufort County or his designated representative.
In addition to the Director of Planning, the Director of Health or his designated
representative also shall be considered enforcement officers for the purpose of
enforcing all public health provisions of this ordinance and other applicable
health codes adopted by the Beaufort County Board of Health.
C. Manufactured Home. A detached residential dwelling unit designed for
transportation after fabrication on streets or highways on its own wheels or on
flatbeds or other trailers, and arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a
dwelling complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor and incidental
unpacking and assembly operations including but not limited to location on jacks
or other temporary or permanent foundations and connections to utilities in
accordance with local codes and ordinances. The unit shall be registered or
capable of being registered as a mobile home by the North Carolina Department
of Motor Vehicles. For the purpose of this ordinance, manufactured home and
mobile home are one and the same. Therefore, the terms may be used
interchangeably. A travel trailer is not to be considered as a mobile home.
D. Manufactured/Mobile Home Park. Any site or tract upon which two (2) or more
lots are developed for Mobile Homes to be located, rented, or optioned for
purchase and occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, regardless of whether
or not a charge is made for the privilege of locating a mobile home upon the site
or tract or for occupying any mobile home.
E. Manufactured/Mobile Home Park. Minor. A Manufactured/Mobile Home site
that does not involve any of the following: (1) the creation of more than the
maximum number of lots, and (2) the usage of more than the maximum
allowable acreage in site or tract size that is specifically permitted by ordinance
as a minor manufactured/mobile home park.
F. Manufactured/Mobile Home Park, Major. Any park not classified as a minor
manufactured/mobile home park.
G. Mobile Home Space. A plot of land within a mobile home park designed for the
accommodation of one mobile home.
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H. Mobile Home or Travel Trailer Park Construction Permit. A permit issued by
' the enforcement officer to a developer for construction of a mobile home or
travel trailer park.
' I. Natural or Artificial Barrier. Any river, pond, canal, roadway, levee,
embankment, fence, hedge, tree row, or similar obstruction which limits access
and/or visibility.
J. Additions. Any canopied, ied, enclosed porch or room or structure
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which is used in connection with a mobile home. A concrete slab, with no roof
' shallnot be considered a structural addition.
K. Travel Trailer. A wheeled vehicular portable structure built on a chassis,
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designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel and recreational purposes,
having a body width not exceeding eight (8) feet. This is also intended to
include structures mounted on auto or truck bodies that are referred to as
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campers.
L. Travel Trailer Park. Travel Trailer Park shall mean any site or tract of land
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upon which are located the minimum number of travel trailer spaces of land area
required by this ordinance, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for
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such service.
M. Travel Trailer Space. A plot of land within a travel trailer park designed for the
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accommodation of one (1) travel trailer.
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ARTICLE III
MOBILE HOME REGISTRATION
SECTION 1 MOBILE HOME REGISTRATI
No persons shall place a mobile home in Beaufort County for the purpose of using
said mobile home for occupancy without first having obtained a Mobile Home Building
permit from the Beaufort County Inspections and Planning Department providing that the_,,_,
mobile home meets the conditions as set forth under GS 153A-138.
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ARTICLE IV
APPLICATION FOR MOBILE HOME OR
' TRAVEL TRAILER PARK CONSTRUCTION
SECTION 1 CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
No person shall construct a mobile home park or a travel trailer park or make any
addition to an existing mobile home park or travel trailer park that either alters the number
of sites for mobile homes or travel trailers within the park or affects the facilities required
therein until first securing a permit authorizing such construction or addition. The
construction or addition shall be in accordance with plans and specifications submitted with
the application.
The application for a mobile home park or travel trailer park construction permit shall
' be filed with the Beaufort County Inspections and Planning office at least 15 working days
prior to the meeting of the Beaufort County Commissioners (the first Monday of each
month). The application will be reviewed by the County Planner, County Commissioners,
' Building Inspector, Electrical Inspector, and the Beaufort County Health Department. All
applications for a manufactured home or travel trailer park construction permit will be
accompanied by ten (10) prints of a plat of the proposed park.
SECTION 2 CONTENTS OF THE PARK PLAN
Major Manufactured/Mobile Home Park
' The plat shall be drawn at a scale between fifty (50) and two hundred (200) feet to
the inch and shall show the following:
' A. Title information shall include:
1. Name of park
2. Name, address, and telephone of owner(s)
3. Name of developer
4. Name of registered surveyor
5. Scale, Date, North arrow
6. Township, County, State
1 B. Total acreage, total number of mobile home spaces or lots
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D. Street names inside park
E. Setback lines
F. Roads in vicinity (access roads and adjacent roads), small scale location diagram
showing all roads in the vicinity and the relationship of the site to major roads
G. Dimensions and bearings of exterior property lines
H. Land contours with vertical intervals of not more than two (2) feet may be
required for all mobile home parks that have sufficient land area for twenty-five
(25) spaces or more and for all travel trailer parks that have sufficient land area
for fifty (50) spaces or more.
