[Reserved.]

The following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:

1.

Manufactured Home. A structure, built and transportable in one or more sections on a permanent chassis/running gear, and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and includes plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. Manufactured Homes shall be constructed in accordance with the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 5401, et seq.

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Manufactured Home Park. A parcel of land planned and improved for the placement of two or more manufactured homes for non-transient use and occupancy or for rental occupancy. A conditional use permit shall be required for the establishment of a manufactured home park. The term "park" includes the term "community". Every manufactured home park shall:

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Be suitable for year round occupancy;

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Be placed on permanent masonry foundation or other substantial foundation that will comply with the Georgia Minimum Building Code and O.C.G.A. § 8-2-160 et seq., which provides for the installation of manufactured homes, for the erection and support of manufactured homes and to be substantially fixed to its site also in compliance with the Georgia Minimum Building Code and O.C.G.A. § 8-2-160 et seq.;

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Be connected to a water system approved by, either the Macon County Health Department, or the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division, as the case may be, and present to the County Inspector a letter or certification of such approval; and

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Be connected to an approved waste disposal system approved by, either the Macon County Health Department, or the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division, as the case may be, and present to the County Inspector a letter or certification of such approval;

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Have all electrical supply systems and connections that comply with the current Georgia State Minimum Electric Code;

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Be landscaped with trees, shrubs, and other plan material substantially equal to or better than one-family dwelling within five hundred (500) feet;

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The area between the bottom perimeter of the manufactured home and the ground shall be covered with material that is suitable and adequately functional to adequately protect the underside of the manufactured home and to keep the manufactured home from being unsightly. The owner of the manufactured home is responsible for the skirting. Skirting shall be installed only after the inspection of the manufactured home by the County Inspector and a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued. The skirting shall then be installed within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy and

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All electrical, plumbing, and heating and air connections, improvements and repairs shall be made by an individual licensed by the State of Georgia.

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Mobile Home. A generic term for a factory-built dwelling unit built on a permanent chassis, made to be readily transportable on its own running gear in one or more sections totaling no less than three hundred twenty (320) square feet which is subject to the Georgia Motor Vehicle Title Registration Act, meeting the construction and safety standards of the national code administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and manufactured prior to June 15, 1976. Mobile homes do not satisfy current building codes. The term does not include "recreational vehicle".

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Mobile Home Space. A plot of ground within a mobile home park designated for the accommodation of not more than one mobile home of single-family occupancy.

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Service Building. A building, housing facilities such as recreational, maintenance, laundry, and office structures necessary to the successful development and management of a modular home park.

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Travel Trailer. A motorized camper, converted bus, tent-trailer or other similar vehicular or portable structure used or designed for temporary portable housing or occupancy while on vacation, recreational, or other trip and provided with sleeping accommodations. The travel trailer shall not be used for permanent housing or a permanent residence and must be tagged or attached to the property.

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Rent or Rental. The term rent or rental shall mean any enumeration whether in money, barter, or kind, that is given or received as consideration for the occupancy of a mobile home, modular home or manufactured home, or the occupancy of a tract, space or parcel of land upon which a mobile home is situated.

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Set Up. Preparing the manufactured home, modular home or mobile home for occupancy by installing the unit pursuant to applicable state statute, attaching the unit to utilities as opposed to placing the mobile home in inventory or in temporary storage.

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Whenever the regulations of this article require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open space, or an imposed other restrictive standards that are required in or under any other statute or ordinance, the regulations and requirements of this article shall govern.

2.

Whenever the provisions of any other statute or ordinance require more restrictive standards than are required by this article, the provisions of such statute or ordinance shall govern.

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It shall be unlawful for any person to develop or maintain a manufactured home park in the county unless it is duly permitted and licensed to operate a business in the county pursuant to the provisions of this section.

2.

The manufactured home park shall be approved by the County Building Inspector before a permit is issued.

3.

The application for the development of a manufactured home park shall have attached to the application proof that all Macon County taxes due Macon County from the applicant have been paid in full, and no permit may be issued until all taxes due from the applicant are paid in full on land and all building owned by the property owner.

4.

The County Inspector may recommend approval of a planned manufactured home park when all conditions precedent to this chapter has been met.

