EVANS COUNTY
MOBILE HOME ORDINANCE
Revised 4-4-06
WHEREAS, consistent with Georgia
Law, the Evans County Board of Commissioners have the authority to establish by
ordinance or resolution such local rules and regulations, not in conflict with
existing State or Federal Law, relating to the health, safety and welfare of
the public;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that
the following rules and regulations are hereby adopted:
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1. Definition:
MOBILE HOME. Mobile Home means a structure, transportable
on its chassis, permanently equipped to travel on the public highways, that is
used either temporarily or permanently as a residence or living quarters. Such unit shall be considered a mobile home
whether or not the wheels have been removed and whether or not it is set on
jacks, skirts, masonry blocks, or other foundation.
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2. Requirements:
CERTIFICATION. All mobile homes shall bear a label
certifying that it was constructed in compliance with the National Manufactured
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended June 15, 1976. No mobile home constructed more than twenty
(20) years prior to the date that the permit is applied for shall be allowed to
locate or relocate in Evans County.
STRUCTURE. The mobile home structure shall meet a minimum length and width
standard of 12 x 56 feet, and contain not less that a total of 672 square feet;
provided that camper trailers shall be allowed on a temporary basis. Camper trailers may operate only by
generator power and may not be hooked to permanent power; they must have a self
contained storage tank (not a septic tank) for human waste in accordance with
Health Department regulations; and they must have a current license plate. All mobile homes shall be skirted and shall
have steps and/or landings at all doors of ingress and egress. The skirting must be new material consisting
of vinyl or brick, unless the Evans County Tax Assessors Office specifies
otherwise due to certain conditions.
The roof and exterior walls of the mobile home shall be free of rot,
rust, and mildew. No rotten or loose
boards shall be allowed on the exterior of the mobile home. There shall be no broken, cracked, or
missing windows on the mobile home.
ENTRY/RELOCATION PERMIT. It is a violation of this Ordinance for any
mover, hauler, person, or other entity to move a mobile home into Evans County
or relocate an existing mobile home in Evans County without the owner first
obtaining a mobile home location permit from the Tax Assessor of Evans County.
TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP PERMIT. It is a violation of this Ordinance for any
person or legal entity to transfer the ownership and/or title of a mobile home
presently located within Evans County, but which is not being moved or relocated
by virtue of the transfer of ownership/title, without first obtaining a
Transfer of Ownership Permit from the Tax Assessor of Evans County.
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3. Additional Requirements.
All mobile home owners shall obtain
an electrical permit from the Tax Assessor of Evans County and obtain a sewage
permit from the Evans County Health Department for each mobile home prior to
being used as a residential unit.
The fee schedule for the permits
required by this ordinance is as follows:
Entry/Relocation
Permit $50.00
Transfer
of Ownership Permit $25.00
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4. Penalties.
(a)
A violation of this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor offense and shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or imprisonment of more than 12
months and jurisdiction shall be in the State Court of Evans County.
(b)
Each day that said mobile home remains upon said land in violation of
this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.
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5. Effective Date.
This ordinance as revised and amended
shall become effective this ______ day of __________________________, 2006.
_____________________________
Jack
Pinckard, Chairman
Evans
County Board of Commissioners
ATTEST: ________________________
June Ellis, Clerk
Evans County Board of Commissioners