§ 78-37. Permit application procedures.

(a)

Mobile home/manufactured home permit to move a mobile home/manufactured home into or within the county shall not be issued by the building inspector until the following conditions have been met in accordance with established administrative procedures:

(1)

A valid location decal must be issued from the tax commissioner's office.

(2)

All mobile home/manufactured homes located in an approved mobile home/manufactured home space, as defined within section 78-33, or in an approved mobile home/manufactured home park subject to the requirements of this article, shall meet the provisions stated in this article.

(3)

A sanitary permit must be obtained from health department for on-site sewage disposal, or in the event that a municipality will provide sewer hookup, a letter must be provided by that municipality verifying that they will allow public sewer hookup.

(4)

Satisfactory pre-move inspection must be completed either by a Gilmer County Building Inspector, an International Code Council certified home inspector or a certified member of the Georgia Association of Home Inspectors. Such pre-move inspection shall demonstrate compliance with section 78-39 of this article.

(5)

An affidavit from the owner of the real property upon which the home is to be place, stating that the placement of the home is agreeable with them and acknowledgement of responsibility for all aspects of having the home placed on said property.

(6)

An affidavit from the licensed mobile home mover who moves the home and certifies that the home will be placed in accordance with all applicable rules and laws and that such work will be done in accordance with standard level of care and timeliness that is normally expected of such work.

(b)

For purposes of this section, the tax commissioner shall issue the location decal, the building inspector shall issue the aforementioned mobile home/manufactured home permit, and the health department shall issue the sanitary permit. Upon the issuance of the above permits, a mobile home/manufactured home may be moved into the county or within the county and installed for occupancy.

(c)

Upon receipt of a permit, applicants may relocate the manufactured home on a residential site for the purposes of inspection. Applicant must follow inspection procedures as outlined in permit application package

(d)

Certificate of occupancy. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued to the applicant at such time that the building inspector certifies that the requirements of this article have been met.

(e)

Permit and inspection fees as provided by the office of planning and zoning shall be charged to cover the cost to process the permit application and inspect the pre-owned manufactured home. Such fees shall cover all inspections. The applicant shall be charged per fee schedule for each additional follow-up inspection that may be necessary.

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