I. Mobile home or travel trailer spaces well defined, including a number for each
space.
J. Surface water drainage plans and sedimentation and pollution control plans
approved by the State of North Carolina, when required.
K. All structures in the park site (present or proposed).
L. Open space for recreation and any recreation facilities
M. Method for surfacing roads within the park.
N. Location and intensity of area lights, raiser diagrams and typical connections to
mobile homes, or travel trailers or a statement indicating that the power
companies will be responsible for design and installation of the electric system.
O. Source of water and water distribution system approved by the Beaufort County
Health Department.
P. Sanitary sewerage. If a private sewerage collection and disposal system is used,
plans and specifications approved by the Beaufort County Health Department
must be submitted. If system is not connected to sewerage collection system,
show location and size of septic tanks, trailers connected to each septic tank,
layout of drain fields, date and result of soil tests.
Q. Wooded areas, marshes, swamps, floodways and flood plains (as shown on the
maps prepared by the Corps of Engineers for the Federal Flood Insurance
Administration and as shown on the maps of any applicable flood hazard
ordinance) and other conditions affecting the site.
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1 R. Zoning classification(s) of the park site and adjoining properties, if applicable.
S. Method of garbage disposal
T. In the case of any park located wholly or partly within a flood plain or flood
hazard area as such plain or area is designated in any applicable flood plain or
flood hazard ordinance, the County Commissioners acting as the Planning Board
may require evidence which in its judgement is satisfactory to show compliance
with such ordinance.
U. In the case of any park which is located wholly or partly within an "area of
environmental concern" as such is designated in the County Land Use Plan and
by the Coastal Resources Commission, the County Commissioners acting as the
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Planning Board may require evidence which in its judgement is satisfactory to
show the issuance and compliance with any necessary permits. Any costs
associated with demonstrating and maintaining compliance will be the
responsibility of the developer.
V. In the case of any park involving any facility, project of development,
undertaking or development which may require a permit under any federal, state,
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or local laws or regulations, the Planning Board may require evidence which in
its judgment is satisfactory to show the issuance of such permit or the exemption
of such facility, project or development from the requirement for such permit.
The costs associated with conforming to any federal, state, or local laws will be
the responsibility of the developer.
information by developer County
W. Any other considered either the or the
Commissioners acting as the Planning Board to be pertinent to the approval of
the application including (1) an environmental impact statement if the proposed
park or expansion of an existing park exceeds two (2) acres in area and if the
Board deems it necessary due to the nature of the land to be developed or —
peculiarities of the proposed layout, (2) advertising material to be used in selling
lots or dwellings, and (3) design data and sale price ranges for any dwellings to
be constructed. Any additional costs incurred from requests made by the County
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Commissioners will be the responsibility of the developer.
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Minor Manufactured/Mobile Home Park Plan
In an effort to simplify and condense the review process for small mobile home parks
which will have little or no impact on the county development process, minor mobile home
parks shall comply with the following:
A. Not more than five (5) lots located in the site or tract.
B. Site or tract size is three (3) acres or less.
The contents of a minor manufactured/mobile home park plan shall be consistent with
the requirements of a major manufactured/mobile home park plan.
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SECTION 3 REVIEW OF THE PLAT
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Major Manufactured/Mobile Home Park
The Enforcement Officer shall transmit the proposed park plan to the following:
A. The Beaufort County Planner shall review the following to determine if the
proposed park plan is in accordance with the design standards set forth in this
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ordinance:
1. Title information;
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2. Small scale location map;
3. Dimensions and bearing of exterior property lines;
4. Roads in the vicinity;
5. Recreation areas;
6. Method of surfacing roads within the park;
7. Location of park;
8. Street and lot design;
9. Surface water drainage;
10. Coordinating the requirements of this ordinance with those of the Beaufort
County Health Department.
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B. If the County Planner disapproves the proposed park plan, the reasons for such
action and recommended changes shall be given to the park developer or his
agent.
