Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a special exception may be granted for the temporary use of a mobile home or mobile office, excluding vehicles designed and manufactured for the transportation of materials, products or animals, referred to as a "mobile unit," in A-1, B-1, M-1 and M-2 districts for business and industrial purposes, provided that the following conditions must be observed in the location and use of such mobile unit:

(1)

Health and sanitation. All health and sanitary regulations of the county and the state departments of health must be observed.

(2)

Development standards. The minimum lot area, minimum setback, minimum yard regulations and other development standards that are applicable to permanent structures in the district in which the mobile unit is located must be observed.

(3)

Skirts. The area between the bottom of the walls of the mobile unit and ground surface must be neatly skirted with material fabricated from metal, wood, concrete, masonry, rigid vinyl or fiberglass. Such skirts must be of one color which harmonizes with the color of the mobile home. Such skirts must be rattle-free and installed in a manner to accommodate frost heave.

(4)

Ground cover. All required yards around the mobile home unit must be covered with one or more of the following:

a.

Lawn grass;

b.

Natural shrubbery;

c.

Plants; or

d.

Trees.

(5)

Fuel tanks; outside storage. No fuel tank may be placed within view of a public road or an occupied dwelling. Outside storage of tangible personal property, currently licensed passenger cars excepted, is prohibited.

(6)

Ingress and egress. No means of ingress and egress may be established to serve the mobile unit until a permit therefor has been obtained from the state department of transportation. Points of ingress and egress must be established and maintained in accordance with the prevailing standards of the state department of transportation.

(7)

Use expiration. The special exception may be granted for a period of 24 months or less. The special exception may be renewed for a period not to exceed 12 months. Within 30 days of expiration of the special exception, the mobile unit and improvements installed in connection therewith must be removed from the premises, except utilities, driveways, well and septic tank-drainfield system.

(8)

Placement on lot. The mobile unit may not be located, stored or placed on the lot until a zoning permit has been approved by the zoning administrator.

(9)

Occupancy. The mobile unit may not be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the zoning administrator. No such certificate may be issued until each and every condition set forth in subsections (1) through (8) of this section has been observed, provided that compliance with conditions set forth in subsection (4) of this section may be deferred until 90 days after issuance of the certificate of occupancy.

(10)

Transfer or assignment prohibited. A special exception granted under this article is neither transferable nor assignable.

(Code 1988, § 17-371)

(a)

Number of mobile homes permitted. Notwithstanding regulations and uses set forth in this chapter applicable to mobile homes and to mobile home parks or subdivisions, there may be placed upon a farm operation in the A-1 general agricultural district one or more mobile homes, but not to exceed four mobile homes, per farm operation according to the following table:

(b)

Location, placement and use of mobile homes. The location, placement and use of such mobile homes shall be subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Head of household. The head of the household who occupies each such mobile home shall be gainfully employed full time on the farm operation.

(2)

General regulations. Each such mobile home shall be considered a conventional dwelling within the terms of this chapter, and the general regulations of the district in which each such mobile home is located shall be applied to each such mobile home.

(3)

Reclassification. If the land upon which each such mobile home is located shall be reclassified to a residential, business or industrial district, the affected mobile homes shall be removed from the land so reclassified within 90 days following the effective date of the reclassification.

(4)

Health. Each such mobile home shall be connected to an approved septic tank and drainfield system and to a satisfactory water supply.

(Code 1988, § 17-372)

(a)

Conditions for issuance. In any district in which mobile homes or travel trailers are permitted as temporary uses, the zoning administrator may grant a temporary permit for the location, placement and use of a mobile home or travel trailer subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Residence use. The mobile home is situated at the residence construction site and is occupied solely by the owner of the premises and members of the owner's immediate family.

(2)

Office use. The mobile home or travel trailer is situated at the commercial, industrial, or public construction site and is occupied only by persons directly engaged in the supervision of the construction of the structure or development.

(3)

Yard requirements. All yard requirements of the district in which the mobile home or travel trailer is located shall be observed.

(4)

Mobile home facilities. Only mobile homes containing sleeping accommodations, a flush toilet, and a tub or showerbath shall be occupied as living quarters.

(5)

Health and sanitation. All health and sanitary regulations of the county and the state departments of health shall be observed.

(6)

Electrical service. Safe temporary connection to the electrical utility system is made in accordance with the uniform statewide building code.

(b)

Term; renewal. A temporary permit is issued for a period of 12 months only upon showing by the applicant of a valid and approved building permit for a conventionally built residence or church or a commercial, industrial or public structure or development, public facility or public utility. Such temporary permit may be renewed two times for a period of 12 months each for a maximum of 36 months upon the applicant demonstrating that substantial progress is being made in the construction of the conventionally built residence or church or a commercial, industrial or public structure or development, public facility or public utility. The term "substantial progress" is defined as having completed at least 15 percent of the structure at the end of the initial permit and at least 40 percent of the structure at the end of the first renewal, as determined by the building official.

(Code 1988, § 17-373)

(a)

Upon application by the property owner, the zoning administrator shall grant a temporary permit for the placement of a mobile home or travel trailer for residential use upon the premises of a single-family dwelling or mobile home for a period of 90 days, which permit may be renewed for an additional 90 days, when a single-family dwelling becomes uninhabitable due to:

(1)

Civil commotion.

(2)

Explosion.

(3)

Fire.

(4)

Flood.

(5)

Hail.

(6)

Lightning.

(7)

Sudden and accidental damage from smoke.

(8)

Vehicles and aircraft.

(9)

Wind storms.

(b)

Uninhabitable shall be a condition determined by the building official, following consultation with the health officer.

