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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 5-55 <br /> <br />5.5.55.5.6 Existing Home Parks <br />(A) General Standards of Evaluation <br />(1) Existing Home Parks that do not meet the standards set forth in this Ordinance <br />shall be considered non-conforming. <br />(2) Existing Home Parks that convert spaces or stalls to accommodate Temporary <br />Residential Units must meet applicable standards of this section and Section 2.5. <br />(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 />(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 />(5) Removal and replacement of such units shall not be considered expansion of the <br />non-conforming use. <br />(6) New, or portions of existing, Home Parks that have been previously approved, <br />but have not constructed substantial improvements, including, but not limited to, <br />water systems, roads, parking areas, recreational facilities and mobile home <br />pads, or do not have sewage disposal systems installed by the date of adoption <br />of this section shall meet all applicable standards as set forth in this Ordinance. <br />5.5.65.5.7 Mobile Homes on Individual Lots <br />(A) General Standards of Evaluation <br />(1) Mobile homes, as principal residential buildings on individual lots, in existence at <br />the time of the adoption of this section may be improved by replacement of the <br />mobile home with another mobile home in accordance with the following: <br />(a) The number of mobile home units may not be increased beyond the <br />number in existence before replacement. <br />(b) The replacement mobile home must not create non-conforming yards or <br />setbacks. <br />(c) Replacement mobile home units on individual lots are not required to <br />meet lot area and dimensional or lot coverage standards, but must meet <br />setback requirements as well as those requirements specified in <br />Subsections (4) and (5) below, if applicable. <br />(2) Individual mobile homes may be erected on any lot where the use is permitted, <br />provided it is in compliance with the requirements of the zoning district and all <br />other applicable regulations. These zoning requirements include, but are not <br />limited to: lot area and dimension; front, rear, and side yard setbacks; and lot <br />coverage. <br />(3) Individual tracts of land may be created for the purpose of erecting a mobile <br />home provided all requirements of this Ordinance, and any other applicable land <br />development standards are met. <br />(4) In addition to the requirements contained in Subsections (1) through (3) above, <br />the following requirements must be met in the Residential 1 (R-1) District: <br />(a) The mobile home must be placed on a permanent support system (See <br />definition of "support system", Article 10 of this Ordinance). <br />(b) The mobile home must be skirted. <br />69