C. After the County Planner has approved conditionally the proposed park plan, one
(1) approved copy shall be sent to the Enforcement Officer and one (1) approved
copy shall be given to the developer or his agent. The developer or his agent
shall then seek approval of the proposed park plan from the following:
1. The District Highway Engineer of the NC State Highway Commission shall
review the proposed park plan to determine if the proposed access conforms
to the standards of the NC State Highway Commission.
2. Beaufort County Health Department - The Beaufort County Health
Department shall review plans for manufactured housing and travel trailer
parks as approved conditionally by the County Engineer. This agency shall
be responsible for the review of the following -to determine if they are in
accordance with the minimum health standards and regulations.
a. Source of water and water distribution system;
b. Sanitary sewerage system;
c. Adequate lot size;
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d. Location of wells for minimum pollution; and,
e. Solid Waste Disposal
3. County Building Inspector - The County Building Inspector shall review the
plans for mobile home and travel trailer parks to determine if the proposed
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electrical system is in accordance with electrical codes adopted by the
Beaufort County Commissioners. In addition, the Building Inspector shall
review buildings to be constructed in the park.
4. The Beaufort County Soil and Water Conservation District shall review the
plan relative to drainage, erosion, and sedimentation control.
D. Should any agency find deficiencies in the review of the plans of a proposed
manufactured housing or travel trailer park, that agency shall notify the
developer or his agent to allow him to correct such deficiences. Each agency
shall notify the Enforcement Officer in writing, after reviewing the proposed
park plan and shall give him a written statement of approval and disapproval.
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If disapproved, then the reasons, therefore, shall be stated. The County
Engineer's recommendation shall. be submitted to the County Manager for final
approval by the Board.
Minor Manufactured/Mobile Home Park
The review of a minor manufactured/mobile home plat lat shall be consistent with
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the review requirements of a major manufactured/mobile home park plat.
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SECTION 4 PLAT APPROVAL
Major Manufactured/Mobile Home Park
A. The County -Planner shall present the proposed mobile home or travel trailer park
plans along with his recommendations to the County Commissioners at their next
meeting.
' B. The County Board of Commissioners shall approve, approve conditionally, or
disapprove the plat.
1. If approved conditionally, the conditions and reasons thereof shall be
stated, and the County Commissioners acting as the Planning Board
' may require the developer to submit a revised plan.
2. If the Planning Board should disapprove the plat, the reasons for such
action shall be stated, and recommendations made on the basis of
which the proposed development could be approved.
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C. Approval of the plat is authorization for the developer to proceed with the
construction of the mobile home or travel trailer park.
D. Failure on the part of the County Commissioners to act within sixty (60) days
after the plat is submitted to the Commissioners shall be deemed as approved.
Minor Manufactured/Mobile Home Park
A.. -The _ County -Planner. shall present the proposed minor mobile home or travel
trailer park plans along with his recommendations to Beaufort County
Environmental Health and Building Inspections Staff.
B. Beaufort County Staff shall approve, approve conditionally, or disapprove the
plat.
1. If approved conditionally, the conditions and reasons thereof shall be stated,
and the County Staff may require the developer to submit a revised plan.
2. If the County Staff should disapprove the plan, the reasons for such actions
shall be stated, and recommendations made on the basis of which the
proposed development could be approved.
C. Approval of the plat by County Staff is authorization for the developer to proceed
with construction.
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SECTION 5 ISSUANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PERMIT AND CERTIFICATE
OF COMPLIANCE
A. After approval of the plans for a mobile home park or travel trailer park by the
Beaufort CountyCommissioners, the Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue
a construction permit. The intent of this permit is to enable the execution of the
plan in the field and shall not be construed to entitle the recipient to offer spaces
for rent or lease, or to operate a mobile home park as defined in this ordinance.
B. During this phase all field work shall be in accordance with the approved plans.
It shall be the responsibility of the developer to inform the Building Inspector as
to the progress of field work so that timely inspections may be made.
C. If the construction of the park has not begun within twelve (12) months from the
issue date of the Construction Permit, the Construction Permit shall become null
and void. However, the Board of County Commissioners may grant an extension
of the Construction Permit if the developer appears before the Board and shows
cause. If cause is not shown, the developer must repeat all the required steps of
procedure for securing approval as required by this ordinance.
D. When the developer has completed the construction of the mobile home park or
the designated stage, he shall apply to the Enforcement Officer for an operating
permit. The Enforcement Officer and a representative of the Beaufort County
Health Department shall make an on -site inspection of the park.
1. If the plan conforms to the park plan approved by the Board and other
agencies, the Enforcement Officer shall issue the developer an operating
permit, enabling operation of this park as defined in this ordinance.
