Manufactured Home Ordinance Amendment

 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO GOVERN THE PERMITTING, USE, AND PLACEMENT OF MANUFACTURED HOMES AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND THE CONSTRUCTION USE AND OPERATION OF MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, GEORGIA.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, GEORGIA.

AMENDMENT


1)    Section 2; Definition of "Manufactured Home" shall be changed to add the specific regulations promulgated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development:

Manufactured Home:  A dwelling unit fabricated in an off-site facility for installation or assembly at the building site, bearing a label certifying it is constructed in compliance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, and amended, 42 U.S.C. 5401, et. Seq. (The HUD Code: Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards; Title 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 3280 which became effective on June 15, 1976).

2)    Section 8; Administrative Procedures, paragraph 8.1 shall be changed to eliminate the 15 year age restriction on manufactured homes and add the following language:


8.1    HUD Code or DCA approved Manufactured Homes, as defined in Section 2, will be permitted for location in Montgomery County.  Pre-HUD Manufactured Homes located within the county prior to the adoption of this ordinance may be relocated inside the county, subject, however, to other requirements for moving manufactured homes as provided herein, including site permit, on-site sewage permit, and all installation and final inspections as required herein. Mobile homes which met the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards; Title 24 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 3280 at the time of manufacture and have been subsequently remodeled, altered or refurbished must still meet all of the requirements of the HUD Regulations prior to entry into Montgomery County.

3)    Section 8; Administrative Procedures, paragraph 8.5 shall be added:

8.5    All manufactured homes entering Montgomery County must be in a condition which renders them immediately habitable upon proper installation in accordance with this ordinance.

SEVERABILTY


The provisions of this Ordinance are separable, and if any phrase or part of this Ordinance should be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Ordinance.

CONFLICTS AND VALIDITY


Any existing ordinance or part thereof in conflict with this ordinance is hereby repealed.

Should any section, clause or provisions of this ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the resolution as a whole or any part thereof, other than the part so declared to be invalid.  It is expressly declared that this ordinance would have been and is adopted without such invalid part or parts.

EFFECTIVE DATE


This ordinance shall be effective and in full force from and after the date of its adoption.


Adopted this ___  day of  _________  2010.

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               Chairman, Brandon Braddy

ATTEST: ___________________________
                    Clerk, Renee Cason





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