HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0198 (2)Smith said that to abide by state laws, the options would be an amendment to the
county's ordinance or an amendment to the district -- a rezoning. Mr. Smith said his
staff would be more inclined to seek a rezoning, over an ordinance change, due to the
county having over 20,000 acres designated as R-20 districts. He said that out of the
20,000 acres, there would probably be some people who would rather have an RA or
RU -R district over the more restrictive R-20.
Chairman Johnson said there would be some expense to a rezoning.
Smith said the cost of a non -owner rezoning would be $750 plus a dollar an
acre. He said a 100 -acre rezoning would cost $850.
Commissioner Madison asked how the hardship stipulation applied when a
mobile home was approved for a relative.
Smith said a hardship had to be established by a doctor, and the mobile home
had to be set up with minimal standards, due to its temporary status. He said the
hardship application had to be annually renewed. Mr. Smith said the "catch" here, when
comparing it to Mrs. Seymore's situation, was there had to have been an existing
grandfathered mobile home on the site prior to the hardship.
Chairman Johnson asked what problems would occur with an ordinance
amendment.
Smith said he envisioned there would be more hardship cases surfacing. He said
non -owner rezonings needed only 80% of the property owners, and the remaining 20%
might start asking for allowances.
Mr. Cole said there was an existing mobile home near the property that was less
than 50 feet away. He said the mobile home belonged to Mrs. Seymore's sister, and it
had been there for several years. Cole said Mrs. Seymore and her sister had inherited
two acres of land with the intent of each woman having one acre, but the property had
never been surveyed or separated.
Chairman Johnson said he understood the hardship allowance was only given
for mobile homes to piggyback on a stick -built home.
Commissioner Williams asked if the proposed rezoning, to aid Mrs. Seymore,
would connect her property to the RU -R district.
Smith said this would be the best way to eliminate spot zoning.
Commissioner Williams questioned whether or not the property owners in the
R-20 area would allow their parcels to be rezoned (RU -R).
Smith said that as he recalled, the R-20 zoning approved in the Odell Road area
didn't receive as much support as some other non -owner requests; such as the Scotts
Creek Road case.
Chairman Johnson asked, if the ordinance were amended, if it could be restricted
down to where it would allow a hardship for an elderly person who had suffered the loss
of his or her home by fire.
Attorney Pope said this could probably be crafted. He said another stipulation
that might be included would be to indicate there had to be an existing mobile home on
the site.