2. If the plan fails to conform to the approved plan, the Enforcement Officer
shall delay issuance of the operating permit until it comes into conformity.
3. When a park is to be developed in stages, the proposed park plan may be
submitted for the entire development, and application for an operating
permit may be made for each stage developed.
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ARTICLE V
SPECIFICATIONS FOR MOBELE HOME PARKS
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SECTION
1 (.ENERAL RE(?UIREMENTS
A.
A mobile home park must be greater than three acres in size. The only
exemption to this rule of size is when not more than two mobile homes are
located on the same lot. Two mobile homes on a single parcel can only be
allowed if the spaces are self supporting with regard to water and septic systems,
to be determined by the Beaufort County Environmental Health Department.
B.
A manufactured housing subdivision cannot be converted to a mobile home park,
unless the proposed conversion meets the requirements of this ordinance and has
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receives board approval.
C.
No other living compartment other than a "Florida Room" or other prefabricated
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structure specifically designed for mobile home use or extension shall be added
to any mobile home parked within the jurisdiction of this ordinance. Porches
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covered with a roof and open on three (3) sides may be permitted if yard space
requirements of this ordinance are not violated and the 100 % repair area of the
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septic system is maintained.
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D.
Mobile home park identification signs shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet
in area. Only indirect, nonflashing lighting shall be used for illumination. The
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top portion of any sign shall not exceed twelve (12) feet in height.
E.
The Board may require that the owner of the park shall provide and maintain a
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five foot wide buffer strip along any or all boundaries of the Mobile Home Park
planted with living evergreen trees or shrubbery, or solid fencing at least five (5)
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feet in height. Such buffer shall be planted in such a manner as to be
harmonious with the general character of the surrounding neighborhood. Such
buffer shall be subject to final inspection of the Enforcement Officer.
F.
Within a mobile home park, one mobile home may be used as an administrative
office.
G.
Convenience establishments of a commercial nature shall be limited to food
stores, coin operated laundries, beauty parlors and barber shops. These may be
permitted in mobile home parks subject to the following restrictions:
1. Such establishments shall be subordinate to the residential use and character
of the park.
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' 2. Such establishments shall present no visible evidence, including signage, of
their commercial character from any portion of any residential district
outside the park.
3. Such establishments shall be designed to serve the trade and service needs
of the park residents only.
4. Such establishments shall be subject to Board approval; and
' S. Any conventional commercial establishments not shown on mobile home
park plans shall have prior certified approval of all. applicable state and
county agencies before a construction permit shall be issued for such
establishments.
H. The owner or operator of a mobile home park shall not sell mobile homes on or
within a mobile home park unless the mobile home unit for sale shall be placed
individually and separately upon an existing mobile home space where all design
standards and utilities have been completed as specified by this ordinance.
' I. Any mobile home unit not bearing a label or seal of compliance of a recognized
testing laboratory, such as Underwriter's Laboratories or similar testing service,
shall be subject to inspection by the Building Inspector.
A detached storage building or structure with a roof and enclosed on all sides
may be allowed in the side or rear yard of a mobile home space, subject to the
' approval by the Beaufort County Environmental Health Department and the
Enforcement Officer. Such structure shall not exceed two hundred (200) square
feet in floor area, and shall be located in such a way as not to negatively affect
the health, safety, and welfare of the mobile home park residents. Such structure
may be constructed of factory fabricated transportable materials.
K. Mobile homes connected with a fair, carnival or circus may be parked for the
duration of the fair, carnival or circus, but not to exceed fifteen (15) days,
provided that all sewage and solid waste is disposed of in a manner approved by
the Beaufort County Health Department.
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SECTION 2 MOBILE HOME SPACES
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A.
Minimum lot size is dependent upon the size of the septic system. The lot must
be large enough to accomodate the water system, and both the septic system and
the 100% repair area. The septic system must be 100 feet from a well used as
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the drinking water source for park residents. If a community or public water
system is utilized, the water supply_ lines must be 10 feet from all parts of the
septic system. All square foot requirements are subject to the approval of the
County Environmental Health Department.
B.
Each mobile home space shall be located on ground not susceptible to flooding
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and graded so as to prevent any water from ponding or accumulating on the
premises.
C.
Each mobile home space shall be clearly defined by means of concrete or iron
pipe markers placed at all corners.
D.
There shall be at least twenty (20) feet clearance between mobile homes
including mobile homes parked end to end. No mobile home shall be located
closer than twenty (20) feet to any building within the park, fifteen (15) feet from
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any property line, and at least (20) feet from the edge of the right of way of any
interior street and thrity (30) feet from the edge of the right of way of any
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publicly maintained street or road.
