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11 Compliance effort is exhemely difficult due to the lack of specific regulatory provisions addressing the issue, Staff is currently attempting to regulate the storage of mobile homes under Section 6,16,7 Storage of .Junked or Wrecked Motor Vehicles, as mobile homes are technically considered motor vehicles as they aze registered with the North C.aznlina Department of Motor Vehicles (NC DMV). e. COUNTY ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT: When additional enforcement remedies are necessary, such as court ordered abatement or the placement of liens on property to ensure payment of issued civil citations, the attorney's office is involved. f, PROBLEMS WITH ENFORCEMENT: There is really no effective way to address this problem, The Zoning Enforcement Officer is working on developing a program to provide financial assistance to local property owners interested in removing these dilapidated units in accordance with legislation being reviewed by the State, For a detailed description of staff efforts, please review the memo in Appendix E. 6. Eneroaclrment: Encroaclunent is a situation where a structure under construction violates existing setback regulations and is located in either required setback or open space areas. a. OCCLJRANCE OF VIOLATION: Sporadic.. b.. IMPACT OF VIOLATION: There are no real public health or safety issues associated with this violation.. Complaints about encroachment often result from disagreements between neighbors over structures crossing property lines or when issues arise regarding clear title. Most of the time encroachment occurs when the property owner or tenant fails to obtain a zoning or building permit or obtain a professional land survey delineating the exact location of existing property lines. A storage shed built too closely to a property line or straddling a line is a typical violation, Fences erected on neighbors' properties or within public rights-of--way is another common example of encroachment. o. TYPICAL GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: County wide. d. BRINGING VIOLATION INTO COMPLIANCE: Compliance effort varies, often being a civil matter between the affected parties. An eneroaclunent issue would be processed as a common violation of the zoning ordinance, e, COUNTY ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT: When additional enforcement remedies are necessary, such as court ordered abatement or the placement of liens on property to ensure payment of issued civil citations, the attorney's office is involved..