HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0704Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing.
Proposed Amendments to the Iredell County Zoning Ordinance Concerning Possible
Appearance Standards for Mobile Homes: Planning Supervisor Smith said the proposed
amendment was to primarily address doublewide mobile homes. He said singlewides were briefly
mentioned to clarify some issues. He said the intent of the amendment was to insure that Class A
manufactured homes (multi -sectional) had the appearance of stick built or conventional dwellings
through masonry or brick underpinning. Smith said he was trying to bring all doublewides under
one design standard. He said that in the Residential Agricultural District, doublewides were
allowed to be set up with brick or masonry, vinyl, or metal underpinning. In other districts, there
were stipulations requiring brick underpinning.
In addition, Smith said he was requesting that a 36 sq. ft. porch for front and rear entrances
be required. He said that in reference to Section 18.6.A, the definition had been changed dealing
with mobile home ages. Smith said the Iredell County Planning Board had a problem with limiting
the age of mobile homes (single and doublewides up to 20 years) and recommended for this clause
to be eliminated from the amendment.
Commissioner Bowles asked for a clarification on the 20 -year -rule. He said that if the
county retained the current standards, a 1976 model mobile home could be taken down and set up
again, but a 1975 model could not.
Smith said this was correct.
Commissioner Williams asked for a clarification on the porches for the front and rear.
He asked if the 36 sq. ft. was going to be necessary for both entrances.
Smith said the requirement was for both entrances. He said that originally, the staff was
looking at the requirement for all entrances.
No one else spoke, and Chairman Tice closed the hearing.
OTIO by Commissioner Bowles to adopt the mobile home appearance standards with
the wording to include the July 1, 1976 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) criteria, as was
recommended by the Iredell County Planning Board for both Class A and Class B mobile homes.
VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0.
SR 6 and SR 7 in the Iredell County Code/Zoning Ordinance will now read as follows.
SR 6. Class A Mobile Home on Individual Lot
a. The minimum width of the manufactured (mobile) home shall be twenty-two (22) feet for a
multi -sectional unit.
b. The minimum length of a multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) home shall be forty (40)
feet. On multi -sectional units the length shall not exceed four times the width, with length
measured along the longest axis and width measured perpendicular to the longest axis.
c. The pitch of the roof on multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall have a
minimum pitch of 3/12 (a rise of a nominal three (3) feet for each twelve (12) feet of
horizontal run or portion thereof). The roof shall be finished with a type of shingle that is
commonly used in standard residential construction with a class C or better fire rating.
d. All roof structures on multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall provide eaves
and raker projections of no less than six inches, excluding guttering.
e. The exterior siding on multi -sectional manufactured (mobile) homes shall consist of vinyl
or aluminum lap siding, wood or hardboard, comparable in composition, appearance and
durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential construction.
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