E.
The mobile home shall be provided with anchors and tie downs as required ty the
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Manufacturers Specifications of the North Carolina Department of Insurance.
Each mobile home owner shall be responsible for securing his individual mobile
home to anchors.
SECTION 3 STREETS AND PARKING
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A.
Convenient access to each mobile home space shall be provided by streets or
drives with a minimum right of way as required by the NC Department of
Transportation for similar residental streets. A minimum road bed of twenty (20)
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feet shall be graded, drained and all weather surfaced, for automobile and
emergency vehicle circulation within the park. Maintenance of such streets shall
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be provided by the owner or operator of the park or NCDOT.
B.
Permanent dead end streets and cul-de-sacs shall not exceed one thousand (1,000)
feet in length and shall be provided with a turn around of at least one hundred
feet in diameter.
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C.
Streets shall intersect as nearly as possible at right angles, and no street shall
intersect at less than sixty (60) degrees. Where a street intersects a public street
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or road, the design standards of the North Carolina State Highway Commission
shall apply. Street jogs of less than one hundred and twenty-five (125) feet shall
not be allowed.
D.
Proper sight line shall be maintained at all intersection of streets. Measured
along the centerline, there shall be a clear sight triangle as required by the
NCDOT for those intersecting a state right of way. All interior drives shall
maintain a sight distance triangle of seventy-five (75) feet. No building or
obstruction that impedes vision beyond the extent noted above shall be permitted
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in the area.
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E.
New street names shall not be duplicates and are subject to the requirements of
Beaufort County Addressing Ordinance.
F.
All streets in the mobile home park shall be adequately illuminated from sunset
until sunrise. The minimum street light shall be a 175 watt mercury vapor
(approximately 7000 lumen class), or its equivalent, spaced at intervals of not
more than three hundred (300) feet.
G.
A minimum of two (2) automobile parking spaces, all weather surfaced, shall be -
provided adjacent to each mobile home space, but shall not be located within
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anypublic right of way or within any street in the park.
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H.
All spaces within a mobile home park shall be numbered sequentially. Each lot
will have a separate address number assigned. The address number of each lot
must be clearly displayed so as to be legible from the road. The numbers must
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be of a contrasting color to the background, as defined in the Beaufort County
Addressing Ordinance. In the event of an amendment to the Addressing
Ordinance, the strictest regulation will apply.
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Where more than five (5) rural mail boxes are used for mail delivery, the
approval of the local Post Office Department and the District Highway Engineer
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shall be required.
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SECTION 4 UTILITY REQUIREMENTS
A.
Water Systems
1. An accessible, adequate, safe and palatable supply of water shall be
provided in each mobile home park. Where a municipal water supply is
available, connection shall be made therto and its supply used exclusively.
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1 2. When a municipal supply is not available, a community water supply shall
be developed and its supply used exclusively in accordance with the
' standards of the Sanitary Engineering Division of the NC State Board of
Health and the Beaufort County Health Department. Individual wells may
be used and must comply with State standards and regulations.
B. Sewage Systems
1.
Adequate and safe sewage disposal facilities shall be provided in all mobile
home parks. Collection systems and sewage treatment plants complying
with the requirements of the NC Department of Water and Air Resources
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shall, be provided. Plans for sewage collection systems and treatement
facilities shall be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Water and
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Air Resources. Individual septic tank systems can be considered if soil,
are favorable.
topography, and ground water conditions
2.
Each mobile home space shall be provided with at least a four (4) inch
diameter sewer riser pipe. The sewer riser pipe shall be located on each
space that the sewer connection to the mobile home drain outlet will
approximate a vertical position.
3.
A 2' by 2' concrete apron shall be installed around all sewer connection
riser pipes for support and protection. The sewer connection shall be
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located a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet from a water supply
relying on wells. A distance of only ten (10) feet is needed between the
septic and water systems when the drinking water is drawn from a
community or public water supply.
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4.
The sewer connection shall have a nominal inside diameter of at least four
(4) inches, and the slope of any portion thereof shall be at least one-fourth
(1/4) inch per foot. The sewer connection shall consist of one (1) pipe line
only, without any branch fittings. All joints shall be watertight, including
connection from trailer to sewer riser pipe.
5.
All material used for sewer connection shall be semi -rigid, corrosion
resistant, nonabsorbent, and durable. The inner surface shall be smooth.
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6.
Provision shall be made for plugging the sewer pipe, when a mobile home
does not occupy a space. Surface drainage shall be diverted away from the
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rise. The rim of the riser pipe shall extend at least four (4) inches above
elevation.
