§ 78-33. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Applicant means any person seeking to install a pre-owned manufactured home in the unincorporated area of Gilmer County.

Approved mobile home/manufactured home space means any lot or parcel of land designed and designated for the location of one mobile home/manufactured home, its accessory buildings or structures, and accessory equipment for exclusive use of the home meeting the requirements of this article, as administered by the building inspector.

Building inspector means the person appointed, employed, or otherwise designated as the director of planning, permits and inspections; the county building official or any of his or her assistants.

Certificate of occupancy means a document issued by the building inspector certifying that a pre-owned manufactured home is in compliance with applicable requirements set forth by this article, and indicating it to be in a condition suitable for residential occupancy

Dwelling means any mobile home or manufactured home which contains one or two dwelling units used, intended, or designed to be used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which are occupied for living purposes.

Dwelling unit means a single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.

Industrialized building means any structure or component thereof which is wholly or in substantial part made, fabricated, formed, or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation or assembly and installation on a building site and has been manufactured in such a manner that all parts or processes cannot be inspected at the installation site without disassembly, damage to, or destruction thereof. Industrialized buildings are constructed and regulated in accordance with the "Industrialized Buildings Act: Georgia Law 1982 PP 1637-1643 (O.C.G.A., Title 8, and Chapter 2, Art. 2, Part 1).

Install means to construct a foundation system and to place or erect a manufactured home on such foundation system. Such term includes, without limitation, supporting, blocking, leveling, securing, or anchoring such manufactured home and connecting multiple or expandable sections of such manufactured home.

Jurisdiction means the unincorporated areas of Gilmer County, Georgia.

Lot means a portion of a subdivision, or any other parcel of land, intended as a unit of transfer or ownership, or for development, or both, and shall not include any part of the right-of-way of a street or road.

Manufactured home means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the secretary of housing and urban development and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, 42 U.S.C. Section 5401, et seq.

Mobile home/manufactured home park means a premises where three or more mobile home/manufactured home dwelling units are parked for living or sleeping purposes, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation, or where spaces or lots are set aside and offered for rent for use by mobile homes/manufactured homes for living or sleeping purposes, including any land, building, structure or facility used by occupants of mobile homes/manufactured homes on such premises. The term "mobile home/manufactured home park" shall not include mobile homes/manufactured home sales lots.

Modular home means a factory fabricated dwelling over 32 feet in length and at least 24 feet wide designed and constructed without carriage of hitch collar as stationary house construction for placement upon permanent foundation, to be permanently connected to utilities, for year-round occupancy. It can consist of two or more components that can be separated when transported but designed to be jointed into one integral unit. Modular homes are not governed by this article, but shall meet the minimum standard codes, as adopted by the board of commissioners.

Pre-owned manufactured home means any manufactured home that has been previously used as a residential dwelling and has been titled.

Planning commission means the county planning commission.

Travel trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel and recreational purposes, having a body width not exceeding eight feet.

(Res. No. 10-072, 8-26-2010)

Cross reference

Definitions generally, § 1-3.