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Mobile home spaces 1r,L-t be located at least one <br /> hundred (100) feet from any exterior property line 96m <br /> which is not a street right right-of-way, regardless 13 <br /> of the zoning district. The disturbance of land <br /> within the one hundred (100) foot buffer is <br /> prohibited. Existing vegetation within the one <br /> hundred (100) foot buffer must be retained. <br /> Additional plantings may be required upon site <br /> inspection to satisfy Class "A" screening <br /> requirements along the perimeter of the site. (See <br /> Article 12 of this Ordinance. ) If there is no <br /> existing vegetation, planting will be required within <br /> the one hundred (100) foot buffer to satisfy Class <br /> "A" screening requirements. <br /> In addition to the requirements above► mobile home <br /> spaces must be set back from a public street <br /> right-of-way a distance which is consistent with the <br /> front yard setback requirement of the zoning district <br /> in which the mobile park is located. The disturbance <br /> of land and existing vegetation within the setback <br /> area is prohibited. Likewise► plantings may be <br /> required where no vegetation exists or is of such a <br /> sparse nature that an on-site inspection indicates <br /> the need for additional plantings. Where requiredt <br /> plantings must meet the standards for a Class "A" <br /> screen. <br /> If bulk refuse containers (dumpsters) are provided in <br /> the nobile home park, such containers must be <br /> screened through the installation of a six (6) foot <br /> high stockade fence so as to provide a continuous <br /> screening barrier. In lieu of a stockade fencer a <br /> six (6) foot high evergreen hedge or shrub may be <br /> provided to provide the required screen. A hedge of <br /> at least three (3) feet in height may be installed <br /> initially. provided it will reach six (6) feet within <br /> a two-year period. (See Article 12 of this Ordinance <br /> for plantings requirements. ) <br /> K• <br /> Utilities <br /> In every mobile home park, all utility installations <br /> shall comply with applicable building and health <br /> codes of Orange County and the State of north <br /> Carolinar and the requirements of the North Carolina <br /> utilities Commission. <br /> 1. An adequate, safe and potable water supply <br /> shall be provided for the mobile home park. The <br /> source of the water supply shall either be <br /> through a municipal or public water system with <br /> the mobile home park connecting to the water <br /> system, or when such system is not available, the <br /> mobile home park must be serviced by a supply <br /> approved by the North Carolina Department of <br /> Human Resources or the Orange County Health <br /> Department as required by law. <br /> 116 <br />