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IC. Solid Waste Disposal Systems
' 1. The storage, collection and disposal of solid waste in the mobile home park
shall be so conducted as to create no health hazards, rodent harborage,
insect breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or pollution.
2. For each lot, the minimum requirements will be two cans of at least 30
gallon capacity each, which are elevated at least one foot off the ground.
All trash will be contained inside these two cans, or will be subject -to__
penalties and fines outlined at the end of this ordinance.
' SECTION 5 MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
A. All electrical connections shall meet the National Electrical Code.
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B. Grounds, buildings, and structures shall be maintained free of insect and rodent
harborage and infestations. Extermination methods and other measures to control
insects and rodents shall conform with the requirements of the County Health
Director.
C. Parks shall be maintained free of accumulation of debris which may provide
rodent harborage or breeding places for flies, mosquitoes and other pests.
1 D. Storage areas shall be so maintained as to prevent rodent harborage; lumber ,
pipe and other building material shall be stored at least one (1) foot above
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E. Where the potential for insect and rodent infestation exists, all exterior openings
in or beneath any structure shall be appropriately screened with wire mesh or
other suitable materials.
F. The growth of brush, weeds, and grass shall be controlled to prevent harborage
of ticks, chiggers, and other noxious insects. Parks shall be so maintained as to
prevent the growth of ragweed, poison ivy, poision oak, poison sumac, and other
noxious weeds and considered detrimental to health. Open areas shall be
maintained free of heavy undergrowth of any description.
' G. No inoperable motor vehicle shall remain in a mobile home park for a period
longer than sixty (60) days.
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SECTION 6 RECREATION AREAS
A. Each mobile home park shall provide and maintain four hundred (400) square
feet of recreation area for each mobile home space that is less than or equal to
ten thousand (10 000) square feet in area. The minimum recreation area shall
be at least twenty five hundred (2500) square feet.
SECTION 7 MANAGEMENT
A. In each mobile home park, the permittee or duly authorized attendant or
caretaker shall be in charge at all times to keep the mobile home park, its
facilities, and equipment in a clean, orderly, safe, and sanitary condition.
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ARTICLE VI
SPECIFICATIONS FOR TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
SECTION 1 APPLICABILITY
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The process for the approval of travel trailer parks is identical to that of mobile home
parks. However, the design or site development standards differ. The design standards for
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travel trailer parks follow.
SECTION 2 SITE DEVELOPMENT
A. Eve travel trailer ark shall be at least fifteen (15) spaces.
Every P
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B. There shall be a minimum distance of fifteen (15) feet between each travel trailer
or structure.
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C. Parking spaces sufficient to accommodate at least one (1) motor and camping
vehicle shall be constructed within each space. No more than one (1) camping
vehicle may be parked on any space.
D. All spaces developed adjacent to a public street shall be set back a minimum of
forty (40) feet from the street right-of-way.
E. The spaces shall be graded to prevent any water from ponding or accumulating
within the park. Each space shall be properly graded to obtain a reasonably flat
site and to provide adequate drainage away from the space.
F. The park shall have all weather roads that directly abut each space. All road
rights -of -way shall have a minimum width of twenty (20) feet. Rights -of -way
for one way roads may have a minimum width of twelve (12) feet. In areas of
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heavy vehicle use, wider rights -of -way shall be required.
G. No space shall have direct vehicular access into a public road.
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H. The park shall be developed with proper drainage ditches. All banks shall be
sloped and seeded.
I. Culs-de-sac or dead end roads shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) feet in
length measured from the entrance to the center of the turnaround. Any road
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designed to be permanently closed shall have a turnaround at the closed end with
a minimum right-of-way diameter of eighty (80) feet.
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J. When the park has more than one (1) direct access to a public road they shall not
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' be less than three hundred (300) feet apart or closer than three hundred (300) feet
to a public road intersection unless unusual site conditions demand otherwise.
K. Eachpark k shall have a central structure or structures that will provide separate
toilet facilities for both sexes. This structure may also contain coin operated
' machines for the park residents use only, provided there is no exterior
advertising. Vending machines also may be permitted in a sheltered area.
L. No swimming pool or bathing area shall be installed, altered, improved, or used
without compliance with applicable regulations. No bathing area shall be used
without the approval of the Beaufort County Health Department.
M. Signs for identification .of parks shall not exceed four (4) feet by eight (8) feet
' at the entrance to the park.
SECTION 3 SANITARY FACILITIES, WATER SUPPLY. SEWERAGE, GARBAGE
COLLECTIONS AND UTII,ITIF,�
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A. Sanitary Facilities.