(Code 1988, § 17-374)

In the A-1 general agricultural district, upon issuance of a special exception by the board of zoning appeals, a mobile home may be located on an individual lot for use as a dwelling subject to the following conditions:

(1)

Owner occupied. The mobile home must be occupied by the owner.

(2)

Single use or structure. The mobile home must be the only dwelling on the lot; no other main building shall be on the lot.

(3)

Development standards. The minimum lot area, minimum setback, minimum yard regulations and other detached single-family dwelling requirements of this chapter not in conflict with this section must be observed.

(4)

Public road frontage. The lot upon which the mobile home is placed must have frontage on an existing public road and must meet minimum lot frontage and lot width standards, provided that a mobile home may be placed on a lot which does not have frontage on an existing public road when a conventionally built residence may lawfully be constructed upon the lot.

(5)

Health. The mobile home must be connected to a water supply and to an individual septic tank-drainfield system which meet the standards of the county health department or to an approved public water and sewer system. In addition, all health and sanitary regulations of the county and the state departments of health must be observed.

(6)

Skirts. The area between the bottom of the walls of the mobile home and ground surface must be neatly skirted with material fabricated from metal, wood, concrete, masonry, rigid vinyl or fiberglass. Such skirts must be of one color which harmonizes with the color of the mobile home. Such skirts must be rattle-free and installed in a manner to accommodate frost heave.

(7)

Ground cover. All required yards around the mobile home must be covered with one or more of the following:

a.

Lawn grass;

b.

Natural shrubbery;

c.

Plants; or

d.

Trees.

(8)

Fuel tanks; outside storage. No fuel tank may be placed within view of a public road or an occupied dwelling. Outside storage of tangible personal property, currently licensed passenger cars exhibited, is prohibited.

(9)

Ingress and egress. No means of ingress and egress may be established to serve the mobile home until a permit therefor has been obtained from the state department of transportation. Points of ingress and egress must be established and maintained in accordance with the prevailing standards of the state department of transportation.

(10)

Use expiration. The special exception may be granted for a period of four years or less. The special exception may be renewed thereafter in single increments of four years or less. Within 30 days following expiration of the special exception, the mobile home and improvements installed in connection therewith must be removed from the premises, except utilities, driveways, well and septic tank and drainfield system.

(11)

Placement on lot. The mobile home may not be located, stored or placed on the lot until a zoning permit has been approved by the zoning administrator.

(12)

Occupancy. The mobile home may not be occupied until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the zoning administrator. No such certificate may be issued until each and every condition set forth has been observed, provided that compliance with conditions set forth in subsection (7) of this section may be deferred until 90 days after issuance of the certificate of occupancy.

(13)

Reclassification. If the land upon which the mobile home is located is reclassified to a residential, business or industrial district, the mobile home must be removed from the land so reclassified within 12 months following the effective date of the reclassification.

(14)

Proximity to conventionally built dwelling. No mobile home may be placed within 500 feet of a conventionally built dwelling.

(15)

Transfer or assignment prohibited. A special exception granted under this article is neither transferable nor assignable.

(16)

Suspension of requirements. Certain requirements of this section may be suspended as follow:

a.

For good cause shown the board of zoning appeals may suspend the requirements of subsections (2), (6), (7), (8) and (14) of this section for a period not to exceed 12 months when the application thereof would circumvent the provisions of section 90-2.

b.

Upon submission with the application for a special exception of written certification from a physician licensed to practice in the state, the board of zoning appeals may suspend the requirements of subsections (1), (2) and (14) of this section for a period not to exceed four years for mobile homes proposed to be occupied by or for the sole benefit and care of:

1.

Senior citizens over 65 years of age, provided that for mobile homes occupied by senior citizens, no physician's certification is required;

2.

Physically handicapped persons with health impairments requiring close supervision and care from other persons; or

3.

Physically handicapped persons confined to a wheelchair.

Upon expiration of the initial period wherein subsections (1), (2) and (14) of this section are suspended, the zoning administrator may thereafter issue a zoning permit, for periods not in excess of 24 months, for the continued location and occupancy of such mobile homes by the persons named in subsection (16)b.1., (16)b.2., or (16)b.3. of this section when the qualifying conditions of the initial special exception are unchanged.

(Code 1988, § 17-375)

(a)

Issuance of permit. Upon application to the director of planning, a four-year permit, which may be renewed by the board of zoning appeals, shall be issued for any existing mobile home located on a lot between July 1, 1965, and January 1, 1973. This permit shall be issued upon the property owner presenting evidence that the following conditions have been met:

(1)

Health. The mobile home must be connected to a water supply and a septic tank-drainfield system which meet the standards of the county health department or to an approved public water and sewer system. In addition, all health and sanitary regulations of the county and the state departments of health must be observed.

(2)

Skirts. The area between the bottom of the walls of the mobile home and ground surface must be neatly skirted with material fabricated from metal, wood, concrete, masonry, rigid vinyl or fiberglass. Such skirts must be of one color which harmonizes with the color of the mobile home. Such skirts must be rattle-free and installed in a manner to accommodate frost heave.

(3)

Ground cover. All required yards around the mobile home must be covered with one or more of the following:

a.

Lawn grass;

b.

Natural shrubbery;

c.

Plants; or

d.

Trees.

(4)

Fuel tanks; outside storage. No fuel tank may be placed within view of a public road or an occupied dwelling. Outside storage of tangible personal property, currently licensed passenger cars excepted, is prohibited.

(b)

Failure to comply. Failure to comply with all the requirements of this chapter shall result in the mobile home being removed from the property.

(Code 1988, § 17-376)