5.

An application and all accompanying plans and supporting data shall be filed in triplicate with the County Inspector at least thirty (30) days prior to a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners. The application shall be in writing and it shall include the following information:

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The name and address of the applicant;

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The location and description of the boundaries of the property intended for planned manufactured home park development;

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A complete manufactured home park plan showing all existing conditions and proposed site development as required in this section including preliminary plans of all buildings, improvements and facilities constructed or to be constructed within the manufactured home park (on a topographic map). Such plan shall be drawn at a scale of one (1) inch equals not more than one hundred (100) feet. Any significant modification of park layout shall be reported and filed annually to the Building Official of Macon County;

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Any other information reasonably required by the County Inspector to determine the proposed park's compliance with legal requirements;

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The application should be verified by the County Inspector and the Board of Commissioners is authorized to revoke the manufactured permit in the event any false statements are made on the application; and

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Proof that an application has been made to the Health Department for approval of the manufactured home park, or proof that approval of the Health Department has been obtained.

The manufactured home park plan shall show or propose all requirements listed in this article and, in addition, all such requirements shall be complied with before a certificate of occupancy may be issued. The manufactured home park shall, at a minimum, conform to the following:

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Frontage and Area. A manufactured home park shall front for at least one hundred (100) feet on a county or state road and shall be approve as to design by the Board of Commissioners prior to operation.

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Entrance and Exits. The entrances and exits to the manufactured home park shall be from a county or state road. All entrance and exit streets have a right-of-way width of at least sixty (60) feet and a surface width of at least twenty-eight (28) feet and a distance of at least one hundred (100) feet from the public thoroughfare extending into the park, and after the first one hundred (100) feet shall be deemed an interior street.

3.

Park Boundaries. A manufactured home park shall be bounded with a ten (10) foot buffer strip along the exterior property lines of the park not bounding a county or state road. The buffer strip shall be planted with evergreen trees or shrubs that grow at least eight (8) feet in height and provide a visual screen.

Any legal entity that owns and rents two or more spaces shall be required to obtain a permit and will be subject to the terms of this Ordinance.

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Each space shall be at least fifty-two (52) feet wide and clearly defined.

2.

There shall be a twenty-foot (20) side yard; side yard being the space parallel to the longest dimension of the home.

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There shall be a forty (40) foot minimum distance between homes, side-to-side and a forty (40) foot minimum distance between homes, end-to-end.

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No manufactured home shall be located closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any street and within the park or within forty (40) feet of any exterior public street.

The manufactured home park applicant shall submit with the application a layout of the proposed manufactured home park which layout shall be prepared by a registered surveyor or engineer and shall show the location and number of manufactured homes in said park along with street design.

The park shall be located on a well-drained and properly graded site. The site drainage improvements shall meet the requirements of the State.

All manufactured home parks shall contain a street system designed to provide convenient circulation within the park, and shall have unobstructed access to a public street or highway in accordance with requirements of the county. The following requirements shall apply to the development of a park's street system:

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All interior streets shall have a right-of-way width of at least (40) forty feet unless a greater width for drainage purposes is required. The minimum surface width shall be twenty-two (22) feet for an interior street.

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All park streets shall be provided with a smooth, graveled all-weather surface having a minimum width of twenty-two (22) feet which shall be durable and well drained under normal weather conditions;

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All park streets shall be maintained by the park owner in a state of good repair at all times;

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Street base and surface construction materials shall be as required by the county's street and road standards. Written approval of the street system by the County Inspector shall be required before the first manufactured home building permit will be issued,

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Individual parking spaces shall be at least eight (8) feet in width.

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All structures located on the space shall observe the required set back and distance requirements.

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No automobile parking shall be permitted on that portion of the interior street system designated as the entrance or exit portion and being that portion of the street that is sixty (60) feet in width and one hundred (100) feet deep as measured from the major public thoroughfare.

2.

At least two automobile spaces shall be provided for each manufactured home space. The parking spaces shall be provided on the individual spaces or on street parking lanes or on an off street parking lot that is located within two hundred (200) feet of the manufactured home spaces the parking lot serves.

