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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_0198Smith 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.