1. All toilet, shower, lavatory, and laundry facilities shall be provided and
maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and kept in good repair at all
times. They shall be safely and adequately lighted. Facilities shall be easily
accessible and conveniently located. All toilet, shower, lavatory, and laundry
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room facilities shall be acceptable to the Beaufort County Health Department
and shall be in conformity with all Beaufort County codes.
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2. All buildings shall be constructed in accordance with the building codes of the
county.
B. Water Supply - A safe, adequate, and conveniently located water supply must be
provided for each park. No water supply shall be installed, altered, or used
without the approval of the Beaufort County Health Department.
C. Sewage Disposal.
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1. Sewage dumping stations shall be approved by the Beaufort County Health
Department. Each park shall provide at least one (1) sewage dumping station.
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2. No method of sewage disposal shall be installed, altered, or used without the
approval of the Beaufort County Health Department. All sewage wastes from
each park, including wastes from toilets, showers, bathtubs, lavatories, wash
basins, sinks, and water -using appliances not herein mentioned, shall be piped
into the park's sewage disposal system or systems.
D. Garbage and Refuse Disposal.
1. The park owner is responsible-, -for refuse collection._All refuse shall be
collected at .least twice weekly or more if the need is indicated.
2. Storage, collection, and disposal of refuse shall be so managed as not to
create health hazards, rodent harborage, insect -breeding areas, accidents, fire
hazards, or air pollution.
E. Where electrical service is used, the installation and use of such facilities shall
conform with all applicable codes. Such facilities shall be inspected by the
county electrical inspector.
F. Each park shall provide recreation areas to serve the needs of the anticipated
users. One half (1h) acre of level well -drained ground for every fifteen (15)
spaces shall be utilized as a recreation area. The park owner is responsible for
the development and maintenance of the recreation areas.
G. It shall be unlawful for a person to park or store a mobile home in a travel trailer
park. However, one (1) mobile may be allowed within a travel trailer park to
be used as an office or residence of persons responsible for the operation and
maintenance of the travel trailer park.
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ARTICLE VII
ADNIINISTRATION
' SECTION 1 EXISTING MOBILE HOME AND TRAVEL TRAILER PARKS
Existing mobile home parks which provide mobile home spaces having a width or
area less than that herein above described, may continue to operate with spaces of existing
width and area, but in no event shall any such nonconforming mobile home parks be allowed
to expand unless such extension meets the requirements of this ordinance.
All structural additions to mobile homes other than those which are built into the unit
and designed to fold out or extend from it shall be erected only after a building permit shall
have been obtained. Such additions shall conform to the building code of the county, where
applicable, or shall meet the standards of special regulations adopted with respect to such
additions. The building permit shall specify whether such structural additions may remain
' permanently, must be removed when the mobile home is removed, or must be removed
within a specified length of time after the mobile home is removed. Structural alterations
existing at the time of passage of this ordinance shall be removed within thirty (30) days
' after the mobile home which they serve is moved unless attached to another mobile home
on the same site within that period.
' SECTION 2 ZONED AREAS.
' In areas of the County where a Zoning Ordinance is in effect, mobile home parks
shall be permitted only in conformance with the regulations of the zoned district in which
they are located.
SECTION 3 REGISTRATION OF OCCUPANTS
A. Every mobile home park owner or operator shall maintain an accurate register
containing a record of all cocupants and owners of mobile homes in the park.
The register shall be available for inspection at -all times by authorized county
representatives. The register shall contain the following information and shall
be retained by the mobile home park owner or operator for a period of one (1)
year from the time occupancy ceases.
' 1. Name of owner or occupant
2. Mobile home space number
' 3. Make, model and registration number of mobile homes
4. Date when occupancy within the mobile home park begins and date when
occupancy within the park ceases
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ISECTION 4 INSPECTION
' A. The Beaufort County Health Department, (the Beaufort County Building
Inspector) and/or the Enforcement Officer are hereby authorized and directed to
make such inspections as are necessary to determine satisfactory compliance with
' this Ordinance. It shall be the duty of the owners,or occupants of mobile home
parks to give these agencies free access to such premises at reasonable times for
the purposes of inspection.
B. The person to whom an operating permit for a mobile home park is issued shall
operate the park in compliance with this Ordinance and shall provide adequate
supervision to maintain the park, its facilities and equipment in good repair and
in clean and sanitary condition.
