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46 <br /> 1, 11111111111111111 <br /> � ,� . i iu <br /> n E2 I', <br /> Based on the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) a mobile home, also known as a <br /> manufactured home, is defined as a dwelling unit, transportable in one or more sections that: <br /> - Is not constructed in accordance with the standards of the North Carolina Uniform Residential Building <br /> Code for One-and Two-Family Dwellings, <br /> - Is composed of one or more components, each of which was substantially assembled in a manufacturing <br /> plant and designed to be transported to the home site on its own chassis, <br /> - Exceeds 40 feet in length and eight feet in width, <br /> - The manufacturer voluntarily files certification required by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and <br /> Urban Development(HUD) and complies with the standards established, and <br /> - Is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when <br /> connected to the required utilities. <br /> A mobile home park or subdivision is a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more <br /> manufactured home lots for rent or sale. <br /> Mobile homes are allowed on individual lots, similar to a single family home, in Orange County. To be permitted <br /> they are required to meet zoning standards contained in the UDO and be setup in accordance with the North <br /> Carolina State Building Code. Currently, individual mobile homes are a permitted use in all residential zoning <br /> districts and two general commercial zoning districts, LC-1 (Local Commercial) and EC-5 (Existing Commercial). <br /> Mobile home parks are permitted in the county with the creation of a Mobile Home Park — Conditional Zoning <br /> District. Conditional Zoning Districts are floating zoning districts, permitted within most land use designations <br /> allowing for the development of specific land uses, in accordance with established standards. A conditional zoning <br /> district requires the approval of a rezoning by the Board of County Commissioners, approval of a site plan or <br /> Master Plan, and may include agreed-upon conditions of development. The purpose of the Mobile Home Park - <br /> Conditional Zoning (MHP-CZ) District is to provide for the development of properly located and planned facilities for <br /> mobile home parks. Adequate housing is fundamental to the welfare of county residents; however, conventional <br /> housing is not consistently affordable to, nor desired by, all members of the general public. Where properly <br /> regulated and located, mobile home parks address the public need for alternative housing and achieve a <br /> satisfacto relationshis to ad'oinin• and nearb •rasert <br /> Throughout the county there are a total of one hundred existing mobile home parks. Over the past fifteen years, no <br /> mobile home parks have been constructed or proposed in the county. The following information was collected and <br /> compiled based on information and data provided from the Orange County Tax Office, Orange County <br /> Environmental Health, and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority(OWASA). <br /> Total Number of Spaces Located in Mobile Home Parks 2,297 <br /> Total Number of Occupied Spaces Located in Mobile Home Parks 1,461 <br /> Total Number of Mobile Homes in Orange County 4,256 <br /> *Lot data was not available for one mobile home park <br /> Mobile Home Parks—Operating Wastewater Systems <br /> 83% On-Site Septic 14% Public System 3% State Permitted System <br /> Mobile Home Parks—Operating Water Systems <br /> 49% Community Well 34% Public System 17% State Permitted System <br /> Only 14% of existing mobile home parks are operating with a public water and public sewer system. <br /> Location of Mobile Home Parks in Orange County <br /> 84% Orange County 7% Hillsborough 5% Chapel Hill 2% Carrboro 2% Mebane <br /> Potential Affordable Housing Area (PAHA) — Efland Area <br /> Existing Number of Mobile Home Parks 8 <br /> Total Number of Spaces Located in the PAHA 127 <br /> Total Number of Occupied Spaces Located in the PAHA 104 <br /> Potential Mobile Home Park Preservation Area (PMHPPA)—Eno Area <br /> Existing Number of Mobile Home Parks 15 <br /> Total Number of Spaces Located in the PMHPPA 396 <br /> Total Number of Occupied Spaces Located in the PMHPPA 319 <br />