Under the amended ordinance, there can be no more than five MH per acre, the minimum space for each home must be 80 feet by 100 feet, all streets need to be graded and paved, and each dead-end street is required to have a cul-de-sac to accommodate emergency vehicles. Streets also need to meet N. C. Department of Transportation requirements, according to journalpatriot.
Existing MHCs could be grandfathered in, and homes newer than 1976 could be sited in a new MHC providing they meet certain standards. The BOA would have the authority to determine if the landscaping and buffering is adequate for the community. Buffering is vegetation, a fence or a wall if the MHC is developed next to a “dissimilar existing land use.”
In addition, the new rules require eight percent of the MHC land to be used for recreation. The town council approved the new amendments by a 3-0 vote.
As MHProNews reported July 6, 2015, North Carolina is number four in the nation in terms of MH shipments, and has maintained that position for several years. ##
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