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Definition <br />A transportable residential structure facilitating a caregiver's provision of care for a <br />mentally or physically impaired person that is primarily assembled offsite, is limited to <br />one occupant, has no morethan 300 gross square feet, and complies with applicable <br />standards of the North Carolina State Building Code. Temporary health care structures <br />shall not be installed on a permanent foundation. Temporary health care structures are <br />classified as an accessory use to single family detached dwellings. <br />Proposed Amendments <br />Submittal Requirements <br />MustmeetSection 2.4, ZoningCompliance Permits <br />Documentation identifying the relationship of the occupant of the THCS and <br />occupant of the single familydwelling <br />Physician's certification <br />Proposed Amendments <br />Standards of Evaluation <br />Existing single family residentialdwelling unit must be located on thesame <br />parcel as the THCS <br />No more than one THCS per lot <br />Mustmeetsetback standards contained in Section 5.5.1, Accessory Structures <br />and Uses <br />Occupancy shall be limited to one mentally or physically impaired individual <br />No signage or advertisement promoting the THCS shall be permitted <br />Shall be required to connect to water, wastewater, and electric utilities serving <br />theprincipal structure <br />All applicable state and local approvals and permits shall be acquired <br />Proposed Amendments <br />Standards of Evaluation <br />Approval of the application shall not exceed one year and requireannual renewal <br />Must be removed 60 days after the mentally or physically impaired person is no <br />longer receiving care or is in a need of assistance <br />Caregiver shall allow inspectionsof the property by the County <br />Public Notification <br />Completed in accordance withSection 2.8.7 of the UDO <br />o Newspaper legal ads for two successive weeks <br />Joint Planning Area Partners <br />Proposed amendments provided on January 14, 2015 <br />o No comments have been received <br />Recommendation <br />The Planning Director recommends theBoard: <br />Receive the proposed amendments to the UDO as detailed in this abstract and <br />attachments. <br /> 51