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Any addition to any manufactured home located within a manufactured home park shall be free-standing, self-supporting, and built in conformity with the Georgia Minimum Housing Code.

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Each manufactured home space shall be given a lot number and accordingly marked to be visible from the street providing access thereto.

In recommending approval of any planned manufactured home park, the Board of Commissioners may attach special conditions and safeguards to protect both the occupants of the park and the occupants of surrounding property, including such matters as protection against noise, lights, dust, and fire. Where required to serve these ends, walls, planting, surfacing, or other natural or artificial means for protection may be required as a part of such special conditions on which the recommendation for approval of a manufactured home park is based. Failure to meet such conditions shall be grounds for refusal of issuance of a certificate of occupancy.

No manufactured home which has less than two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor space and which does not contain a built-in bathroom with water, closet, lavatory and shower or tub which is in working condition, shall be placed in a planned manufactured home park.

All interior drives and walkways within the manufactured home park shall be lighted at night with electric lamps spaced at intervals of no more than one hundred fifty (150) feet. Such lighting shall meet the minimum requirements of the state manufactured home regulations.

Each manufactured home park shall be provided with a sanitary method of solid waste collection and disposal meeting the requirements of the county and state.

Service buildings such as shelters, restrooms, management offices and storage facilities are permitted in each manufactured home park and are subject to the following requirements:

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Such buildings and their parking areas shall not occupy more than ten (10) percent of the gross land area of the park;

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All service buildings shall be required to conform to the county building, plumbing and electrical codes adopted by the county.

Any additions to or expansions to any existing Mobile Home Park as of July 1 ^st , 2014 shall be subject terms of this ordinance. At such time as the title to any mobile home park is transferred, except as security for loans, the terms of the Mobile Home Park Ordinance and all revisions will apply to the transferee and to the mobile home park, and the parties shall comply as follows:

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The Transferor and Transferee are required to notify the County Building Inspector of the transfer of title.

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The requirements stated in this Mobile Home Ordinance may be submitted prior to the transfer of title, or may be submitted after the transfer of title, but must be submitted within thirty (30) days of the transfer of title.

3.

An inventory of the mobile home park will be made to determine the areas of the park that do not conform to the Mobile Home Park Ordinance. The inventory shall be submitted to the County Building Inspector.

4.

Also submitted to the County Building Inspector will be an itemized estimated cost that will be incurred to bring the mobile home park into compliance with the then current Mobile Home Park Ordinances.

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The County Building Inspector will review the inventory and itemized cost and identify those changes that are necessary for health or safety reasons.

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The County Building Inspector will review the inventory and list the changes required for health or safety reasons and the practical and inexpensive changes that can be made to bring the mobile home park into compliance.

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If the Transferee accepts the changes recommended by the County Building Inspector, the changes will be incorporated into a plan for renovation. If the Transferee does not accept the changes recommended by the County Building Inspector, the transferee may appeal the recommended changes to the Board of Commissioners within five (5) days of the County Inspector's recommendations.

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Once the list of the changes is final, the Transferee will proceed to create and prepare a plan for renovations and will make the renovations to the mobile home park. The time for completion of the renovations will be set by the County Building Inspector, and will depend on the extent of the work and the availability of material and labor. Extensions may be granted upon written request detailing the reasons for the extension.

9.

The owner of each and every mobile home park in Macon County shall comply with the requirements of Section 22 of this Ordinance.

All owners or developers of manufactured home parks and all mobile homes erected or set up shall have skirting around the entire home. All existing structures are required to be in compliant within two (2) years of adoption of this ordinance.

1.

Each phase, enlargement or expansion of all planned spaces, as well as all streets, utilities, and other required improvements necessary to serve them pursuant to this chapter shall be completely constructed according to the manufactured home park plan approved by the Board of Commissioners before the first manufactured home building permit will be issued.

2.

Failure of the developer or applicant to construct this minimum phase within two (2) years after approval by the Board of Commissioners shall cause such approval to expire.

1.

The building inspector is hereby authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the condition of manufactured home parks located within the county, in order that such inspector may perform the duty of safeguarding the health and safety of occupants of manufactured home parks and of the general public.

2.