C. The park owner or operator shall notify park occupants of all applicable
provisions of the Ordinance and inform them of their duties and responsibilities
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ARTICLE VIII
LEGAL PROVISIONS
' SECTION 1 VARIANCES
' Where strict adherence to the provisons of the Ordinance would cause unnecessary
hardship of topographical or other conditions peculiar to the site, the Beaufort County
Commissioners may authorize a variance, if such variance can be made without destroying
the intent of the Ordinance. Any variance thus authorized hall be entered in the Minutes
of the County Commissioners and the reasoning on which the departure was justified shall
be set forth.
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ION 2 APPEAL TO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
' The Beaufort County Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide appeals from and
review any orders, requirements, decisions, or determination made by the Enforcement
Officer charged with enforcement of this ordinance. The powers, duties, and procedures
' shall be in accordance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statutes 153A-345.
An appeal from the decision of the Board of Adjustment may be made to the Beaufort
' County Superior Court.
' SECTION 3 AMENDING THE ORDINANCE - WHO MAY PETITION
A petition for an amendment of this ordinance may be initiated by the Board of
' County Commissioners, the Planning Board, any department or agency of the County, or any
citizen, within the jurisdiction of the County of Beaufort.
SECTION 4 PROCEDURE
' A. The Planning Board shall consider and make recommendations to the County
Commissioners concerning each proposed amendment.
' B. No amendment shall be adopted by the County Commissioners until after public
notice and hearing. Before taking such lawful action as it may deem advisable,
the County Commissioners shall consider the Planning Board recommendation
' on each proposed amendment. If no recommendation is received from the
Planning Board within forty-five (45) days after the public hearing, the proposed
amendment shall be deemed to have been approved by the Planning Board.
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SECTION 5 COMPLAINTS REGARDING VIOLATIONS
Whenever a violation of this ordinance occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any
person may file a written complaint. Such complaint stating fully the causes and basis
thereof shall be filed with the building inspector. The building inspector shall, record
properly such complaint, immediately investigate, and take action thereon as provided by the
ordinance.
SECTION 6 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION
Authority for the enforcement of this ordinance is provided under GS 153A-123.
Violation of the provisions of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its
requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with
grants of variances) shall constitute a misdemeanor. Any person who violates this ordinance
or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall upon conviction thereof be fined not
more than $50.00 or imprisoned for no more than thirty (30) days per offense. Each day
such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense. Nothing herein contained
shall prevent the County of Beaufort from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to
prevent or remedy any violation.
SECTION 7 LOSS OF AN OPERATING PERMIT
Any mobile home or travel trailer park that is found to be in violation of this
' ordinance will cease entering into new leases and shall cease park operations at the end of
the rental period, but no later than the end of a forty (40) day grace period beginning from
the date notice was given of permit violation. The owner and operator of the park shall be
' jointly and severally liable to existing tenants for fulfillment of contractual obligations unless
the violation is due to an act or condition beyond their control.
Unless an inspection shows the violation to have been corrected before the end of the
forty (40) day grace period, the permit for all spaces shall be revoked.
Once the forty (40) day grace period has ended, if the owner has not corrected the
violation he shall be required to re -submit his mobile home park plan in compliance with this
ordinance in order to get an operating permit.
Upon the revocation of the operating license all leases shall be deemed automatically
terminated and the park owner or operator may only collect rent due for any preceding
month or portion thereof and in no event shall the owner or operator keep or collect a larger
percentage of the entire rent for the entire lease term than would be due on, the basis of
actual occupancy time as a percentage of the entire lease term. Tenants shall be notified by
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certified mail within three (3) days of the termination of their leases on account of the
revocation of the operating permit and their right to have thirty (30) days with no rent
liability for such period to remove their mobile homes, travel trailers and property from the
park.
Once the operating permit is revoked the owner or operator of the park shall continue
for thirty (30) days to perform services at the park deemed necessary by the Enforcement
Officer and the County Health Department for the health and safety of the tenants, and the
tenants shall be given thirty (30) days after the date of revocation of the permit to remove
their mobile homes, travel trailers and property from the park, and the tenants shall not be
liable for rent on account of such thirty (30) day period.
SECTION 8 PROVISIONS OF ORDINANCE DECLARED TO BE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
The provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted
for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. Wherever the
requirements of this ordinance are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully
adopted regulations the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standards, shall govern.
SECTION 9 SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
' Should any section or provision of this ordinance be declared by the courts to be
unconstitutional or invalid, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a
whole or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.
SECTION 10 EFFECTIVE DATE
' This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage b the
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Beaufort County Board of Commissioners this the 4th day of December, 1995.
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