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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.5: Standards for Residential Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-46 <br /> <br />(c) Mobile homeStall or stand spaces must be set back 40 feet from a <br />public street right-of-way. The disturbance of land and existing <br />vegetation within the setback area is prohibited and additional plantings <br />may be required to meet the standards for a Type C buffer. <br />(14) Utilities <br />(a) All utility installations shall comply with applicable building and health <br />codes of Orange County and the State of North Carolina, and the <br />requirements of the North Carolina Utilities Commission. <br />(a)(b) Temporary utility connections for RVs and Tiny Homes shall meet <br />applicable State of North Carolina Code and HUD requirements. <br />(b)(c) An adequate and safe potable water supply shall be required for the <br />mobile home park, from either a municipal or public water system. When <br />a municipal or public system is not available, the mobile home park must <br />be serviced by a supply approved in accordance with State and local <br />regulations. <br />(c)(d) An adequate and safe method of sewage disposal shall be required for a <br />mobile home park. Collection systems, sewage treatment facilities, or <br />individual septic tank systems shall be approved in accordance with <br />State and local regulations. <br />(d)(e) Street lighting shall be provided at each street intersection and <br />throughout the mobile home park. Where the distance between street <br />intersections exceeds 500 feet, additional street lights may be required. <br />(e)(f) All permanent utility systems shall be located underground, and <br />easements necessary for water, sewer, gas, electrical, cable TV, <br />stormwater, and other temporary utility systems and their connection <br />pedestals shall be shown on the mobile home park plans. <br />5.5.5 Existing Mobile Home Parks <br />(A) General Standards of Evaluation <br />(1) Existing mobile home parks that do not meet the standards set forth in this <br />Ordinance shall be considered non-conforming. <br />(1)(2) Existing Mobile Home Parks that convert spaces or stalls to accommodate <br />Temporary Residential Units (e.g. RVs and/or Tiny Homes) must meet applicable <br />standards of this section and UDO Section 2.5. <br />(2)(3) Non-conforming parks shall not expand in any way, beyond the existing <br />developed portions, but shall be allowed to remove and replace units existing <br />within the park at the time of adoption of this section. <br />(3)(4) Only the replacement of units on an existing mobile home space shall be <br />permitted, provided the following conditions are met: <br />(a) The total number of units does not exceed the number existing at the <br />time that the mobile home park became non-conforming; and, <br />(b) The existing waste treatment system is functioning properly. <br />(4)(5) Removal and replacement of such units shall not be considered expansion of the <br />non conformingnon-conforming use. <br />(5)(6) New mobile home parks or portions of existing mobile home parks that have <br />been previously approved, but have not constructed substantial improvements, <br />including, but not limited to, water systems, roads, parking areas, recreational <br />facilities and mobile home pads, or do not have sewage disposal systems <br />installed by the date of adoption of this section shall meet all applicable <br />standards for new mobile home park as set forth in this Ordinance. <br /> 24