The building inspector shall have the power to enter at reasonable times upon any private or public property for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the enforcement of this chapter.

3.

The building inspector shall have the power to inspect the register containing a record of all manufactured homes and occupants using the manufactured home park.

4.

It shall be the duty of the owners or occupants of manufactured home parks or of the person in charge thereof, to give the building inspector free access to such premises at reasonable times for the purpose of inspection.

5.

It shall be the duty of every occupant of a manufactured home park to give the owner thereof, or the owner's agent or employee, access to any part of such manufactured home park or its premises at reasonable times for the purposes of making such repairs or alterations as are necessary to effect compliance with the chapter or with any lawful order issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

1.

All persons owning a manufactured home located in Macon County on January 1 ^st of each year shall obtain from the Tax Commissioner a decal before April 1 ^st , as provided in O.C.G.A. § 48-5-493. This requirement pertains to all manufactured homes and mobile homes, including those exempted from taxation by homestead exemption, or other provisions of state law.

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The decal shall be affixed to each manufactured home and mobile home in such manner as to cause the decal to be easily visible for inspection.

3.

Owners of manufactured homes locating their homes, and owners of mobile homes relocating their homes in Macon County after January 1 ^st of any year shall be required to report the location of their home to the Tax Commissioners Office and the Building Inspector within ten (10) working days.

1.

Every owner and operator of a manufactured home park is required to give to the County Inspector an inventory of all manufactured homes located in the park sixty (60) days from the effective date of this ordinance. Subsequent inventories shall be delivered to the County Inspector by January 20 ^th of each succeeding year.

2.

Every owner, manager, and operator of a manufactured home park is required to report to the County Inspector any manufactured home moved into the mobile home park after January 1 ^st of each year.

3.

Every owner, manager, and operator of a manufactured home park and changes to the map shall be reported by January 20 ^th of each year.

4.

Every owner, manager, and operator of a manufactured/mobile home park is required to notify the County Inspector of any change in ownership or any change in the name of any park within thirty (30) days of such change.

5.

The County Inspector will notify the Tax Commissioner of the information that has been furnished to him by the owner and operator of the park as may be needed by the Tax Commissioner for the updating of the Tax Commissioner's records.

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This section applies to all manufactured home and mobile home park owners, including those in existence prior to the adoption of the original mobile home park ordinance.

Prior to the installation and set-up of a manufactured home in a manufactured home park located in Macon County, the person or legal entity planning to install the manufactured home, or the owner of the home, shall apply for, and receive, a permit to install the manufactured home in Macon County. The requirements for the installation and set-up of a manufactured home in Macon County are as follows:

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Proof that an application has been made for a well and septic tank, or proof the well and septic tank has been accepted by the County Health Department, or proof that the manufactured home will be served by an EPD approved water and/or sewage system.

2.

Proof that an installer licensed by the State of Georgia as per O.C.G.A. § 8-2-164, will install the manufactured home.

3.

Proof that the manufactured home has been registered with the Macon County Tax Commissioner.

4.

Evidence of ownership of the lot where the manufactured home will be installed and if not owned of the manufactured home, evidence of a rental agreement, or some other agreement signed by the property owner.

5.

The manufactured home shall be installed in compliance with the installation of manufactured home requirements as stated in O.C.G.A. § 8-2-160 et seq., and as amended.

No newly installed manufactured home in Macon County will be occupied until the County Inspector has issued a Certificate of Occupancy. The requirements of the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy are as follows:

1.

Compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the "Uniform Standards Code for Manufacturer's Home Act" (O.C.G.A. § 8-2-10 et seq., and as amended)

2.

Inspection by the County Building Inspector for compliance with the applicable ordinances.

1.

Failure to Obtain a Permit. If any person commences a manufactured home park without first obtaining a permit, the person shall be subject to revocation of any permit or other authorization received from the County and associated with the establishment of the manufactured home park.

2.

Stop Work Orders. Upon notice from the County Inspector, work on the manufactured home contrary to the provision of this ordinance, or in a dangerous or unsafe manner, shall be immediately stopped. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, his authorized agent, or the person or persons in charge of constructing the manufactured home park on the property, and shall state the conditions which shall be met before a permit is issued.