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Dawsonville City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI

RMM RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED/MOVED

Residential manufactured/moved districts allows for the placement of manufactured (mobile) homes on individual lots as well as homes moved from other locations.

(Ord. of 12-3-2018)


Sec. 1601.- Permitted uses.

Uses not listed in this subsection are prohibited in this district.

1.

Single family dwellings with on-site construction only. Only one principal residence per parcel of land.

2.

Churches or other places of worship and cemeteries.

3.

Accessory uses, such as private garages, swimming pools, home workshops, tennis courts, children's play houses, small gardens, non-commercial greenhouses, and home offices. Accessory uses must be located on a parcel that is currently occupied by a principal residential structure.

a.

Accessory structures shall be no larger than the footprint of the primary structure or one-half the gross square footage, whichever is greater.

4.

Manufactured housing and houses moved from another location. Only one principal residence per parcel of land.

(Ord. of 12-3-2018)

RESIDENTIAL MANUFACTURED/MOVED IN HOME: RMM

Minimum Lot Size Front Setback Side Setback Rear Setback Minimum Square Feet
3 Acres 50' 20' 40' 1,000'

 

(Ord. of 12-3-2018)

Sec. 1602. - Prohibited uses.

1.

Commercial uses.

2.

Industrial uses.

3.

Animals, which individually or in numbers, create a nuisance by noise, smell, unsanitary or visual effects. Animals such as dogs and cats are permitted when their number in relation to area does not create a nuisance to neighbors. Kennels for the breeding of any animal for sale are prohibited. Pet fowl or birds may be kept in cages under the same provisions. No swine are permitted. Horses are prohibited on lots less than three acres.

4.

Any use not permitted in accord with the terms hereof.

(Ord. of 12-3-2018)

Sec. 1603. - Manufactured home compatibility standards.

Manufactured or mobile homes are allowed provided that only one such principal residence is permitted per lot and shall be subject to the following compatibility standards:

1.

The home shall be attached to a permanent foundation; each home shall be provided with anchors and tie downs such as cast-in-place concrete deadmen or other similar devices, which secure the stability of the home, approved by the planning director or designee.

2.

There is no age restriction on a mobile home or moved in house.

3.

All towing devices, wheels, axles and hitches must be removed.

4.

At each exit door there must be a landing that is a minimum of 48 inches by 48 inches.

5.

The roof shall have a surface of wood shakes, asphalt composition, wood shingles, concrete, fiberglass, or metals tiles, slate built up gravel materials, or other similar materials approved by the planning director or designee. All roofs shall have a minimum 4/12 pitch to approximate the traditional architecture within the city to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

6.

The exterior siding materials shall consist of wood, masonry, concrete, stucco, Masonite, metal or vinyl lap or other materials of like appearance.

7.

Each home shall be completely skirted with an appropriate barrier, properly ventilated, to enclose the area between the bottom of the structure and the ground. Such skirting shall not be required for that home with a complete masonry or concrete perimeter foundation.

8.

Each home shall be established in accordance with the installation instructions from the manufacturer, as appropriate.

9.

All utility connections, including but not limited to water, sanitary sewer/septic tank, electricity and gas shall be made as required by all building codes of the city.

10.

Said home shall compare aesthetically to site-built and other housing in the immediate general area within the same zoning or residential district or area.

11.

Campers, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, motor homes, buses, and the like, which may require or may have been required to purchase a tag for travel on the road, are not considered mobile homes. They cannot be permanently connected to utilities and cannot be used as a single family dwelling in any zoning category.

(Ord. of 12-3-2018)