A. Purpose and Intent. The Cowlitz County manufactured home park overlay district is created with the general intent of promoting flexibility when permitting new and expanding manufactured home parks, while ensuring compatibility within their vicinity.

B. Applicability. The manufactured home park overlay district shall apply to all lawfully established manufactured home or mobile home parks within unincorporated Cowlitz County as of the date of adoption of the ordinance codified in this section, as well as those areas approved for future use of the manufactured home park overlay pursuant to CCC 18.10.410 through 18.10.490.

C. Administration. The Director of the Department of Building and Planning, or their designee, shall be responsible for administering the requirements of the manufactured home park overlay district in unincorporated areas of Cowlitz County. The Director has the responsibility to develop policies, implement and maintain maps and databases, and enforce the standards as defined by this section.

D. Performance Standards. Development or redevelopment of property within the manufactured home park overlay district shall comply with Chapter 18.42 CCC, or as hereafter amended.

E. Enforcement. Cowlitz County Department of Building and Planning is hereby charged with enforcement of this section.

F. Appeals. Affected property owners may appeal to the Cowlitz County Hearing Examiner in the process outlined in Chapter 2.05 CCC within 14 days of the date that written notice is sent to the property owner. To be timely, the written notice of appeal must be received within the 14-day time limit.

G. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or word in this section is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such section shall be deemed a separate provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this section. [Ord. 19-084 § 1, 8-13-19.]